The Oskaloosa Herald
MOUNT PLEASANT —
The Oskaloosa track teams had a very successful performance at a Class 3A Regional/District meet Thursday night.
The Indians will have representatives to this week’s state meet in 18 events as they set four school records in the process.
Oskaloosa was fourth in the girls division with 84.5 points while the boys were second with 118 points.
The girls’ school record came in the 4x400-meter relay as the foursome of MaKena Veldhuizen, Kayley Keller, Whitney Newman and Brooke VanHouweling ran 4:05.96 to break the 1999 record of 4:08.92 set by Megan Sash, Amber Doud, Andrea Jones and Candi Jones.
Also advancing to the state meet, which begins Thursday in Des Moines, are the shuttle hurdle, distance medley and 4x200 relays along with Payton VanWaardhuizen (400), Allie Christenson (100 hurdles), VanHouweling (800) and Taylor Richardson (long jump).
The Oskaloosa boys eclipsed three records and had the freshman record in the 1,600 broken as well.
Breaking school records were the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams of Dillon Daniel, Dalton Shaull, Adam Rowley and Drew Richmond as they ran 43.56 in the 4x100 and 1:01.50 in the 4x200.
The third school record came in the 400 hurdles and Roy Best stopped the clock in 53.96.
The two relays and Best will compete in the state meet along with Andrew Landgrebe in the 100 and 200, Richmond in the long jump, Kalob Gist in the shot put and the shuttle hurdle and 4x400 relays.
Skylar DeJong lowered the freshman record in the 1,600 to the new mark of 4:44.44, but just missed getting a spot in the state meet.
Class 3A Regional Track
At Mount Pleasant
Girls
Team standings — 1. Williams 167.5, 2. Mount Pleasant 158, 3. Fairfield 91.5, 4. Oskaloosa 84.5, 5. Washington 76.5, 6. Centerville 66, 7. Fort Madison 49. 8. Keokuk 32.
Oskaloosa Results
Distance medley — 1. MaKena Veldhuizen, Whitney Newman, Kayley Keller, Brooke VanHouweling 4:17.74 (season best).
Sprint medley — 1. Kirsti Edwards, Newman, Veldhuizen, VanHouweling 1:52.55 (season best).
4x400 — Veldhuizen, Keller, Newman, VanHouweling 4:05.96 (season best, school record).
Long jump — 2. Taylor Richardson 16-10 (personal best), 9. Emily Allee 14-6.75 (personal best).
Shuttle hurdle — 3. Allie Christenson, Kelsie Tomlin, Kailyn Risher, Richardson 1:10.22 (season best).
400 — Payten VanWaardhuizen 1:01.81 (personal best), 10. Shawni Wills 1:07.52.
4x200 — 3. Edwards, Richardson, Newman, Veldhuizen 1:48.97 (season best).
100 hurdles — 3. Christenson 16.61, 12. Kenzie Gunter 18.30.
800 — 3. VanHouweling 2:27.85, 15. Alanna LeMay 2:52.57.
4x100 — 3. Edwards, Alyssa Weltch, Richer, Richardson 52.10 (season best).
4x800 — 6. Alina Netteshiem, Hannah Grahek, Andrea Brown, Lesley Roquet 11:16.73.
Shot put — 7. Taylor Crawford 33-11.5, 9. Chelsea Brandt 32-2.5.
Discus — 7. Crawford 94-6.5.
3,000 — 7. Kelsey Roquet 12:32.8, 11. LeMay 13:54.52.
200 — 7. Weltch 28.36 (personal best).
1,500 — 9. L. Roquet 5:32.74 (personal best), 12. Netteshiem 6:05.66.
100 — 10. Maddi Ewing 14.28, 12. Nicole Redlich 15.10 (personal best).
400 hurdles — 10. Tomlin 1:17.78, 11. Aishya Seemann 1:17.83.
Boys
Team standings — 1. Mount Pleasant 144, 2. Oskaloosa 118, 3. Fort Madison 113, 4. Fairfield 85, 5. Washington 67, 6. Keokuk 64, 7. Centerville 57, 8. Williamsburg 41.
Oskaloosa Results
4x100 — 1. Dillon Daniel, Dalton Shaull, Adam Rowley, Drew Richmond 43.56 (season best, school record).
4x200 — 1. Daniel, Shaull, Rowley, Richmond 1:32.05 (season best).
Shot put — 2. Kalob Gist 46-8.25, 7. Jake Wills 42-.75.
Shuttle hurdle — 2. Saeger Holub, Tyler Hafner, Ki-Jana DeJong, Roy best 1:10.50 (season best, school record).
400 hurdles — 2. Best 53.96 (personal best, school record).
4x400 — 2. Andrew Landgrebe, Tyce Sarver, Holub, Richmond 3:31.98 (season best).
Long jump — 3. Richmond 20-5.5 (personal best), 5. Landgrebe 19-5.25.
100 — 3. Landgrebe 11.36 (personal best), 5. Shaull 11.63.
200 — 3. Landgrebe 23.11 (personal best), 5. Shaull 23.79 (personal best).
1,600 — 3. Skylar DeJong 4:44.44 (personal best, freshman record).
High jump — 5. Ryan Reiter 5-6.
Discus — 5. Brandon Strasser 128-1.75, 7. Adam Szedely 115-.25.
400 — 7. Jared Pace 56.36, 8. Jordan Silvers 56.73 (personal best).
3,200 — 6. Kamron VanHulzen 11:44.32 (personal best), 8. Jared Buckallew 11:56.18.
4x800 — 6. Spencer DeJong, S. DeJong, Jared Boggess, Cole Edwards 9:08.42 (season best).
Medley — 6. Holub, Sarver, Pace, Sp. DeJong 3:56.73 (season best).
