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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Countdown to the Drake Relays
Apr. 5, 2016 2:25 pm, Updated: Apr. 5, 2016 7:33 pm
DES MOINES — The Drake Relays are April 28-30 at Drake Stadium. The following is a high-school track and field primer that will be updated periodically as Drake approaches.
The deadline for Drake qualification is 11:59 p.m. April 21. Cutoffs are as of April 5.
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 — 49-9
DISCUS (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Tom Yezek, Northwood-Kensett, 183-7
Area leader — Jackson Coker, Cedar Rapids Kennedy (2nd overall), 177-6
Drake cutoff — 145-2
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
LONG JUMP (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Cooper Koenig, West Branch 22-7 1/2
Area leader — Koenig
Drake cutoff — 20-11
100 METERS (32 qualifiers)
State leader — Hunter Weldon, Albia, 10.85
Area leader — Jalen Rima, Cedar Rapids Prairie (9th overall), 11.11
Drake cutoff — 11.32
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 — 2:02.36
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 — 4:37.40
3,200 METERS (21 qualifiers)
State leader — Karson Sommer, Pleasant Valley, 9:31.18
Area leader — Ryan Murphy, Linn-Mar (7th overall), 9:45.60
Drake cutoff — 10:05.09
110-METER HURDLES (32 qualifiers)
State leader — JoJo Frost, Center Point-Urbana, 14.56
Area leader — Frost
Drake cutoff — 15.70
400-METER HURDLES (8 qualifiers)
State leader — Wade Barclay, Southeast Polk, 54.29
Area leader — JoJo Frost, Center Point-Urbana (7th overall), 55.69
Drake cutoff — 55.78
400-METER RELAY (80 qualifiers)
State leader — West Burlington-Notre Dame, 43.42
Area leader — Cedar Rapids Prairie (5th overall), 43.92
Drake cutoff — 46.31
800-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Albia, 1:29.20
Area leader — Cedar Rapids Washington (3rd overall), 1:30.37
Drake cutoff — 1:33.49
1,600-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Cedar Falls, 3:25.28
Area leader — Cedar Rapids Washington (5th overall), 3:28.68
Drake cutoff — 3:33.35
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 — 8:27.58
1,600-METER MEDLEY RELAY (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Waukee, 3:34.68
Area leader — Cedar Rapids Prairie (2nd overall), 3:36.29
Drake cutoff — 3:51.25
SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY (16 qualifiers)
State leader — Linn-Mar, 57.30
Area leader — Linn-Mar
Drake cutoff — 1:01.24
Girls
SHOT PUT (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Kiana Phelps, KP-WC, 47-4 1/4
Area leader — Chandler Haight, Iowa City West (7th overall), 39-10
Drake cutoff — 37-7
DISCUS (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Kiana Phelps, KP-WC, 161-3
Area leader — Katy Misel, Solon (8th overall), 127-2
Drake cutoff — 113-0
HIGH JUMP (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Rose Gamamou, Iowa City High, 5-5
Area leader — Gamamou
Drake cutoff — 5-2
LONG JUMP (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Valerie Welch, Iowa City West, 19-4
Area leader — Welch
Drake cutoff — 16-7 1/2
100 METERS (32 qualifiers)
State leader — Talia Buss, Waukee, 12.26
Area leader — Jasmine Blue, Cedar Rapids Jefferson (2nd overall), 12.55
Drake cutoff — 13.12
800 METERS (16 qualifiers)
State leader — Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar, 2:14.53
Area leader — Jenks
Drake cutoff — 2:25.19
1,500 METERS (21 qualifiers)
State leader — Joy Ripslinger, Davenport Assumption, 4:44.07
Area leader — Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar (4th overall), 4:50.25
Drake cutoff — 5:02.18
3,000 METERS (21 qualifiers)
State leader — Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar, 10:28.55
Area leader — Jenks
Drake cutoff — 11:03.93
100-METER HURDLES (32 qualifiers)
State leader — Kylie Morken, Ames, 15.19
Area leader — Valerie Welch, Iowa City West (3rd overall), 15.26
Drake cutoff — 17.61
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 — 1:08.47
400-METER RELAY (80 qualifiers)
State leader — Ames, 50.20
Area leader — Cedar Rapids Jefferson (2nd overall), 50.24
Drake cutoff — 54.49
800-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 1:44.40
Area leader — Jefferson
Drake cutoff — 1:51.74
1,600-METER RELAY (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Davenport Assumption, 4:02.21
Area leader — Linn-Mar (2nd overall), 4:02.60
Drake cutoff — 4:16.44
3,200-METER RELAY (16 qualifiers)
State leader — Davenport Assumption, 9:22.83
Area leader — Linn-Mar (2nd overall), 9:36.50
Drake cutoff — 10:07.09
SPRINT MEDLEY RELAY (24 qualifiers)
State leader — Dubuque Wahlert, 1:49.88
Area leader — Iowa City West (7th overall), 1:54.27
Drake cutoff — 1:58.37
SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY (16 qualifiers)
State leader — Ames, 1:05.25
Area leader — Iowa City West (4th overall), 1:06.62
Drake cutoff — 1:11.17
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Iowa City West's Valerie Welch competes in the shuttle hurdle relay at the Women of Troy Relays on March 29. Welch is ranked No. 1 in the state in the long jump, second in the 400 hurdles, third in the 100 hurdles and is part of a fourth-ranked shuttle hurdle relay. (Adam Wesley/The Gazette)
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