Bulldogs brave elements to compete in first track meet in more than a year

IOWA FALLS – It was cool and at times a little rainy, but the Bulldog girls and boys track teams took to the track for the first time since 2019 at Iowa Falls-Alden on Thursday, March 25.

No team scores were kept and the host school only had a pair of boys’ competitors due to COVID-19 quarantine, but that didn’t damper coach Dan Aalbers’ squad and the effort for the boys as well as coach Nikki Donnenwerth’s girls’ team.

“It was wonderful to be back on the track,” Aalbers said. “No team scores were kept, but it was a good night for the Bulldog boys.”

Among the highlights for the girls was a win for Lauren Meader in the high jump, going 4 feet, 8 inches. The Bulldogs made it a sweep in the event as Tate Schmitt won the boys’ portion of the event at 5-10. Both were good efforts for the first of the season and the weather conditions.

The boys’ 4x800 team of Zayden Erdman, Benji Sauke, Kale Folkerts and Jordan Severs also was in good form, clocking in at 8 minutes, 51.11 seconds, which is among the top-10 in the state in the early going.

The other winner for the girls was Teaghan Bird in the girls 400 hurdles, who also had three runner-up finishes.

Boys winners were plenty, including Tomas Cavazos in the 100, Glenn Miller in the 110 hurdles, Severs in the 1,600, the 4x100 relay of Max O’Dell, Logan Pfeffer, Tony Valenzuela and Cavazos; the 4x200 team of O’Dell, Valenzuela, Bryan Flores and Cavazos, the 4x400 team of Sauke, Flores, Folkerts and Valenzuela, the shuttle hurdle relay team of Schmitt, Pfeffer, Miller and Kaden Eilderts. Also, the distance medley relay team of Cal Heeren, Schmitt, Pfeffer and Mario De La Cruz won in 4:11.00.

Several other boys’ relays were among the top-10 in the state in the early season.

In fact, the only boys’ relay the Bulldogs didn’t claim was the sprint medley, in which they placed second.

The boys are back on the track this week at Roland-Story High School in Story City on Thursday, April 1.

Iowa Falls-Alden Co-ed

Girls Results (Winner, Bulldog finishes)

100– 1. Jaslynn Dagel (IF-A) 13.35; 4. Zoe Erdman 15.11; 6. Emma Showalter 15.60; 9. Katie Sosa 16.05; 10. Alana Johnson 16.21.

200– 1. Jaslynn Dabel (IF-A) 27.655. 5. Zoe Erdman 31.36; 6. Emma Showalter 32.93; 10. Alana Johnson 35.52.

400 – 1. Addison Grady (Hud) 2:37.08; 6. Kennedy Pralle 3:08.82; 7. Anne Henrichs 3:23.48.

100 hurdles – 1. Madison Michael (Hud) 19.27; 2. Teaghan Bird 19.70.

1,500– 1. Ellie Meyer (IF-A) 5:21.90; 4. Sydney Buseman 6:26.40.

3,000– 1. Ellie Meyer (IF-A) 11:01.88; 3. Lydia Maas 11:46.43.

400 hurdles– 1. Teaghan Bird (H-D) 1:18.58.

Discus– 1. Elyse Trunck (Hud) 89-7; 3. Kasey Springer 70-0.

High jump– 1. Lauren Meader (H-D) 4-8.

Long jump– 1. Kylee Sallee (Hud) 17-2.5; 2. Teaghan Bird 13-7.5; 4. Addy Showalter 13-1.

Shot put– 1. Taylor Johnson (IF-A) 30-8.75; 4. Kasey Springer 27-8.25; 9. Alana Johnson 21-8.5.

4x100– 1. IF-A 55.24; 3. H-D (Lauren Meader, Aja Sheppard, Addy Showalter, Zoe Erdman) 57.96.

4x200– 1. Iowa Falls-Alden 2:03.94; 2. H-D (Lauren Meader, Aja Sheppard, Addy Showalter, Katie Sosa) 2:07.41.

Sprint medley relay– 1. IF-A 2:09.16; 2. H-D (Lauren Meader, Addy Showalter, Teaghan Bird, Aja Sheppard) 2:13.85.

Boys Results (Winner, Bulldog finishes)

100– 1. Tomas Cavazos (H-D) 11.96; 2. Max O’Dell 12.08.

200– 1. Eliyahu Richmond (SH) 24.55; 9. Brody Walton 28.71; 10. Marcos Baez 29.08; 11. Tucker Schmitt 29.49; 13. Ty Uhlenhopp 32.49.

400– 1. Eliyahu Richmond (SH) 56.24; 5. Maguire Flint 59.02; 10. Cade Alonzo 1:13.68.

800 – 1. Ben Kelly (Hud) 2:14.51; 5. Austin Drier 2:27.16; 6. Carson Hisler 2:32.28.

110 hurdles– 1. Glenn Miller (H-D) 18.08.

1,600– 1. Jordan Severs (H-D) 5:18.75; 2. Zayden Erdman 5:22.76; 3. Marshal Rust 6:02.15.

Discus– 1. Cole Williamson (SH) 115-8; 3. Scott Harr 100-0; 4. Carter Eastman 91-6; 5. Grant Subbert 76-4; 6. Jakie Uthe 72-2.

High jump– 1. Tate Schmitt (H-D) 5-10; 4. Tate Murray 5-2; 5. (tie) Cal Heeren 5-0; 5. (tie) Maguire Flint 5-0.

Long jump– 1. Beau Butler (SH) 19-2.5; 3. Glenn Miller 18-9.5; 4. Gavin Meader 17-1.25; 5. Zayden Erdman 17-1; 5. Gage Plagge 17-0.75.

Shot put– 1. Blake Johnson (Hud) 43-7.5; 2. Jakie Uthe 41-0.5; 4. Carter Eastman 38-10; 6. Scott Harr 36-4.75; 8. Daniel Mayer 26-3.75; 11. Grant Subbert 23-4; 12. Ben Baird 23-1.75; 13. Wyatt Allen 22-0.25; 15. John Pascual 20-6.75.

4x100– 1. H-D ‘A’ (Max O’Dell, Logan Pfeffer, Tony Valenzuela, Tomas Cavazos) 48.30; 2. H-D ‘B’ (Cal Heeren, Tate Schmitt, Scott Harr, Glenn Miller) 48.91.

4x200– 1. H-D ‘A’ (Max O’Dell, Tony Valenzuela, Bryan Flores, Tomas Cavazos) 1:39.50; 3. H-D ‘B’ (Gavin Meader, Gage Plagge, Scott Harr, Tate Murray) 1:44.64.

4x400– 1. H-D (Benji Sauke, Bryan Flores, Kale Folkerts, Tony Valenzuela) 3:51.51.

4x800– 1. H-D (Zayden Erdman, Benji Sauke, Kale Folkerts, Jordan Severs) 8:51.11.

Shuttle hurdle relay– 1. Tate Schmitt, Logan Pfeffer, Glenn Miller, Kaden Eilderts) 1:14.70.

Sprint medley relay– 1. South Hardin 1:45.44; 2. H-D (Brody Walton, Gavin Meader, Tate Murray, Gage Plagge) 1:19.12.

Distance medley relay– 1. H-D (Cal Heeren, Tate Schmitt, Logan Pfeffer, Mario De La Cruz) 4:11.00.