Waukon girls track team ends up sixth at own Indian Relays

Highest Indian finish ...
Waukon girls track senior Madison Snitker (center) leans for the finish line in a close race in the 200 meter dash at the track Tribe’s own Indian Relays home invitational Tuesday, April 26. Snitker recorded the highest Indian event placewinning at the meet with her tie for second place with Decorah’s Kalle Solberg (far right in above photo) in that 200 meter dash event in a time of 26.58 seconds. Although this was the first time Snitker did not win the 200 meter dash this season, it took a NCAA Division I track and field recruit to end her winning streak, as Central Elkader senior Haley Schroeder (far left in the above photo), who will be competing for the University of Iowa women’s track and field team next year, edged out the 200 meter win in 26.30 seconds. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this website.

In what turned out to be its only meet of the past week, the Waukon girls track team played host to six other teams in its own Indian Relays Tuesday, April 26. Cooler temperatures and a stiff breeze provided an even greater challenge for the Indians, as they managed five event finishes within the top three to compile 55 team points and place sixth in the meet’s final seven-team standings.

The Indians were scheduled to compete at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 28 but had that meet canceled due to cold, wet weather. The Tribe is scheduled to wrap up its regular season this week by competing at Waverly-Shell Rock Tuesday, May 3 and then hosting the Northeast Iowa Conference Co-Ed Meet Thursday, May 5, beginning at 5 p.m., details of which appear in a shaded

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