The girls track and field team secured its third consecutive Big 12 Conference championship title on May 5.

Community ended the conference meet with 131 points, a 37-point lead over hosts Champaign Central High School.

The win was a team effort for the Iron.

Junior Jazmin West won the 100-meter (12.26) and 200-meter (25.38) races.

Ali Ince (’24) matched West with two first-place finishes as an individual, winning the 400 and 800. 

In the 400, Ince finished with a time of 56.97. Junior Abigail Ziemer took third in the race (1:01.18).

In the 800, Ince crossed the finish line at 2:13.74, trailed by freshman Lily Cavanaugh in second (2:20.55). 

Ince anchored both of Community’s distance relays, helping the Iron take first in both. 

The 1600 relay team of Cavanaugh, Queen-Patricia Lubala (’24) and Anna Dunne (’23) finished with a time of 4:01.93.

The 3200 relay team of  Ziemer, Dunne, and Megan Metz (’23) posted a time of 9:40.36.

Senior Ruth Oliveros-Gallardo (’23) placed first in the shot put for the second year in a row, throwing 11.47 meters.  

Marco Reynolds (’25) threw 11.15 meters, good enough for third in the event. 

West contributed to the second-place 800-meter relay team’s 1:44.62 finish and a third-place finish in the 400 relay (47.24), along with teammates Jahariah Williams (’26), Kendall Luke (’25) and Alena Smith (’24). 

In the discus, Aurora Kiamana (’23) captured third with a throw of 32.07 meters.

In the hurdles, Lubala posted second and fourth place finishes. Lubala took second 300 (47.24) and fourth in the 100 (16.04).

Editor’s Note: Ruth Oliveros-Gallardo is a member of the Inkspot staff and contributed to this article.