The Washington Demon track teams made the most of hosting the annual Demon Relays last night at Case Field, winning both team championships.
The Washington girls had a score of 151 points, 30 more than second-place Mount Pleasant, while the Demons boys took the title by scoring 98 points and finishing 16 ahead of Iowa City Liberty.
Washington won the girls’ team trophy thanks to individual efforts like that of Iris Dahl, who was the champion in the 1,500-meter run with a time of five minutes 3.9 seconds.
Fellow junior Leighton Messinger was a winner in the high jump by clearing four feet 10 inches, while freshman Jaslyn Villa leaped 15 feet one inch to claim the crown in the long jump.
The Demons would also come away with two relay victories. Messinger, senior Kendall Hinrichsen, junior Leighton Salazar and sophomore Layla Green combined to win the shuttle hurdles relay in one minute 11 seconds, while the team of Hinrichsen, Villa, senior Eden Levetzow and freshman Lauren Drahota had the top time of almost 4:24 in the 4-by-400-meters.
Washington would end up second place in the sprint medley, as well as the 4-by-100, 4-by-200 and 4-by-800. Messinger was a runner-up in both the 100 and 400-meter hurdles, as was Hinrichsen in the open 800 and sophomore Jaedyn Moore in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. The Demons also finished third in the distance medley.
The Washington boys’ team victory came courtesy of results like the gold medal that senior Tyler Alderton brought home in the two mile with a time of 10:27. Greyson Hartman was the champ in the shot put for the Demons with a throw of 54 feet four inches, and the sophomore also won the discus with a top toss of 159 feet one inch.
Washington also picked up a victory in the 4-by-100, as the team of junior Kael Williams and seniors Nate Edmonds, Jayfred Espinosa and Keider Gomez-Valdez clocked in at 44.7 seconds.
Williams would come in second in the 200, as did junior Carson Ryan in the 400 and the Demons’ 4-by-200, 4-by-400 and distance medley relays. Williams would also finish third in the 100, as would junior Sawyer Tschantz in the 800.
While they had no individual winners, the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks would finish sixth in the boys’ team scoring. Senior Burke Berry was a runner-up for Mid-Prairie in the shot put, as was freshman Ryan Henry in the 100, while junior Josh Turner tied for second in the high jump.
The Golden Hawks also won silver in the shuttle hurdles relay and were third in the 4-by-100. Maxwell Kipp added a third-place finish in the 400 hurdles, as did fellow sophomore Thomas Lueck in the long jump.
On their way to finishing seventh as a team, the WACO Warriors were led by a win from sophomore Hayden Shelman in the 200 meters, crossing the finish line in 23.47 seconds.
Junior Jude Dykstra added a victory in the mile with a time of 4:43. Senior Louden Huisenga was second in the high jump, as was junior Garrett Landau in the two mile, while the Warriors also finished third in the sprint medley.
The WACO girls would get a win in the distance medley, as the team of sophomores Carlee Lunsford and Natalie Wagler and freshmen Josie Dykstra and Taelyn Egli clocked in at 4:35
Lunsford was also the champion of the 800 by crossing the finish line in 2:31, while Egli took second in the long jump and freshman Bren Graber won bronze medals in the 400 hurdles and the high jump as the Warriors finished fifth in team scoring.
Highland’s best finish came freshman Maiya Singbeil, who was fifth in the girls’ 100 hurdles, while the Huskies were also fifth in the shuttle hurdles relay.