Jeff Linder

A couple of hours after soaring into the top 10 on the 110-meter hurdles all-time chart, Grayson Hartman followed with Cedar Rapids Xavier’s first Drake Relays title in 14 years.

The junior and the younger of the speedy Swartzendruber twins, Sidney Swartzendruber blazed from behind Friday morning at Drake Stadium to give Cedar Rapids Kennedy its first Drake Relays girls’ championship in 31 years.

Friday is the second day of the 2023 Drake Relays. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for updates and results throughout the day.

Drake Relays, Thursday girls: No discus repeat for English Valleys’ Kennedy Axmear, but a personal best.

Drake Relays, Thursday boys: Linn-Mar’s duo of T.J. Jackson (high jump) and Keaton Roskop (shot put) achieve silver status.

Follow The Gazette’s live blog for results and updates from Thursday’s Drake Relays high school events.

The pursuit of the 4-minute mile tops our list of Five Things to Watch in the high school division of the Drake Relays.

Former Iowa women’s basketball player Shateah Wetering will join the UNI Panthers next season.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Athletic Association released assignments for track and field state-qualifying meets Monday.

Track and field: Drake Relays 2023 form chart, including official area qualifiers

Forwald-Coleman Relays: Linn-Mar’s Nicholas Gorsich pulled away down the stretch to run 52.02 in the 400 hurdles, and Iowa City High’s Ford Washburn posted a fast distance double (9:04.28 and 4:10.93).

An updated Drake Relays form chart for Iowa high school events, with results sent to Bound as of 9 a.m. Thursday, April 20.

The second Gazette boys’ track and field area Super Ten for 2023, plus area leaders.

Girls’ track and field: Area Super Ten and area leaders (April 19).

Track and field: The field of 13 girls’ teams and 10 boys’ squads at Thursday’s Forwald-Coleman Relays is elite, and the meet comes just before the Drake Relays qualification deadline.