OHS Girls State Track And Field – Day 1
The team got off to a great start in the discus going 1 and 6 in the state!!
Faith DeRonde set a new personal record of 140-1 on her way to becoming the Class 3A Discus Champion. Sophia had troubles keeping throws in bounds but had a throw of 127-10 that earned her a 6th place finish.
In the 200, Maleah Walker placed 2nd in her heat with a time of 26.41 and finished 7th overall moving her into the finals on Saturday.
Maleah then came back in a very fast 400 and finished 13th in Class 3A with a time of 61.36
The team is back in action on Friday morning with both Sophia and Faith in the Shot Put and Distance Medley Relay (Macie Krier, DeRonde, Czerwinski & Sage Adam) starting off at 9:00. The day continues with Maleah in the Long Jump, Jordan Czerwinski in the 400 m Hurdles and then they finish up the day with the 4×400 prelim of Krier, S Adam, Czerwinski & Walker.
The team is in third place with 13 points. Ballard is in first with 19, followed by Charles City in second with 16 points.
The girls are feeling the love and positive vibes coming their way! Thank you to the Oskaloosa Community for all of the support you have shown the team this season. We hope to have more great news to share the following two days! Go Indians!!
