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Several step up to boost girls to win Gates
by Norv and Mary Coblentz · Sports · April 20, 2017
The West Branch girls track and field team won their home meet April 13, the Chad Gates Memorial Invitational.
The win came despite an injury to a main component of the team.
Team scores: 1) West Branch 144, 2) Wilton 128, 3) Lone Tree 79, 4) Alburnett 66, 5) Calamus-Wheatland 49.50, 6) Wapello 44.50
“We had a setback Wednesday (April 12) at practice when Paige Miller injured her groin muscle,” West Branch Co-head Coach Carol Lumpa said. “We told the team that we didn’t have one girl to replace her, but that everyone needed to step it up a notch, and we still had a shot to win this meet.
“The girls really responded to that. We, as their coaches, were really proud of them. The girls finished with seven first-place finishes and seven second-place finishes. The girls also had nine season bests.
“We still have a lot of work and improving to do, but we are really seeing positive strides in that direction. We hope to get Paige back soon. We also want to thank all of the staff and volunteers that make a track meet work. It takes a village.”
The Bears had an excellent showing in the field events with two first-place finishes, two second-place finishes, and a fifth-place finish. Mackenzie Heise was first in the shot put. She put the shot a season-best 33-08.00. Kaylee Montgomery put the shot a season-best 28-06.50 for fifth place. Taylor Tisinger put the shot 23-05.50.
Mikayla Prusha had a jump of 4-08 in the high jump for the win.
The Bears double-scored in the long jump with Tatum Koenig in second place with a jump of 15-01 and Taylor Thein in fifth place with a jump of 14-00.50.
Montgomery had a throw of 88-01, a season-best, in the discus for second place. Heise was fourth with a season-best throw of 81-10. Tisinger had a season-best throw of 70-04.50.
West Branch had three first-place relay race finishes, three second-place finishes, and a sixth-place finish.
The sprint medley team finishes first with a time of 1:59.07. Team members were Thein, Haley Mullinnix, Jaylen Votroubek, and Kaiya Luneckas.
The shuttle hurdle relay team placed first with a time of 1:12.66. Team members were Koenig, Aubrey Baylor, Luneckas, and Votroubek.
Koenig, Votroubek, Mullinnix, and Luneckas teamed up to take first place in the 4x400. Their time was 4:24.90.
Riley Vaughan, Clare Muckler, Aurora Eilertsen, and Lexie Wehde ran the 4x800 and took second with a time of 12:35.45.
The distance medley team of Vaughan, Autumn Kolpin, Baylor, and Taylor Boelk finished in 5:24.01 for second place.
Also second was the 4x200 team of Mullinnix, Thein, Kolpin, and Luneckas. Their time was 1:56.01.
The 4x100 team of Thein, Vaughan, Baylor, and Kolpin was sixth with a time of 57.27.
In the sprints, the Bears turned in four season-best times, double-scored in one event, and had a first- and second-place finish. In the 100m dash, Mullinnix was first with a time of 14.82. Grace Kerchner had a season-best time of 15.93 in the 100m dash. Koenig was second in the 200m dash with a time of 27.67. Kolpin ran the 200m dash in a season-best time of 30.13 for fourth place. Vaughan had a season-best time of 30.56. Kerchner had a season-best time in the 400m dash of 1:19.99.
The Bears double-scored in the 100m hurdles. Votroubek won the event with a time of 16.86. Baylor was fifth in 19.88.
In the distance races, Boelk placed second in the 800m run with a time of 2:58.14. Muckler was fifth and Eilertsen sixth in the 1500m run with times of 6:28.32 and 6:39.85, respectively.
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