A couple of area track athletes shined at last week’s Iowa Association of Track Coaches Outdoor Championships in Iowa City.
The end of the year meet that featured athletes from all classes saw Mid-Prairie senior Mitzi Evans take gold one final time by besting the field in the girls’ 400 meter run clocking in at 56.25 seconds. The three time state champion also placed second in the 200m in 25.3 seconds. WACO’s Braden Spain competed in the high jump where he cleared 6’2’’ before injuring his leg and finishing in second. Washington’s Alec Ulin ran in a pair of events placing 10th in the 400m (55.78) and 19th in the 200m (24.71).
Columbus Community’s Triston Miller did some serious damage in the pentathlon where he finished second overall. The junior placed second in the high jump (1.9 meters), second in the long jump (6.07 meters), sixth in the shot put (10.02 meters), sixth in the 800m (2:23), and third in the 110m hurdles (15.22). Teammate Dante Zuniga also competed in the pentathlon with his best finish of fifth coming in the shot put with a heave of 10.04 meters.
Full results can be found below.
Photo Courtesy of Scott Dennler