Girls Track & Field

2025 Season Review

The Lady Royal Track & Field team finished their season with strong performances from the entire team, showing their ability to battle adversity by overcoming injuries, weather and serious illnesses. Two athletes this year, either joined the Top 5 list or bettered their time. Freshman Nora Smith now holds the third best time in school history, running 1:01.06 in the 400m dash, and senior Molly Feldman ran a 15.51 in the 100IH to remain the second fastest hurdler in school history…beating her previous time by .01 seconds. 

The girls overall worked hard and were able to have their best performances at the “big” meets  – invitationals, County or the State series. Junior Reagan Turk, the competitive glue of the team, ran the season’s best time in the 800m with a time of 2:23.20 at the Marion County meet. She also anchored two relays – the 4×800 and the 4×400. Her 800m at county was one of the more memorable races of the year.  It was a race that showcased Reagan’s heart and competitive spirit. 

The 4×800 relay of Reagan, sophomore Tessa Mize and juniors Ximena Zarza-Diego and Madelyn Kitchens ran a season’s best time of 10:03.45 at regionals. Reagan also anchored the 4×400 relay along with team members Nora Smith, sophomore Cici Ruplinger and Madelyn Kitchens who ran their best time of 4:23.18. Other ladies who qualified for the regionals were senior Kalise Gutierrez in the 100m and Molly Feldman in the 100IH.  Kalise and Molly were also part of the 4×100 relay, along with sophomore Alana Hawkin  and freshman Alex Dew. The relay ran their best time of the year of 50.59, just .06 seconds away from being on the Top 5 list. Other regional qualifiers were Tessa Mize in the 1600m , junior Ava Shirley in the 1600m and senior Sophie Schneidner in the pole vault. 

Athletes Sophie Schneidner, senior Hannah Kazmierzak, and Molly Feldman all earned Academic All-State recognition. Awards for the MVP in event groups were earned by Molly Feldman in the Sprints/Hurdles, Kalise Gutierrez in the Field Events and Reagan Turk and Madelyn Kitchens in the Distance Events. Kalise was also the recipient of the Mental Attitude Award, while Molly also received the Leadership Award. Sophie Schneider was recognized with the Sportsmanship Award for the season.