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Spring break didn't slow down the Iowa City area's top track and field athletes.
Here are the nominees for the Iowa City Press-Citizen's high school Athletes of the Week for March 17-23. Press-Citizen.com readers vote to decide this week's winners. Voting closes at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Becker placed second in the 200-meters at the Hilltop Co-Ed Invitational on March 17.
The Liberty senior ran a time of 28.91.
More: How Iowa City Liberty sophomore Keegan Decker found his niche for track
Brown earned a pair of top five finishes at the Hilltop Co-Ed Invite.
The third-year Lightning placed second in the 800 meters (2:47.39) and fifth in the 1500 meters (5:41.47).
Haack earned second place in the shot put at the Hilltop Co-Ed Invite.
The third-year Little Hawk threw 40 feet, 4.5 inches to take home second place.
Herring placed second in the 55-meter hurdles at the Steve Rutz Indoor Co-Ed Meet on March 18.
Herring recorded a time of 9.25 in the event.
Timmerman placed first in the long jump at the Steve Rutz Starter Indoor Co-Ed Meet.
The third-year Clipper jumped 16 feet, five inches to take home gold. She was also a part of the third-place 4x200 and fifth-place 4x400 relay teams.
Higdon earned a pair of third place finishes at the Steve Rutz Starter Indoor Co-Ed Meet.
Higdon placed third in the 55-meter hurdles (8.34) and the high jump (six feet).
Ibrahim earned first place in the 55-meter hurdles at the Wartburg Invitational on March 18.
Ibrahim finished with a time of 7.86 to earn gold.
Lacy placed second in the varsity long jump at the University of Dubuque Boys Indoor Classic on March 20.
The third-year Little Hawk recorded a jump of 20 feet, seven inches.
Weiler earned first place in the 1600 meters at the Hilltop Co-Ed Invite.
The freshman ran a time of 4:50.41 to place first.
Wyldon placed second in the 60-meter dash at the Hilltop Co-Ed Invite.
The third-year Lightning ran a time of 7.22.
Marc Ray is the high school sports reporter for the Iowa City Press-Citizen. He can be reached at [email protected], and on X, formerly Twitter, at @themarcszn.
This article originally appeared on Iowa City Press-Citizen: Vote: Iowa City Press-Citizen’s Athletes of the Week, March 17-23
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Here are the nominees for the Iowa City Press-Citizen's high school Athletes of the Week for March 17-23. Press-Citizen.com readers vote to decide this week's winners. Voting closes at 8 p.m. Thursday.
Players are listed in alphabetical order by last name.
Girls
Marissa Becker, Sr., Iowa City Liberty
Becker placed second in the 200-meters at the Hilltop Co-Ed Invitational on March 17.
The Liberty senior ran a time of 28.91.
More: How Iowa City Liberty sophomore Keegan Decker found his niche for track
Nora Brown, Jr., Iowa City Liberty
Brown earned a pair of top five finishes at the Hilltop Co-Ed Invite.
The third-year Lightning placed second in the 800 meters (2:47.39) and fifth in the 1500 meters (5:41.47).
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Rachel Haack, Jr., Iowa City High
Haack earned second place in the shot put at the Hilltop Co-Ed Invite.
The third-year Little Hawk threw 40 feet, 4.5 inches to take home second place.
Jaylin Herring, Jr., Clear Creek Amana
Herring placed second in the 55-meter hurdles at the Steve Rutz Indoor Co-Ed Meet on March 18.
Herring recorded a time of 9.25 in the event.
Elizabeth Timmerman, Jr., Clear Creek Amana
Timmerman placed first in the long jump at the Steve Rutz Starter Indoor Co-Ed Meet.
The third-year Clipper jumped 16 feet, five inches to take home gold. She was also a part of the third-place 4x200 and fifth-place 4x400 relay teams.
Boys
Luke Higdon, Sr., Clear Creek Amana
Higdon earned a pair of third place finishes at the Steve Rutz Starter Indoor Co-Ed Meet.
Higdon placed third in the 55-meter hurdles (8.34) and the high jump (six feet).
Waleed Ibrahim, Jr., Iowa City West
Ibrahim earned first place in the 55-meter hurdles at the Wartburg Invitational on March 18.
Ibrahim finished with a time of 7.86 to earn gold.
Damari Lacy, Jr., Iowa City High
Lacy placed second in the varsity long jump at the University of Dubuque Boys Indoor Classic on March 20.
The third-year Little Hawk recorded a jump of 20 feet, seven inches.
Jake Weiler, Fr., Iowa City West
Weiler earned first place in the 1600 meters at the Hilltop Co-Ed Invite.
The freshman ran a time of 4:50.41 to place first.
Keshawn Wyldon, Jr., Iowa City Liberty
Wyldon placed second in the 60-meter dash at the Hilltop Co-Ed Invite.
The third-year Lightning ran a time of 7.22.
Marc Ray is the high school sports reporter for the Iowa City Press-Citizen. He can be reached at [email protected], and on X, formerly Twitter, at @themarcszn.
This article originally appeared on Iowa City Press-Citizen: Vote: Iowa City Press-Citizen’s Athletes of the Week, March 17-23
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