Waukon girls track team finishes third at own Early Bird, fourth at New Hampton Invitational

Victory in 400 meter hurdles ...
Waukon girls track senior Leah Riese clears the final hurdle on her way to winning the 400 meter hurdle event at the Indians’ own Early Bird Invitational Tuesday, April 12 in a time of 1:16.23. She also placed fifth in the 100 meter dash and helped the Indians’ distance medley place fourth. View and find out how to purchase this photo and more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on The Standard’s website, www.waukonstandard.com.

After a week idle from competition, the Waukon girls track team was able to get a pair of meets in this past week, including its own Early Bird Invitational, where the Lady Indians placed third out of seven teams. The track Tribe then finished fourth out of eight teams at the New Hampton Invitational Thursday, April 14.

The Indians were scheduled to compete at the Crestwood Invitational Tuesday, April 19 before taking part in the North Fayette Invitational Thursday, April 21. The Waukon girls will then host their own Indian Relays Tuesday, April 26, details of which appear in a shaded box elsewhere on these Sports pages.

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