A Win for Coach Parriott's Birthday

by Coach Vanderah @MrVDowling | April 12, 2023

What better way to spend your birthday than coaching your team to a meet championship? Coach Parriott got to spend her 40th birthday with the team as they set 6 new PRs, 2 new SBs, 7 all-time marks, and had 13 event winners en route to a team victory in Urbandale for the Gary DouBrava Invitational. 

For this meet, there were only JV entries in relays and field events. All individual running events were varsity only.

Gary DouBrava Invitational (stats here)

On the track: The Maroons went 1-2 in the 100 meter dash with Olivia Kramer and Emily Heitzman. In the 400 meter dash, Ashley Hall ran her first open 400 of the year and finished 1st in 1:01.92, with Maddie Nagel finishing 3rd and setting a new PR of 1:02.95 (9th all-time for freshmen). Resse Ervin finished 3rd overall in the 100 hurdles with a time of 17.08. In the 800, Elise Huegerich was 2nd in 2:29.87 and Sally Gaskell ran a SB of 2:30.10 to finish 3rd. Dowling once again went 1-2 in the 200, with Olivia Kramer running a SB 26.18 on her way to victory and Annie Smith running a 26.42 in her first ever open 200 (which is 3rd all-time for sophomores)! Ruby Leman and Alex Gaskell ran their first 400 hurdles, and Ruby finished 3rd overall in 1:13.69. Molly O'Halloran finished 2nd overall in the 1500 in 5:21.08, and Elizabeth Marsh set another PR in the event in 5:36.84.

In the field: In the high jump, Alex Gaskell and Ellie Muller tied for second in varsity both clearing 5'2, while Ava Groeteke (5'0 PR) and Berit Kallemeier (4'8) go 1-2 in JV. Yalayzah Lovan finished 3rd and Kenzie Dean finished 5th in varsity discus, while Nellie Johnson wins JV with a PR of 86'4 and Addy Logan PRs with 65'7. In shot put, Yalitza Lovan finished 2nd in varsity and Shea Berger finished 2nd in JV. Marren Dirks set a new PR in long jump with a jump of 14'4.75.

Relays: In the 4x800, both our varsity squad (Sally Gaskell, Elise Huegerich, Avery Muller, Liv Hall) and JV squad (Abby Ziegert, Willow Jepson, Sadie Reinhardt, Ava Van Ee) came away with victories. Our JV shuttle hurdle team followed them up with a victory of their own with the team of Franny Brooks, Nicole Pedersen, Reese Ervin, and Katherine Banker. The varsity distance medley team of Kate Nelson, Marion Boot, Allison Stacy, and Molly O'Halloran were victorious, and the JV team of Molli Young, Emma Bishop, Grace Nagel, and Anna Schoessler finished 2nd. We had another sweep in the 4x200, where both our varsity group (Annie Smith, Shea Johnson, Emily Heitzman, Ruby Leman) and JV group (Amaya Colon-Campos, Betty Mateo, Anita Tombe, Abby Eischeid) were winners. The 4x100 team of Ashley Hall, Emily Heitzman, Shea Johnson, and Olivia Kramer continues to slash time running a SB 48.90 which puts them 4th in school history. To wrap up the meet our JV 4x400 team of Nevaeh Russian, Amaiya Thompson, Anna Schoessler, and Ava Van Ee finished 3rd and our varsity group of Annie Smith, Reese Ervin, Sally Gaskell, and Maddie Nagel were the champions finishing in 4:10.87.

Into the record books:

• Our 4x100 time of 48.90 by Ashley Hall, Emily Heitzman, Shea Johnson, and Olivia Kramer is 4th in school history

• Annie Smith's 200 meter time of 26.42 is 3rd all-time for sophomores

• Olivia Kramer's 200 meter time of 26.18 is 4th all-time for seniors

• Ava Groeteke's high jump clearance of 5'0 is tied for 4th all-time for freshmen

• Ashley Hall's 400 meter time of 1:01.92 is 6th all-time for seniors

• Nellie Johnson's throw of 86'4 in discus is 7th all-time for freshmen

• Maddie Nagel's 400 meter time of 1:02.95 is 9th all-time for freshmen

• Ruby Leman's 400 hurdle time of 1:13.69 is 10th all-time for sophomores

Where we stand in class 4A

Here is an update on which Maroons are in the top 24 in class 4A individual events and top 8 in relays (as of 6:15 on Sunday April 9). 

For the latest stats check here.

100: Olivia Kramer 7th, Emily Heitzman 11th

100 Hurdles: Ruby Leman 2nd, Alex Gaskell 9th, Olivia Kramer 10th, Reese Ervin 17th

200: Olivia Kramer 7th, Lauren McCoy T-9th, Annie Smith T-11th

400: Lauren McCoy 3rd

400 Hurdles: Reese Ervin 10th, Katherine Banker 21st

800: Ella Anliker 20th

3000: Liv Hall 21st

High Jump: Alex Gaskell 6th, Ellie Muller T-7th, Kate Nelson T-11th, Ava Groeteke T-15th

Long Jump: Kate Nelson T-17th, Ruby Leman T-20th, Ashley Hall T-24th

Discus: Audrey Ott 4th, Amaiya Thompson 22nd, Yalayzah 23rd

Shot Put: Yalitza Lovan 21st, Kenzie Dean 24th

4x100: 1st - Ashley Hall, Emily Heitzman, Shea Johnson, Olivia Kramer

4x200: 4th - Alex Gaskell, Shea Johnson, Emily Heitzman, Ashley Hall

4x400: 8th - Ashley Hall, Ella Anliker, Maddie Nagel, Lauren McCoy

Sprint Med: 2nd - Shea Johnson, Emily Heitzman, Ashley Hall, Lauren McCoy

Shuttle:  1st - Olivia Kramer, Alex Gaskell, Reese Ervin, Ruby Leman

Next 3 Meets:

• Jim Duncan Invitational (Drake) - April 15

• Jim Duea Relays (Ames) - April 18

• Jaguar Girls Relays (Ankeny Centennial) - April 20