Drake Relays 2022 form chart: Current cutoffs, state leaders and more (April 6)

DES MOINES — The Drake Relays are back to normal.

COVID-19 canceled the event in 2020. The high school portion was a one-day affair in 2021.

Now, the high school format is back to its traditional three-day stint -- April 28-30.

Here is a form chart for each event, with results recorded at Varsity Bound through 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 6. The cutoff for Drake qualification is 11:59 p.m. Thursday, April 21.

Girls shot put

Time: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Jadan Brumbaugh, Mount Pleasant, 46-1

Area leader: (9) Chloe Reiser, Decorah, and Kennedy Evans, Linn-Mar, 39-0

2016-21 average cutoff: 38-8

Current cutoff: 37-8

Boys shot put

Time: 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Brandon VanderSluis, Le Mars, 60-10 3/4

Area leader: (5) Carson Lienau, Jesup, 56-3

2016-21 average cutoff: 52-0 1/2

Current cutoff: 49-9 1/4

Girls discus

Time: 9 a.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Faith DeRonde, Oskaloosa, 137-6 1/2

Area leader: (7) Kennedy Axmear, English Valleys, 118-7

2016-21 average cutoff: 121-5

Current cutoff: 106-11 1/2

Boys discus

Time: 4 p.m. Thursday, April 28

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: McKade Jelinek, Linn-Mar, 177-9

Area leader: Jelinek

2016-21 average cutoff: 155-6

Current cutoff: 140-1

Girls high jump

Time: 4:30 p.m. Thursday, April 28

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Maddie Olson, Sheldon, 5-8

Area leader: (2) Hailey Carolan, Alburnett, 5-6

2016-21 average cutoff: 5-2 3/4

Current cutoff: 5-2 1/4

Boys high jump

Time: 10 a.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Derek Weisskopf, Williamsburg, 6-9

Area leader: Weisskopf

2016-21 average cutoff: 6-4

Current cutoff: 6-3

Girls long jump

Time: 9:30 a.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Aubree Bell, KP-WC, 18-4 1/2

Area leader: (9) Sarah Burton, Highland, 17-2 1/4

2016-21 average cutoff: 17-1 1/2

Current cutoff: 16-8 1/2

Boys long jump

Time: 5 p.m. Thursday, April 28

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Abu Sama, Southeast Polk, 24-1

Area leader: (2) Kole Becker, Lisbon, 22-9 1/2

2016-21 average cutoff: 21-5 3/4

Current cutoff: 20-11 1/2

Girls 100

Time: 8:30 a.m. Friday, April 29 (prelims); 2:34 p.m. Friday, April 29 (final)

Number of qualifiers: 32

State leader: Holly Duax, Sioux City West, 11.94

Area leader: (6) Audrey Biermann, Western Dubuque, 12.65

2016-21 average cutoff: 12.83

Current cutoff: 13.12

Boys 100

Time: 8:40 a.m. Friday, April 29 (prelims); 2:39 p.m. Friday, April 29 (final)

Number of qualifiers: 32

State leader: Jack Latham, Spirit Lake, 10.68

Area leader: (2) Luke Meyers, Iowa City Liberty, 10.91

2016-21 average cutoff: 11.13

Current cutoff: 11.33

Girls 400

Time: 5:14 p.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 16

State leader: Gabby Cortez, Cedar Rapids Prairie, 57.45

Area leader: Cortez

2019-21 average cutoff: 59.56

Current cutoff: 1:00.63

Boys 400

Time: 5:20 p.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 16

State leader: Qai Hussey, Spirit Lake, 48.08

Area leader: (3) Jovan Harris, Iowa City High, 50.37

2019-21 average cutoff: 50.62

Current cutoff: 51.51

Girls 800

Time: 1:40 p.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 16

State leader: Ainsley Erzen, Carlisle, 2:12.05

Area leader: (2) Gabby Cortez, Cedar Rapids Prairie, 2:19.59

2016-21 average cutoff: 2:20.24

Current cutoff: 2:23.31

Boys 800

Time: 1:47 p.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 16

State leader: Gabe Nash, Sioux City North, 1:54.31

Area leader: (4) Ford Washburn, Iowa City High, 1:57.41

2016-21 average cutoff: 1:58.95

Current cutoff: 2:00.16

Girls 1,500

Time: 3:50 p.m. Saturday, April 30

Number of qualifiers: 21

State leader: Addison Dorenkamp, West Des Moines Valley, 4:44.44

Area leader: (17) Ashlyn Keeney, Iowa City Liberty, 4:57.74

2016-21 average cutoff: 4:56.06

Current cutoff: 4:58.51

Boys 1,600

Time: 3:58 p.m. Saturday, April 30

Number of qualifiers: 21

State leader: Gabe Nash, Sioux City North, 4:18.52

Area leader: (4) Ford Washburn, Iowa City High, 4:19.33

2016-21 average cutoff: 4:29.60

Current cutoff: 4:32.16

Girls 3,000

Time: 6:10 p.m., Thursday, April 28

Number of qualifiers: 21

State leader: Paityn Noe, Ballard, 9:46.31

Area leader: (13) Ashlyn Keeney, Iowa City Liberty, 10:42.98

2016-21 average cutoff: 10:41.39

Current cutoff: 10:53.46

Boys 3,200

Time: 5:55 p.m., Thursday, April 28

Number of qualifiers: 21

State leader: William Lohr, Sioux City North, 9:22.43

Area leader: (6) Ford Washburn, Iowa City High, 9:28.36

2016-21 average cutoff: 9:47.54

Current cutoff: 9:42.00

Girls 100 hurdles

Time: 8 a.m. Friday, April 29 (prelims); 10:31 a.m. Friday, April 29 (final)

Number of qualifiers: 32

State leader: Mackenzie Carney, Waukee Northwest, 14.32

Area leader: (8) JoJo Tyynismaa, South Tama, 15.61

2016-21 average cutoff: 16.00

Current cutoff: 16.60

Boys 110 hurdles

Time: 8:15 a.m. Friday, April 29 (prelims); 10:36 a.m. Friday, April 29 (final)

Number of qualifiers: 32

State leader: Jack Latham, Spirit Lake, 14.12

Area leader: (2) Geramie Hardaway Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie, 14.61

2016-21 average cutoff: 15.28

Current cutoff: 15.80

Girls 400 hurdles

Time: 3:06 p.m. Saturday, April 30

Number of qualifiers: 16

State leader: JoJo Tyynismaa, South Tama, 1:06.97

Area leader: Tyynismaa

2016-21 average cutoff: 1:07.14

Current cutoff: 1:10.77

Boys 400 hurdles

Time: 3:13 p.m. Saturday, April 30

Number of qualifiers: 16

State leader: Ryce Reynolds, Mount Ayr, 55.73

Area leader: (3) Nicholas Gorsich, Linn-Mar, 56.36

2016-21 average cutoff: 55.52

Current cutoff: 57.98

Girls 400 relay

Time: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 30 (prelims), 3:30 p.m. Saturday (final)

Number of qualifiers: 96

State leader: Waukee Northwest, 49.21

Area leader: (9) Western Dubuque, 50.82

2016-19 average cutoff: 52.72 (48 qualifiers in 2021)

Current cutoff: 54.65

Boys 400 relay

Time: 10:20 a.m. Saturday, April 30 (prelims), 3:35 p.m. Saturday (final)

Number of qualifiers: 96

State leader: Spirit Lake, 42.62

Area leader: (4) Cedar Rapids Washington, 43.69

2016-19 average cutoff: 45.22 (48 qualifiers in 2021)

Current cutoff: 46.55

Girls 800 relay

Time: 12:49 p.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Cedar Rapids Prairie, 1:46.16

Area leader: Prairie

2016-21 average cutoff: 1:47.89

Current cutoff: 1:51.03

Boys 800 relay

Time: 1:02 p.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Spirit Lake, 1:30.93

Area leader: (3) Cedar Rapids Washington, 1:31.21

2016-21 average cutoff: 1:31.74

Current cutoff: 1:34.07

Girls 1,600 relay

Time: 8:08 p.m. Friday, April 29 (prelims); 4:40 p.m. Saturday, April 30 (final)

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Ames, 4:03.69

Area leader: (3) Solon, 4:06.45

2016-21 average cutoff: 4:10.08

Current cutoff: 4:19.93

Boys 1,600 relay

Time: 8:25 p.m. Friday, April 29 (prelims); 4:47 p.m. Saturday, April 30 (final)

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Iowa City High, 3:26.43

Area leader: City High

2016-21 average cutoff: 3:28.13

Current cutoff: 3:35.44

Girls 3,200 relay

Time: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 30

Number of qualifiers: 16

State leader: Cedar Rapids Prairie, 9:20.32

Area leader: (1) Prairie

2016-21 average cutoff: 9:49.71

Current cutoff: 10:03.93

Boys 3,200 relay

Time: 9:45 a.m. Saturday, April 30

Number of qualifiers: 16

State leader: Sioux City North, 8:03.42

Area leader: (2) Iowa City High, 8:08.23

2016-21 average cutoff: 8:13.19

Current cutoff: 8:19.92

Girls sprint medley relay

Time: 9:48 a.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Solon, 1:49.28

Area leader: Solon

2016-21 average cutoff: 1:52.41

Current cutoff: 1:55.40

Boys distance medley relay

Time: 10:02 a.m. Friday, April 29

Number of qualifiers: 24

State leader: Iowa City High, 3:31.43

Area leader: City High

2016-21 average cutoff: 3:39.15

Current cutoff: 3:49.37

Girls shuttle hurdle relay

Time: 8 a.m. Saturday, April 30 (prelims); noon Saturday, April 30 (final)

Number of qualifiers: 16

State leader: West Des Moines Dowling, 1:05.82

Area leader: (2) Clear Creek Amana, 1:07.81

2016-21 average cutoff: 1:08.69

Current cutoff: 1:12.34

Boys shuttle hurdle relay

Time: 8:15 a.m. Saturday, April 30 (prelims); 12:05 p.m. Saturday, April 30 (final)

Number of qualifiers: 16

State leader: Spirit Lake, 1:01.13

Area leader: (2) Belle Plaine, 1:01.69

2016-21 average cutoff: 1:00.53

Current cutoff: 1:04.12

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com