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The
Official Newspaper of Manchester and Delaware County, Iowa
Tuesday,
May 9, 2006 | |
Hawk girls, boys run well at Western Dubuque
by Ken Boesenberg
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The West Delaware boys and girls track teams each ran in a pair of meets last week.
The girls competed at Maquoketa on Tuesday night while the boys were running at Marion.
On Thursday night the Hawks both competed at the Bobcat Relays hosted by Western Dubuque in Epworth.
At Maquoketa the West Delaware girls distance medley team of Emily Prinsen, Tess Reinig, Holly Tjaden and Heather Heffernen broke the 12-year old school record for the event with a time of 4:21.15. That time is the second fastest in Class 3A thus far this season.
The old mark was held by the quartette of
The girls placed in a tie for fifth at Maquoketa with 43 team points. The meet was won by DeWitt Central with 108.5 points.
While the girls were in Maquoketa the boys were competing in Marion where they placed fourth overall with 52 team points.
The boys established a new meet record in Marion with a very good time of 1:32.04 in the 4 x 200-meter relay. That team was made up of Brad McDonald, Jett MacTaggert, Tyler Jackson, and Nick Tibbott.
The Marion boys meet was won by Benton Community with 74 points, North Linn was second with 73 and DeWitt Central third with 65.5 points. |
The Hawks Jett MacTaggert (top photo) hands the baton off to teammate Ryan Hauser while Tyler Jackson (bottom photo) makes the baton exchange to Nick Tibbott. Both exchanges took place during the running of the 4 x 200-meter relay at the Western Dubuque Bobcat Invitational last Friday in Epworth. |
West Delaware girls
results from Maquoketa
3000-meter run - Renee Nurre, 6th, 12:16.68; 400-meter dash - Haley Rhines, 3rd, 1:04.63; sprint medley relay - West Delaware, 2nd, 1:59.30; 4 x 800-meter relay - West Delaware, 6th, 11:55.48; shuttle hurdle relay - West Delaware, 2nd, 1:08.20; 4 x 100-meter relay - West Delaware, 1st, 51.28; discus - katie moorman, 6th, 99’ 2”; distance medley - West Delaware, 2nd, 4:21.15.
West Delaware boys
results from Marion
1600-meter run - Ryan Philippson, 14th, 5:17.67; 400-meter hurdles - Jacob Cannon, 15th, 1:04.22; 800-meter run - Chris Green, 3rd, 2:05.51; 4 x 100-meter relay - West Delaware (Jett MacTaggert, Brad McDonald, Tyler Jackson, Nick Tibbott), 2nd, 44.35; 4 x 400-meter relay - West Delaware (Nick Ronnebaum, Nate Neuhaus, Seth Engelken, Ben McDonald),12th, 3:50.61; JV 4 x 800-meter relay - West Delaware (Jacob Thomas, Steven Durey, Trenton Kelchen, Nathan Kleppe), 3rd, 9:46.52; JV 4 x 200-meter relay - West Delaware (Justin Downs, Tom Gaffney, Nate Lynch, BJ Hermsen), 10th, 1:42.96;
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Matt Monaghan of West Delaware runs out in the lead of the 3200-meter run during the Western Dubuque Bobcat Invitational Track Meet last Thursday. Matt took first place in the race in a time of 10:45.78. |
JV medley relay - West Delaware (Justin Wenger, Zach Hardin, Justin Downs, Clarke Butler), 8th, 4:12.15; 4 x 100-meter weightman’s relay - Steve Durey, BJ Hermsen, Spenser Gibbs, Tony Brown, 4th, 52.10; JV 4 x 100-meter relay - Chris Harbaugh, Ryan Hauser, Destry Sperfslage, Ben McDonald, 4th, 47.63; JV 4 x 400-meter relay - Derek Klein, Zach Coleman, Zach Boss, Troy Mensen, 10th, 4:12.20; discus - Tony Brown, 2nd, 144’ 3”; BJ Hermsen, 7th, 137’ 1”; 100-meter dash - Brad McDonald, 2nd, 11:30; 200-meter dash - Brad McDonald, 1st, 22.76; 3200-meter run - Matt Monaghan, 5th, 10:27.63; 400-meter dash - Brad McDonald, 14th, 55.40; 4 x 200-meter relay - Brad McDonald, Jett MacTaggert, Tyler Jackson, Nick Tibbott, 1st, 1:32.04.
Girls team standings
Western Dubuque
1. West Delaware 133.5; 2. Waverly Shell Rock 101.5; 3. Maquoketa 82; 4. Union Community 81; 5. Western Dubuque 73; 6. Vinton Shellsburg 48; 7. Elkader Central 35; 8. Waterloo Columbus.
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Kayla Bries of West Delaware leads off for the Hawks in the Distance Medley Relay race at Western Dubuque last Friday. The Hawks placed second to the Bobcats in the race but took home the team trophy. |
Hawk event results
long jump - Heather Heffernen, 3rd, 15’ 2”; Emily Havertape, 4th, 15’ 1 1/2”; 3000-meter run - Renee Nurre, 5th, 12:22.72; 4 x 800-meter relay - West Delaware, 3rd, 11:48.61; shuttle hurdle relay - West Delaware (Robbie Sedain, Katlyn Heiserman, JoAnn Feldman, Cristen Dudak), 1st, 1:06.12; distance medley relay - West Delaware (Kayla Bries, Tess Reinig, Holly Tjaden, Heather Heffernen), 2nd, 4:33.27; 100-meter dash - Emily Prinsen, 1st, 12.90; 400-meter dash - Haley Rhines, 4th, 1:06.96; 100-meter hurdles - JoAnn Feldmann, 2nd, 15.67; Emily Havertape, 5th, 16.43; 800-meter run - Holly Tjaden, 1st, 2:39.46; 200-meter dash - Emily Prinsen, 1st, 26.52; Tess Reining, 3rd, 27.50; 400-meter hurdles - Robbie Sedain, 2nd, 1:10.91; Cristen Dudak, 3rd, 1:11.75; 1500-meter run - Anna Reilly, 3rd, 5:29.52; 400-meter relay - West Delaware, 1st, 51.72; 1600-meter relay - West Delaware, 3rd, 4:26.09.
Boys team standings
Western Dubuque
1. DeWitt Central 120; 2. Western Dubuque 90; 3. (tie) West Delaware, Benton Community 84; 5. Waverly Shell Rock 60; 6. Maquoketa 59; 7. Jesup 17; 8. Waterloo Columbus 13.
Hawk event results
discus - Tony Brown, 1st, 140’ 3”; BJ Hermsen, 2nd, 138’ 0”; 3200-meter run - Matt Monaghan, 1st, 10:45.87; 110-meter high hurdles - Chris Harbaugh, 2nd, 15.84; 100-meter dash - Brad McDonald, 1st, 11.43; 200-meter dash - Brad McDonald, 2nd, 22.81; 4 x 200-meter relay - West Delaware (Jett MacTaggert, Ryan Hauser, Tyler Jackson, Nick Tibbott, 2nd, 1:35.50; 4 x 100-meter relay - West Delaware (Jett MacTaggert, Brad McDonald, Tyler Jackson, Nick Tibbott), 2nd, 45.24.
On Monday night (last night) both the boys and girls track teams competed in their respective WaMaC Conference Track Meets. The boys were in Maquoketa while the girls competed in Vinton.
This Friday both teams will be taking part in their District Track Meet at Marion.
The Class 3A field at Marion will include the following teams for the Co-ed meet - Anamosa, DeWitt Central, Western Dubuque, Maquoketa, Marion, Dubuque Wahlert, West Delaware, and Cedar Rapids Xavier.
In Class 3A the girls will qualify the first and second place finisher and then the next eight best times or distances from across the state while the boys will qualify just the top three placewinners in each event for the State Track Meet in Des Moines on May 18, 19, and 20. |
West Delaware boys claim East Division title
by Ken Boesenberg |
Led by Austin Cole’s even par round of 36 the West Delaware Hawk boys golf team claimed the East Division WaMaC Conference title last Monday afternoon at Woods Edge Golf Course in Edgewood.
The Hawks easily outdistanced runners-up Marion and Dyersville Beckman. The Hawks team score was 161 while the second place teams shot a pair of 168’s.
Jake Zebuhr was the Hawks second best scorer on the day with a very fine round of 39, Eric Crawford was next for the Hawks with a 41.
On Wednesday the Hawks followed the East Division title with a romp over visiting Vinton Shellsburg on at the Manchester Golf Course.
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West Delaware junior golfer Austin Cole prepares to hit his tee shot on the par-3 17th hole at the Manchester Golf Club during the Hawks dual meet with Vinton Shellsburg last week. |
Eric Crawford (top photo) hits this chip shot close to the pin on the 11th hole at the Manchester Golf Club while brother Chris Crawford watches his drive on the 14th hole sail down the fairway during the Hawks dual meet win over Vinton last week. |
The Hawks downed the Vikings by 33 strokes, 153-186.
Leading the way for the winning Hawk team was senior Eric Crawford with an even-par round of 36 on the back-nine.
The Hawks were in DeWitt for the WaMaC Conference Super Meet on Monday and will prepare for their Sectional Meet to be held this Friday at the Manchester Golf Club.
Teams in the Hawk sectional are Cresco, Decorah, Western Dubuque, Maquoketa, Oelwein, DeWitt Central and West Delaware.
The District Meet will be held at Gardner Golf Course in Marion on Friday, May 19th.
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