Red Oak finishes seventh at Glenwood

 GLENWOOD — The Red Oak girls track team picked up several wins last Monday as they finished seventh out of nine teams competing at the Ram Coed Relays in Glenwood.

Red Oak recorded a score of 51 points, beating out both Sioux City North and St. Albert. Glenwood won the meet with a score of 156.

Kate Walker had both wins for Red Oak, as well as a runner-up finish. Walker won the 400-meter dash with a time of 1:01.98, beating out Shenandoah’s Serena Parker by a second. Nikki Graber was seventh in the race with 1:07.12.

The other win for Walker came in the 800 when she held off St. Albert’s Alyssa Carley by 10 seconds to run a time of 2:26.54.

Walker’s runner-up finish came in the 1,500 as she ran a time of 5:12.18, nearly nine seconds behind Claire Jones of Abraham Lincoln.

Paige Shirley had a top five finish when she took fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:15.08.

Juhi Boeye was seventh in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.22.

The best relay finishes came in the 4x200 and 4x400 as both finished fourth. The 4x200 team featured Michaela Buntrock, Sierra Athen, Hannah Vial and Sydney Streicher as they ran a time of 1:55.57 to win their heat.

The 4x400 team featured Shirley, Vial, Streicher and Boeye as they ran a 4:29.69, edging out Lewis Central at the finish line.

The shuttle hurdle relay team took seventh as Morgan Akers, Boeye, Shirley and Streicher ran 1:20.66.

The final points finish for Red Oak came in the sprint medley team as Buntrock, Vial, Athen and Boeye took eighth with a time of 2:05.83.