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 Thursday night. Cutoffs are as of 9 a.m. Thursday.

BOYS

SHOT PUT (24 qualifiers)

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

Area leader - Jackson Coker, Cedar Rapids Kennedy (2nd overall), 60-8 1/2

Drake cutoff - 51-8 3/4

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

DISCUS (24 qualifiers)

State leader - Tom Yezek, Northwood-Kensett, 186-5

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

Drake cutoff - 156-5

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; and Blair Brooks, Marion (8th overall), 6-6

Drake cutoff - 6-4 1/4

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

LONG JUMP (24 qualifiers)

State leader - DeAngelo Jackson, Dubuque Senior, 23-10

Area leader - Cooper Koenig, West Branch (3rd overall), 22-9

Drake cutoff - 21-4 1/4

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

100 METERS (32 qualifiers)

State leader - Isaiah Trousil, West Burlington-Notre Dame, 10.59

Area leader - Blake Hughes, Williamsburg (3rd overall), 10.83

Drake cutoff - 11.11

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 11.15

800 METERS (16 qualifiers)

State leader - Matt Manternach, Monticello, 1:55.25

Area leader - Manternach

Drake cutoff - 1:58.09

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 1:58.72

1,600 METERS (21 qualifiers)

State leader - Ryan Schweizer, West Des Moines Dowling, 4:12.65

Area leader - Ryan Murphy, Linn-Mar (4th overall), 4:21.97

Drake cutoff - 4:29.87

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 - 9:52.73

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 9:44.95

110-METER HURDLES (32 qualifiers)

State leader - JoJo Frost, Center Point-Urbana, 14.43

Area leader - Frost

Drake cutoff - 15.20

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 15.24

400-METER HURDLES (8 qualifiers)

State leader - Jacob Smith, West Burlington-Notre Dame, 53.58

Area leader - JoJo Frost, Center Point-Urbana (5th overall), 54.45

Drake cutoff - 54.90

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 55.31

400-METER RELAY (80 qualifiers)

State leader - Sioux City East, 42.72

Area leader - Linn-Mar (3rd overall), 42.84

Drake cutoff - 45.08

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 45.39

800-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader - Linn-Mar, 1:28.79

Area leader - Linn-Mar

Drake cutoff - 1:31.28

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 1:31.82

1,600-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader - Indianola and Lewis Central, 3:23.55

Area leader - Monticello (6th overall), 3:24.63

Drake cutoff - 3:27.98

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 3:28.57

3,200-METER RELAY (16 qualifiers)

State leader - Indianola, 7:55.21

Area leader - Monticello (2nd overall), 7:59.05

Drake cutoff - 8:13.64

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 8:11.54

1,600-METER MEDLEY RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader - West Des Moines Dowling, 3:30.59

Area leader - Cedar Rapids Prairie (3rd overall), 3:32.33

Drake cutoff - 3:39.43

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 - 59.22

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 (6th overall), 41-5

Drake cutoff - 38-11

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

DISCUS (24 qualifiers)

State leader - Kiana Phelps, KP-WC, 169-10

Area leader - Caitlin Himes, Tipton, 140-0

Drake cutoff - 122-7

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 121-1

HIGH JUMP (24 qualifiers)

State leader - Rose Gamamou, Iowa City High; Alyssa Staudt, Rockford; Stacey Slaven, South Tama; Megan Durbin, Greene County, 5-5

Area leader - Gamamou and Slaven

Drake cutoff - 5-3

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

LONG JUMP (24 qualifiers)

State leader - Aleenah Marcucci, Northeast, 19-5 1/2

Area leader - Valerie Welch, Iowa City West, 19-4

Drake cutoff - 16-11 3/4

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 16-10

100 METERS (32 qualifiers)

State leader - Talia Buss, Waukee, 11.99

Area leader - Rose Gamamou, Iowa City High (8th overall), 12.38

Drake cutoff - 12.76

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 12.75

800 METERS (16 qualifiers)

State leader - Joy Ripslinger, Davenport Assumption, 2:10.82

Area leader - Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar (2nd overall), 2:14.53

Drake cutoff - 2:19.77

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 2:19.06

1,500 METERS (21 qualifiers)

State leader - Julia Noah, Urbandale, 4:41.08

Area leader - Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar (7th overall), 4:49.13

Drake cutoff - 4:56.52

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 4:54.14

3,000 METERS (21 qualifiers)

State leader - Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar, 9:59.34

Area leader - Jenks

Drake cutoff - 10:39.72

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 10:43.49

100-METER HURDLES (32 qualifiers)

State leader - Kylie Morken, Ames, 14.71

Area leader - Abilene Ranschau, Cedar Rapids Jefferson (2nd overall), 14.75

Drake cutoff - 16.24

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 15.99

400-METER HURDLES (8 qualifiers)

State leader - Valerie Welch, Iowa City West, 1:04.28

9Area leader - Welch

Drake cutoff - 1:06.09

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 1:06.20

400-METER RELAY (80 qualifiers)

State leader - Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 48.72

Area leader - Jefferson

Drake cutoff - 52.69

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 53.06

800-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader - Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 1:41.37

Area leader - Jefferson

Drake cutoff - 1:47.05

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 1:48.43

1,600-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader - Davenport Assumption, 3:55.96

Area leader - Cedar Rapids Jefferson (2nd overall), 3:58.81

Drake cutoff - 4:09.68

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 (4th overall), 9:36.50

Drake cutoff - 9:44.89

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 9:47.11

SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY (24 qualifiers)

State leader - Davenport Assumption, 1:47.96

Area leader - Cedar Rapids Jefferson (2nd overall), 1:48.00

Drake cutoff - 1:53.48

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 1:53.48

SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY (16 qualifiers)

State leader - Waukee, 1:03.03

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

Drake cutoff - 1:08.61

Average Drake cutoff, 2012-15 - 1:08.86

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