CLINTON — The Maquoketa Cardinals girls track and field team won the B Team division of the annual River Queen Classic Relays on April 12 with 188-points, 25-points ahead of Northeast. (The A and B divisions represent school enrollment and determines which teams will compete against each other.)
Sophomore Reese Kuhlman finished 1st in three different events (200m, 400m, and the sprint medley relay team), along with one 2nd place finish in the 4×400 relay.
Junior Clare Hackman also had a good night, winning the 800m dash and anchoring the distance medley relay team. Hackman was also on the 4×400 relay team that placed 2nd.
Coach Tod Bowman said, “We have a very balanced team with many girls who can be used in a variety of events to help out where needed. It was a great team victory.”
Team Scores — 1. Maquoketa 188; 2. Northeast 163; 3. Riverdale 65; 4. Clinton 49; 5. Prince of Peace 36; 6. Easton Valley 35; 7. Newman Central Catholic 28; 8. West Liberty 26; 9. Maquoketa JV 23.
100m — 3. Taylor Wing (Maquoketa) 13.62; 5. Maria Kilburg (Easton Valley) 14.45; 6. Chloee Abeln (M) 14.64; 9. Emma Bormann (EV) 15.64; 11. Holly Manders (M) 16.04.
200m — 1. Reese Kuhlman (M) 28.06; 2. Taylor Wing (M) 28.63; 5. Maria Kilburg (EV) 29.82; 8. Emmerson Pauls (M) 33.24; 9. Abby Bierman (EV) 35.27.
400m — 1. Reese Kuhlman (M) 1:02.46; 6. Grace Wing (M) 1:12.71; 8. Josie Wood (EV) 1:16.27.
800m — 1. Clare Hackman (M) 2:37.76; 5. Rylee Wing (M) 3:03.53.
100m Hurdles — 2. Kacy Williams (M) 17.90; 4. Aleah Johnson (EV) 18.16; 5. Chloee Abeln (M) 20.66; 7. Larissa Fultner (M) 21.46; 8. Mia Powers (M) 22.56.
1500m — 4. Harley Eye (M) 6:38.30; 6. Faith Gerardy (M) 8:32.98.
3000m — 2. Brittney Hovey (M) 15:19.81.
400m Hurdles — 3. Kalyn Hackman (M) 1:20.50; 4. Finley Starr (M) 1:30.30.
4x100m Relay — 2. Maquoketa 54.94 (Kacy Williams, Jordan Armbruster, Kylie Trentz, Taylor Wing); 6. Maquoketa 1:04.62 (Kelsey Leopold, Serenity Lovely, Katie Otten, Lexi Wallroff).
4x200m — 2. Maquoketa (Hope Meyer, Maddie Koppes, Malia Sims, Kylie Trentz); 4. Easton Valley 2:09.62 (Lexie Tebbe, Sara Gruver, Abby Bierman, Libby Bierman); 5. Maquoketa 2:39.36 (Kelsey Leopold, Serenity Lovely, Katie Otten, Holly Manders).
4x400m — 2. Maquoketa 4:39.58 (Clare Hackman, Kalyn Hackman, Alexa Huffman, Reese Kuhlman).
4x800m — 1. Maquoketa 12:12.12 (Kalyn Hackman, Grace Wing, Finley Starr, Rylee Wing).
4x100m Shuttle Hurdle Relay — 2. Maquoketa 1:16.81 (Kacy Williams, Jordan Armbruster, Hope Meyer, Alexa Hufman); 3. Maquoketa 1:25.46 (Finley Starr, Mia Powers, Chloee Abeln, Larissa Fultner).
800m Sprint Medley Relay — 1. Maquoketa 2:01.11. (No names available); 5. Easton Valley 2:07.39 (Aleah Johnson, Emma Borman, Lexie Tebbe, Libby Bierman); 7. Maquoketa 2:32.03 (Kelsey Leopold, Serenity Lovely, Lexi Wallroff, Faith Gerardy).
1600m Distance Medley Relay — 1. Maquoketa 4:50.31 (Jordan Armbruster, Kylie Trentz, Alexa Huffman, Clare Hackman); 5. Maquoketa 5:59.04 (Emerson Pauls, Marlie Lempke, Faith Gerardy, Harley Eye).
Discus — 3. Emma Beck (EV) 91-06; 4. Brianna Harwick (M) 90-11; 6. Rissa Yaddof (EV) 81-11; 7. Rejusha Kuan (M) 81-02; 13. Katie Otten (M) 43-10.
High Jump — Alexa Huffman (M) 4-06.
Long Jump — 2. Taylor Wing (M) 15-07.50; 4. Malia Sims (M) 14-09.50.
Shot Put — 4. Malisha Robert (M) 31-05; 6. Charly Holdgrafer (EV) 28-07; 9. Paige Wiese (M) 26-09; 11. Shelby House (EV) 23-00; 14. Katie Otten (M) 18-01; 15. Lakera Hannah (M) 16-05.
Team Scores — 1. Northeast 94; 2. Davenport North 83; 3. Maquoketa 80; 4. Wilton 55.50; 5. Cascade 53; 6. Iowa City Regina 50; 7. Louisa Muscatine 48; 8. Durant 43; 9. West Liberty 31; 10. Midland, Wyoming 27.50; 11. Marquette Catholic 24.
100m — 5. Taylor Wing (Maquoketa) 13.31; 18. Chloee Abeln 14.33.
200m — 3. Reese Kuhlman 27.33; 4. Taylor Wing 28.03; 17. Chloee Abeln 30.86.
400m — 1. Reese Kuhlman 1:01.53; 19. Grace Wing 1:13.68.
800m — 2. Clare Hackman 2:36.17; 16. Rylee Wing 3:03.96.
100m Hurdles — 1. Kasy Williams 17.80; 13. Chloee Abeln 19.65; Larissa Fultner 20.91.
1500m — 9. Harley Eye 6:34.19; 13. Faith Gerardy 8:02.63.
3000m — 6. Brittney Hovey 15:48.49; 7. Mia Powers 17:19.38.
400m Hurdles — 9. Kalyn Hackman 1:21.89; 10. Finley Starr 1:23.65.
Discus — 4. Brianna Harwick 90-04; 5. Malisha Robert 89-02; 12. Rejusha Kuan 70-07.
High Jump — 3. Alexa Huffman 4-08.
Long Jump — 6. Taylor Wing 14-10; 7. Malia Sims 14-02; 9. Marlie Lempke 13-09.
Shot Put — 3. Malisha Robert 32-04.25; 12. Paige Wiese 27-04.25; 15. Rejusha Kuan 26-05.50.
4x100m Relay — 7. Maquoketa 55.07 (Kasy Williams, Hope Meyer, Kylie Trentz, Taylor Wing).
4x200m — 5. Maquoketa 1:59.55 (Jordan Armbruster, Hope Meyer, Malia Sims, Kylie Trentz).
4x400m — 5. Maquoketa 4:38.85 (Clare Hackman, Kalyn Hackman, Rylee Wing, Reese Kuhlman).
4x800m — 2. Maquoketa 11:50.07 (Kalyn Hackman, Grace Wing, Finley Starr, Rylee Wing).
400m Shuttle Hurdle Relay — 5. Maquoketa 1:17.94 (Kasy Williams, Jordan Armbruster, Hope Meyer, Alexa Huffman).
800m Sprint Medley Relay — 1. Maquoketa 1:57.21 (Kasy Williams, Hope Meyer, Jordan Armbruster, Reese Kuhlman).
1600m Distance Medley Relay — 2. Maquoketa 4:42.54 (Jordan Armbruster, Kylie Trentz, Alexa Huffman, Clare Huffman).
Hardin tops high jump, relay team; Card boys finish 6th
The Maquoketa Cardinals boys track and field team have been scoring points from multiple people this season.
On April 11 the Cardinals finished in 6th place at a meet in Wilton but were only nine points away from second. Tye Hardin scored the most points for the Cardinals with 23. Wyatt Schwenker and Collin Grau each scored 10 points. Jonny Burns chipped in with 6.25 points.
Hardin placed first in the high jump, first with the 4×100 relay team, first with the 4×200 relay team, and second in the 200m dash.
On April 12 the team traveled to DeWitt for the Saber Relays. The Cardinals again finished 6th with 41 points. Hardin captured the high jump title for the second day in a row with a jump of 6-02 feet. Grau sent the discus flying 161-05 feet — good enough for 2nd place. Keelan Hoover placed 2nd in the long jump by traveling 20-01 feet.
Despite inclement and chilly weather cancelling various events last week, the boys were scheduled to travel to Tipton Tuesday April 19, for a 4:30 p.m. meet. On Thursday the boys travel to Bellevue; start time is 4:30 p.m.
Team Scores — 1. Central DeWitt 141; 2. Wahlert 110.33; 3. Bellevue 108.33; 4. Clinton 92; 5. Davenport North 66; 6. Maquoketa 41; 7. Iowa City Liberty 21.33.
100m — 4. Tye Hardin 11.98; 8. Jaydin Koos 12.27.
200m — 7. Isaac Koppang 24.50; 12. Tate Martin 25.56.
400m — 11. Owen Powers 1:01.98; 12. Jonny Burns 1:04.58.
800m — 10. Victor Frana 2:52.09; 11. Vincent Frana 2:54.47.
1600m — 9. Victor Frana 6:22.20; 11. Breckin Downey 6:23.84
3200m — 8. Breckin Downey 13:50.43.
400m Hurdles — 6. Keelan Hoover 1:05.28; 9. Brant Bennis 1:07.68.
4x100m Relay — 5. Maquoketa 45.98 (Keelan Hoover, Isaac Koppang, Jaydin Koos, Tye Hardin).
4x200m Relay — 4. Maquoketa 1:39.17 (Isaac Koppang, Keelan Hoover, Jaydin Koos, Tye Hardin).
4x110m Shuttle Hurdle Relay — None.
800m Sprint Medley — 7. Maquoketa 1:52.54 (Jonny Burns, Tate Martin, Owen Powers, Thad Current).
1600m Distance Medley Relay — None.
Discus — 2. Collin Grau 161-05; 6. Wyatt Schwenker 130.
High Jump — 1. Tye Hardin 6-02; 5. Isaac Koppang 5-04.
Long Jump — 2. Keelan Hoover 20-01; 7. Jonny Burns 18-05.
Shot Put — 6. Wyatt Schwenker 40-11; 7. Brady Pauls 39-08.
Team Scores — 1. Iowa City Regina 127.50; 2. Wilton 88.50; 3. Cascade 87; 4. Durant 83; 5. Alburnett 80; 6. Maquoketa 79; 7. Midland 36; Marquette Catholic 1.
100m — 6. Tate Martin (Maquoketa) 12.
12; 11. Jonny Burns 12.45; 20. Zachary Lafrenz 14.02.
200m — 2. Tye Hardin 23.22; 9. Owen Powers 25.05; 11. Tate Martin 25.38.
400m — 5. Willie Sims 1:00.19; 12. Ayden Gjerstad 1:03.55.
800m — 7. Vincent Frana 2:30.02; 13. Victor Frana 2:39.13; 14. Breckin Downey 2:49.30.
1600m — 9. Vincent Frana 6:10.46; 10. Victor Frana 6:10.83; 11. Breckin Downey 6:16.47.
3200m — 7. Breckin Downey12:57.61.
400m Hurdles — 4. Brant Bennis 1:05.66
Discus — 1. Collin Grau 141-08; 5. Wyatt Schwenker 111-09; 6. Brady Pauls 110-01.50
High Jump — 1. Tye Hardin 6-05.00; 7. Isaac Koppang 5-06.00.
Long Jump — 3. Jonny Burns 18-04.00.
Shot Put — 2. Wyatt Schwenker 42-11.00; 5. Btrady Pauls 39-10.50; Luke Fields 36-04.00.
4x100m Relay — 1. Maquoketa 45.81 (Isaac Koppang, Jayden Koos, Tye Hardin, Carter Meyer).
4x200m Relay — 1. Maquoketa 1:34.86 (Isaac Koppang, Jayden Koos, Tye Hardin, Carter Meyer).
4x400m Relay — 4. Maquoketa 4:02.62 (MJ Warthan, Ayden Gjerstad, Thad Current, Brant Bennis).
440m Shuttle Hurdle Relay — None.
800m Sprint Medley — 6. Maquoketa 1:46.69 (Tate Martin, Jonny Burns, Jayden Koos, Thad Current).
1600m Distance Medley Relay — None.
EV places 5th only meet last week
DEWITT — The Easton Valley River Hawks boys track and field team got one meet in last week. On April 12 the River Hawks finished 5th in the Central DeWitt Saber Relays.
Aidan Gruver continued the winning ways he has exhibited in the River Hawks’ three meets so far this season. Gruver has won the 200m dash in all three meets, even against some 4A runners. His time of 22.72 in the 200m is third best in Class 1A so far this young season. Gruver also has found success in the 100m dash as well in the three meets He has compiled one 1st-, one 3rd-, and one 5th-place title.
Luke Reuter has been near the top of the leader board all season thus far. He finished 3rd in DeWitt with a toss of 127-05. Charlie Simpson placed 2nd in the long jump with a leap of 19-07.50. The 4×100 relay team of Charlie Simpson, Kael Johnson, Carson Fuegen and Aidan Gruver finished in 3rd place.
This week the boys track team travels to Bellevue on Thursday, April 21, for a 4:30 p.m. start time.
Team Scores — 1. Tipton 157; 2. Northeast 130; 3. Cascade 79; 4. North Cedar 64; 5. Easton Valley 49; 6. Anamosa 43; 7. Midland 28.
100m — 1. Aidan Gruver 11.62; 6. Charlie Simpson 12.30.
200m — 1. Aidan Gruver 22.72; 5. Carson Fuegen 24.71.
400m — 7. Cadyn Tubbs 1:05.97.
800m — 9. Kory Devereaux 3:07.18.
1600m — 8. Cole Venema 5:48.52.
Discus — 3. Luke Reuter 127-05; 9. Alex Miller 78-03.
Long Jump — 2. Charlie Simpson 19-07.50; 9. Cadyn Tubbs 15-03.50.
4x100m Relay — 3. Easton Valley 46.42 (Charlie Simpson, Kael Johnson, Carson Fuegen, Aidan Gruver).
4x110m Shuttle Hurdle Relay — None.
800m Sprint Medley — 5. Easton Valley 1:45.45 (Charlie Simpson, Carson Fuegen, Hunter Knutsen, Aidan Gruver).
1600m Distance Medley Relay — 4. Easton Valley 4:34.88 (Austin Weber, Kael Johnson, Hunter Knutsen, Cole Venema).
Cardinal girls tennis sweeps Trojans
The Maquoketa Cardinals girls tennis team enjoyed the home cooking as they served up losses and swept the South Tama Trojans 9-0 during their first home meet last week.
The Cardinals had lost on the road to Camanche April 5.
Maquoketa’s No. 1 roster player Jenna Wiebenga did not lose a game in singles as she downed her opponent 8-0. The Cardinals’ Laney Hafner and Tessa McCutcheon lost just two games in singles. Wiebenga/Hafner won their doubles match 8-2 to help lead the Cardinals to victory.
The Cardinals JV doubles teams went 3-3, while the singles went 1-1.
Singles — 1. Jenna Wiebenga (Maquoketa) vs Adriana Cervantes (South Tama) (8-0) W; 2. Laney Hafner (M) vs Grace Novoyny (ST) (8-2) W; 3. Tessa McCutcheon (M) vs Alondra Bolanos-Lupian (ST) (8-2) W; 4. Izzy Yoder (M) vs Kara Nachazel (ST) (8-6) W; 5. Grace Coyle (M) vs Brooke Hitchcock (ST) (8-3) W; 6. Briley Miller (M) vs Hannah Houghton (ST) (8-4).
Doubles — 1. Wiebenga/Hafner vs Cervantes/Novotny (8-2) W; 2. McCutcheon/ Yoder vs Novotny/Bolanos-Lupian (8-3) W; 3. Coyle/Miller vs Hitchcock/Houghton (8-5) W.
Gracie Blair/Savannah Dykstra (M) vs Katie Husak/Jimena Nunez (6-0) W; Madison Stone/Kasedi Frazier vs (M) Madison Hitchcock/Nevaeh Mathes (6-0) W; Mariana Casel/Gwen Taylor (M) vs Emily Carnahan/Kylie Husak (2-6) L; Sailor Schmidt/Hope Miller (M) vs Losey Wacha/Madison Hitchcock (1-6) L; Jozlynne Sonstegard/Renee Nikkel (M) vs Hitchcock/Mathes (1-6) L; Anastasia Deforest/ Madison Stone (M) vs Wacha/Carnahan (6-1) W.
Blair (M) vs Nunez (6-0) W.
Dykstra (M) vs Husak (3-6) L.
Singles — 1. Charlie Hafner (Maquoketa) vs Kaden Timm (South Tama) (1-8) L.
2. Jaden Dewitt (M) vs Miles Zmolek (ST) (1-8) L. 3. Jacob Reicks (M) vs Austyn Ellenbecker (ST) (2-8) L.
4. Jackson Van Kueren (M) vs Eric Henry (ST) (1-8) L.
5. Ryan Knotts (M) vs Brayden Thompson (ST) (1-8) L.
6. Brady Hahn (M) vs Lennart Blank (ST) (0-8)
Doubles — 1. Hafner/Dewitt (M) vs Timm/Blank (ST) (4-8) L; 2. Reicks/Van Kueren (M) vs Zmolek/Ellenbecker (ST) (0-8) L; 3. Knotts/Hahn (M) vs Thomspon/Dayton F. (ST) (1-8) L.
(At Mount Vernon April 11)
Saves — Samuel Knotts 31.
Saves — Samuel Knotts 19.
(At Mount Vernon April 11)
Saves — Addison Michel 21.
Saves — Addison Michel 16; Chloe Fausey 7.
Easton Valley Individuals — Cayden Deardorff 48; Lucas Heister 50; Conor Gruver 55; (Ethan Farrell 36 DQ).
Medalist — Brayden Boots (Lisbon) 41; Indy Harbaugh (Lisbon) 44.
Maquoketa Individuals — Noah Nabb 37; Dane Elmgreen 51; Spencer Lamar 52; Ty Hinz 554; Lucas Ihrig 58; Nathaniel Ehlinger 59.
Medalist — Noah Nabb (Maq) 37.
Stats not available at press time.
Easton Valley Individuals — Addie Farrell 49; Kaitlyn Kuhl 49; Jenna Roling 53.
Medalist — Karlee Luneckas 46, Kaylie Kelchen 46.
Maquoketa Individuals — Alyse Elmegreen 60; Bekah Pawlowski 66; Madddie Gehl 67.
Medalist — Sarah Manely (CPU) 52, Lauren Langridge 59.
Maquoketa Individuals — Rebekah Pawloski 61; Alyse Elmgreen 70; Maddie Gehl 74; Payton Hansen 76.
Medalist — Lilly Houtakker 55, Peyton Pentico 56.