Newton girls continue dominance at Cardinal Relays

Eight Cardinals won an individual event, the hosts won four relays and the Newton girls track and field team swept the field events for the first time maybe ever during the annual Cardinal Relays on Thursday.

Newton also doubled up in eight events and the dominating effort resulted in a 236-point night.

The Cardinals won their second home meet of each spring for at least the fifth straight season.

“It’s nice to come out and get the win on the home track, but the performances were the really exciting part,” Newton head girls track and field coach Rachelle Tipton said. “There were 23 personal-best performances tonight.”

Lynnville-Sully won the 4x100 relay and was second twice. That resulted in a third-place team finish. It was the fourth time in five seasons that the Hawks were at least third at this meet.

“We continue to build as we work towards a strong finish to the season. “It was a great night for the Hawks,” L-S head girls track and field coach Kevin Johnson said. “It’s good to see the athletes are getting more confident in their abilities as they work to finish the season strong.”

Newton won the team championship with 236 points and Colfax-Mingo scored 129.5 points in second. The rest of the seven-team field featured Lynnville-Sully (94), North Mahaska (73), Southeast Warren (45), Pleasantville (36.5) and Twin Cedars (20).

Abby Bruce and Tori White won two individual events and they joined Lauren Clarke and Gracie Clayton as Cardinals who were part of three victories for the night.

Clayton also was one of five athletes who were recognized for Senior Night. That group also included Chloe Rorabaugh, Cameron Sharp, Claire Breuer and Olivia Pelock.

“We began the process of saying goodbye to our five seniors, who have brought a lot of heart to this team,” Tipton said. “It has been a privilege to see their growth both on and off the track and was a lot of fun to see them shine one last time on their home track.”

Only two athletes from one team can score team points, but Newton finished 1-2-3 in the 100-meter dash and 1-2-3-4 in the 100 hurdles.

Bruce (13.22), Lola Rivera (13.33) and Rorabaugh (13.53) all posted career-best times at the top of the 100 dash standings.

White (16.05) won the 100 hurdles with a career-best time, while Macy Lampe (16.71), Rorabaugh (career-best 16.85) and Mack Sims (16.86) were next. White’s time of 16.05 ranks eighth in Class 3A.

Newton also was 1-2-3 in the 200 and finished 1-2 in both the 400 hurdles and 800.

Clarke moved into the top 30 in 3A in the 200 with a career-best time of 26.6 seconds. Rivera (27.55) and Hailey Dickerson (29.62) posted career-best times in second and third, respectively, and Breuer (31.08) was fifth.

Clayton (1:13.30) ran down White (1:13.31) to win the 400 hurdles as both Cardinals posted career-best times. Sims (1:15.97) also placed fourth.

Bella Winther (2:31.44) and Hadley Kruse (2:35.53) were 1-2 in the 800 and Dickerson won the 400 in a career-best 1 minute, 7.7 seconds.

Addie Hammerly won the discus with a career-best toss of 104 feet, 6 inches and Brooke Garvis won the shot put with a career-best throw of 33-6. Garvis also placed third in the discus with a heave of 84-11.

White won the high jump with a leap of 5-10 and Bruce won the long jump with a leap of 15-8 1/2. Chelsea VanderLeest placed fifth in the long jump with a career-best mark of 13-11.

Harper Barton continues to work her way back from an early-season injury, and she was second in the 1,500 in 5:29.55. Sharp finished shortly behind in third with a career-best time of 5:34.14.

The final top-three individual finish came from Meghan Trout, who was third in the 3,000 with a time of 13:20.69.

“The athletes are giving us a lot to think about heading into next week,” Tipton said. “Sweeping the field events is an exciting feat. I’m not sure that has ever happened at the Cardinal Relays.”

Newton also won the sprint medley, 4x200 and shuttle hurdle relays and went 1-2 in the 4x800.

The Cardinals opened their night on the track with a win in the sprint medley relay. That foursome featured Lampe, Alivia Conley, Clayton and Alex Riney and they finished in 2:02.26.

Bruce, Clayton, Rivera and Clarke won the 4x200 in a season-best 1:49.63 and Riney, Winther, Sarah Malow and Kruse won the 4x400 relay in a season-best time of 4:29.13.

The 4x800 relay set a season-best time by 28 seconds with Clarke, Winther, Barton and Kruse. They won the race in 10:29.58.

The shuttle hurdle relay team of Lampe, Sims, Rorabaugh and White posted its third-best time of the season, winning the race in 1:07.97.

The 4x100 relay team of Clayton, Clarke, Bruce and Rivera finished second in 53.11 and the distance medley relay foursome of Conley, Breuer, Riney and Peyton Ray were second in 4:50.51.

Newton’s ‘B’ 4x800 relay team of Alivia Kingery, Sharp, Malow and Abbie Preston took second in 11:23.67.

Colfax-Mingo was 2-3 in the 400 and 2-4 in the 3,000, high jump and long jump.

In the 400, Claire Hunsberger (1:12.9) posted a career-best time in second and Macie Porter finished third in 1:19.42.

Grace Hunsberger (4-10) and Katelyn Steenhoek (4-8) were 2-4 in the high jump and Trinity Smith (15-7) and Olivia Rausch (14-11) went 2-4 in the long jump.

Addie Schroeder (13:01.35) and Shae Wilkins (13:30.87) placed 2-4 in the 3,000 and Schroeder (6:00.12) was the runner-up in the 1,500.

Smith posted a career-best time of 1:14.18 to finish third in the 400 hurdles and Emma Cook’s career-best toss of 29-11 in the shot put placed her fourth. Lexie Aller tied for fifth in the shot put with a throw of 29-8 1/2.

The Tigerhawks’ shuttle hurdle relay team of Lily Webster, Cadence Linn, Evalyn Anderson and Arlo Steck grabbed the silver medal in 1:19.06.

The 4x200 relay also placed third in a season-best 2:00.55 with Karmylia Snyder, Charlotte Donahue, Smith and Linn.

The Hawks’ lone win came in the 4x100 relay. That foursome of Carsyn McFarland, Morgan Hay, Morgan Jones and Tatum Huyser finished in 51.87 seconds.

McFarland, Jones and Huyser teamed up with Brilynn Tice to place second in the 4x200 relay in a season-best 1:51.19.

The sprint medley relay team of Abby Roberts, Natalie Roberts, Addison Collum and Olivia Norrish finished second in 2:06.06.

Tice, Laura Fikse, Peyton Sharp and Kate Harthoorn ended up third in the 4x400 relay in 4:34. 71.

Helle Augustinussen scored a career-best leap of 15-5 to place third in the long jump and Norrish (2:37.81) and Emma Parkinson (career-best 2:44.67) were 3-5 in the 800.

Natalie Roberts finished fourth in both the 100 (career-best 14.15) and 200 (30.51), Parkinson (career-best 5:40.29) was fourth in the 1,500 and Sophia Squires (74-6) placed fifth in the discus.

Collum posted career-best times in both the 100 hurdles (18.31) and 400 hurdles (1:17.97) and finished fifth in both events.