Montezuma’s Katie Maschmann claims 100, 200 state titles for third straight year

DES MOINES — Feeling pressure is all part of Katie Maschmann's routine. The stage wouldn't feel as big without some anxiousness floating around her mind.

Montezuma's senior sprinter always feels the pressure before she steps on the track, but has found a way to channel it to her use. That skill gave her three 1A state championships.

'I just try not to think too much about (the pressure),' Maschmann said. 'I just warm up like everyone else and do the best I can. I just try not to think about it too much otherwise I get worked up and nervous and it doesn't help when that happens.'

Maschmann won the 100 (12.66) and 200 (25.83) for the third-straight year and was one of 11 girls in all classes to win three titles, adding a 400 relay (50.62) anchor leg to her weekend.

Any nerves Maschmann — who will run at Northern Iowa next season — might be feeling before a race are quickly forgotten once she zeroes in on the basics. She thinks about driving hard out of the blocks and reaching peak speed with less than half the race to go. Maschmann tries not to let anything else cross her mind.

'It's pretty amazing,' Schroeder said. 'Like some of my teammates have said, we don't even have a track at our school so we train all year just to be able to come down here and run on a real track.'

STATE TRACK & FIELD MEET: CLASS 1A GIRLS

Teams (top 10) — 1. West Hancock, 50; 2. Sioux Central, 44; 3. Elkader Central, 42; 4. Maple Valley, 37; 5. Montezuma, 36; 6. East Mills, 32; 7. Guthrie Center, 31; 8. Sidney, 28; T-9. Bishop Garrigan, 23; T-9. Danville, 23

Results (top 3, plus area)

Sprint medley relay — 1. Elkader Central (G. Lenth, E. Asche, M. Wille, H. Schroeder), 1:51.09; 2. West Hancock, 1:51.89; 3. Guthrie Center, 1:52.10; 6. Clayton Ridge, 1:52.60; 7. BGM, 1:53.10

800 — 1. Emalee Fundermann (Maple Valley), 2:19.68; 2. Janette Schraft (East Mills), 2:20.58; 3. Cailey Weaver (West Fork), 2:21.02; 6. Hanna Hess (Edgewood-Colesburg), 2:24.92

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Sioux Central (E. Strohmyer, D. Boettcher, M. Nims, K. Keune), 1:06.86; 2. Belle Plaine, 1:07.01; 3. BCLUW, 1:08.21

100 — 1. Katie Maschmann (Montezuma), 12.66; 2. Lindsey Flammang (Lawton-Bronson), 12.81; 3. Autum Barthelman (Sigourney), 13.01; 4. Haley Heitman (Clayton Ridge), 13.08; 5. Jolissa Kriegel (BGM), 13.10

100 hurdles — 1. Kenzie Keune (Sioux Central), 15.25; 2. Dallas Weiss (Nashua-Plainfield), 15.57; 3. Kylan Straight (Logan-Magnolia), 15.80; 4. Autum Barthelman (Sigourney), 15.99

200 — 1. Katie Maschmann (Montezuma), 25.83; 2. Savana Fuller (Guthrie Center), 26.07; 3. Jolissa Kriegel (BGM), 26.43; 4. Haley Heitman (Clayton Ridge), 26.70

1,500 — 1. Emalee Fundermann (Maple Valley), 4:53.41; 2. Janette Schraft (East Mills), 4:56.14; 3. Emily Treptow (Jesup), 4:57.96

400-relay — 1. Montezuma (A. Arendt, R. Gatton, S. Gatton, K. Maschmann), 50.62; 2. North Linn, 51.12; 3. Guthrie Center, 51.27; 6. Elkader Central, 51.79; 7. Sigourney, 52.07

1,600-relay — 1. Elkader Central (A. Funk, C. Deitchler, M. Wille, H. Schroeder), 4:02.56; 2. West Hancock, 4:06.22; 3. Sioux Central, 4:09.08; 7. Jesup, 4:13.68

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