Iowa City West’s Hannah Longmire sweeps state track and field ambulatory races

DES MOINES — The addition of ambulatory races to the state track and field meet came at a perfect time for Hannah Longmire.

A sophomore from Iowa City West, Longmire swept the three girls’ ambulatory races Saturday at Drake Stadium.

“It felt pretty good out there,” said Longmire, who completed the 100 meters in 15.83 seconds, the 200 in 32.67 and the 400 in 1:17.01. “I’ve raced before, but never in front of as many people as this.

“I’ve done a ton of triathlons. I’m constantly on my bike. But the swimming is my strongest event; it’s the first part of a triathlon and I’m not tired yet. I think the Paralympics triathlon is in my future.”

Longmire was the lone Saturday champion among area 4A girls. The top area finishers in the scoring events were fifth-place finishes by Iowa City West in the shuttle hurdle relay and Linn-Mar in the 400-meter relay.

Pleasant Valley unseated Waukee Northwest as the 4A girls’ team champion, scoring 92 points. Northwest was second with 81, followed by Johnston (62).

Linn-Mar’s ninth-place tally of 26 points led the Metro.

West Des Moines Valley’s Addison Dorenkamp set an all-time Iowa best in the 1,500 meters (4:25.32); Northwest’s 4x100 relay did likewise, in 47.22 seconds.

State track and field: Class 4A Girls

At Des Moines (Drake Stadium)

Top 10 teams — 1. Pleasant Valley 92, 2. Waukee Northwest 81, 3. Johnston 62, 4. Waukee 53, 5. Dubuque Hempstead 52, 6. West Des Moines Valley 46, 7. West Des Moines Dowling 40, 8. Ankeny 34, 9. (tie) Linn-Mar and Sioux City East 26.

Sprint medley relay — 1. Waukee (Williams, Hinke, Maharry, Carder), 1:45.38; 2. Johnston, 1:46.10; 3. Pleasant Valley, 1:46.44; 7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 1:48.95; 8. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 1:49.68.

800 — 1. Keelee Leitzen (Dubuque Hempstead), 2:09.15; 2. Ani Wedemeyer (Pleasant Valley), 2:09.56; 3. Grace Boleyn (Pleasant Valley), 2:11.42.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. West Des Moines Dowling (Smith, Brooks, Gaskell, Leman), 1:01.57; 2. Waukee Northwest, 1:02.30; 3. Waukee, 1:03.49; 5. Iowa City West, 1:04.61.

100 — 1. Elliana Harris (Sioux City East), 12.25; 2. Kanijah Angel (Clinton), 12.36; 3. Carson Bohonek (Bettendorf), 12.47; 7. Asia Russell (Cedar Rapids Prairie), 12.61.

100 hurdles — 1. Emma Havighurst (West Des Moines Valley), 14.54; 2. Annie Smith (West Des Moines Dowling), 14.69; 3. Josie McGraw (Indianola), 14.77; 8. Ryann Decker (Cedar Rapids Prairie), 15.44.

200 — 1. Giada Grimes (Johnston), 25.08; 2. Ashley Hansen (Pleasant Valley), 25.28; 3. Elliana Harris (Sioux City East), 25.29.

1,500 — 1. Addison Dorenkamp (West Des Moines Valley), 4:25.32 (all-time Iowa best); 2. Julia Gehl (Dubuque Hempstead), 4:36.81; 3. Keelee Leitzen (Dubuque Hempstead), 4:37.04.

400 relay — 1. Waukee Northwest (Van Zetten, Stahl, Robinson, Willits), 47.22 (all-time Iowa best); 2. Johnston, 47.77; 3. Pleasant Valley, 47.86; 5. Linn-Mar, 49.20.

1,600 relay — 1. Pleasant Valley (Clemons, Wedemeyer, Johnson, Boleyn), 3:48.47; 2. Waukee Northwest, 3:49.05; 3. Waukee, 3:51.96.

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