2026 Track & Field Season Recap
May 29, 2026

2026 Track & Field Season Recap

The Hillcrest Ravens girls track and field team had an outstanding performance at the state qualifier meet in Sigourney, claiming two event wins and earning automatic bids to the state meet.

Girls event winners and State Qualifiers:

  • Rya Scott ’26— 1st, 100 meter dash (12.79 sec)
  • 4×100 relay team (Karina Bourha ’28, Adia Scott ’29, Niva Helmuth ’26, Rya Scott) — 1st (51.08 sec), edging out a tight five-team race
  • Marie Yoder ’27— 4th in the 3,000m (11:38.79)

Other strong finishes included Rya Scott 2nd in the 200m (26.80), Adia Scott 4th in the 200m (27.82), Marie Yoder 4th in the 3,000m (11:38.79), Siena Stanerson ’26 5th in the 3,000m, Adia Scott 5th in the 100m (13.33), Marie Yoder 6th in the 1,500m (5:34.38), and Niva Helmuth 6th in the shot put (31’2.75″). Molly Birky ’29, Brynna Boshart ’29, and Millie Severino ’28 each posted personal bests in the discus, 100m hurdles, and 800m, respectively.

Boys highlights:

  • Braden Hartsock ’27 — 3rd, 3,200m (11:16.64)
  • Enoch Adza ’27 — 5th, 400m (54.88, personal best)
  • Kayden Estell ’26 — 5th, 200m (24.07, personal best); also set a PR in the 400m (56.59)
  • Calvin Meller ’29 — personal best in the 1,600m (5:30.07)

1A Iowa State Championship Meet — Drake Stadium, Des Moines (May 21–23)

The Hillcrest girls track and field team finished the season on the highest possible note, winning the Class 1A state title in the 4×100 meter relay.

Thursday (Prelims): Rya Scott opened the meet by running 12.54 seconds in the 100m prelims — just off her school record of 12.53. She also posted 26.54 in the 200m prelims. Marie Yoder competed in the 3,000m, finishing 23rd (11:39.95).

Friday (Relay Prelims): The 4×100 relay team of Karina Bourha, Adia Scott, Niva Helmuth, and Rya Scott won their heat by the narrowest of margins in a school-record 49.71 seconds, punching their ticket to Saturday’s finals.

Saturday (Finals): The same relay quartet came back and won the state championship going away, clocking 49.29 seconds — another school record. It was the sixth time the team had broken the school record in a single season; Brynna Boshart was on the relay for the first two of those record-breaking runs.

Rya Scott also placed 6th in the 100m finals (12.66 sec) and 14th in the 200m.

The relay team’s state title represents one of the top achievements in Hillcrest track and field history.