Photos: 2023 Drake Relays day one

Photos from Thursday’s Drake Relays events, including high school and college.

Williamsburg’s Derek Weisskopf reacts as he launches over the pole during the boys’ high jump event during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Weisskopf placed sixth with a jump of 6-7.(Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Wahlert Catholic’s Duke Faley launches the shot put during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Faley finished in seventh with a throw of 53-10.75. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Anamosa’s Maddie Fischer launches the discus during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Fischer finished in 13th place with her longest throw of 121-03. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Pella’s Chase Lauman reacts after winning the boys’ 3200 meter race during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Lauman finished with a time of 9:06. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Sam Watts launches the shot put during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Watts placed 17th with a throw of 50-05.25. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

English Valleys’ Kennedy Axmear launches the discus during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Axmear finished in fifth place with her longest throw of 133-03. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa City High’s Matt Schaeckenbach clears the jump while competing in the Drake Relay boys high jump event at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Schaeckenbach placed fifth overall in the event with a final jump of 6-7. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Washington’s Brayden Hartman prepares to throw the shot put during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Hartman finished eight with a throw of 53-08.00. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

UNI’s Carter Morton launches himself over the pole during the pole vault decathlon event during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Morton placed first overall in the decathlon events. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Pleasant Valley senior Jacob Mumey, left, celebrates with his friend Pleasant Valley senior Luke Knepp after finishing the boys’ 3200 meter race during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Loras team members celebrate with each other after winning the 4x800 meter relay race during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Loras placed first with a time of 7:22. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa State volunteer assistant coach Alex Gochenour competes in the 800 meter race during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Gochenour placed second overall in the heptathlon events. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s TJ Jackson clears the pole during the boys’ high jump event during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Jackson finished second overall with a jump of 6-9. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Keaton Roskop launches the shot put during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Roskop placed second in the boys’ shot put event with a throw of 55-11.50. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

New London’s Kade Benjamin clears the pole during the boys’ high jump event during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Benjamin finished sixth with a jump of 6-7. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Loras College and Prairie alumni Mike Jasa holds the lead as he rounds the corner in the final lap of the 4x800 meter relay event during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Loras placed first with a time of 7:22. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mid-Prairie’s Cain Brown launches himself over the pole while competing in the boys’ high jump event during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Brown placed third with a jump of 6-9. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Marion’s Jedidiah Osgood stays at the front of the pack in the beginning of the boys’ 3200 meter race during the Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Osgood finished in 12th place with a time of 9:26:45. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)