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May

Kee girls track team claims a pair of third-place finishes at Clayton Ridge Invitational and at MFL/MarMac Invitational

Winters, Mudderman, Strong and Mohn rewrite own shuttle hurdle relay record in both meets this week

The Kee girls track and field team competed in a pair of meets hosted by fellow Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) squads this past week, placing third at both meets. The Lady Hawks scored 85 team points to finish third in the Clayton Ridge Invitational Tuesday, April 29 before scoring 65 team points to also finish in third place at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, May 1.

Both meets also featured a continued trend of new school records for the Lady Hawks. The shuttle hurdle relay team of junior Addison Winters, sophomores Rylee Mudderman and Lilah Strong, and freshman Morgan Mohn continued to lower its own school record at both meets, clocking in at 1:11.29 at Clayton Ridge but then bettering that new mark once again at MFL/MarMac with a time of 1:11.01, with both of those efforts earning gold medals for Kee.

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07
May

Waukon girls golf team finishes second at South Winn Triangular, comes up a bit short at Charles City and places fourth at Decorah Quandragular

The Waukon girls golf team played through a busy past week, playing in three different events over the course of the final three days of the week. After being idle the first half of the week due to weather, the Lady Indians finished second at the South Winneshiek Triangular Thursday, May 1 before falling at Charles City, 232-226, Friday, May 2 in a dual meet rescheduled from Monday, April 28. The Waukon lady linksters wrapped up their week finishing fourth at the 18-hole Decorah Quadrangular Saturday, May 3.

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Apr

Ava Hooten qualifies for USA Gymnastics National Championships for second consecutive year, will compete May 8-11


National Championships qualifier Ava Hooten ... Submitted photo.

Level 10 gymnast Ava Hooten of rural Waterville has once again earned her place among the nation’s best, qualifying for the 2025 USA Gymnastics Development Program Level 10 National Championships, set to take place May 8-11 in Salt Lake City, UT. Hooten secured her spot by achieving the qualification score and finishing within the top seven individuals all-around at the USA Gymnastics Region 4 Championships held April 11-13 in Minneapolis, MN.

Region 4 is comprised of gymnasts from seven states, including Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, Missouri, and Nebraska. Hooten competes for TNT Gymnastics out of Richland Center, WI and this is her second consecutive year qualifying for Nationals.

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Apr

Waukon boys track team finishes in the middle of the pack this week with fifth-place finish at Decorah Relays, third-place result at own Indian Relays


3200 meter victory ... Waukon boys track and field senior Isaac Reisinger crosses the finish line in the 3200 meter run at the Indian Relays Thursday, April 24. Reisinger won this longest individual race of the meet, crossing the finish line for the victory in a time of 10:12.00. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Waukon boys track and field team competed in a pair of meets this past week, finishing near the middle of the pack at each of those invitationals. The track Tribe first claimed a fifth-place finish at the Decorah Relays Monday, April 21 before finishing third by just one point at its own Indian Relays Thursday, April 24.

The Indians were next scheduled to compete at Crestwood Thursday, May 1 for their only competition scheduled at this point for this week before wrapping up their regular season schedule with a Monday, May 5 meet at New Hampton and then hosting the final Northeast Iowa Conference (NEIC) Track Meet ever Thursday, May 8. They will then prepare for their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet scheduled for Thursday, May 15 at Crestwood High School.

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Apr

Kee girls track team finishes sixth at Crestwood Invitational, places third at own Gary Bottorff Invitational; Addison Winters breaks two records at Drake Relays


Rising to finish runner-up ... Kee girls track and field sophomore Lilah Strong extends herself up over the high jump bar at the Lady Hawks’ own Gary Bottorff Invitational at home Thursday, April 24. Strong joined fellow sophomore teammate Rylee Mudderman in each clearing 4’10”, with Mudderman doing so on fewer attempts to complete a one-two Kee sweep of that field event. Strong also finished fifth in the 100 meter hurdles in a time of 18.93 seconds, and she and Mudderman also teamed up for a pair of relay victories, joining forces with freshman Morgan Mohn and junior Lilly Kolsrud to win the shuttle hurdle relay in 1:19.68, and also with Mohn and sophomore Alicia Colsch to win the 4x100 relay with a clocking of 55.74 seconds. Photo by Danielle Potter. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Kee girls track and field team participated in a pair of invitational meets as a team this past week, finishing near the middle of the pack in both while one of their own also competed in three of her event specialties among the state of Iowa high school elite. The Lady Hawks claimed a sixth-place team finish at the Crestwood Invitational Tuesday, April 22 before hosting their own Gary Bottorff Invitational Thursday, April 24 and finishing third in those final team standings.

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Wed
30
Apr

Kee boys track team finishes fourth at own Gary Bottorff Invitational

In its only meet on the schedule for this past week, the Kee boys track and field team hosted its own Gary Bottorff Invitational Thursday, April 24. Battling some rainy, cooler conditions, in addition to four other teams, the Hawks tallied six medal-winning finishes in the top three of their respective events, including three event victories, to fuel themselves to 32 team points and a fourth-place finish in the final five-team standings.

The Hawks were next scheduled to compete in the Clayton Ridge Invitational Thursday, May 1 before wrapping up their regular season schedule with the MFL/MarMac Invitational Monday, May 5 followed by the Upper Iowa Conference (UIC) Meet Thursday, May 8 hosted by MFL/MarMac. Kee will then prepare for its Class 1A State Qualifying Meet scheduled for Thursday, May 15 at Edgewood-Colesburg.

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23
Apr

Waukon boys golf team five strokes away from undefeated week following second-place triangular sandwiched between dual and triangular victories


Medalist honors in home opener ... Waukon boys golf junior Dylan Stegen sends a putt toward the hole in the Indians’ 171-177 home victory over Crestwood Monday, April 14. Stegen turned in a round of 41 strokes to claim medalist honors in the win. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Waukon boys golf team played through a very busy week this past week, playing in three different events over a four-night span. The golf Tribe came within five strokes of making that busy week an undefeated week, winning its lone dual of the week before finishing second and first in a pair of remaining triangular events. The Indians first edged Crestwood by a 171-177 result at home Monday, April 14 before finishing second in a triangular at Tri-City Golf Course in Luana Tuesday, April 15 and then winning another triangular at Clayton Ridge Thursday, April 17.

The Waukon boys were next scheduled to make up their April 1 non-conference date at Houston, MN Tuesday, April 22 before playing in the Crestwood Invitational Friday, April 25. The golf Tribe will then host Charles City Tuesday, April 29 before playing in a quadrangular event at New Hampton Thursday, May 1.

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Apr

Waukon girls golf team falls at Crestwood, finishes third at home quadrangular and wraps up busy week with win in road triangular


Round of 56 at home ... Waukon girls golf senior Eva Whalen follows through when teeing off in the Indians’ home quadrangular Tuesday, April 15. Whalen turned in the Tribe’s second-leading score at the meet with a round of 56. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Waukon girls golf team played through one of its busiest weeks of the season, playing against one, three and two teams in three different events over four nights this past week. The Lady Indians first fell at Crestwood by a 243-209 result Monday, April 14 before finishing third in a home quadrangular Tuesday, April 15 but rallying back to win a triangular at Clayton Ridge Thursday, April 17.

The Waukon girls were next scheduled to make up their April 1 road date at Houston, MN Tuesday, April 22 before playing in the New Hampton Invitational Thursday, April 24. They will then play at Charles City Monday, April 28 before playing in a non-conference triangular at South Winneshiek Thursday, May 1 and then competing in a Decorah quadrangular Saturday, May 3.

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Apr

Another top-three pair for Waukon girls track team includes winning own Early Bird Invitational, placing third at New Hampton Invitational


Victorious 4x400 relay foursome includes trio of double-winners ... The Waukon girls track and field 4x400 relay quartet of (left to right in above photos) sophomore Reegan Benzing, freshman Miriam Downing, sophomore Cora Miller and junior Emma O’Neill topped that final race of the Indians’ Early Bird Invitational Tuesday, April 15 in a time of 4:37.63. In addition to that final event win, Benzing also won the 3000 meter run in a time of 12:09.78, Downing and Miller teamed up with senior Reese McCormick and sophomore Addie Olson to win the distance medley in a time of 4:45.40, and O’Neill also ran to a second-place finish in the 800 meter run with a clocking of 2:38.22. View and find out how to purchase these photos and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.

The Waukon girls track and field team put together another strong pair of meets this past week, continuing its season-long invitational trend of finishing in no worse than third place in either of its competitions again this week. The Lady Indians defended their home track and field complex by winning their own Waukon Early Bird Invitational Tuesday, April 15 before claiming a third-place team finish at the New Hampton Invitational Thursday, April 17.

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Apr

Kee girls track team finishes sixth at Waukon Early Bird, places second at MFL/MarMac Invitational; Winters qualifies for Drake Relays in three events

Winters joined by Mudderman, Strong and Mohn in continuing to break records

The Kee girls track team took part in another pair of meets this past week, although the second of those was brought to an early end by Mother Nature. The Lady Hawks ended up scoring in the 80-point range in both meets, with that result placing Kee sixth in the nine-team Waukon Early Bird Invitational Tuesday, April 15 before the Lady Hawks elevated themselves to a second-place finish at the MFL/MarMac Invitational Thursday, April 17.

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