The Mid-Prairie boys and girls track teams make the trip to Eddyville-Blakesburg High School tonight for their class 2A state qualifier meet. The Hawks were last in action a week ago at the River Valley Conference Championship meet in Anamosa. The Mid-Prairie girls were crowned River Valley Champions with their total score of 136, beating second place Northeast Goose Lake by 46. The Golden Hawks got points from 17 of 19 competing events and brought home gold in six different events. Mitzi Evans took the title in the 800, Sydney Yoder in the 1500, Danielle Hostetler in the 3000, Tori Boyse in the shot put, Maddie Edgington, Amara Jones, Alyssa McDowell and Amber Swart in the 4×200 and Edgington, Swart, Evans and Hostetler in the distance medley.
The Mid-Prairie boys were fifth of 14 schools with 73.50 points. The Hawks won the high jump with Cain Brown clearing six feet. In order to qualify for the state meet in class 2A in Des Moines, athletes must finish in the top two in the event in their state qualifier meet, or be one of the next eight best performances statewide.
Entering the meet, the Mid-Prairie girls have the top seed in the 100m dash with Maddie Edgington, the 400m and 800m with Mitzi Evans , the 1500m and 3000m with Danielle Hostetler, the high jump with Ella Groenewold, the sprint medley, and distance medley. Second seeds include Evans in the 200m, Hostetler in the 800m, Sydney Yoder in the 1500m and 3000m, Tori Boyse in the shot put and discus, the 4×100, 4×200, and shuttle hurdle relay. The Golden Hawk boys are the top seed in the high jump with Cain Brown, the 4×100 relay and 4×200 relay. They are the second seed in the 800m and 3200m with Jamie Stutzman, the 400m hurdles with Clarke Latcham, the distance medley and shuttle hurdle relay.
The Golden Hawks will be joined tonight in Eddyville by Albia, Cardinal, Centerville, Central Lee, Chariton, Davis County, Pekin, Van Buren, Williamsburg and the homestanding Rockets. Action starts at 4p.m. and continues into the evening at Eddyville-Blakesburg High School.