Urbandale High School Instrumental Music Department entered 117 events into the Perry Band Olympics Solo & Small Ensemble Contest on February 21^st, 2015.

Performing alongside students from across the state of Iowa, Urbandale’s students earned 86 Division-I ratings.

The following students were further highlighted against over 1000 other entries with these “podium finishes” within their respective categories:

Mary Keifer – 5^th Place, 9-10 Flute Solo

Brittany Schultz – 1^st Place, 11-12 Horn Solo

Tyler Miller – 2^nd Place, 11-12 Horn Solo

Max Sherwood – 2^nd Place, 9-10 Euphonium Solo

Lauren Johnson – 3^rd Place, 9-10 Trombone Solo

Tyler Gajewsky – 4^th Place, 9-10 Trombone Solo

Jordan Thomas – 3^rd Place, 11-12 Trombone Solo

Marin Vidovic – 4^th Place, 11-12 Trombone Solo

Kelsi Riley – 3^rd Place, 11-12 Bassoon Solo

Noah Torstenson – 2^nd Place, 11-12 Clarinet Solo

Claudia Becker – 5^th Place, 11-12 Clarinet Solo

Erika Bartschat – 3^rd Place, 9-10 Alto Sax Solo

Tom Plank – 4^th Place, 11-12 Alto Sax Solo

Spencer Pack – 5^th Place, 9-10 Snare Solo

Jonah Penningroth – 3^rd Place, 11-12 Snare Solo

Lindsay Hemphill – 4^th Place, 11-12 Mallet Solo

Megan Hess – 4^th Place, 9-10 Trumpet Solo

Curtis Cook – 2^nd Place, 11-12 Trumpet Solo

Reid Schroeder – 1^st Place, 9-10 Multi-Percussion Solo

Robert Muller – 2^nd Place, 11-12 Tuba Solo

Tom Plank – 1^st Place, 11-12 Bari Sax Solo

Emma Kuehl – 1^st Place,m 9-10 Bass Clarinet Solo

Jonah Guy – 2^nd Place, 11-12 Oboe Solo

1^st Place, 11-12 Quartet

Trombone Quartet: Marin Vidovic, Jordan Thomas, Lauren Johnson, Tyler Gajewsky

Urbandale finished in 3^rd place in the Class I Overall rankings.