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Girls’ track and field 2025: Area teams and individuals to watch
Tipton’s Noelle Steines was a four-event state champion last year in Class 2A
Mar. 28, 2025 6:00 am, Updated: Mar. 28, 2025 8:09 am
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A preseason form chart for top girls’ track and field individuals and teams for the 2025 season:
Top returning individuals
(With last year’s state results)
Lanni Beaman, jr., Maquoketa Valley — Class 1A runner-up in the sprint medley relay, 3rd in the 4x400, 6th in the 400, 8th in the 4x100
Libby Dix, sr., Mount Vernon — 3rd in the Class 3A discus and shot put
Brynn Epperly, sr., and Addie Clark, sr., Lisbon — Members of the Class 1A 4x100 and 4x200 relay champions, 3rd in the sprint medley relay, 7th in the shuttle hurdle relay
Isabelle Hardin, jr., Maquoketa — Class 3A runner-up in the 1,500, 3rd in the 3,000
Ava Hocker, soph. Williamsburg — Member of the Class 3A sprint medley relay runner-up, 3rd in the 400
Lydia Kriegel, sr., Iowa Valley — Class 1A discus champion
Abby Mecklenburg, jr., Linn-Mar — Class 4A long jump champion, 5th in the 4x100
Reese Naeve, jr., Iowa City Regina — Class 2A state runner-up in the high jump, 4th in the 100 hurdles
Ema Roberts, jr., HLV — Class 1A high jump champion
Avery Schmitz, soph., West Delaware — Class 3A 100-meter hurdles champion
Aly Stahle, sr., Solon — Class 3A 100-meter hurdles champion, 5th in the shuttle hurdle relay, 6th in the 4x200, 8th in the 4x100)
Noelle Steines, sr., Tipton — Class 2A state champion in the 800, 1,500 and 3,000 and the distance medley relay
Claire Stuntz, jr., Western Dubuque — Member of the Class 3A 4x100 and 4x200 state champion relays
Eastin Whisner, soph., Mount Vernon — 3rd in the Class 3A 400 hurdles and sprint medley relay, 4th in the 4x800, 7th in the distance medley relay
Taylor Wing, sr., Maquoketa — 3rd in the Class 3A 4x100 and 4x200, 7th in the 100 and 200
Area teams to watch
Linn-Mar
T-9th in Class 4A, 26 points (14 return)
Maquoketa
8th in Class 3A, 35 points (30.25 return)
Marion
T-15th in Class 3A, 18 points (17 return)
Mount Vernon
4th in Class 3A, 41 points (34 return)
Solon
10th in Class 3A, 27 points (18.75 return)
Tipton
3rd in Class 2A, 57 points (44.5 return)
Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com
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