Annual Darlington Invitational

Friday, April 9, 2010 at Darlington High School: Results

Rain, snow, and cold weather pushed the Darlington Invitational to Friday. Friday turned out to be an ideal day for a track meet as teams from Benton, Blackhawk, Galena [IL], Monticello, Pecatonica-Argyle, River Ridge, Shullsburg, Southwestern, and Stockton [IL] competed at Darlington. No team scores were kept. Teams were allowed an unlimited number of entrants in each event. Schools at Darlington were D3.

Rachel Rygh [above left, Black Hawk] won the 100m and 200m dash events. Kara Krahenbuhl [above center, Darlington] was third in the 100m dash while Alyssa Iserman [above right, Southwestern] was fifth.

Kelsey Bernet [left] from Monticello won the 1600m and 3200m races.

River Ridge 400m runner Laura Martin is pictured above right.

Above: Lap 1 of the 1600m race.


Right: Cheyenne Wolfe of Darlington and Kelsey Bernet in the middle of the 1600m race. Wolfe finished second to Berne

Below L-R: Chelsey Knapp [River Ridge, black jersey] and Alix Brandt in the 100m HH finals. Brandt won the HH with Knapp finishing second.



Above: The Darlington 4x2 relay team moved to the top of the D3 HR list for the 4x2 relay with a 1:53.6 [HHT] time. Relay members L-R:
  • Chayse Hermanson
  • Lisa Kreidler
  • Kayla Lange
  • Anchor Hannah Huffman
Left: Hannah Huffman anchoring the 4x2

The Darlington 4x8 finished second to Stockton [IL].

Below clockwise from below left:

  • Claire Scott [Darlington] and Dani Kunkel [Southwestern-blue jersey]
  • Amy Jorgenson and Lexi Kane [Southwestern-blue jersey]
  • Christa Wamsley and Ashlynne Wampfler [Stockton-maroon WARHAWKS jersey]
  • Olivia Wedig


High jump winner Brittany Bradley [left, River Ridge] won with a height of 5' 00. Bradley also won the LJ event. Bradley also ran in two relays and was voted Female Athlete of the Darlington Invitational.

Alix Brandt [above, Darlington] finished sixth.

Alyssa Iserman [below right, Southwestern] was second.

Abigail Merriam [below left, Darlington] was third.


Above: Darlington head coach Todd Bastian confers with Alix Brandt after she won the HH event. Brandt had a quick turnaround as she took a successful jump in the HJ after returning from the finish of the HH race. Right PV coach Steve Fitzsimons and winning vaulter Kara Krahenbuhl from Darlington.

Left: Katie Place [Blackhawk] is pictured in the TJ which she won. She was 2nd in the LJ.

Above: Hailey McGowan [Darlington].

Below: Hannah Huffman [Darlington].

Darlington 4x1 Final Exchange

Darlington LJ Chayse Hermanson

Darlington Redbirds