FREDONIA — Iola High’s track teams continue to find success while at less than full strength. Girls Boys
The Mustangs and Fillies traveled to the Fredonia Relays without the services of several key contributors because of other school or church commitments or injury.
Even so, the Fillies managed to take third place as a team and the Mustangs fourth, with several medalists to lead the way.
Familiar faces were once again golden.
On the boys’ side, Tyler Powelson was a two-time gold medalist, winning both the 1600- and 800-meter runs by comfortable margins. He was hardly challenged in winning the 1600 at 4 minutes, 40 seconds. His 800 time was 2:05.
Michael Wilson, meanwhile, won the pole vault by clearing 11 feet, 6 inches while contending with a nasty headwind.
Abigail Taylor was a two-time winner as well. She finished well in front of her nearest competitors in winning the 3200-meter run in 12:48.53.
“She ran the last six laps by herself,” Coach Marv Smith said.
Powelson also was not challenged in the 1600.
“He started out with a 61-second first lap, which is not exactly the split you’re looking for,” Smith said. “But no one stayed close to him.”
The 1600 victory was a bit more tense. Taylor was in third going into the final 100 meters before she out-sprinted her two main competitors to the finish line, Coach Marv Smith said.
“This was a good race,” he said. “She won by about 2 meters.”
Darci Collins affixed her name atop the shot put standings, winning with a throw of 34’8 1/2”. Breanna Stout won the pole vault, clearing 9 feet.
“This was a good win for Darci, since it was her first time to beat the two girls from Chanute we were ahead of her earlier this year,” Smith said.
Smith also praised Stout’s pole vault mark, despite the wind.
Emery Driskel took second in the 100-meter hurdles in 17.53 seconds and helped the Fillies’ 4×100-meter team take bronze at 55.08 seconds. Cassie Delich, Ashley Campbell, Driskel and Mikaela Platt teamed to take second in the 4×400-meter relay at 4:30.34.
The Fillies didn’t take throwers Jessica Oakley and Alexis Hobbs on the girls’ side and Jesse Zimmerman for the Mustangs.
“We may have picked up a few more points, but we wanted to take them to the Fort Scott JV meet.
“I’m not sure how many points the second-place team had (74, compared to Iola’s 70), but we were pretty happy with our third-place finish.”
Chanute’s girls won the team competition with 95 points.
On the boys’ side, Iola, 48 points, two points behind third-place finisher Pittsburg-St. Mary’s Colgan. Caney Valley finished first with 113 points. Chanute was second with 80.
3200-meter run
1. Abigail Taylor, 12:48.53
100-meter hurdles
2. Emery Driskel, 17.53
Cassie Delich, 19.64 (DNQ)
100-meter dash
5. Ashley Campbell, 13.56
Mikaela Platt, 15.26 (DNQ)
200-meter dash
Platt, 31.25 (DNQ)
1600-meter run
1. Taylor, 5:43.66
4×100-meter relay
3. Iola (Driskel, Breanna Stout, Delich, Campbell), 55.08
300-meter hurdles
11. Driskel, 57.01
14. Delich, 57.84
4×400-meter relay
2. Iola (Delich, Campbell, Driskel, Platt), 4:30.34
Shot put
1. Darci Collins, 34’8 1/2”
Javelin
3. Stout, 99’11”
High jump
9. Stout 4’4”
Discus
14. Collins, 83’ 1/2”
Pole vault
1. Stout, 9’
3200-meter run
2. Jeremy Spears, 11:20.60
110-meter hurdles
2. Adam Kauth, 2. 16.04
100-meter dash
John Whitworth, 12.63 (DNQ)
200-meter dash
Whitworth, 25.96 (DNQ)
1600-meter run
1. Tyler Powelson, 4:40.77
13. Spears, 5:15.81
4×100-meter relay
5. Iola (Whitworth, Michael Wilson, Kauth, Powelson????), 47.54
300-meter hurdles
7. Kauth, 45.44
800-meter run
1. Powelson, 2:05.23
4×400-meter relay
5. Iola (Kauth, McIntosh, Powelson, Wilson), 3:59.84
Pole vault
1. Wilson, 11’6”
Iola track teams shine in Fredonia
