The rich tradition of domination continued for the Pella track and field teams after they swept the Gilbert District meet Friday.

Pella’s girls scored 203 points and the boys racked up 175 to claim the first place banners for the event, with the Lady Dutch automatically qualifying 18 total entries and the boys earning 12 spots at the state meet. Both teams have several athletes in the mix for at-large bids as well.

Full results from Gilbert: Qualifier-Results

Pella Christian will send athletes to the state track and field meet in Des Moines after a handful of Eagles earned automatic bids at the Eddyville track Friday.

Allison Van Gorp qualified in both the shot put and discuss and Erica Nikkel did so in the 100 meter dash. Blake Veenstra swept up spots in both the shot and discus for the boys, as did the 4×400 relay of Bryant Agre, Jayden Huisman, Lucas Bandstra, and Nathan De Bruin. Head Coach Keith Anderson says they had several top four finishes that could earn at-large bids for both teams as well.

PCM Qualifiers:
Girls
Lexi Kuecker (Long Jump)
Shuttle Hurdle
4×200 (Sierra Foster, Regan Freland, Morgan Uhlenhopp, Paytan Schut)
Margo Chipps 100 hurdles & 400 hurdles
Morgan Uhlenhopp 400 hurdles
4×400 (Sierra Foster, Kate McCarthy, Delaney Baird, Payton Schut)

Boys
Peyton Strovers (Long Jump)
Shuttle Hurdle (Nick Buswell, Nigel Sperfslage, Reed Worth, Cole Dustin)
Cole Dustin 110 hurdles
Nigel Sperfslage 400 hurdles