Drake Relays: Boys preview

DES MOINES -- A high school boys' glance for the Drake Relays, Thursday through Saturday at Drake Stadium:

SHOT PUT

Time -- Friday, 8:30 a.m.

Drake Relays record -- Doug Lane, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 67-2 1/4, 1968

2012 state leader -- Kyle Ansley, Union, 56-9 1/2

Area qualifiers -- Jake Hulett, Springville; Conner Mebus, Solon; Avery Meyers, West Liberty; Kyle Ansley, Union.

DISCUS

Time -- Thursday, 3 p.m.

Drake Relays record -- Chase Madison, Newton, 199-1, 2004

2012 state leader -- Ethan Kenkel, Storm Lake, 175-4

Area qualifiers -- Joe Koehn, Valley Community; Jake Humpal, Decorah; Craig Murtha, Cedar Rapids Xavier; Avery Meyers, West Liberty; Devonte Merrill, Monticello; Dakota Basten, Cascade.

HIGH JUMP

Time -- Friday, 9:45 a.m.

Drake Relays record -- Brian Tietjens, North Central, 7-3, 1981

2012 state leader -- Hunter Van Haalen, Pleasantville, and Connor Meis, Treynor, 6-7

Area qualifiers -- Stephen Meyer, Oelwein; Alec Clasen, Cedar Rapids Xavier; Ben Knake, Lisbon; Jacob Drost, Decorah; Jake Redlinger, Washington (Iowa); Jeremy Johnson, Iowa City High.

LONG JUMP

Time -- Thursday, 3 p.m.

Drake Relays record -- Chris Walker, Davenport Central, 23-11 3/4, 1984

2012 state leader -- Dequayvious Martin, Waterloo West, 23-4 1/2

Area qualifiers -- Jasper Washington, Iowa City High; Richard Bryant, Iowa City West; Derek Jacobus, Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Charlie Rogers, Iowa City West.

100 METERS

Time -- Friday, 8:46 a.m. (prelims); Friday, 12:58 p.m. (final)

Drake Relays record -- Marques Simmons, Davenport North, 10.63, 2000 & 2001

2012 state leader -- Tyrell Martin, Waterloo West, 10.50

Area qualifiers -- Armando Williams, Iowa City West; Adam Striegel, Tri-County; Derrick Williams, Marion; Nick Steingreaber, Cedar Rapids Xavier; Bryson Runge, Iowa City High; Will Griffin, Cedar Rapids Washington; Kyle Stephenson, South Tama.

800 METERS

Time -- Friday, 2:28 p.m.

Drake Relays record -- Kyle Wheeler, Glenwood, 1:55.82, 2011

2012 state leader -- Conner Smock, Lisbon, 1:56.84

Area qualifiers -- Robert Hogg, Cedar Rapids Washington; Conner Smock, Lisbon; Timauntay Jones, Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Jabez Walker, Linn-Mar; Kaleb Greiner, Iowa City West; Jacob Aune, Cedar Rapids Prairie.

1,600 METERS

Time -- Saturday, 2:37 p.m.

Drake Relays record -- Steve Greiner, Pekin, 4:11.57, 1979

2012 state leader -- Kyle Nuehring, Waukee, 4:19.67

Area qualifiers -- Conner Smock, Lisbon; Bailey Wetherell, Iowa City West; Josh Evans, Linn-Mar; Lukas Mees, Marion; Daniel Gardarsson, Iowa City West; Patrick Larson, Decorah; Chase Grabau, Linn-Mar.

3,200 METERS

Time -- Thursday, 4:25 p.m.

Drake Relays record -- Kevin Lewis, Ottumwa, 9:05.58, 2011

2012 state leader -- Josh Evans, Linn-Mar, 9:20.40

Area qualifiers -- Lukas Mees, Marion; Josh Evans, Linn-Mar; Daniel Gardarsson, Iowa City West; Isaac Jensen, Iowa City West; Etienne Nzoyisaba, Cedar Rapids Washington; Jacob Aune, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Mitch Pritts, Cedar Rapids Prairie; Conner Smock, Lisbon.

110-METER HURDLES

Time -- Friday, 8:16 a.m. (prelims); Friday, 11:29 a.m. (final)

Drake Relays record -- Jordan Mullen, Atlantic, 14.04, 2009

2012 state leader -- Brandon Ophoff, Linn-Mar, 13.90

Area qualifiers -- Taylor Rogers, Marion; Mason Greer, Iowa City High; Mike Keiser, Linn-Mar; Conrad Thompson, Benton Community; Brandon Ophoff, Linn-Mar; Dan Roemerman, Iowa City High; Drake Hickok, Cedar Rapids Washington; Lucas Brenneman, Iowa City West.

400-METER HURDLES

Time -- Saturday, 1:29 p.m.

Drake Relays record -- Dustin Avey, Ames, 51.94, 1995

2012 state leader -- Brandon Ophoff, Linn-Mar, 53.49

Area qualifiers -- Dillon Villhauer, Clear Creek Amana; Drake Hickok, Cedar Rapids Washington; Brandon Ophoff, Linn-Mar.

400-METER RELAY

Time -- Friday, 6:12 p.m. (prelims); Saturday, 4:27 p.m. (final)

Drake Relays record -- Des Moines East, 42.19, 2003

2012 state leader -- Waterloo West, 42.25

Area qualifiers -- Cedar Rapids Washington, Western Dubuque, Dyersville Beckman, Iowa City West, South Tama, Marion, Iowa City High, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Mid-Prairie, Iowa City Regina, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, West Branch, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Solon, Clayton Ridge, Linn-Mar, West Delaware, Washington (Iowa).

800-METER RELAY

Time -- Friday, 1:58 p.m.

Drake Relays record -- Cedar Falls, 1:27.41, 2011

2012 state leader -- Iowa City West, 1:28.21

Area qualifiers -- Western Dubuque, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Cedar Rapids Washington, Marion, Iowa City West, Iowa City High, Dyersville Beckman.

1,600-METER RELAY

Time -- Friday, 8:35 p.m. (prelims); Saturday, 5:41 p.m. (final)

Drake Relays record -- West Des Moines Valley, 3:17.77, 2006

2012 state leader -- Cedar Rapids Prairie, 3:23.62

Area qualifiers -- Cedar Rapids Prairie, Iowa City High, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Dyersville Beckman, Clear Creek Amana, Cedar Rapids Washington, Iowa City West, Decorah, Linn-Mar.

3,200-METER RELAY

Time -- Saturday, 10:56 a.m.

Drake Relays record -- Marshalltown, 7:45.63, 1985

2012 state leader -- Linn-Mar, 7:52.58

Area qualifiers -- Decorah, Iowa City High, Cedar Rapids Washington, Linn-Mar, Iowa City West, Dyersville Beckman, Marion.

1,600-METER MEDLEY RELAY

Time -- Friday, 10:40 a.m.

Drake Relays record -- Iowa City High, 3:27.18, 2004

2012 state leader -- Cedar Rapids Washington, 3:32.61

Area qualifiers -- Iowa City High, West Branch, Western Dubuque, Marion, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Linn-Mar, Cedar Rapids Washington, Decorah.

SHUTTLE HURDLE RELAY

Time -- Saturday, 8:08 a.m. (prelims); Saturday, 12:37 p.m. (final)

Drake Relays record -- Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 56.09, 2010

2012 state leader -- Iowa City High, 56.77

Area qualifiers -- Marion, Western Dubuque, Dyersville Beckman, Linn-Mar, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Iowa City High, Iowa City West.