Several local athletes will be running for a state title on Saturday as the first day of the State Track and Field Meet got underway yesterday. Two Pella runners will go for the gold in the 200 meters as Emily Vos and Annika Pingel were second and third respectively in their preliminary race. Also running in the 200 was Knoxville’s Abbey Jackson. Her time of :22.62 was 18th and did not qualify her for the final. Pella Christian’s Evie Armstrong was able to qualify for the final in the class 2A girls 100 with the seventh best time of :12.88 also from the Tulip City at Pella Emily Vos will run for a state title in class 3A in the 100 as she set the sixth fastest time at :12.35. Knoxville’s Katie Keitges in her first career event at state nailed a tenth place in the 400 with a time of :59.75. Pella’s Lindsey Blommers placed 17th with a time of 1:02.30 and Lisa Dykstra was 21st in a time of 1:03.22 in the 400. PCM will have some qualifiers as Noah Anderson will run for a state title in the class 2A 200. His time was the eighth best during preliminary action at :22.68. Pleasantville boys shuttle hurdle relay squad will run in the finals after a heat time of 1:00.89 in 2A and Pella will also run for a state title in 3A with a time of :59.86. Twin Cedars’ Jake Crozier was the only class 1A participant from Marion County as he placed fifth in the shot put with a throw of 50 feet 8.5 inches.

3A – Girls – Discus – Elly Cairney, Pella 17th 110 ft 10 inches
3A – Girls – 3000 meters (Finals) – Tess Roorda, Pella 9th 10:47.58
3A – Girls – 200 meters (Prelim) – Emily Vos 2nd :25.03 & Annika Pingel, Pella 3rd :25.16 both qualify for final
3A – Girls High Jump – Emily Holterhaus, Pella 6th 5 ft 2 inches
3A – Girls – 4×800 meter (Finals) – Pella 10th 9:56.39
3A – Girls – 100 meters (Prelim) – Emily Vos :12.35 6th qualifies for final and Paighton Malek, Pella :12.87 does not qualify for final
3A – Girls – 400 meters (Finals) – Lisa Dykstra 21st 1:03.52, Lindsey Blommers, Pella 17th 1:02.30
3A – Girls – 4×100 meter hurdles (Prelim) – Pella 2nd 1:05.51 qualifies for final
3A – Boys – 4×110 Shuttle Hurdle (Prelims) – Pella :59.86 qualifies for final
3A – Boys – 3200 meters (Finals) – Nick Bernhagen, Pella 12th 9:56.77
3A – Boys – Discus – Nick DeJong 17th 137-08, Tyson Wassenaar 4th 162-03
3A – Boys – 4×800 meters (Finals) – Pella 8th 8:16.3
3A – Girls – 200 meters (Prelim) – Abbey Jackson, Knoxville 18th :26.62 does not qualify for final
3A – Girls – 400 meters (Finals) – Katie Keitges, Knoxville 10th :59.57

2A – Boys – 3200 meters (Finals) – Grant Dunsbergen, Pella Christian 14th 10:05.93
2A – Girls – 200 meters (Prelim) – Mary Kate Bandstra, Pella Christian :26.42 12th does not qualify for final
2A – Girls – 100 meters (Prelim) – Evie Armstrong, Pella Christian :12.88 7th qualifies for final
2A – Girls – 400 meters (Finals) – Chloe Morgan, Pella Christian 19th 1:03.22

2A – Girls – Shotput – Maddie Samson, PCM 23rd 32 ft 1 1/4 inches
2A – Boys – 3200 meters (Finals) – Chris Ellens, PCM 15th 10:08.05
2A – Girls – 200 meters (Prelim) – Ashley Miller, PCM :26.84 18th does not qualify for final
2A – Boys – Shotput – Noah Clark, PCM 22nd 45 ft 7 3/4 in
2A – Boys – 200 meter dash (Prelim) – Noah Anderson :22.68 8th qualifies for final and Preston VanWyk, PCM :23.11 17th does not qualify for finals
2A – Girls – 4×800 meter (Finals) – PCM 7th 9:56.39
2A – Girls – 100 meters (Prelim) – Ashley Miller, PCM :13.01 does not qualify for final
2A – Boys – 100 meter dash (Prelim) – Noah Anderson :22.68 8th qualifies for final and Preston VanWyk, PCM :23.11 17th does not qualify for final
2A – Girls – 4×100 meter hurdles (Prelim) – PCM 17th 1:11.08 does not qualify for final

2A – Boys – 4×100 Shuttle Hurdle (Prelims) – Pleasantville 1:00.89 qualifies for final
2A – Girls – Long Jump – Kasey Pelzer, Pleasantville 20th 15 ft 1 1/4 in
2A – Boys – 100 meter dash (Prelim) – Hunter Tyree, Pleasantville 5th :11.22 qualifies for final
2A – Boys – 400 meter (Finals) – Hunter Tyree, Pleasantville 10th :51.45

1A – Boys – Shotput – Jake Crozier, Twin Cedars 5th 50 ft 8.5 inches

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