The Mount Vernon girls’ track distance crew turned some heads last week at a pair of indoor events.
At the Hilltop Co-Ed Invitational, held Monday, March 18, at the Small Athletics & Wellness Center at Cornell, Kiersten Swart won the 800 in 2:30.44 and Claire Jensen won the 3,000 in 11:31.32.
In addition, Emrie Johnson was runner-up in the 1,500 in 5:41.43.
“Claire had a nice 3K and ran 5 seconds faster than she did at ISU before break,” Mount Vernon Coach Kory Swart said.
Cali Whitaker won the 60- and 200-meter sprints at Cornell.
Then at the WaMaC Indoor Tuesday, March 19, the Mustangs went 1-2-3-4 in the 1,500. Swart, Jensen, Evelyn Moeller and Eastin Wisner finished within eight seconds of each other at the front of the race. Swart won it in 5 minutes, 12.48 seconds.
Coach Swart was also impressed by the 1-2 finish in the high jump, with Sydney Maue in first, and Paige Schurbon second, both clearing 5 feet.
“It was fun to see them battle it out,” Swart said.
Overall, the Mustangs were a little short-handed for both events due to injuries and illness.
“We appreciated the flexibility of our athletes so that we could compete in multiple relays,” Swart said.
Boys
The Mustang boys were also at both indoor meets last week.
Mount Vernon only had one gold – Grady Olberding won the 800 Tuesday at the WaMaC Indoor in 2 minutes 4.9 seconds.
Otherwise, it was a lot of mixing and matching over two days.
“Both were great opportunities for our young guys to learn, and for us to kind of figure out what we need to work on,” coach Ryan Whitman said.
Hilltop Co-Ed Invitational
(Small Athletic & Wellness Center, Cornell)
Boys
No team scores were kept.
Winner, Mount Vernon
60 hurdles – 1. Kaden Abbas (AGWSR) 8.61.
60 – 1. Alexander Brown (CD) 7.15.
200 – 1. Lance McShane (Maq.Valley) 23.68.; 15. Jayden Scieszinski (MV) 27.68; 17. Logan Weldon (MV) 28.38.
400 – 1. Will Ginter (CD) 51.96; 11. Mason Cossolotto (MV) 1:02.56.
4×200 – 1. West Liberty 1:35.88; 10. Mount Vernon (Camden Merino, Jayden Scieszinski, Stanley Krob, Toby Neal) 1:46.86.
800 – 1. Carl Rekow (PV) 2:01.42; 12. Asher Webster (MV) 2:28.52.
4×400 – 1. Central DeWitt 3:35.37; 8. Mount Vernon (Maddox Thede, Andrew Dix, Logan Ericson, Cael Foreman) 4:05.60.
4×800 – 1. Pleasant Valley 8:15.78; 6. Mount Vernon (Chasen Caskey, Andrew Dix, Cael Foreman, Maddox Thede) 9:48.04.
1,600 – 1. Kyle Olson (CD) 4:45.49; 6. Chasen Caskey (MV) 5:13.76; Matthew Bany (MV) 6:35.84.
3,200 – 1. Max Sorgenfrey (PV) 10:13.70.
Long jump – 1. Harrison Fierce (PV) 20-6.5; 4. Stanley Korb (MV) 17-7.
High jump – 1. Connor Collier (PV) 5-10.
Shot put – 1. Jason Stevenson (CRX) 49-10; 16. Ryan Hoffman (MV) 28-5.5; 18. Mason Miller (MV) 25-11.
Girls
No team scores were kept.
Winner, Mount Vernon
60 hurdles – 1. Jaylin Herring (ICW) 9.79; 4. Elsa Appleton (MV) 10.39; 9. Kiersten Swart (MV) 10.89.
60 – 1. Caliana Whitaker (MV) 8.01.
200 – 1. Taryn Burbirdge (Maq. Valley) 28.04; 4. Grace Hale (MV) 28.92.
400 – 1. Jaylin Herring (ICW) 1:01.49; 8. Kara Swantz (MV) 1:07.20.
800 – 1. Kiersten Swart (MV) 2:30.44; 4. Madison Hoffert (MV) 2:36.47.
1,500 – 1. Camryn Sattler (Clinton) 4:54.30; 2. Emrie Johnson (MV) 5:41.43; 7. Hailey Bock (MV) 5:56.10.
3,000 – 1. Claire Jensen (MV) 11:31.32; 5. Cora Smith (MV) 12:58.52.
Long jump – 1. Mariasia Hardy (CD) 15-2.5; 2. Lucy Wischmeyer (MV) 15-8.5; 4. Elsa Appleton (MV) 13-11.
High jump – 1. Elle Lonergan (Clinton) 5-1; 2. Paige Schurbon (MV) 5-0.
Shot put – 1. Abby Veld (AGWSR) 40-3; 4. Libby Dix (MV) 35-0; 17. Gracie Pinckney (MV) 23-6.5.
4×200 – 1. Linn-Mar 1:53.30; 3. Mount Vernon (Kara Swantz, Josie Niehaus, Grace Hale, Eastin Whitaker) 1:55.36.
4×400 – 1. Maquoketa Valley 4:14.46; 3. Mount Vernon (Elsa Appleton, Sam Schoff, Abbie Moss, Kiersten Swart) 4:27.22.
4×800 – 1. Linn-Mar 10:19.20; 2. Mount Vernon (Evelyn Moeller, Sam Schoff, Abbie Moss, Eastin Whisner) 10:26.56.
Wamac Indoor
(Grinnell Fieldhouse)
Boys
No team scores were kept
Winner, Mount Vernon
200 – 1. Aren Schlemme (CCA) 22.89; 10. Logan Stanerson (MV) 25.64; 20. Jaks Lee (MV) 26.34; 21. Gabriel Mahoney (MV) 26.50; 29. Charles Weldon (MV) 27.04; 34. Joey Recalde (MV) 28.01.
400 – 1. Peyton Stowers (CPU) 53.16; 4. Braxton Pitlik (MV) 56.10; 9. Brogan Meyer 59.95.
4×200 – 1. Benton 1:36.62; 5. Mount Vernon (Colin Bentley, Ethan Wood, Jase Jaspers, Gabe Fairchild) 1:38.35; 15. Mount Vernon (Jackson Hird, Ethan Plotz, Michael Ryan, Atticus Rood) 1:42.51.
800 – 1. Grady Olberding (MV) 2:04.90; 13. Graham Vavricek (MV) 2:19.17; 14. Cayden Scheil (MV) 2:20.14.
4×400 – 1. Center Point-Urbana 3:35.40; 7. Mount Vernon (Miles Francois, Dawson Scheil, Seamus O’Connor, Jackson Jaspers) 3:47.68; 14. Mount Vernon (Cole Thurn, Shelton Poteat, Michael Ryan, Wastson Krob) 3:55.17.
4×800 – 1. Vinton-Shellsburg 8:41.45; 6. Mount Vernon (Cole Thurn, Seamus O’Connor, Graham Vavricek, Shelton Poteat) 9:10.67.
Distance medley – 1. Solon 3:44.33; 5. Mount Vernon (Colin Bentley, Ethan Wood, Jackson Jaspers, Dawson Scheil) 3:54.81.
Long jump – 1. Aren Schlemme (CCA) 20-8; 7. Atticus Rood (MV) 17-11.25; 13. Jaks Lee (MV) 17-0.5.
High jump – 1. Kaden Hoeper (Solon) 6-1; 6. Jackson Kutcher (MV) 5-6.
Shot put – 1. Brady McDonald (Indee) 53-11.5; 10. Ian Shady (MV) 44-7.5; 18. Ethan Wood (MV) 40-11.5; 35. Alex Briesemeister (MV) 32-10; 47. Koen Wiebel (MV) 28-1.5.
Girls
No team scores were kept
Winner, Mount Vernon
200 – 1. Abby Cave (Marion) 26.57; 2. Caliana Whitaker (MV) 26.95; 15. Olivia Haverback (MV) 30.76; 19. Aleece Lee (MV) 31.47; 30. Ava Willems (MV) 32.70.
400 – 1. Ava Hocker (W’burg) 1:00.28; 6. Natalee Glaister (MV) 1:11.26; 30. Avery Pershing (MV) 1:20.94.
4×200 – 1. Solon 1:49.89; 4. Mount Vernon (Kara Swantz, Lucy Wischmeyer, Grace Hale, Caliana Whitaker) 1:52.96; 11. Mount Vernon (Josie Niehaus, Sydney Maue, Lillian Wischmeyer, Alivia Truitt) 1:58.82.
800 – 1. Kyra Cordes (Marion) 2:25.81; 3. Evelyn Moeller (MV) 2:36.82; 5. Claire Jensen (MV) 2:37.95; 9. Edith Dawson (MV) 2:45.03; 15. Emrie Johnson (MV) 2:48.42; 19. Cora Smith (MV) 2:54.20.
4×400 – 1. Williamsburg 4:14.95; 3. Mount Vernon (Elsa Appleton, Kara Swantz, Kiersten Swart, Caliana Whitaker) 4:24.95; 10. Mount Vernon (Sam Schoff, Abbie Moss, Madison Hoffert, Hailey Bock) 4:36.86.
1,500 – 1. Kiersten Swart (MV) 5:12.48; 2. Claire Jensen (MV) 5:19.71; 3. Evelyn Moeller (MV) 5:20.10; 4. Eastin Wisner (MV) 5:20.23.
4×800 – 1. West Delaware 10:34.63; 2. Mount Vernon (Sam Schoff, Emrie Johnson, Hailey Bock, Abbie Moss) 10:49.68; 4. Mount Vernon (Madison Hoffert, Cora Smith, Josie Bothell, Edith Dawson) 11:22.66.
Distance medley – 1. Solon 4:26.19; 3. Mount Vernon (Elsa Appleton, Lucy Wischmeyer, Kiersten Swart, Eastin Whisner) 4:37.67.
Long jump – 1. Aiden Gosselink (Grinnell) 16-3.25; 3. Lucy Wischmeyer (MV) 15-8.75; 5. Elsa Appleton 15-4.25; 9. Aleece Lee (MV) 13-9.5.
High jump – 1. Sydney Maue (MV) 5-0; 2. Paige Schurbon (MV) 5-0.
Shot put – 1. Ana Glawe (BC) 37-7.5; 2. Libby Dix (MV) 35-0; 18. Gracie Pinckney (MV) 28-6; 30. Lillian Holtz (MV) 24-3.5; 35. Kenzie Boren (MV) 23-6.5; 38. Maciann Stoner (MV) 21-9.
Mount Vernon’s Claire Jensen sets the pace in the 3,000-meter run during the Hilltop Invitational on Monday, March 18, at the Small Athletic & Wellness Center at Cornell College in Mount Vernon. Jensen won the event in 11 minutes, 31.32 seconds.