J-Hawks' vow: 'We'll get them'

DES MOINES -- Jasmine Blue gritted her teeth and made a promise.   "We will get them at state," Blue said. "We WILL get them at state."   Cedar Rapids Jefferson settled for second place in the girls' 800-meter relay Friday at the Drake Relays. Davenport Assumption edged the J-Hawks, running in 1:41.71, the fourth-fastest time in state history.   Jefferson's Abilene Ranschau, Blue, Morgan Meese and Lucy Schneekloth clocked in at 1:42.04.   This is Jefferson's signature race, one in which the J-Hawks set an all-time Iowa best at last year's state meet. This one stung a little.   "Obviously, we really wanted to win that one," Schneekloth said. "Assumption ran a great race, but we dropped 2 seconds off our time (this season). That's really all you can ask for."   The J-Hawks plan to outrun the Knights here in four weeks, but it will have to be indirectly.   Jefferson is a 4A school, Assumption 3A. Thus, they won't run head-to-head at state.   The J-Hawks posted a strong day Friday, also getting a second place from Madison Ranschau in the 100-meter hurdles and a third-place effort from its sprint medley relay.   Other area runners-up were Stephanie Jenks of Linn-Mar in the 800 meters and Kiera Washpun of Iowa City High in the long jump.   Ranschau was busy Friday morning; she ran the third-best time in the 100 hurdles prelims, led off the sprint medley, then returned to better her time in the hurdles.   Mary Young of Urbandale won it in a Drake-record 14.30; Ranschau was next in 15.01.   "I'm really happy with second place," Ranschau said. "I tried my best to get out of the blocks as fast as I could, then be quick over the top of the hurdles."   Jenks returned to the track a day after setting an all-time Iowa best in the 3,000.   "I could definitely feel that 3,000 in my legs today," Jenks said. "My start was awful, miserable. I kind of got boxed in."   Kaley Ciluffo of Pleasant Valley won the race in 2:10.23. Jenks (2:11.65) edged Clayton Ridge's Jasmine Staebler (2:11.73) for second.   Washpun was consistently very good Friday, jumping farther than 18 feet on five of her six attempts. Her best (18-4 3/4) was her third jump. Jalynn Roberts-Lewis of Des Moines Roosevelt jumped 19-0.   "When I warmed up, I wasn't hitting the board, but I didn't let that bother me," Washpun said. "I didn't think about it; I just went for it."   Roberts-Lewis also claimed the 100-meter dash, and Assumption also won the sprint medley relay. Kiana Phelps of Kingsley-Pierson/Woodbury Central was the discus champion.   

DRAKE RELAYS: FRIDAY GIRLS' RESULTS

Discus -- 1. Kiana Phelps (Kingsley-Pierson/Woodbury Central), 151-10; 2. Erin Bramble (Waukee), 140-2; 3. Maddie Nilles (Dubuque Wahlert) 136-8; 4. Kate Birchmier (Davis County), 135-5; 5. Hope Koerperich (Dubuque Hempstead), 129-3; 6. Sarah Kalkhoff (Newton), 127-3; 7. Kennedy Salow (Center Point-Urbana), 123-3; 8. Mary Wester (Mount Pleasant), 123-1. 

Long jump -- 1. Jalynn Roberts-Lewis (Des Moines Roosevelt), 19-0; 2. Kiera Washpun (Iowa City High), 18-4 3/4; 3. Mallory Weber (Conrad BCLUW), 17-7 1/2; 4. Elizabeth Bohlmann (Sioux City East), 17-3 1/2; 5. Kaisha Billings (Sioux City North), 17-3 1/4; 6. Leslie Taylor (Mount Pleasant), 17-2; 7. Katie Cross (West Des Moines Dowling), 17-1 1/4; 8. Dani Reicherts (Dunkerton), 16-10 1/2. 

Sprint medley relay -- 1. Davenport Assumption (Bassier, Mommsen, Irmen, Ripslinger), 1:45.79; 2. Urbandale, 1:45.91; 3. Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 1:48.18; 4. Johnston, 1:49.12; 5. Pleasant Valley, 1:49.28; 6. Hudson, 1:49.29; 7. Waukee, 1:49.52; 8. Boone, 1:49.64. 

100 hurdles -- 1. Mary Young (Urbandale), 14.30 (Drake record); 2. Madison Ranschau (Cedar Rapids Jefferson), 15.01; 3. Kelsi Phipps (Mount Pleasant), 15.06; 4. Aleenah Marcussi (Northeast), 15.20; 5. Emily Mathews (Garner-Hayfield/Ventura), 15.36; 6. Mallory Vawter (Conrad BCLUW), 15.41; 7. Leslie Taylor (Mount Pleasant), 15.48; 8. Kellie Wong (Ankeny Centennial), 15.71.

100 -- 1. Jalynn Roberts-Lewis (Des Moines Roosevelt), 12.24; 2. Talia Buss (Waukee), 12.35; 3. Kari Dufoe (Adel ADM), 12.37; 4. Briyana Carter (Des Moines Roosevelt), 12.50; 5. Maddie Bell (Hudson), 12.73; 6. Shariah Smith (Fort Dodge), 12.73; 7. Katie Maschmann (Montezuma), 12.76; 8. Monaijah Jones (Des Moines Lincoln), 12.98. 

800 relay -- 1. Davenport Assumption (Bassier, Irmen, Ripslinger, Mommsen), 1:41.71; 2. Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 1:42.04; 3. Waukee, 1:43.43; 4. Iowa City High, 1:43.71; 5. MOC-Floyd Valley, 1:44.08; 6. Dubuque Wahlert, 1:44.21; 7. West Des Moines Dowling, 1:44.32; 8. Iowa City West, 1:44.38. 

800 -- 1. Kaley Ciluffo (Pleasant Valley), 2:10.23; 2. Stephanie Jenks (Linn-Mar), 2:11.65; 3. Jasmine Staebler (Clayton Ridge), 2:11.73; 4. Rebekah Topham (Griswold), 2:12.17; 5. Karissa Schweizer (West Des Moines Dowling), 2:14.09; 6. Nicole Miller (North Linn), 2:14.32; 7. Abby Caldwell (Waverly-Shell Rock), 2:15.06; 8. Erika Lewis (Waukee), 2:15.26.