The Interstate 35 Girls track team has been off to a great start this season placing in the top five at all four of their meets. The team's success was highlighted in front of a home crowd on April 4 when the Roadrunners beat their rival Martensdale-St. Mary's by a margin of 26 points.
Opening the night was a double gold by Brittany Mease in the shot put and discus. Natalie Johnson finished second in the long jump with a leap of 15'00.75". Rounding off the field events was Rachel Flickinger finishing sixth in the high jump.
Scoring in the 100 meter dash was Maddie Albers in a time of 13.35 in addition to her sixth place finish in the 400 meter. Abby Boyer finished third in the 200 and fourth in the 400 pulling in ten points for the Roadrunners. Natalie Johnson added points in the 200 finishing behind Boyer. Ellen Lupkes pulled in double gold in the 100 meter hurdles and 400 meter hurdles, setting a meet record. Jenna Sandquist also added points in the 100 meter hurdles with a third place finish. Holly McKinney ran well earning a gold in the 1500 meter in a time of 5:26.10 and a silver in the 3000 meter run.
In addition to outstanding individual performances, Interstate pulled out a victory in the 4x100 meter relay consisting of Sandquist, Albers, Johnson, and Boyer. Also with a gold was the 4x200 meter relay of Johnson, Miranda Hahn, Rachael Wiggins, and Flickinger. Flickinger, Sandquist, Albers, and Lupkes finished second behind conference rival Martensdale-Saint Mary's in the 4x400 meter relay and the 4x800 meter relay of Taylor Leonard, Shelby Spoerl, Megan Ellis, and Shandara Beener finished with a bronze medal and a time of 12:03.82. The sprint medley of Jordan Williamson, Emily Young, Hahn, and Wiggins ran to a fifth place finish while the distance medley of Caylin Brommel, Wiggins, Sandquist, and Leonard finished in fourth place behind three conference teams.
The Roadrunners will be hosting the conference meet at Truro on Tuesday, April 30.
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