Photos from the first day of the 2024 Iowa high school state track and field meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Fairfield’s Eli Zillman hypes the crowd as he goes for the record of seven feet after already winning the 3A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Zilman won with a jump of 6-09.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Gilbert’s Emee Dani holds off Maquoketa’s Isabelle Hardin at the finish line for second place during the 3A 3,000-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Hardin finished third in 10:11.94. Dani finished in 10:11.51. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Center Point-Urbana anchor runner Peyton Stowers swings the baton like a baseball bat and a home run as he and teammates celebrate winning the 3A 4 x 800-meter relay during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The Pointers won in 7:57.39. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Center Point-Urbana anchor runner Peyton Stowers begins to celebrate after securing the win for the Stomin’ Pointers in the 3A 4 x 800-meter relay during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The Pointers won in 7:57.39. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Center Point-Urbana anchor runner Peyton Stowers (left) hugs fellow anchor runner South Tama’s Tommy Tyynismaa 3A 4 x 800-meter relay during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The Pointers won in 7:57.39. South Tama finished second in 7:59.78. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Fairfield’s Eli Zillman wills the bar to stay up as he clears the bar on his way to winning the 3A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Zilman won with a jump of 6-09.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Center Point-Urbana’s Peyton Stowers kicks to the finish to secure the win for the Stomin’ Pointers in the 3A 4 x 800-meter relay during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The Pointers won in 7:57.39. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Center Point-Urbana anchor runner Peyton Stowers celebrates after tumbling to the Blue Oval after winning for the Stomin’ Pointers in the 3A 4 x 800-meter relay during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The Pointers won in 7:57.39. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Maia Denge-Hagen (center) jokes around with coach Coach Josh Handke (right) and teammate Claire Lorenz after Denge-Hagen won the 4A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Maia Denge-Hagen (right) talks to coach Coach Josh Handke after she cleared 5-06 to win the 4A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Solon’s Ben Kampman celebrates his second and eventual winning throw in the finals of the 3A discus during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Kampman won with a throw of 186-03. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Burke Berry winds up a throw during the 2A shot put during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Berry finished seventh with a throw of 51-11.50. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Fairfield’s Eli Zillman celebrates after clearing the bar on his way to winning the 3A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Zilman won with a jump of 6-09.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Temmates gather around Center Point-Urbana anchor runner Peyton Stowers as they celebrate winning the 3A 4 x 800-meter relay during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The Pointers won in 7:57.39. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Center Point-Urbana anchor runner Peyton Stowers celebrates after securing the win for the Stomin’ Pointers in the 3A 4 x 800-meter relay during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. The Pointers won in 7:57.39. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman (left) goes to congratulate second place runner Pella’s Canaan Dunham after the 3A 3,200-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Nauman finished in 8:54.11. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman celebrates winning the 3A 3,200-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Nauman finished in 8:54.11. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Fairfield’s Eli Zillman clears the bar on his way to winning the 3A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Zilman won with a jump of 6-09.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Belle Plaine’s Lane Vokoun jumps during the 1A long jump at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Vokoun finished fifth with a jump of 21-00.50. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Hillcrest’s Rya Scott jumps during the 1A long jump at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Scott finished 24th with a jump of 14-00.25. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Williamsburg’s Derek Weisskopf attempts to clear the bar during the 3A high jump at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Weisskopf finished fourth with a jump of 6-07.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pekin’s Abby Guise clears a hurdle during a preliminary heat of the 1A shuttle hurdle relay at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pekin finished 19th in 1:13.14. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pekin’s Kayse Miller clears a hurdle during a preliminary heat of the 1A shuttle hurdle relay at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pekin finished 19th in 1:13.14. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pekin’s Paislee Coleman clears a hurdle during a preliminary heat of the 1A shuttle hurdle relay at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pekin finished 19th in 1:13.14. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pekin’s Reece Brisby clears a hurdle during a preliminary heat of the 1A shuttle hurdle relay at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pekin finished 19th in 1:13.14. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Belle Plaine’s Sam DeMeulenaere crosses the finish line during the 1A 400-meter dash the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. DeMeulenaere finished 16th in 51.60. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley’s Jeffrey Crawford (center) races Bellevue’s Kaden Guenther (left) and GMG’s Jabari Woodbury to the finish line in their heat of the 1A 400-meters during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Crawford finished 13th in 51.13. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa City West’s Aidan Jacobsen (center) stretches for the finish line against Roosevelts’ Rylan Malloy (left) and Dowling’s Travis Lembechwa in their heat of the 4A 400-meters during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Crawford finished 13th in 51.13. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pekin’s Krysta Sheetz (center) takes off after getting the baton from Alex Parsons during the 1A 4 x 800-meter relay at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pekin finished seventh in 9:55.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pekin anchor runner Chloe Glosser runs during the 1A 4 x 800-meter relay at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pekin finished seventh in 9:55.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pekin’s Alex Parsons runs during the 1A 4 x 800-meter relay at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pekin finished seventh in 9:55.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Columbus Junctions’ Russell Coil throws during the 1A shot put the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Coil finished third with 51-10.25. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

The WACO shuttle hurdle relay runners come together for a team hug after running their 1A heat during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Washington’s Andrew Rees runs through turn two during 3A 3,200-meter run at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Rees finished 22nd in 10:34.76. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Waukon’s Isaac Reisinger runs through turn two during 2A 3,200-meter run at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Reisinger finished 11th in 9:52.83. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Danielle Hostetler competes in the 2A 3,00-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Hostetler finished sixth in 10:39.44. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Fairfield’s Carley Seeley competes in the 3A 3,00-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Seeley finished 19th in 11:24.45. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pekin’s Brady McWhirter competes in the 1A 3,000-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. McWhirter finished 12th in 10:00.99. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Midland’s Gracee Tompkins (cq) throws during the during 1A shoot put at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Tompkins finished 13th with a throw of 34-05.50. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pekins’ Anna Hadley throws during the during 1A shoot put at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Hadley won with a throw of 39-02.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

English Valley’s Kennedy Axmear throws during the during 1A shoot put at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Tompkins finished seventh with a throw of 36-06.50. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley’s Lydia Kriegel throws during the during 1A shoot put at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Tompkins finished tenth with a throw of 35-07.25. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Hillcrest’s Owen Scott jumps during the 1A long jump at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Scott finished third with a jump of 21-07.75. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

English Valley’s Gage Heyne competes in the 1A 3,000-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Heyne finished fifth in 9:37.91. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Hillcrest’s Ava Czarnecki jumps during the 1A long jump at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Czarnecki finished 19th with a jump of 15-01.50. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Washington’s Micah Rees runs through turn two during 3A 3,200-meter run at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Rees finished ninth in 9:35.50. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

English Valley’s Addison Achenbach runs along the home stretch during 1A 3,000-meter run the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Fairfield’s Ryan Giberson attempts a jump during 3A high jump at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Giberson finished seventh. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Lisbon’s Daylin Schaefer comes into land during 1A long jump the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Schaefer finished second with a jump of 21-08.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Maia Denge-Hagen applauded after she cleared 5-06 to win the 4A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Belle Plaine’s Lane Vokoun competes in the 1A long jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Vokoun finished fifth. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Iowa Valley’s Lydia Kriegel winds up to throw in the 1A shot put during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pekin’s Anna Hadley throws in the 1A shot put during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Haley won with a throw of 39-02.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Coach Josh Handke hugs Linn-Mar’s Maia Denge-Hagen after she won the 4A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Coach Josh Handke high fives Linn-Mar’s Maia Denge-Hagen after she cleared 5-06 to win the 4A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Solon’s Ben Kampman does a back flip as he celebrates winning the 3A discus during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Kampman won with a throw of 186-03. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Solon’s Ben Kampman throws in the finals of the 3A discus during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Kampman won with a throw of 186-03. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman leads the field in the 3A 3,200-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Nauman finished in 8:54.11. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Clear Creek-Amana’s Landon Prince throws the discus during the 3A discus competition at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Prince finished fourth. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Cardinal’s Alec Rachford throws during the 2A shot put during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Rachford finished fifth with a throw of 52-08.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Monticello’s Preston Ries throws during the 2A shot put during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Rachford finished fourth with a throw of 55-05.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Emmett Swartzentruber runs the 2A 3,200-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Swartzentruber finished ninth in 9:42.19. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Tipton’s Noelle Steines leads the field on her way to winning the 2A 3,000-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Steines won in 10:08.85. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Oelwein’s Conall Sauser runs through turn two during the 2A 3,200-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Sauser finished third in 9:33.88. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Oelwein’s Caleb Schunk runs through turn two during the 2A 3,200-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Schunk finished 20th in 10:27.02. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

West Branch’s Alyssa Pierce celebrates placing fourth in the 2A during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Pierce threw 40-09.25. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Maquoketa’s Isabelle Hardin presses on during the 3A 3,000-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Hardin finished third in 10:11.94. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Waukon’s Kloe Hemmersbach throws the shot in the 2A during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Hemmersbach finished eighth with a throw of 37-07.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon’s Sydney Maue clears the bar during the 3A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Make finished second with a jump of 5-04.00. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Tipton’s Noelle Steines acknowledges the crowd after winning the 2A 3,000-meter run during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Steines won in 10:08.85. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Maia Denge-Hagen tries for 5-07 after winning the 4A high jump during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Hillcrest Academy’s Owen Scott comes into land during 1A long jump the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

North Linn’s Jake Van Etten lands in the pit during 1A long jump the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

English Valley’s Kennedy Axmear throws in the 1A shot put during the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Columbus’ Kaden Amigon lands in the pit during 1A long jump the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Benton Community’s Brennen Blegen throws the discus during the 3A discus competition at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Blegen finished seventh. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Williamsburg’s Derek Weisskopf throws the discus during the 3A discus competition at the 2024 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Weisskopf finished second. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

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