Three Individual Champions For OHS Girls At Pella Invite
by Betsy Luck
The girls were back in action on this beautiful night for the Pella Co-ed meet. The girls came away with 3 individual champions: Leah Wilcox in the 3000 m run, Emma Kelderman in the 400 hurdles and Lauren Coon in the 1500m. Second place finishes were taken by: Sophia Dykstra in the disc, Emma Kelderman in the high jump and the Distance Medley Relay of Allen, Wiltse, Kelderman and Coon. And finally two 3rd place finishes for: Savannah Wiltse in the long jump and Ava VandeWall in the high jump.
The team had two season best relays in the Distance Medley Relay and the 4×200. And 3 personal records: Leah Wilcox in the 3000 m, Sophia Dykstra in the disc and Maliyah Martin in the shot put.
The team will travel back to Pella on Thursday for the district meet. The top 2 finishers in each event qualify for the state track & field meet automatically and then the next 8 performances statewide from qualifying meet place winners (1st -8th place) will advance to the state meet in Des Moines at Drake Stadium.
Meet: Pella Co-ed 5/7/2018
Place Event Name(s) Time/ Distance PR/ SB Winning Mark
1 3000 m Leah Wilcox 12:14.57 PR
1 400 m Hurdles Emma Kelderman 1:09.33
1 1500 m Lauren Coon 5:17.96
2 Discus Sophia Dykstra 114-5 PR 114-7
2 High Jump Emma Kelderman 5-1 5-2
2 Distance Medley Relay Brooke Allen 4:31.65 SB 4:26.16
2 Distance Medley Relay Savannah Wiltse
2 Distance Medley Relay Emma Kelderman
2 Distance Medley Relay Lauren Coon
3 Long Jump Savannah Wiltse 15-00.25 17-03.75
3 High Jump Ava VandeWall 5-0
4 3000 m Anniston McDougall 14:13.86
4 4×200 V Brooke Allen 1:57.15 SB 1:45.09
4 4×200 V Ava VandeWall
4 4×200 V Emma Kelderman
4 4×200 V Savannah Wiltse
5 3000 m Haley Westercamp 16:53.09
5 400 m Hurdles Brooke Allen 1:19.24
7 Long Jump Lauren Coon 12-11.75
8 Shot Put Sophia Dykstra 33-1.25 41-11.75
8 Sprint Medley Relay Ava VandeWall 2:08.11
8 Sprint Medley Relay Madison Muir
8 Sprint Medley Relay Veronica Bolibaugh
8 Sprint Medley Relay Brooke Allen
9 Shot Put Maliyah Martin 31-7 PR
9 1500 m Anniston McDougall 6:24.69
10 Discus Maliyah Martin 86-5
10 100 m Madison Muir 15.61 13.12
10 100 m Hurdles Ava VandeWall 19.52 15.71
10 200 m Andrea Arellano 32.22 25.78
11 400 m Hannah Cassens 1:20.10 1:01.7
11 100 m Hurdles Veronica Bolibaugh 23.52
11 4×100 V Marleigh Denburger 1:00.42 50.61
11 4×100 V Veronica Bolibaugh
11 4×100 V Leah Wilcox
11 4×100 V Hannah Flaherty
12 100 m Andrea Arellano 16.06
12 400 m Haley Westercamp 1:33.72
12 4×200 JV Andrea Arellano 2:20.61
12 4×200 JV Madison Muir
12 4×200 JV Hannah Cassens
12 4×200 JV Hannah Flaherty
13 800 m Savannah Wiltse 2:55.81 2:29.22
13 200 m Hannah Cassens 42.23
13 4×100 JV Haley Westercamp 1:07.35
13 4×100 JV Sierra Worthington
13 4×100 JV Maliyah Martin
13 4×100 JV Sophia Dykstra
15 800 m Anniston McDougall 3:01.72
16 800 m Marleigh Denburger 3:12.46
Team Standings
1 Pella 162
2 Grinnell 134
3 Newton 94
4 Oskaloosa 88
5 PCM 79
6 Pella Christian 62
7 Knoxville 52
8 Pella JV 33






