Indianola (Athlete) 1997
Cristy Dickerson (Hamblin) was outstanding during her High School career at Indianola. Ron Werling, Cristy’s Coach, writes “Cristy was an outstanding Sprinter with a tremendous amount of natural speed, but the thing that made her the best sprinter for four years was her mental toughness and competitiveness. Some of her accomplishments: 3 time State Meet 110 meter Champ 2 time 200 meter Champ Held or was a part of 5 State Records 1 of 6 girls to win 4 events in one State Meet – 100, 200, Long Jump and Sprint Medley Relay – her 56.0 anchor split set a State Meet Record and presently ranks 7th all-time. Scored 70½ points in four State Meet appearances. Her 26½ points in one State meet is presently the second highest scored by an individual. She won 9 State Championships – 7 individual and 2 relay Ran on 4 Drake Relay’s Championship relays – her 4×400 anchor time is still a Drake Relay’s Record Holds Indianola High School Records in the Long Jump, 100, 200, Sprint Medley Relay, and 4×400 Relay Cristy was inducted into the Iowa Girls Union High School Hall of Fame individually in 1983 and as a member of the Indianola team in 1984 Inducted into the Indianola Hall of Fame in 1991 Ran the 100 in 11.88 Ran the 200 in 24.45 Long Jumped 18′ 4½” Cristy was one of the finest Track and Field girls to ever compete in the State of Iowa. Cristy was a part of 22 State Championships – 12 of which were individual. She was very instrumental in leading Indianola to 9 total State Team Championships in Indoor, Outdoor and Pentathlon. She was named to the High School All-American team in 1980. She attended the University of Iowa, but had her career shortened by injury. Cristy is presently living in Cedar Rapids with her husband Richard and two children Ashley and Andrew. She is employed as a Police Officer with the Cedar Rapids Police Department and was promoted to Sergeant in 1993. Know one has even eluded her in a foot race to escape. In her spare time she plays softball and helps coach her children in sports.