Paige Richards was runner-up in the long jump and qualified for the finals in both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash for the Madrid girls’ track team Thursday, May 22, at the Iowa High School Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
Richards had an impressive 2nd place finish in the long jump, leaping 17 feet, 5.25 inches and finished the 400-meter dash 11th in 1:00.46.
Her time of 12.29 seconds in the 100 meters was the fastest in Class 1A, while her 25.45-second finish in the 200 meters also secured her a spot in Saturday’s finals.
In distance events, Katelyn Brandhorst placed 14th in the 3000-meter run with a time of 11:20.07 and later helped the girls 4×800-meter relay team to an 8th place finish (10:05.17), alongside teammates Hannah Brandhorst, Mila Grothus, and Madelyn Grothus.
The girls shuttle hurdle relay team (Iyla Fine, Adelyn White, Ashlyn Burkhart, Isabel Atkinson) placed 11th with a time of 1:10.97, while the boys team (Kinnick Grimm, Will Atkinson, Brody Buck, Easton Halverson) finished 19th in 1:04.60.
In the sprints, Tyler Sonnenfelt ran a 23.39 in the boys 200-meter dash, placing 22nd.
The boys 4×800-meter relay team—featuring Blake Renze, Caleb Berberich, Henry Hudnall, and Toryn Severson—was unfortunately disqualified.
Lauren Dvorak placed 22nd in the girls shot put (33-06.00), while Preston Wicker and Jevyn Severson finished 19th (43-09.75) and 14th (45-01.00) respectively in the boys shot put.
Madrid will continue competing in running and field events this afternoon and will compete in distance events and finals Saturday, May 24.
Jill Lutz reporting
