The Mount Vernon girls track and field team headed to Anamosa Tuesday, Apr. 25, and came away having set two new records for the event, and placing first in eight total events.
Cali Whitaker took first place in both the 100 meter dash (setting one of the team’s two records) and the 200 meter dash.
Laura Swart took first place in the 800 meter run, Kiersten Swart was the champ of the 400 meter hurdles, the 4×400 team and distance medley teams also took first.
Elsa Appleton was first in the long jump, and Libby Dix took first place — and set a new meet record — in the discus throw.
The team had numerous second and third-place finishes, as well.
100 Meter Dash – 1 Cali Whitaker 12.78, 17 Rose Daoud 14.73; 200 Meter Dash – 1 Cali Whitaker 26.33, 3 Kara Swantz 27.53; 400 Meter Dash – 2 Emma Meester 1:01.34, 6 Hailey Bock 1:09.21; 800 Meter Run – 1 Laura Swart 2:23.72, 8 Emrie Johnson 2:47.46; 1500 Meter Run – 4 Claire Jensen 5:14.33, 6 Abbie Moss 5:31.25; 3000 Meter Run – 3 Emrie Johnson 11:43.08, 4 Sierra Snyder 12:29.98; 100 Meter Hurdles – 2 Chloe Meester 16.96, 9 Elsa Appleton 18.70; 400 Meter Hurdles – 1 Kiersten Swart 1:10.55, 3 Elsa Appleton 1:12.31; 4×100 Meter Relay – 5 Lilly See, Josie Niehaus, Addison Gookin, Kara Swantz 53.24; 4×200 Meter Relay – 6 Lilly See,Josie Niehaus, Addison Gookin, Kate Dougherty 1:54.65; 4×400 Meter Relay – 1 Kate Dougherty, Emma Meester, Laura Swart, Cali Whitaker 4:12.33; 4×800 Meter Relay – 2 Kameron Brand, Abbie Moss, Claire Jensen, Sam Schoff 10:05.44; 800 Sprint Medley – 3 Josie Niehaus, Addison Gookin, Kate Dougherty, Kara Swantz 1:56.13; Distance Medley – 1 Isabel Hawker, Lillian Wischmeyer, Laura Swart, Kiersten Swart 4:29.87; High Jump – 5 Paige Schurbon 4’10”; Long Jump – 1 Elsa Appleton 16’3.25″, 2 Lilly See 15’6″; Shot Put – 2 Kyla Vaughn 35’9″ 3 Libby Dix 34.5.5″;
NEW RECORD FOR EVENT
Discus Throw – 1 Libby Dix 127’9″.
MV Girls track agate 100 Meter Dash – 1 Cali Whitaker 12.78, 17 Rose Daoud 14.73; 200 Meter Dash – 1 Cali Whitaker 26.33, 3 Kara Swantz 27.53; 400 Meter Dash – 2 Emma Meester 1:01.34, 6 Hailey Bock 1:09.21; 800 Meter Run – 1 Laura Swart 2:23.72, 8 Emrie Johnson 2:47.46; 1500 Meter Run – 4 Claire Jensen 5:14.33, 6 Abbie Moss 5:31.25; 3000 Meter Run – 3 Emrie Johnson 11:43.08, 4 Sierra Snyder 12:29.98; 100 Meter Hurdles – 2 Chloe Meester 16.96, 9 Elsa Appleton 18.70; 400 Meter Hurdles – 1 Kiersten Swart 1:10.55, 3 Elsa Appleton 1:12.31; 4×100 Meter Relay – 5 Lilly See, Josie Niehaus, Addison Gookin, Kara Swantz 53.24; 4×200 Meter Relay – 6 Lilly See,Josie Niehaus, Addison Gookin, Kate Dougherty 1:54.65; 4×400 Meter Relay – 1 Kate Dougherty, Emma Meester, Laura Swart, Cali Whitaker 4:12.33; 4×800 Meter Relay – 2 Kameron Brand, Abbie Moss, Claire Jensen, Sam Schoff 10:05.44; 800 Sprint Medley – 3 Josie Niehaus, Addison Gookin, Kate Dougherty, Kara Swantz 1:56.13; Distance Medley – 1 Isabel Hawker, Lillian Wischmeyer, Laura Swart, Kiersten Swart 4:29.87; High Jump – 5 Paige Schurbon 4’10”; Long Jump – 1 Elsa Appleton 16’3.25”, 2 Lilly See 15’6”; Shot Put – 2 Kyla Vaughn 35’9” 3 Libby Dix 34.5.5”; NEW RECORD FOR EVENT Discus Throw – 1 Libby Dix 127’9”.
MV girls track sets two new Anamosa records
May 4, 2023
–Courtesy photo Jennifer Tischer
Laura Swart hands off the baton to Cali Whitaker in a relay event at Drake.
