CL and GHV girls compete in timing meet

(Above) Clear Lake’s Macy Mixdorf posted the fastest time in the 400 meter dash, 1:08.17.  -Reporter photos by Chris Barragy

The Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield-Ventura girls track teams finally got off and running at a timing meet held on Thursday, April 12, in Garner.  The meet was not scored and no field events were held, but the meet gave the runners an opportunity to get on a track and get some times posted.

“It’s been a crazy season for weather and it felt great to finally be on a track racing,” said GHV Coach Dyan Childress.  “I was happy with how the girls did for the first meet of the season.  Our indoor training has given us a start.  Hopefully the weather will cooperate so we can get in some good hard workouts on the track.”

A highlight of the meet for the Cardinals was Madeline Hinz winning the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 17.29.  Mara Anderson also ran the race and placed third with a time of 17.54.

Clear Lake’s Macy Mixdorf had a strong first outing.  She posted the fastest time in the 400 meter dash, 1:08.17, and was second overall in the 200 with a 29.02.

The GHV shuttle hurdle team also had an impressive opening with a first place finish in 1:11.70.  Members of the relay are  Hinz,  Anderson, Rachel Hejlik and Jillian Heitland.

Second place finishes for GHV went to Heitland in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:14.49 and Abby Christians in the 3000 meter run with a time of 13:02.32.  Two relay teams finished in the runner-up position. The 800 Sprint Medley team of Hinz, Amanda Bierle, Jayden Hughes and Sadie Oulman finished with a time of 2:04.15.  The 4x100 meter relay, Rachel Hejlik, Hinz, Bierle and Hughes, finished with a time of 55.79.

The highest finish for the Lion relay teams came in the 4x200.  Kaylee Nosbisch, Sky Toyne, Ashley Archer and Kallenbach ran a 2:05.31, which was the third fastest.

Other events placing in the top 10 for Clear Lake included:

•200: Kennedy Kallenbach, 6th, 30:91

•100 Hurdles: Olivia Amos, 4th, 18.41

•4x100: Nosbisch, Kallenbach, Archer, Amos, 5th, 59.28

•4x400: Bella Parker, Sky Toyne, Mixdorf, Riley Cooney, 6th, 4:51.37

•Sprint medley:L Toyne, Amos, Mixdorf, Cooney, 5th, 2:07.25

•Distance Medley: Nosbisch, Gabriela Gonzalez, Delaney Markeardt, Cooney, 6th, 5:12.50

Other events placing in the top 10 for GHV included:

•100: Jayden Hughes, 4th, 13.78; Abbey Case, 10th, 15.97

•200: Vanessa Olson, 10th, 32.36

•400: Kaitlyn Robinson, 7th, 1:19.65 and Elexis Carrison, 10th, 1:22.33

•800: Rachel Sokol, 8th, 2:58.13

•1500: Abby Christians, 4th, 6:04.32