Oskaloosa Girls Track Team Shines at Little Hawkeye Conference Meet with New Records and Personal Bests
The Oskaloosa girls track and field team delivered a standout performance Thursday night at the Little Hawkeye Conference Championships hosted by Dallas Center-Grimes. Competing against some of the top teams in central Iowa, Oskaloosa athletes notched a series of personal records and even broke a decades-old school record on a beautiful evening for competition.
Leading the way was Delaney Harbour, who captured the conference title in the long jump with a personal-best leap of 17 feet, 2.5 inches. Her performance marked a 6.5-inch improvement and secured one of the team’s top finishes of the night.
Oskaloosa’s sprint medley relay team — composed of Vivian Bolibaugh, Miley McCain, Harbour, and Tierney Carter — placed third overall with a blistering time of 1:50.18. That mark shattered a school record that had stood since 1998, underscoring the strength and potential of this year’s sprint core.
Tierney Carter contributed heavily throughout the meet, placing third in the 400-meter dash, fourth in the 400-meter hurdles, and fourth in the high jump. She was one of several athletes to place in multiple events on the night.
Additional highlights included strong efforts from the 4×200 relay (Bolibaugh, McCain, Moncia Hundley, and Harbour), which placed fifth, and the 4×100 and 4×400 relay teams, which both posted solid finishes and gained valuable experience heading into the postseason.
Numerous athletes set personal records in individual events. These included:
Kennedy Wright in the 100-meter hurdles,
Mia Luck in the 200-meter dash,
Kate McBurney in the 1500-meter run,
Tierney Thomes in the discus,
Sabrina Frost, Wright, and Vanessa Beadle in their 4×400 splits.
The distance medley relay team of Beadle, Mia Luck, Frost, and McBurney also turned in a season-best performance.
Oskaloosa finished seventh overall in the team standings with 37 points in a highly competitive field led by Indianola, Pella, and Dallas Center-Grimes.
