HUMBOLDT — Iola Middle School’s track teams competed at the Humboldt Invitational last Thursday and had great individual and team results to start the season.
The seventh grade girls came in second place to Humboldt. The eighth grade girls came in first place. The seventh grade boys took second place to Humboldt. The eighth grade boys took second to Yates Center.
The teams have an unlimited event at 3 p.m. today at Riverside Park.
Individual results follow (only the top-six athletes placed in each event):
Track events
Katie Weide, first place, 17:50.72, 3200m (girls)
Elysia Kunkler, second place, 13.25, 75m hurdles (girls, seventh grade)
Sydni Keagle, third place, 14.03
Ella Taylor, fourth place, 14.85
Nissa Fountain, fifth, 15.11
Allie Fager, 15.65
Melany Dean, 17.11
Theresia Middleton, 17.26
Haley Carlin, 17.79
Ashley Nicholas, first place,16.07, 75m hurdles (girls, eighth grade)
Dan Foust, first place,12.41, 75m hurdles (boys)
Brody Nemecek, sixth place, 15.20
River Hess, 16.19
Elysia Kunkler, second place, 13.55, 100m (girls, seventh grade)
Elka Billings, fifth place, 14.72
Melany Dean, 15.59
Ashleigh Nicholas, second place, 14.03, 100m (girls, eighth grade)
Kassy Shelby, third place, 14.29
Paige Burrough, sixth place, 14.95
Dan Foust, first place, 12.80, 100m (boys, seventh grade)
Ethan Hamm, 15.69
Tayton Driskel, first place, 11.87, 100m (boys, eighth grade)
Kane Rogers, 13.70
Ben Jahr, 14.21
Kenji Khang, 14.24
Jacob Burcham, 14.91
Katie Weide, third place, 7:19.16, 1600m (girls, eighth grade)
Elijah Fawson, first place, 5:32, 1600m (boys, seventh grade)
Asher Sievers, second place, 5:44
Brett Plumlee, second place, 5:35, 1600m (boys, eighth grade)
Cole Regehr, third place, 5:36
Iola, second place, 57.69, 4x100m relay (girls, seventh grade)
New IMS record. Relay members: Elka Billings, Sydni Keagle, Ella Taylor and Alysia Kunkler. The record of 58.2 seconds was originally set in 1977 by Charlotte Amber, Teresa Sigg, Tracie Stoll and LaTonya Rogers.
Iola, second place, 58.00, 4x100m relay (girls, eighth grade)
Iola, fifth place, 1:04, 4x100m relay (boys, seventh grade)
Iola, fourth place, 57.51, 4x100m relay (boys, eighth grade)
Sydni Keagle, fourth place, 1:13, 400m (girls, seventh grade)
Nissa Fountain, fifth place, 1:14
Carlie Payne, 1:16
Melaney Dean, 1:22
Haley Carlin, 1:28
