Girl's Compete at Galesburg Last Chance Indoor

Saturday, March 21 2015

The Plains Girl’s Track & Field Team competed at the Galesburg Silver Streak Last Chance Invite held at Monmouth College this past Saturday, March 21^st. The girls were trying to improve their times and marks in order to qualify for the Illinois Top Times meet in Bloomington, scheduled for this Friday, March 27^th.

Results were as follows: Hope Tewes finished first in the high jump clearing 5’4”. Ali Pankey placed second in the event with a jump of 5’0”. Pankey also finished in second place in the 800 Meter Run. Amber Clouser won the 60 Meter Hurdles. Clouser also placed 5^th in the Long Jump with a season best leap of 15’11”. The 4x200 Relay of Lauren Feagans, Stephanie Race, Claire Watson and Lauryn Leonard placed 5^th setting a new PR (personal record) for the indoor season, 1:55.04. The 4x400 Relay of Stephanie Race, Lauren Feagans, Carley Hamilton, and Ali Pankey placed 7^th overall, again setting a new PR for the season, 4:30.11. The 4x800 Relay of Lauren Feagans, Carley Hamilton, Carolyn Nika and Ali Pankey placed 6^th overall and posted their fastest time of the season, 10:47.97.

At this meet the girls competed against larger schools, there is no separation by Class. Plains competed against teams like Galesburg, Quincy, Moline, Peoria Central, Rock Island, Dunlap, East Peoria and Fort Madison, Iowa. While there are no team scores kept at this meet Plains did finish third out of over twenty five teams competing at the meet scoring a total of 49 points. Dunlap finished first overall, with Moline second. The girls held their own and proved they can compete against the large schools.

Other athletes competing at the meet & their results:

Lauryn Leonard, 60 M Dash, 9^th

Hope Tewes, 60 M Dash, 11^th

Lauryn Leonard, 200 M Dash, 9^th

Hope Tewes, 200 M Dash, 10^th

Baylee Vaughn, 400 Meter Dash, 23^rd

Molly Smarjesse, 400 Meter Dash, 25^th

Hannah Lee, 800 Meter Run, 32^nd

Emily Russel, 1600 Meter Run, 25^th, new season PR, 6:36.47

Venla Rajamaki, 1600 Meter Run, 29^th

Rachel Lange, 3200 Meter Run, 15^th

Michelle Hedlund, 3200 Meter Run, 26^th

Roya Nassirpour, 60 Meter Hurdles, 9^th

Lauryn Leonard, Long Jump, 13^th

C.J Schmitt, Shot Put, 9^th, new season PR, 29’11.5”

Shae Sibert, Shot Put, 18^th