WAVERLY, Iowa - For the 17th straight year the Iowa Conference Outdoor Track and Field trophy will be calling Wartburg home. The Knights scored an impressive 243 points and won seven events. Women's Field MVP went to
Tanasha Atwater of Dubuque who won the shot put and took second in the hammer throw. Women's Track MVP was split between
Abigail Davis of Central and
Tricia Serres of Luther. Davis won the 200m dash, 4x1m relay, and 4x4m relay. Serres won titles in the 1,500m run and 5,000m run. The Wartburg coaches were named 2016 Outdoor Track & Field Coaching Staff of the Year.
SATURDAY: Top Performers
|
Team |
Points |
| 1. |
Wartburg |
243 |
| 2. |
Loras |
138 |
| 3. |
Dubuque |
124 |
| 4. |
Central |
120 |
| 5. |
Luther |
94 |
| 6. |
Buena Vista |
60 |
| 7. |
Coe |
42 |
| 8. |
Simpson |
36 |
- Wartburg's Erica Dynes won the 100m dash with a time of 11.86 seconds edging Abi Davis by 0.03 seconds
- Abigail Davis of Central repeated in the 200m dash with a winning time of 24.73 seconds
- Ashlee Downs of Central earned the 400m crown with a winning time of 56.55 seconds
- The 800m run title went to Wartburg's Elizabeth Duehr as she edged out teammate Maddie Kleve by 0.90 seconds with a winning time of 2:19.43
- Tricia Serres of Luther remained undefeated at the IIAC OTF Championships in the 1,500m run by claiming her fourth title with a time of 4:34.85
- Serres picked up her second straight 5,000m run win with a time of 17:43.69
- Audrey Hooks of Loras won the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.49 seconds
- Dubuque's Isabella Solis was first in the 400m hurdles with a winning time of 1:04.35, nearly two seconds faster than her prelims time
- The Central team of Davis, Downs, Patton, and Heitman won the 4x100m relay with a 48.07 to repeat
- Central's 4x100m team switched up the order in the 4x400m relay and won again with Downs leading off, Patton running second, Heitman going third, and Davis closing at 3:53.64
- Wartburg's 4x800m relay won for the third straigh year with Taylor Officer being apart of all three. Joining Officer in 2016 was Duehr, Feller, and Carlsen to post a time of 9:32.73
- Elizabeth Brandenburg of Loras won her third straight pole vault title, besting her own IIAC Championships record by clearing 3.76m (12' 4.0").
- Wartburg freshman Jakeena McKay won the triple jump at 10.59m (34' 9.0")
- Coe's Melissa Alger completed the three-peat in the discus with a winning throw of 48.18m (158' 1.0") to break the IIAC Championships record
- Megan Karels of Wartburg won the javelin throw with a toss of 34.15m (112' 0.0")
FRIDAY: Notable performances on the women's side include:
|
Team |
Points |
| 1. |
Wartburg |
71 |
| 2. |
Dubuque |
59 |
| 3. |
Central |
49 |
| 4. |
Luther |
42 |
| 5. |
Loras |
41 |
| 6. |
Simpson |
26 |
| 7. |
Buena Vista |
17 |
| 8. |
Coe |
7 |
- Maggie Saenz Ruiz of Loras won the 10,000m Run by eight seconds at 38:06.08. It was her third straight 10,000m title,
- Dubuque's Fabiola Ortiz repeated as the champion in the 3,000m steebleschase.winning by less than a second at 11:01.63
- The Wartburg 4x400m of Duehr, Carlsen, Feller, Oficer won by nearly five seconds in the first relay of the day
- Wartburg's Kailey Kladivo won the high jump at 1.64m (5'4.5") for the second time. In four year she has finished 1st in 2014 and 2016 and runner-up in 2013 and 2015
- Sarah Galbraith of Simpson won the long jump at 5.23m (17' 2.0")
- Dubuque's Tanasha Atwater won the shot put by 0.23m at 12.92m (42' 4.75")
- Lorell Stuht of Central took first in the hammer throw with a fifth throw of 51.69m (169' 7.0"). It was her second straight title in the hammer throw
- Wartburg went 1-2 in the Heptathlon with Courtney Sowle winning and Jaclyn Stokes finishing second. Sowle scored 4,156 points with wins in the high jump, 800m run, and 100m hurdles.
