Turnout was good for the Hershey track meet April 22 at Linduska Field in Jefferson, with 58 youngsters age 5-14 competing in age-appropriate races.
The free event was hosted by the Jefferson park and recreation department. All participants received a Hershey candy bar at the end of the meet and ribbons were given to the top three finishers in each event. First place finishers ages 9 and up qualified for the State Hershey Track Meet in Marshalltown on Saturday, June 14.
JPRD staff thanked the meet helpers Wendy Pittman, Madison Taute, Cassie Dozier, Cassidy Adamson, Cheli Stroburg, Wyatt Tipton, Chris Hulburt, and Kelley Gray.
Pictured are most of the participants: (front, from left) Becca Anderson, Tarynn Fisher, Cayden Stream, Lucias Chapman, Isaac Carman, Ely Booth, Kayla Strum, Landon Carstens, Gabe Schroeder, Jacob Harmeyer, Graci Cooklin, Lillian Sloan, Jennifer Robbins, Kaycee Pittman and Ethan Carstens; (second row, from left) Bo Chapman, Kierra Cummings, Violet Reedy, Bailey Anderson, Shailynne Woodley, Maddie McCarthy, Chanlyn Cunningham, Gabe Fincel, Natalie Heupel, Olivia Shannon, Kali Nelson, Layne Carstens, Paige Teeples, Joey Schroeder, Bella Schroeder, Katrina Heupel and Logan Woodruff; (third row, from left) Preston Johns, Madeline Johns, Grant Farnham, Justin Stream, Bryce Stalder, Kole Teeples, Nathan Black and Jared Robbins; and (back, from left) Jace Wilson, Morgan Farnham, Sean Coil, Tyler Teeples, Cael Fisher, Will Hansen, Nathan Wailes, Bailey Cunningham, Justice Phillips, Sadie Wilson, Annie Twille and Makala Kafer.
