Gracie Federspiel blazed to the Class 3A girls’ 800-meter championship at the state track and field meet Saturday at Drake Stadium. She was a major reason — but far from the only one — that the Spartans repeated as 3A team champions.
Sidney Swartzendruber’s last-ditch lean at the wire sent Cedar Rapids Kennedy to victory in the Class 4A girls’ sprint medley relay at the state track and field meet Saturday at Drake Stadium.
Being pushed into doubles in a state tournament setting can lead to some tense times. For top-ranked Cedar Rapids Washington, having to come out for the doubles in Saturday’s Class 2A girls’ state tennis quarterfinal with Iowa City West was actually a good thing.
Photos from the Saturday championship session of the 2023 Iowa high school state track and field meet at Drake Stadium.
It’s the final day of the 2023 Iowa high school state track and field meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, with events in all four classes throughout the day. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for updates.
Mount Vernon came out of the second heat and won the Class 3A boys’ distance medley relay at the state track and field meet Friday afternoon at Drake Stadium.
Photos from the Friday afternoon session of the 2023 Iowa high school state track and field meet.
Friday’s Class 2A boys’ state track and field roundup: Iowa football recruit Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg repeated as the high jump champion.
Friday’s Class 3A girls’ state track and field roundup: A distance medley triumph, coupled by Sophia Stahle’s title in the 400-meter hurdles, sent Solon to the top of the 3A girls’ leaderboard heading to the final day.
Friday’s Class 4A state track and field roundup: Neither a strained quad nor a broken collarbone can stop Iowa City High’s Eva Reynolds, who took silver in the 400-meter hurdles.
Friday’s Class 1A state track and field roundup: Springville’s Nia Howard won the 400 hurdles, an event she nearly gave up. Midland’s Jaden Gatts won the high jump with a personal-best.
Friday’s Class 4A boys’ state track and field roundup: Iowa City West earned a pair of titles in relays (and learned a lesson). Linn-Mar’s Nicholas Gorsich claimed the 400 hurdles title with a personal-best.
Photos from Friday’s first session of the 2023 Iowa high school state track and field meet.
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