By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC girls golf team shot a 237 to place third at the WCAC quadrangular at 5 by 80 Golf and Country Club on Tuesday, April 29. Des Moines Christian won the meet shooting a 171. Des Moines Christian also had the best individual performance, coming from Courtney Latham who shot a 40. ACGC’s best round came from Rylee Robson who shot a 54. The girls next meet is the West Central Activities Conference meet, hosted by Woodward-Granger at Woodward Golf Club on Monday, May 5.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

• Rylee Robson, 54
• Ava Sneller, 58
• Allie DeWitt, 58
• Lucy Knutter, 67
• Cora Fluharty, 74

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys golf team shot a 180 to place third at a WCAC quadrangular meet at 5 by 80 Golf and Country Club on Tuesday, April 29. Des Moines Christian won the meet shooting 147. Des Moines Christian’s Braden Shontz had the best individual score of the day, shooting a 35. ACGC’s best round came from Casey Young who shot a 42.

“I’m very pleased with our consistent scores. I really feel we are improving with solid contact, straighter shots and our short game is under better control. Each player is consistently reaching their average. Their course play is facing less challenges but our scores are not getting lower yet.  Our first step was to get consistent and less chaotic,” Head Coach Lori McGivney said.

The boys next meet is the West Central Activities Conference Meet, hosted by Panorama at Lake Panorama National Golf Course on Tuesday, May 6.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

• Casey Young, 42
• Sayer Bireline-Huss, 44
• Kinnick Froelich, 45
• Chase Slaybaugh, 49
• Noah Kading, 55
• Collin Stringham, 57

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC girls track and field team hosted the Gonzales/Parrish Invitational on Thursday, May 1. ACGC scored 121 points at the event. Greene County won the meet with 176. Ava Campbell in the 800-meter run and the 1,500-meter run; the distance medley relay team; Cadence Petersen in the 400-meter hurdles, won gold. Campbell’s time in the 1,500-meter run of 4:47.82 set a school record. The 4×400-meter relay team of Petersen, Lillie Lauzon, Schafer and Campbell broke the school record in the event that was set on Tuesday, April 29. The 4×100-meter relay team, the 4×400-meter relay team, the 4×800-meter relay team and Petersen in the high jump won silver. The 800-meter sprint medley relay team, Emmarae Ellis in the 3,000-meter run and Caydence Boals in the shot put won bronze. The girls next meet is at Des Moines Christian on Tuesday, May 6 for the West Central Activities Conference meet.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

• 100-meter dash: Savannah Akers, sixth in 14.02
  Elizabeth Drake, eighth in 14.95
• 100-meter hurdles: Meranda Gruber, third in 18.16
• 200-meter dash: Nora Langgaard, seventh in 28.90
  Elizabeth Drake, ninth in 31.13
• 400-meter dash: Savannah Akers, sixth in 1:05.91
• 400-meter hurdles: Cadence Petersen, first in 1:09.63
• 800-meter run: Ava Campbell, first in 2:27.79
  Chelsea Kopaska, 10^th in 2:59.45
• 1,500-meter run: Ava Campbell, first in 4:47.82
  Chelsea Kopaska, sixth in 6:07.68
• 3,000-meter run: Emmarae Ellis, third in 14:06.96
• Discus: Becca Littler, seventh throwing 88-08.75
  Caydence Boals, eighth throwing 87-00.75
  Megan Underwood, 16^th throwing 64-09
  Kiera Boals, 17^th throwing 63-01.75
  Laurin Davis, 18^th throwing 60-07
• High jump: Cadence Petersen, second in 4-08
• Long jump: Kiera Boals, seventh in 13-01
• Shot put: Caydence Boals, third throwing 33-10.50
  Becca Littler, seventh throwing 30-00.50
  Olivia Mahaffey, 12^th throwing 27-02
  Elizabeth Gonzalez, 16^th throwing 21-11.50
  Laurin Davis, 18^th throwing 21-05.50
  Megan Underwood, 19^th throwing 20-02.50
• 800-sprint medley: ACGC, third in 9:17.34
• 4×100-meter relay: ACGC A, second in 54.31
  ACGC B, 10^th in 1:05.19
• 4×200-meter relay: ACGC, eighth in 2:14.47
• 4×100-meter shuttle hurdle:
• 4×400-meter relay: ACGC, second in 4:21.79
• 4×800-meter relay: ACGC, second in 10:45.89
• Distance medley: ACGC, first in 4:48.93

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC girls track and field team scored 64 points at the Bob Clark Relays in Audubon on Tuesday, April 29. The team earned two gold medals at the event, both of which came with meet record times, both involving Ava Campbell. Campbell set the 800-meter run record, and the team of Nora Langgaard, Brooklyn Schafer, Cadence Petersen and Campbell set the distance medley record. Petersen won the team’s lone silver medal in the 400-meter hurdles. Meranda Gruber in the 100-meter dash and Petersen in the high jump earned bronze medals. Emmarae Ellis in the 3,000-meter run and the 4×200-meter and 4×400-meter relay teams just missed out on bronze medals. Despite missing out on a medal, the 4×400-meter relay team of Savannah Akers, Campbell, Lillie Lauzon and Langgaard set a school record in 4:25.64.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

• 100-meter dash: Meranda Gruber, third in 13.66
  Elizabeth Drake, 11^th in 14.83
• 100-meter hurdles: Meranda Gruber, seventh in 18.56
• 200-meter dash: Elizabeth Drake, 12^th in 31.90
• 400-meter hurdles: Cadence Petersen, second in 1:09.64
• 800-meter run: Ava Campbell, first in 2:21.34
  Chelsea Kopaska, 12^th in 3:03.11
• 1,500-meter run: Brooklyn Schafer, sixth in 5:51.98
• 3,000-meter run: Emmarae Ellis, fourth in 14.33.93
• Discus: Megan Underwood, 14^th throwing 64-11
• High jump: Cadence Petersen, third jumping 4-08
• Long jump: Kiera Boals, 11^th jumping 12-01
• Shot put: Cayden Boals, seventh throwing 30-06
  Olivia Mahaffey, 10^th throwing 27-10
• 800-sprint medley: Meranda Gruber, Lillie Lauzon, Savannah Akers and Brooklyn Schafer, sixth in 2:04.79
• 4×200-meter relay: Meranda Gruber, Savannah Akers, Lillie Lauzon and Nora Langgaard, fourth in 1:55.42
• 4×400-meter relay: Savannah Akers, Ava Campbell, Lillie Lauzon and Nora Langgaard, fourth in 4:25.64
• Distance medley: Nora Langgaard, Brooklyn Schafer, Cadence Petersen and Ava Campbell in 4:21.59

By Cyote Williams | Times Vedette

The ACGC boys track and field team scored 129 points at its home meet, the Gonzales/Parrish Invitational on Thursday, May 1. Treynor won the meet with 140. Gold medals were won by Eli Madsen in the 400-meter dash, the 800-meter sprint medley relay team, Tate Fever in the 400-meter hurdles, and Preston Kent in the 3,200-meter run. Silver medals were earned by ACGC’s 4×100-meter relay team, Kent in the 1,600-meter run, Brexton Schneider in the 110-meter hurdles, the 4×110-meter shuttler hurdle relay team, and Mike Fuller in the shot put and discus. Fever won bronze in the 110-meter hurdles. The Chargers have placed first or second as a team at their last four events and will aim to do the same on Tuesday, May 6 at the West Central Activities Conference Meet, hosted by Des Moines Christian.

FULL ACGC RESULTS

• 100-meter dash: Luke Brincks, eighth in 11.69
  Dean Vela, 10^th in 11.90
• 110-meter hurdles: Brexton Schneider, second in 13.99
  Tate Fever, third in 15.21
• 200-meter dash: Dean Vela, fourth in 23.13
  Luke Brincks, eighth in 23.66
  Nathan Van Effen, 13^th in 25.55
• 400-meter dash: Eli Madsen, first in 50.32
• 400-meter hurdles: Tate Fever, first in 55.16
• 800-meter run: Cole Van Meter, eighth in 2:19.05
  Lane Stringer, ninth in 2:19.95
  Jameson Pfrang, 14^th in 2:24.96
  Cameron Mozingo, 15^th in 2:27.90
• 1,600-meter run: Preston Kent, second in 4:59.85
  Stetson Ellis, ninth in 5:57.26
• 3,200-meter run: Preston Kent, first in 10:48.60
  Stetson Ellis, fifth in 12:55.90
• Discus: Mike Fuller, second throwing 144-10.50
  Mason Wahl, 11^th throwing 109-06.50
  Garrett Lemke, 17^th throwing 91-05.50
  Brayden McCormick, 20^th throwing 79-05
  Brandon Carlson, 21^st throwing 77-00.25
  Stryker Husk, 25^th throwing 57-7
• Long jump: Ryan Martens, sixth jumping 18-03
  Nathan Van Effen, 12^th jumping 16-09.50
• Shot put: Mike Fuller, second throwing 50-00.50
  Jack Sheeder, eighth throwing 43-08
  Ryan McCormick, 15^th throwing 33-07
  Xander Harwood, 19^th throwing 30-10.50
  Carson Lovelace, 21^st throwing 30-01
  Brennan Tunink, 22^nd throwing 30-00
  Hudson Gilland, 23^rd throwing 29-11
  Cayden Akers, 26^th throwing 23-11
  Aiden Grace, 27^th throwing 18-01
• 800-meter sprint medley: ACGC, first in 1:36.90
• 4×100-meter relay: ACGC A, second in 43.51
  ACGC B, 13^th in 59.27
• 4×200-meter relay: ACGC, fifth in 1:38.33
• 4×110-meter shuttle hurdle: ACGC, second in 1:03.61
• 4×400-meter relay: ACGC, sixth in 3:51.98
• 4×800-meter relay: ACGC, fourth in 9:45.60
• Distance medley: ACGC, fourth in 3:58.83