Hillcrest Qualifies 7 Events for State; Owen Scott Breaks School Record
Hillcrest Academy Track and Field
At 1A State Qualifier at WACO May 15, 2025
Junior Owen Scott won the long jump and broke the school record in the long jump at the 1A State Qualifier meet in Wayland Thursday night. Scott’s jump of twenty-two feet seven and three quarters of an inch broke Zach Grimm’s record set in 1999 by one quarter of an inch. Scott’s previous best was twenty-two feet six and one half inches set earlier this year. By winning the event, Scott qualifies to compete at the State meet next week in Des Moines. Scott was the only automatic qualifier from either the boys or girls teams Thursday. The winners of each event automatically qualify. The next fourteen best performances across the state also qualify for the state meet. Those qualifiers will be announced sometime Friday. Scott also placed second in the 400 meter dash in a personal best time of 53.21 seconds. Kale Bailey was fourth in the high jump clearing the bar at six feet even. The shuttle hurdle relay team of Braden Hartsock, Enoch Adza, Jack Turner and Gibson Scott placed sixth in 1:20.32. Kayden Estell was seventh in the 100 meter dash in 12.09 seconds running into a stiff headwind. Bailey was twelfth in 12.54 seconds. Owen Scott was seventh in the 200 meter dash in 24.18 seconds. Estell was eighth in 24.55. The 4 x 100 meter relay team of Estell, Bailey, Gibson Scott and Owen Scott placed seventh in a season best time of 46.33 seconds. Gibson Scott was ninth in the 110 meter high hurdles finishing in 17.94 seconds. Braden Hartsock was tenth in the 3200 meter run in 12:35.27. Jeremiah Danker lowered his personal best in the 800 meter run to 2:27.88.
Boys Team Scores
Columbus 123 Sigourney 47
Pekin 100 Wapello 39
English Valleys 85 Hillcrest 33
New London 67 HLV 31
Danville 60 Keota 18
Winfield-Mt. Union 60 Lone Tree 18
WACO 50 Highland 4
The Hillcrest girls track and field team placed seventh in the field of thirteen teams. Sophomore Marie Yoder placed second in the 3000 meter run and also in the 1500 meter run. The 3000 meter run was early in the meet when the wind was strong and the temperature warm. Yoder’s time was 11:25.91. Siena Stanerson finished fourth in 12:02.95. The 1500 meter run was contested in more favorable conditions. Yoder’s second place time there was 5:23.47. Stanerson was fifth in that race finishing in 5:34.21. Rya Scott placed second in the 100 meter dash covering the distance in 13.06 seconds into a head wind. Morgyn Nafziger placed seventh in 13.82 seconds in the short sprint. The 4 x 200 meter relay team of Stavia Miller, Karina Bourha, Niva Helmuth and Scott had a great race finishing in 1:50.08 for second place. This is a huge season best and within less than 0.1 seconds of the school record. Niva Helmuth also had a season best in the shot put throwing the iron ball thirty-three feet six and three quarters inch for fifth place. Helmuth also placed sixth in the high jump clearing four feet six inches. Rya Scott placed fifth in the 200 meter dash in 27.39 seconds. Helmuth was eleventh in 29.43 seconds which is her new personal best in that event. Delaney Shaw placed eighth in the long jump with fourteen feet one and three quarters inch. Nafziger was thirteen with thirteen feet three and three quarters of an inch. The 4 x 400 meter relay team of Yoder, Shaw, Stanerson and Bourha placed seventh. The 4 x 100 meter relay team of Nafziger, Miller, Bourha and Shaw placed tenth. The sprint medley relay team of Nafziger, Tara Poole, Natalie Meganathan and Zainab Shawgi placed fourteenth.
Girls Team Scores
HLV 102 Sigourney 52
Pekin 98 Winfield-Mt. Union 37
English Valleys 91 Highland 37
Lone Tree 75 Columbus 24
WACO 62 Wapello 22
Danville 61 Keota 8
Hillcrest 57
Complete Team Results
Complete Results
Automatic qualifier:
Boys long jump: Owen Scott
Additional qualifiers:
Boys high jump: Kale Bailey
Boys 400: Owen Scott
Girls 100: Rya Scott
Girls 200: Rya Scott
Girls 3000: Marie Yoder
Girls 4 x 200: Stavia Miller, Karina Bourha, Niva Helmuth, Rya Scott