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Brandon Leppert is triple UIC Champion in 800, 1600 and 4x800, Easton Bucknell wins pair of UIC crowns in 110 hurdles and shuttle hurdle relay, and Blayzen Stewart wins 400 meter dash UIC title

The Waukon boys track and field team brought its regular season schedule to a close and set the tone for its postseason possibilities with two final meets this past week, winning some first-ever titles and setting a new record along the way. The Indians opened the past week with a fourth-place finish at the New Hampton Invitational Monday, May 4 before claiming six Upper Iowa Conference event championships in placing second at the track and field Tribe’s first-ever Upper Iowa Conference Meet, with the shuttle hurdle relay quartet of juniors Gabe McCormick and Issiah Moudy and sophomores Easton Bucknell and Silas Keeling breaking the school record in that event that was set nine seasons ago.

In its only meet scheduled for this past week, the Waukon boys track and field team finished in the middle of the eight-team field at the Crestwood Co-Ed Invitational Thursday, April 30. The Indians recorded a trio of event victories at the meet to lead the way to a team total of 82 points that placed them fourth out of eight competing teams at the meet.

The Indians were next scheduled to compete in the New Hampton Invitational Monday, May 4 before competing in their first-ever Upper Iowa Conference Meet under this year’s new conference arrangement Thursday, May 7 hosted by Clayton Ridge High School in Guttenberg. The Tribe’s Class 2A State Qualifying Meet is scheduled for Thursday, May 14  at North Fayette Valley High School in West Union.

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Senior Addison Winters breaks her own 400 meter hurdles record once again

The Kee girls track and field team competed in a final week of two invitational meets this past week, finishing in the middle of the team score pack in each of those events. The Lady Hawks first finished third out of five teams at the Clayton Ridge Invitational Tuesday, April 28 before placing fourth out of seven teams at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 30.

The Lady Hawks were next scheduled to compete in the Edgewood-Colesburg Invitational Monday, May 4 before taking part in the Upper Iowa Conference Meet hosted Thursday, May 7 by Clayton Ridge in Guttenberg. They will then prepare for their Class 1A State Qualifying Meet taking place at Edgewood-Colesburg Thursday, May 14.

The Waukon girls track and field team almost got a full pair of meets in this past week, but did end up claiming a pair of runner-up team finishes in both meets. The Lady Indians completed a full meet in placing second at the Crestwood Invitational Tuesday, April 21 before having the West Delaware Invitational rained out with just four events left but ending up with another runner-up team finish in that meet through the 15 events that were completed. The Waukon girls also had their 4x100 relay squad compete at the Drake Relays in Des Moines Saturday morning, April 25, placing 50th in that fleet-of-foot elite collection of 96 teams and breaking a school record more than 20 years old in the process.

The Waukon boys golf team had a busy early part of this past week before sitting idle for its remainder, playing on back-to-back nights to start last week. The Indians first shot a 158 to finish in second place behind the host squad at the Waverly-Shell Rock triangular Monday, April 20 before winning a dual match at home with New Hampton, 153-164, Tuesday, April 21.

The Indians were next schedule for a busy week this week, playing in a quadrangular hosted by Clayton Ridge at Guttenberg Monday, April 27 and then playing in a triangular at Sumner-Fredericksburg Tuesday, April 28 and in another triangular at West Delaware Thursday, April 30 before hosting both Caledonia and Houston from Minnesota Friday, May 1. The golf Tribe will then prepare for its Upper Iowa Conference Tournament hosted at Big Rock Country Club in Fayette Monday, May 4.

The Waukon boys golf team remained undefeated at home when the Indians topped the three-team field of their own home triangular Monday, April 13. The golf Tribe had all four of its scored golfers finish within the top seven individuals at the triangular, including a tie for medalist honors, to compile a team score of 154 strokes that finished ahead of MFL/MarMac’s team score of 162 strokes and the 173 strokes tallied by Central Elkader.

The Indians were next scheduled to play at Waverly-Shell Rock Monday, April 20 against the host Go-Hawks and New Hampton. They will then host New Hampton Tuesday, April 21 in a girl-boy dual meet for each squad before playing in a Clayton Ridge quadrangular at Guttenberg Monday, April 27, playing at Sumner-Fredericksburg Tuesday, April 28 and competing in the West Delaware 18-hole quadrangular Thursday, April 30. They will begin the month of May with a May 1 home triangular against Caledonia and Houston out of Minnesota.

In what turned out to be its only competition this past week, the Waukon girls golf team was the gracious host of a Monday, April 13 triangular. Having all four of their scored rounds end up in the 50s, the Lady Indians tallied 227 team strokes to end up in third place in the final three-team standings, behind the winning total of 201 strokes turned in by MFL/MarMac and just beyond the second-place tally of 224 strokes turned in by Central Elkader.

The Lady Indians were next scheduled to join the Waukon boys in hosting New Hampton Tuesday, April 21 and then play in the seven-team New Hampton Invitational Thursday, April 23. The Waukon girls will then play in a North Fayette Valley quadrangular Monday, April 27 before hosting Decorah Tuesday, April 28, hosting Caledonia and Houston, MN Friday, May 1 and playing in a Decorah quadrangular May 2.

Addison Winters rewrites her own long jump and 400 meter hurdles school records, Lilah Strong ties high jump record, as both qualify for Drake Relays

The Kee girls track and field team ended up with just one meet on its competition schedule this past week but made the most of that opportunity with some record-setting and showcase-qualifying performances at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 16. The Lady Hawks claimed four event victories to lead the way to 92 team points and a third-place finish in that invitational field, with three of those wins resulting in school record results and two also securing another pair of qualifications for the Kee girls at the Drake Relays scheduled for later this week.

Lady Indians’ 4x100 crew of Schullo, Olson, Berns and Troendle qualifies for Drake Relays

The Waukon girls track and field team ended up having just one meet this past week, but made some recent history at that lone competition. The Lady Indians had their own Early Bird home invitational canceled Tuesday, April 14 due to weather conditions but came back strong in their lone competition of the week to win the New Hampton Invitational, racking up 98 team points behind five event victories that included a 4x100 win in a time that has qualified the Lady Indians for this week’s Drake Relays for the first time in 10 years.

The Waukon boys golf team played through a busy week of three events this past week, including a pair of late-week 18-hole events. The Indians found considerable success in that trio of competitions, winning two of the three and finishing runner-up in the other. Those wins included topping the three-team field of a Tuesday, April 7 home triangular before doing likewise in the Big Rock 18-Hole Tournament of five teams played at Fayette Thursday, April 9. The golf Tribe ended up in second place out of six teams playing in the South Winn Invitational Saturday, April 11.