Kee girls and boys track teams open season at Upper Iowa Conference Indoor, each claim first-place event finishes
400 meter dash victory ... Kee boys track junior Jackson Schulte blazes his way down the final straightaway in the 400 meter dash at the Upper Iowa Conference Indoor Meet held Friday, March 17 at Luther College in Decorah. Jackson won the event in a time of 1:02.0. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
Speedy tandem trades pair of one-two sprint sweeps ... The Kee girls track sprint pair of junior Mallory Mohn (left) and freshman Addison Winters (right) race each other down the homestretch in one of their two sprint races they swept at the Upper Iowa Conference Indoor Meet Friday, March 17 at Luther College in Decorah. Mohn won the 400 meter dash in a time of 1:06.21 and Winters finished right there with her in second place in 1:06.22, with those finishes being reversed in the 200 meter dash, where Winters won the race in 28.94 seconds and Mohn was right behind her in second place in 29.45 seconds. Winters also won the long jump with a leap of 14’7.5”. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Kee girls and boys track teams got their competition season underway indoors at the annual Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) Indoor Meet held Friday, March 17 at Luther College in Decorah. No team scores were kept at this inaugural competition of the season, but the Hawk girls and boys each brought home event victories among their UIC peers, the Lady Hawks claiming three gold medals and the Hawks one as well.
Both Kee teams are next scheduled to start their outdoor season at the Tuesday, March 28 Sumner-Fredericksburg Invitational. The Hawk boys will then compete in the Waukon Early Bird Invitational March 30 and the Hawk girls will take part in the North Fayette Valley Invitational March 31 before both teams return to the track April 4.
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