Girls place third at indoor meet

by Michelle Watson

The Clear Lake girls track team is off to a fast and promising start to the 2022 season.  The team competed at the Dickinson Indoor Track meet, held at the University of Northern Iowa and the IATC 2A Indoor Championships held at Iowa State University.

Dickinson Indoor Track Meet

On Monday, March 7, the team competed at the Dickinson Indoor Track Meet held at the UNI-Dome.

“At the meet we ran against all classes,” said Coach Shawn Puttmann.  “It was fun to see the girls compete with top athletes.”

Reese Brownlee proved she is able to compete with the best of them.  Brownlee finished second in the long jump with a leap of 17’11.”  She also captured two fourth-place finishes, one in the 200 meter dash with a time of 27.45 and the other in the 400 meters with a time of 1:00.75.

Addison Doughan placed in the top 20 with her 14th place finish in the 1500 meter run.  She ran the race in 5:08.19.

Also competing at the meet were:

•60 Meter Dash: Maddie Leisure, 8:89; Hailey Myers, 9.41; Mikara DeVine, 10.06

•200: Lydia Brattrud, 29.26;  Lily Lilliberg, 32.37

•400:  Brattrud, 1:07.96; Anna Feuerbach, 1:10.97

•800: Ariana Tolentino, 3:29.48

•1500: Emily McLaughlin, 6:16.61

•60 Meter Hurdles: Josie Lester, 11.49; Grace Myers, 11.91; Mariposa Coleman, 12.23

•High Jump: Payton McGrath, 4’04”

•Long Jump: Makella Jacobs

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and Meyers both jumped 13’10”

•Shot Put: Alana Moody, 30’01”; Jasmine Bledsoe, 28’09”; Coleman,  27’10.5”

IATC 2A Indoor Meet

The girls track team had a very successful day at the IATC 2A Indoor Championships held on Thursday, March 10.  The team placed third out of 24 teams with.

“The meet at ISU was very exciting to be a part of,” said Coach Shawn Puttmann.  “The Lions finished third out of 25 teams. I was very impressed with their performance. The girls put their hearts into running and it sure showed.”

Clear Lake tied for third place with Mid-Prairie with 36 points.  Williamsburg won the meet with 53 points and Kinglsey Pierson was second with 49 points.

The Lions were led by two freshmen that each earned second place finishes in two individual events.  Reese Brownlee was second in the long jump with a leap of 17’.25” and in the 400 meter dash with a time of 60.92.  Addison Doughan placed second in the 1500 meter run with a time of 5:08.16 and in the 3000 meter run with a time of 11:32.12.

Anna Feuerbach placed third in the 800 meter run with a time of 2:33.93.

The team had three relays finish in the top six.  The shuttle hurdle team of Mariposa Coleman, Payton McGrath, Josie Lester and Grace Meyer finished in fourth place with a time of 44.76.  The 4x400 team of Maddison Leisure, Lydia Brattrud, Rebekah Steinbron and Brownlee placed fifth with a time of 4:33.29.  The sprint medley team placed sixth with a time of 2:03.36.  Members of the relay included Makella Jacobs, Leisure, Brownlee and Brattrud.

Other events competing include:

•Long Jump: Meyer, 16th, 13’4”

•Shot Put:  Alana Moody, 11th, 30’8.75”; Jasmine Bledsoe, 20th, 26’9.50”

•4x800: Feuerbach, Alexis Hauge, Jadyn Heesch, Steinbron, 7th, 11:38.29

•400 Meter:  Tylar Barney, 23rd, 78.77

•1500: Emily McLaughlin, 11th, 5:55.63

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