Panthers see strong foes in pair of meets

     Monticello got the chance to look at some of Eastern Iowa’s strongest girls track and field competition in a pair of meets last week.

     The Panthers competed in the Tri-State Invitational April 6 at Dubuque Senior, and placed ninth out of 13 teams. Three days later, some of those same opponents attended the Dyersville Beckman Invitational, but this time Monticello took fifth of 16 teams.

     “I am really pleased with how the kids performed at both meets,” Monticello coach Vallerie Lynn said.

     At Senior, the top finish for Monticello was a third place by Emma Althoff in the 3,000-meter run. The Panthers were fourth in the 4x800 relay.

     “We saw some great competition from both 4A and 3A teams in Eastern Iowa,” Lynn said. “It was good to see where we stand against teams like Wahlert, Decorah and Western Dubuque, because they could be at our state qualifying meet.

     “We ran a lot of season best times, and had some PRs from the girls. I really like the meet because it was JV and varsity, so all the girls got to compete.”

     At Beckman April 9, the Panther distance medley team of Jordan Norton, Claire Tuetken, Lydia Recker and Triniti Etzel won with a time of 4 minutes, 41.49 seconds. The Panthers also had a third place finish from its 4x400 team.

     “Friday went really well,” coach Lynn said. “We adjusted some relays and put some kids in different events, and still came home with fifth place.

     “Cora Mescher had a huge night, with PRs in both the shot and discus, and scored points for us in both. All three girls in the 1,500 placed and scored points for us, including Emma Althoff, Triniti Etzel and Karle Kramer. Karle also placed in the 3,000.

     “We are looking forward to this upcoming week to move some kids around in the lineup again to get all the puzzle pieces to fit.”

April 6

Tri-State Inv.

(at Dbq. Senior)

VARSITY RESULTS

TEAM SCORES

     1, Dubuque Wahlert 133.5; 2, Western Dubuque 104.5; 3, Dubuque Hempstead 92; 4, Decorah 85.5; 5, Northeast, Goose Lake 75; 6, Dubuque Senior 70.5; 7, Waterloo East 40; 8, Cascade 36; 9, Monticello 29; 10, West Delaware 25; 11, Bellevue  20; 12, Bellevue Marquette 18; 13, Clinton 5.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

     400: 5, Lydia Recker, 1:10.19.

     800: 6, Triniti Etzel, 2:34.17.

     3,000: 3, Emma Althoff, 11:21.16.

     High jump: 7, Madison Butterworth, 4-8.

     Shot put: 8, Cora Mescher, 31-5.

     4x400: 5, Monticello (Lydia Recker, Triniti Etzel, Claire Tuetken, Keziah McQuillen), 4:28.65.

     4x800: 4, Monticello (Triniti Etzel, Lydia Recker, Claire Tuetken, Marisa Kehoe), 10:43.18.

     Distance medley: 5, Monticello (Jordan Norton, Claire Tuetken, Keziah McQuillen, Kinzi Schlarmann), 4:47.22.

JUNIOR VARSITY RESULTS

TEAM SCORES

     1, Decorah 142; 2, Western Dubuque 88.5; 3, Dubuque Senior 78; 4, Dubuque Hempstead 71; 5, Waterloo East 58; 6, Monticello 51; 7, Dubuque Wahlert 50; 8, Clinton 48; 9, West Delaware 42; 10, Northeast, Goose Lake 35.5; 11, Cascade 12.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

     800: 4, Karle Kramer, 2:50.78.

     100 hurdles: 6, Gabi Barnhart, 21.21; 7, Savannah Freese, 21.24.

     1,500: 6, Faith Hansen, 6:15.03.

     3,000: 3, Katie Roher, 13:52.59; 4, Maddie Stadtmueller, 14:49.47.

     Discus: 3, Jordan Fangmann, 77-1.

     Shot put: 4, Dori Paddock, 27-2.75; 7, Codie Luse, 25-11.5.

     4x400: 6, Monticello (Kinzi Schlarmann, Rylee Kraus, Taylor Gassman, Katie Roher), 5:01.28.

     4x800: 3, Monticello (Taylor Gassman, Serena Brokaw, Sami McElmeel, Mya Postel), 12:17.31.

     Distance medley: 5, Monticello (Gabi Barnhart, Olivia Takes, Faith Hansen, Emily Hendricks), 5:28.68.

April 9

Beckman Inv.

(at Dyersville)

TEAM SCORES

     1, Western Dubuque 128.5; 2, Northeast, Goose Lake 113; 2, Dubuque Senior 90.5; 4, North Fayette Valley 69; 5, Monticello 59.5; 6, Dyersville Beckman 48.5; 7, Maquoketa 42; 8, Waterloo 39; 9, West Delaware 32; 10, Turkey Valley 30; 11, Oelwein 26; 12 (tie) Camanche 18 and Bellevue Marquette 18; 14, Edgewood-Colesburg 12; 15, Lansing Kee 8; 16, Waterloo Columbus 4.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

     400: 7, Keziah McQuillen, 1:08.40.

     800: 5, Lydia Recker, 2:41.50.

     1,500: 4, Emma Althoff, 5:24.03; 6, Triniti Etzel, 5:33.46; 8, Karle Kramer, 5:47.38.

     3,000: 4, Karle Kramer, 11:53.74; 7, Marisa Kehoe, 12:46.59.

     4x100: 7, Monticello (Jordan Norton, Olivia Zimmerman, Reagan Schneiter, Lauren Bader), 58.34.

     4x400: 3, Monticello (Lydia Recker, Triniti Etzel, Claire Tuetken, Keziah McQuillen), 4:34.97.

     4x800: 4, Monticello (Emma Althoff, Kinzi Schlarmann, Keziah McQuillen, Taylor Gassman), 11:12.61.

     Shuttle hurdle: 6, Monticello (Kendra Jacobs, Reese Cox, Gabi Barnhart, Savannah Freese), 1:27.29.

     Distance medley: 1, Monticello (Jordan Norton, Claire Tuetken, Lydia Recker, Triniti Etzel), 4:41.49.

     High jump: 5(tie), Madison Butterworth, 4-6.

     Shot put: 4, Cora Mescher, 33-4.

     Discus: 6, Cora Mescher, 88-9.