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The Pella track and field teams were dominant at their home meets, running away with the championships at the Tulip Time Relays Thursday.

The Dutch swept the top spots in both, while the Eagles boys finished 4th and the girls 6th in the field featuring several 2A and 3A schools at Pella High School.

For the Pella boys, it was another runaway performance, with 12 first place finishes. Drake Relays Champion Kody Huisman was the first Iowa High School shot put thrower in 2021 to eclipse 60 feet, coming just two inches shy of the Pella record broken by Nick DeJong in 2019.

The Pella girls were keyed by the fastest 100 meter dash in 3A by Emily McMartin (12.49) and the 3rd fastest 200 meter by Calla Kerndt (26.31) in winning efforts, while Delanie Reynolds clocked in with the 8th fastest 100 meter dash in 3A (12.81) in a 2nd place finish behind McMartin. Lady Dutch Head Coach Dak Rasmussen is excited about the depth in the sprinting group, despite some injuries, and how they can help the team compete for a conference title next week and several spots at the state meet.

The Eagles boys had three first place winners in a field made difficult by the depth of their crosstown rivals, with wins by Carson Breon by .23 over Ryan Hancock in the 400 meter hurdles, and relay wins in the 4×100 and sprint medley by the sprinters from Eagle Lane.

Pella Christian Girls Discus Thrower Allison Van Gorp broke the Pella Christian school record in a runner-up finish, as her throw of 134-08 also passed the highest mark in Class 2A as of Thursday night.

Pella Boys First Place Finishes:
Discus – Kody Huisman – 175-04
Shot Put – Kody Huisman – 60-3 – 1st athlete past 60 feet in Iowa, regardless of class
Long Jump – Parker Elder – 19-5.25
High Jump – Parker Elder – 6-1
400 Meters – Karl Miller – 51.69
800 Meters – Tony Schmitz – 2:00.15
1600 Meters – Chase Lauman – 4:33.18
3200 Meters – Akira Lopez – 10:54.58
4×200 – Relay – 1:35.26 – Kenson Fuller, Jrake VanHemert, Izaak LaHue, Quinn Gruver
4×400 Relay – 3:25.01 – Jackson Rozenboom, Reece Thoreson, Karl Miller, Tony Schmitz
4×800 Relay – 8:35.91 – Chase Lauman, Trey VanHauen, Nathan VanderWaal, Tony Schmitz
Shuttle Hurdle Relay – 1:03.35 – Reece Thoreson, Luke Fairchild, Josh Warner, Brandon Winegardner

Pella Girls First Place Finishes:
100 Meters – Emily McMartin (12.49) – Fastest in 3A as of 4-30
200 Meters – Calla Kerndt (26.31) – 3rd Fastest in 3A as of 4-30
400 Meters – Jacie Trine (1:02.18)
1500 Meters – Abby Cutler (5:33.31)
3000 Meters – Abby Cutler (12:01)
4×100 Relay – 50.37 (Delanie Reynolds, Calla Kerndt, Marissa Hackman, Emily McMartin)
4×200 Relay – 1:49.01 (Delanie Reynolds, Calla Kerndt, Marissa Hackman, Emily McMartin)
4×800 Relay – 11:00.69 (Ashley Blommers, Autumn Blink, Macy Schroeder, Maddie Schmitz)
800 Sprint Medley Relay – 1:57.29 (Delanie Reynolds, Abby Warner, Calla Kerndt, Jacie Trine)

Pella Christian Boys First Place Finishes:
400 meter hurdles – Carson Breon – 58.61
4×100 Relay – 45.22 (Cody Boender, Isaac Kacmarynski, Peyton Ritzert, Levi Schelhaas)
800 Sprint Medley – 1:37.48 (Peyton Ritzert, Luke Nikkel, Isaac Kacmarynski, Levi Schelhaas)

Other Top Finishes (Pella Boys):
110 Hurdles – Gage Huyser – 2nd (15.2); Nolan Clayberg – 3rd (15.57)
400 Meters – Jackson Rozenboom – 53.09
1600 Meters – 3rd – Nathan Vander Waal – 4:54.15
3200 meters – 2nd – Cutler Turner (11:10)
400 meter hurdles – Ryan Hancock – 2nd – 58.84
4×100 Relay – 2nd – 45.8 (Jacob Byers, Jrake VanHemert, Nick Rus, Izaak LaHue)
1600 Distance Medley – 2nd – 3:58.93 (Nick Rus, Antonio Leovan, Drew Schulte, Braden Rowe)

Other Top Finishes (Pella Girls):
200 Meters – Delanie Reynolds – 2nd (12.82); Marissa Hackman – 3rd (13.01)
200 Meters – 2nd – Emily McMartin (26.72)
4×400 Relay – 2nd – 4:25.24 (Jacie Trine, Macy Schroeder, Giovy Eekhoff, Ashley Blommers)
1600 Medley Relay – 3rd – 4:50.61 (Abby Warner, Tristan Gordon, Giovy Eekhoff, Abby Cutler)
High Jump – Jasmine Namminga – 3rd (4-10)

Pella Christian Other Top Finishes:
4×400 Boys – 2nd – 3:36.41 – Carson Breon, Daniel Andringa, Peyton Ritzert, Levi Schelhaas
High Jump (B) – 2nd – Drew Geetings – 5-10
Discus (Girls) – 2nd – Allison Van Gorp (134-08) – SCHOOL RECORD, Longest in Class 2A as of 4-30
4×400 Relay (G) – 3rd – 4:31.63 (Sophie Milligan, Cara Veenstra, Ella Bandstra, Kayla Natelborg)
Shot Put (G) – 3rd – Allison Van Gorp (37-8)
400 Meter Hurdle (G) – 3rd – Maddie Schmitz (1:14.89)

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