Linn-Mar hosted a 2023 Class 4A Iowa high school state-qualifying track and field meet Thursday.

Prairie’s Jaxon Sickels rounds the corner with the baton during the boys 4x800 at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s TJ Jackson attempts a 7’1 jump on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. Jackson cleared 6’8. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Kennedy’s Sidney Swartzendruber grabs the baton for the final leg of the girls 4x800 sprint medley relay on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Runners pass by on the second lap of the boys 3200m race on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Zach Cooper receives the baton for the final leg of the 4x800 relay on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Katy Hand clears the final hurdle to secure her team a second place finish in the girls 400 shuttle hurdles on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Lyla Canny clears 5’3 on the high jump during the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Keaton Roskop winds up for a throw during the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Sarah White (right) gives a pep talk to teammate Ja’Niya Crawford before her race at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Kennedy’s Sidney Swartzendruber watches on as her sister Addison approaches with the baton at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Kennedy’s Sidney Swartzendruber receives the baton from her sister Addison at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Katy Hand hypes herself up before her high jump at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Washington’s Avarie Keck prepares for the 4x800 relay at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar runners embrace after finishing in second place during the 4x800 relay at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Ames’s Ahmed Aldamak (center) gets hyped for the 3200m race at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Kennedy’s Logan Johnson launches a shot-put at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

A match official fires off the starting gun at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Ames’s Ahmed Aldamak prays after setting a personal record and finishing in second place during the 3200m race at the Linn-Mar 4A qualifying meet on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at Linn-Mar High School in Marion, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

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