It could not have been any closer. It was a meet full of "cuolda, woulda, shouldas", as the ACGC Charger girls fell just short of capturing the team title in its own Charger Relays last night. A few more inches here, a little faster time there and the meet may have come out differently. As it was, it came down to the final event with the Chargers leading rival Panorama 149-143 going into the 1600 meter relay. With the Panthers finishing second and the Chargers sixth in the finale, it meant Panorama edged out ACGC 153-152 and went home with the top prize. Despite the narrow loss, the Chargers turned in an outstanding performance as a team, and some sterling performances by individuals.

Mady McDermott led the Charger gold medal winners, as she broke three records with her best put of 38'5". The meet record of 37'6", the four-decade-old Guthrie Center school record, and the-three-decade old Adair-Casey school record all fell with McDermotts' effort.

Emma Swanson also captured a gold with her win in the 3000 meter run with a time of 11:36.78. The 1600 medley relay team of Reagan Rumelhart, Emma Swanson, and Kate Crawford was also a winner with a time of 4:37.11. Rounding out the gold medalists was Crawford in the 1500 as she posted a time of 5:16.68.

When a team scores 152 points in a meet, it takes more that the top finishers to amass that many points. McDermott added a second place in the discus; Savana Fuller claimed second place in both the 100 and 200 meter dashes; Mady Smith finished second in the 100 hurdles and third in the 100 meter dash; Sara Schmeling took thirds in the 200, 400, and the long jump; Lauryn Embleton took second place in the 3000 meter run and fifth in the 800; Crawford added a second in the 800. Many other Chargers contributed to the 152 point total, with their finishes listed below. All in all, it was a great effort by the entire team.

Coach Shawgo was in good spirits following the meet. "I would say that the biggest takeaways from the night are that we scored a season high in points, the girls fought like crazy and came up just short as a team, and that we as a coaching staff love seeing the tremendous growth night in and night out from these girls," the Charger mentor commented.

Following the weekend break, the girls will be back in action on Monday when they travel to Bondurant. The boys' team will also be in action on Monday at Jefferson.

First places finishes are italicisized. DNP stand for "did not place", and Also refers to those who participated in an event, but were not eligible to score. Only two participants from each school are eligible to score in any given event.

ACGC results

Shot put 1st: Mady McDermott, 38'5.5" DNP: Kalli Kinney, 29'.5"

Also: Mady Kelsey, 30'7.5"

Discus 2nd: Mady McDermott, 99'4" DNP: Kalli Kinney, 71'7.75"

High jump No participants

Long jump 3rd: Sara Schmeling, 14'2.5"

800 medley 6th: Jenna Andersen, Reese Coffman, Reagan Rumelhart,

relay Audrey Stowe, 2:08.70

3000 m run 1st: Emma Swanson, 11:36.78 Also: Aubrey Chemlar, 13:02.50

2nd: Lauryn Embleton, 12:03.66 Malena Rumelhart, 14:02.75

3200 m relay 3rd: Sophie Danker, Audrey Stowe, Rylee Sloss,

Kate Crawford, 11;20.63

Shuttle hurdle 7th: Jenna Stringer, Reese Coffman, Jenna Andersen,

relay Charlotte Colling, 1:26.15

100 m dash 2nd: Savana Fuller, 13.58

3rd: Mady Smith, 13.99

1600 medley 1st: Reagan Rumelhart, Savana Fuller, Emma Swanson,

relay Kate Crawford, 4:37.11

400 m dash 3rd: Sara Schmeing, 1:05.11 DNP: Sabrina Ure, 1:14.45

Also: Sophie Danker, 1:12.16

Rylee Sloss, 1:12.78

800 m relay 8th: Emma Vogel, Jenna Andersen, Reese Coffman,

Kylie Young, 2:10.09

100 hurdles 2nd: Mady Smith, 17.18 DNP: Jenna Stringer, 21.01

Also: Charlotte Colling, 21.22

800 m run 2nd: Kate Crawford, 2:31.60 Also: Jackie Trujillo-Garcia, 2:58.05

5th: Lauryn Embleton, 2:47.36 Malena Rumelhart, 3:10.9

200 m dash 2nd: Savana Fuller, 28.08 Also: Kennedy Young,33.27

3rd: Sara Schmeling, 28.92 Charlotte Colling, 33.28

400 hurdles 5th: Audrey Stowe, 1:18.77 Also: Kenzie Reinhart, 1:26.07

6th: Mady Smith, 1:18.99

1500 m run 1st: Kate Crawford, 5:16.68 Also: Rylee Sloss, 5:59.10

2nd: Emma Swanson, 5:33.52 Aubrey Chemlar, 6:10.04

400 m relay 3rd: Reagen Rumelhart, Sara Schmeling, Mady Smith,

Savana Fuller, 54.24

Also: Kenzie Reinhart, Jenna Stringer, Jenna Andersen,

Reese Coffman, 1:01.53

1600 relay 6th: Audrey Stowe, Lauryn Embleton, Reagan Rumelhart,

Sophie Danker, 4:44.76

Team scores

Panorama 153

ACGC 152

PCM 147

Nod. Valley 63

WCV 54

Gldn-Ralston 49

Audubon 38

Earlham 30

SW Valley 21

CAM 17

Lenox 12

Ex-EHK 5