going to work hard,” Schoen- felder said. The Tigers weren’t nec- essarily hit hard by graduation, but the talent they lost was criti- cal to the success in 2024. Graduate Clare Stahr led off the 4x800, and Taylor Banning was a part of four school-record re- lays and ran the opening leg on the state championship dis- tance medley relay. But the talent Gilbert does re- turn? Hoo-boy, now we’re talk- ing. Let’s start with Sophia Bleich and Keira Andersen, veterans of the 4x800 relay themselves. That leaves one spot on the po- tentially golden relay, and the coaches say either Claire Koe- nig or Kaitlyn Dear could ulti- mately fill the void left by Stahr. The 2024 quartet broke its own school record numerous times over the past two sea- sons, and it currently sits at 9:19.36. Bleich and Andersen are ver- satile talents that could fill a va- riety of needs. Bleich has twice qualified for state in the 400 hurdles, and both joined Fed- dersen on the seventh-place 4x400 relay last spring. Sophia Overman, Allie Grand- genett, the Mizerak twins, Gretchen and Laurel, and Kea- ton Hanson all have ample
THURSDAY, MARCH 27: ADM EARLY BIRD Information: At Adel, 4:15 p.m. start time
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7: RACCOON RIVER CONFERENCE MEET Information: At Tiger Stadium, Gilbert, 4 p.m. start time
FRIDAY, APRIL 4: ROLAND-STORY COED Information: At Story City, 4:30 p.m. start time
THURSDAY, MAY 15: CLASS 3A STATE QUALIFYING MEET Information: At TBA, 4 p.m. start time
TUESDAY, APRIL 8: GILBERT COED Information: At Tiger Stadium, Gilbert, 4:30 p.m. start time
THURSDAY, MAY 22-SATURDAY, MAY 24: STATE MEET Information: At Drake Stadium, Des Moines, 9 a.m. start time each day
THURSDAY, APRIL 10: WAUKEE NORTHWEST RELAYS Information: At Waukee, 4 p.m. start time
Row 1: Sophia Bleich, Kaitlyn Dear, Kayla Rash, Jazzy Gehling, Keaton Hanson, Abby Deal, Keira Andersen, and Allie Grandgenett. Row 2: Bia Dantas, Sophia Overman, Natasha Flower, Cora Holz, Evie Christenson, Lucy Kraehling, Mollie Schnormeier, Claire Grandge- nett, and Claire Koenig.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 12: JIM DUNCAN INVITE Information: At Drake Stadium, Des Moines, 8:30 a.m. start time
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state-meet experience too. The Mizerak twins and Han- son joined Banning on the school-record 4x100, 4x200, and sprint medley relays a sea- son ago. Hanson ran alongside Banning and Feddersen on the gold medal distance medley relay. Gilbert was seventh in the 4x100 and eighth in the 4x200 at state a season ago. Add in a nice crop of fresh- men who can fill gaps through- out the lineup and Gilbert could and should again be one of the premier teams in the RRC and a potential contender at state.
for that 800,” she said. “I would love to get that down to a 2:10 at some point this season.” Feddersen also says the Tigers will have their work cut out for them in the 4x800. Sioux Center was just four seconds behind Gilbert en route to silver a season ago and the Warriors also return three members, in- cluding sophomore standout Audrina Jones, the 2024 state runner-up in the open 800. “We’re going to have to have that underdog mentality throughout the season to do the work that gets us where we want to go (at state),” Fed- dersen said.
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“We’ve got a lot of depth that we can play with this year,” Schoenfelder said. “We have a lot of returners and a lot of freshmen with so much poten- tial.” Feddersen will be at the center of all of it. Tall and lanky, she’s molded to run the 800 and she has goals where that event is concerned. She’s not afraid to admit she had higher aspirations than a second straight bronze medal at state a season ago, but that only moti- vates her as she enters the stretch run of her prep career. “I definitely have some drive
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TUESDAY, APRIL 15: JIM DUEA RELAYS Information: At Ames, 4:15 p.m. start time
THURSDAY, APRIL 17: OGDEN INVITE Information: At Ogden, 4:30 p.m. start time
THURSDAY, APRIL 24-SATURDAY, APRIL 26: DRAKE RELAYS Information: At Drake Stadium, Des Moines, TBA for event start times
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THURSDAY, APRIL 24: CARROLL TIGER RELAYS Information: At Carroll, 4:30 p.m. start time
MONDAY, APRIL 28: GILBERT COED RELAYS Information: At Tiger Stadium, Gilbert, 4:30 p.m. start time
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THURSDAY, MAY 1: CARLISLE INVITE Information: At Carlisle, 4:15 p.m. start time
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