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Monticello girls run to state record in 2A 3,200 relay
DES MOINES — Monticello's Corrine Gadient was all alone as she crossed the finish line with her hands above her head.
In that moment, Gadient soaked in the noise of the crowd as she processed what had just happened. Her teammates didn't wait long before they swarmed her, celebrating their Class 2A 3,200 relay title in 9:25.23, a state meet record by two seconds.
'The whole section up there is just on their feet cheering and getting us there,' Gadient said. 'Then I'm just like, 'Oh we've got it.' It's just a relief to be done and just feel like, 'Yes, we got it.''
Sophomore Paige Holub put her team in front from the onset, which ultimately gave Monticello a 12-second advantage over Pocahontas Area. Cascade was third in 9:38.13.
The team of Holub, Gadient, Keeley Anderson and Jordyn Patterson are either freshmen or sophomores and bested a 10-year-old record that was anchored by former Tipton standout Ashley Miller.
'The upcoming freshmen are going to be pretty good too so definitely we could be here for two more years and they could be here for three,' Holub said. 'It should be good.'
Tipton's Jamie Kofron took second in the shot put, throwing 42 feet, 9 inches on her second-to-last throw. The freshman, who qualified for the Drake Relays in the event, also set Tipton's school record with Thursday's toss. KP-WC's Kiana Phelps won with 48 feet, 8.75 inches.
Kofron said she felt like she wasn't throwing to her potential during the preliminaries, but was able to regain her technique for the final three throws.
'(My coaches) were just telling me to slow down and take a deep breath,' Kofron said. 'Just get back to doing what I know I can do. Be powerful instead of trying to be fast.'
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Mid-Prairie sophomore Anna Hostetler went toe-to-toe with Durant's Alyssa Williams in the 3,000-meter run before finishing third in 10.24.07. Williams took over the lead the last 200 meters and blazed to a win 10:19.19.
'It was everything I worked for this season,' Hostetler said, 'so I was trying to do my best and push myself.'
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Monticello's Corinne Gadient celebrates as she finishes the anchor leg of the girls' 2A 3200 meter relays during the state high school track meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines on Thursday, May 19, 2016. Monticello won in 9:25.23, a new state record. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
