It was a busy week for the Mid-Prairie girls and boys track teams. After spending time in the state capital for the Drake Relays, Mid-Prairie ended the week by having the girls host their home meet on Thursday and sending the boys to Newton Friday. At the girls home meet, the Golden Hawks impressed the home crowd, taking the team championship with 154 points. Solon was second with 124.5 points. The Hawks had eight championship events on the night. Phoebe Shetler won the championship in the 3000 with a time of 11:30.16 with Abby Fleming second. Behla Schmidt led a Mid-Prairie 1-2-3 in the 100 hurdles with a time of 17.26 seconds. Amara Jones was second and Sidney Davis third. Maddie Edgington took the 200 in 26.93 seconds. Sydney Yoder won the 1500 in 5:14.92 with Ana Fleming third. Madeline Schrader won gold in long jump clearing 15’3″. Mid-Prairie had three championship relays winning the shuttle hurdle in 1:15.47, distance medley in 4:33.23 and 4×100 in 51.76 seconds. Other top finishes for the Hawks included Nora Pennington runner-up in the high jump with Paige Safly third, second for the 4×800 team, Safly third in the 400 and third for Tori Boyse in the discus and shot put.

At Newton, the Mid-Prairie boys finished fifth of 11 teams with 73 points. Ottumwa won the team title with 122 points. The Golden Hawks crowned one champion on the night with Thaddeus Shetler winning the 1600 in 4:40.49. Other top finishes for the Hawks included runner-up for Nathan Quinby in the 100 and 4×800 and third place for Clarke Latcham in the 400 hurdles and 4×400.