Countdown to the Drake Relays

DES MOINES — The Drake Relays are April 28-30 at Drake Stadium. The following is a high-school track and field primer, updated periodically as Drake approaches.

The deadline for Drake qualification is 11:59 p.m. April 21. Cutoffs are as of April 11.

Boys

SHOT PUT (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Nick Phelps, KP-WC, 60-11 1/2

Area leader — William Blaser, Western Dubuque (2nd overall), 58-8

Drake cutoff — 50-4

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 51-1 1/4

DISCUS (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Tom Yezek, Northwood-Kensett, 183-7

Area leader — Jackson Coker, Cedar Rapids Kennedy (2nd overall), 177-6

Drake cutoff — 148-2

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 152-8

HIGH JUMP (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Xavior Williams, West Burlington-Notre Dame, 6-10

Area leader — Garrett Rieniets, Monticello (3rd overall), 6-6

Drake cutoff — 6-3

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 6-3 1/4

LONG JUMP (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Cooper Koenig, West Branch, 22-7 1/2

Area leader — Koenig

Drake cutoff — 21-1 1/2

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 21-3 1/4

100 METERS (32 qualifiers)

State leader — Ryan Van Baale, Ankeny Centennial, 10.80

Area leader — Jalen Rima, Cedar Rapids Prairie (12th overall), 11.11

Drake cutoff — 11.26

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 11.15

800 METERS (16 qualifiers)

State leader — Ryan Schweizer, West Des Moines Dowling, 1:55.53

Area leader — Tysen VanDraska, Cedar Rapids Prairie (3rd overall), 1:57.89

Drake cutoff — 2:01.60

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 1:58.72

1,600 METERS (21 qualifiers)

State leader — Ryan Schweizer, West Des Moines Dowling, 4:22.83

Area leader — Tysen VanDraska, Cedar Rapids Prairie (2nd overall), 4:25.06

Drake cutoff — 4:36.40

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 4:27.78

3,200 METERS (21 qualifiers)

State leader — Ryan Murphy, Linn-Mar, 9:23.48

Area leader — Murphy

Drake cutoff — 9:58.74

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 9:44.95

110-METER HURDLES (32 qualifiers)

State leader — JoJo Frost, Center Point-Urbana, 14.56

Area leader — Frost

Drake cutoff — 15.45

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 15.24

400-METER HURDLES (8 qualifiers)

State leader — Wade Barclay, Southeast Polk, 54.29

Area leader — JoJo Frost, Center Point-Urbana (8th overall), 55.69

Drake cutoff — 55.69

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 55.31

400-METER RELAY (80 qualifiers)

State leader — Cedar Rapids Washington, 43.20

Area leader — Washington

Drake cutoff — 45.95

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 45.39

800-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Albia, 1:29.20

Area leader — Cedar Rapids Washington (3rd overall), 1:30.37

Drake cutoff — 1:33.20

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 1:31.82

1,600-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Cedar Falls, 3:24.62

Area leader — Cedar Rapids Kennedy (3rd overall) 3:26.18

Drake cutoff — 3:32.92

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 3:28.57

3,200-METER RELAY (16 qualifiers)

State leader — Cedar Falls, 7:59.30

Area leader — Cedar Rapids Prairie (2nd overall), 8:04.65

Drake cutoff — 8:26.40

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 8:11.54

1,600-METER MEDLEY RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Waukee, 3:34.68

Area leader — Cedar Rapids Prairie (3rd overall), 3:36.29

Drake cutoff — 3:47.08

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 3:38.78

SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY (16 qualifiers)

State leader — Linn-Mar, 57.30

Area leader — Linn-Mar

Drake cutoff — 1:00.89

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 1:00.12

Girls

SHOT PUT (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Kiana Phelps, KP-WC, 48-7

Area leader — Chandler Haight, Iowa City West (11th overall), 39-10

Drake cutoff — 38-7

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 38-8 1/4

DISCUS (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Kiana Phelps, KP-WC, 161-3

Area leader — Katy Misel, Solon (9th overall), 127-2

Drake cutoff — 116-5

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 121-1

HIGH JUMP (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Rose Gamamou, Iowa City High, 5-5

Area leader — Gamamou

Drake cutoff — 5-2 1/2

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 5-2 1/4

LONG JUMP (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Valerie Welch, Iowa City West, 19-4

Area leader — Welch

Drake cutoff — 16-10

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 16-9 1/4

100 METERS (32 qualifiers)

State leader — Talia Buss, Waukee, and Briyana Carter, Des Moines Roosevelt, 12.26

Area leader — Jasmine Blue, Cedar Rapids Jefferson (8th overall), 12.55

Drake cutoff — 12.98

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 12.75

800 METERS (16 qualifiers)

State leader — Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar, 2:14.53

Area leader — Jenks

Drake cutoff — 2:24.14

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 2:19.06

1,500 METERS (21 qualifiers)

State leader — Joy Ripslinger, Davenport Assumption, 4:43.79

Area leader — Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar (4th overall), 4:50.25

Drake cutoff — 5:00.00

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 4:54.14

3,000 METERS (21 qualifiers)

State leader — McKenzie Yanek, Pleasant Valley, 10:01.73

Area leader — Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar (3rd overall), 10:28.55

Drake cutoff — 10:56.64

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 10:43.49

100-METER HURDLES (32 qualifiers)

State leader — Kylie Morken, Ames, 15.10

Area leader — Valerie Welch, Iowa City West (3rd overall), 15.26

Drake cutoff — 16.62

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 15.99

400-METER HURDLES (8 qualifiers)

State leader — Carly Donahue, Pleasant Valley, 1:05.86

Area leader — Valerie Welch, Iowa City West (2nd overall), 1:06.36

Drake cutoff — 1:07.96

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 1:06.20

400-METER RELAY (80 qualifiers)

State leader — Waukee, 49.44

Area leader — Cedar Rapids Jefferson (2nd overall), 49.95

Drake cutoff — 54.09

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 53.06

800-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 1:44.40

Area leader — Jefferson

Drake cutoff — 1:50.84

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 1:48.43

1,600-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Davenport Assumption, 4:02.21

Area leader — Linn-Mar (3rd overall), 4:02.60

Drake cutoff — 4:15.93

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 4:09.64

3,200-METER RELAY (16 qualifiers)

State leader — Davenport Assumption, 9:22.83

Area leader — Linn-Mar (2nd overall), 9:36.50

Drake cutoff — 10:06.44

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 9:47.11

SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader — Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 1:49.09

Area leader — Jefferson

Drake cutoff — 1:57.34

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 1:53.48

SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY (16 qualifiers)

State leader — Waukee, 1:03.66

Area leader — Iowa City West (4th overall), 1:06.62

Drake cutoff — 1:10.63

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 — 1:08.86

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