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Nathan O’Neill wins 1600m NEIC crown, helps 4x800 do the same; Gulla is 800m NEIC champ

The Waukon boys track and field team wrapped up its season of regular scheduled events this past week, traveling to New Hampton to compete in a pair of meets. The first of those meets was the New Hampton Invitational Monday, May 1, where no team scores were able to be recorded, and the track Tribe then returned to New Hampton Thursday, May 4 for the Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Meet, where the Indians finished third as a team and claimed a trio of NEIC event championships in the process.

The Indians are next scheduled to compete in their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet being held at Monticello this Thursday, May 11.

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The Kee girls track team finished off the final week of its regular season competition schedule prior to trying to add at least another week to its season, as the Lady Hawks took part in a pair of meets this past week that involved proving themselves among the best in the Upper Iowa Conference (UIC). The Kee track girls were a little short-handed when they finished ninth at the large Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Monday, May 1 to start this past week but returned full force to finish fourth at their Upper Iowa Conference Meet at Clayton Ridge Thursday, May 4, claiming UIC championship honors in five events along the way.

The Hawk track girls are next scheduled to return to Edgewood-Colesburg for their Class 1A State Qualifying Meet this Thursday, May 11.

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Maggie Criswell rewrites own 100m hurdle record, helps shuttle hurdle relay do the same

The Waukon girls track team completed its final multi-date week of competition this past week with one final invitational meet and its annual Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Meet. The Lady Indians won the 13-team Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational held Monday, May 1 by just a single point before finishing fifth among their conference peers at that Northeast Iowa Conference Meet Thursday, May 4 at New Hampton, rewriting a couple school records along way.

The Lady Indians are next scheduled to compete in their Class 2A State Qualifying scheduled for this Thursday, May 11 at Monticello.

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The Waukon boys golf team played through one of its busiest weeks of the season, playing three different dates and coming within just three strokes of recording an undefeated week. The Tribe linksters opened the week with a 162-176 victory over Charles City Tuesday, April 25 before edging out a 173-175 triumph at South Winneshiek Thursday, April 27.

The Indians’ lone blemish against four opponents this week came by just three strokes in a Friday, April 28 home triangular, as their 158 strokes in that event fell just a bit shy of visiting New Hampton’s  155 strokes but came in well ahead of the 188 strokes tallied by a Caledonia, MN squad also competing in the final home event for the Tribe of this 2023 spring season.

The Waukon girls track team got both of its scheduled meets in this past week, with those meet results getting better as the week wore on. The lady track Tribe finished fifth at its own Indian Relays Tuesday, April 25 before zooming to the top of the MFL/MarMac Invitational field in Monona Thursday, April 27.

The Lady Indians were next scheduled to compete at Edgewood-Colesburg Monday, May 1 before competing in the Northeast Iowa Conference Track Meet in New Hampton Thursday, May 4. The Waukon girls will then prepare for their Class 2A State Qualifying scheduled for Thursday, May 11 at Monticello.

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The Kee girls track team competed in a pair of meets this past week at the homes of fellow Upper Iowa Conference squads. The Lady Hawks finished second at the Clayton Ridge Co-Ed Invitational held at the Stephen D. Shannon Athletic Complex in Guttenberg Tuesday, April 25 before claiming fourth place as a team at the MFL/MarMac Invitational held in Monona Thursday, April 27.

The Hawk track girls were next scheduled to travel to Edgewood-Colesburg Monday, May 1 for a final regular season invitational meet before venturing back to Clayton Ridge Thursday, May 4 for the Upper Iowa Conference Meet. The Lady Hawks will then return to Edgewood-Colesburg for their Class 1A State Qualifying Meet Thursday, May 11.

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The Waukon boys track team ended up with just one full team competition this past week, as its Monday, April 17 Decorah Invitational was called off due to weather conditions. Several Indians were able to compete in a handful of events at the Tipton Invitational Tuesday, April 18, compiling enough team points to finish seventh in that nine-team field, and the track Tribe then hosted its own Indian Relays home invitational Friday, April 21, finishing in second place.

The Indians were next scheduled to compete in the Crestwood Invitational at Cresco Thursday, April 27. The track Tribe is then slated to compete at New Hampton Monday, May 1 before competing in the Northeast Iowa Conference Track Meet upon returning to New Hampton Thursday, May 4.

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What was anticipated to be an extremely busy week of three meets in four nights for the Waukon girls track team had the last of those meets trimmed from the schedule by Mother Nature Friday, April 21 as the North Fayette Valley Invitational was called off. The Lady Indians did compete in two other meets earlier in the week and fared quite well in each of them, finishing second at the Crestwood Invitational in Cresco Tuesday, April 18 before winning the Gary Bottorff Invitational hosted by Kee in Lansing Thursday, April 20.

The Lady Indians were next scheduled to host their own Indian Relays Tuesday, April 25 before competing at MFL/MarMac Thursday, April 27, with further details of the Indian Relays being printed in a shaded box elsewhere on this week’s Sports pages. The track Tribe is then slated to compete at Edgewood-Colesburg Monday, May 1 before competing in the Northeast Iowa Conference Track Meet in New Hampton Thursday, May 4.

The Kee girls track team was able to get both of its meets in this past week, both in less than ideal weather conditions. The Lady Hawks finished sixth at the Crestwood Invitational in Cresco Tuesday, April 18 before finishing in second place at their own Gary Bottorff Invitational Thursday, April 20.

The Hawk track girls were next scheduled to travel to Clayton Ridge Tuesday, April 25 before returning to MFL/MarMac Thursday, April 27. The Lady Hawks will then travel to Edgewood-Colesburg Monday, May 1 before returning to Clayton Ridge Thursday, May 4 for the Upper Iowa Conference Meet.

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In its only meet of this past week, the Kee boys track team finished fourth in what is also its only home meet of this season Thursday, April 20. The Hawks recorded one event win and claimed three runner-up finishes to pace their way to 55 team points.

The Hawks were next scheduled to compete in the Clayton Ridge Invitational Tuesday, April 25 before traveling to MFL/MarMac Monday, May 1. The Kee boys will return to Clayton Ridge May 4 for the Upper Iowa Conference Meet.

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