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Iowa high school state track 2022: Saturday’s results, final team scores and more
It’s the final day of the 2022 state meet
May. 21, 2022 6:00 am, Updated: May. 21, 2022 8:41 pm
Prairie's Gabby Cortez sprints for the finish line as she anchors the winning 4A sprint medley relay at the 2022 Iowa High School Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Prairie won in 1:46.36. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)
It’s the final day of the 2022 Iowa high school state track and field championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. There are nine finals in the eight classes (four boys, four girls), plus four wheelchair events.
Follow live updates, results and complete coverage here throughout the day.
State track and field coverage
» Overview: Solon (3A girls) and Mid-Prairie (2A girls) win state titles
» 4A Boys: Iowa City Liberty newcomer Eric Lucas rules the high hurdles
» 4A Girls: Iowa City High freshman Ani Wedemeyer makes an immediate impact
» 3A Boys: Cedar Rapids Xavier goes from no 4x100 team to state champs
» 3A Girls: Another year, 4 more titles for Western Dubuque’s Audrey Biermann
» 2A Boys: Williamsburg gets another relay win in the 4x100
» 2A Girls: Mid-Prairie wins fourth straight state championship
» 1A Boys: Kole Becker overcomes injury to repeat in 110 hurdles
» 1A Girls: Jalyssa Blazek makes Turkey Valley history with first girls’ running event golds
» Gallery: 43 photos from Saturday’s state track and field events
» Newsletter: Subscribe to the free Iowa Prep Sports newsletter
Final state track and field team scores
1. Nashua-Plainfield 59
2. Madrid 54
3. Oakland Riverside 40
4. Algona Garrigan 36
5. Calamus-Wheatland 32
6. Nodaway Valley 30
7. Mount Ayr 27
8. Grand View Christian 26
9. Lisbon 25
10. Alburnett 20 1/2
1. Mid-Prairie 65
2. Van Meter 55
3. KP-WC 48
4. Denver 42
5. Cascade 33
T-6. Clear Lake 32
T-6. Northeast 32
8. Underwood 31
9. Panorama 30
10. Williamsburg 29
1. Solon 84
2. Adel ADM 66
3. Western Dubuque 51
4. Dubuque Wahlert 50
5. Carlisle 46
6. Spencer 33
7. South Tama 31
8. Ballard 26
T-9. Mount Pleasant 22
T-9. Newton 22
1. Waukee Northwest 70
2. Norwalk 50
T-3. Iowa City High 46
T-3. West Des Moines Valley 46
T-3. Sioux City West 46
6. Ames 45
7. Ankeny 44 1/2
T-8. West Des Moines Dowling 44
T-8. Cedar Rapids Prairie 44
10. Des Moines Roosevelt 33
1. Dubuque Hempstead 40
2. West Des Moines Valley 16
1. New London 68
2. Earlham 66
3. Lisbon 61
4. Tripoli 41
5. Saint Ansgar 37
6. Lawton-Bronson 32
7. Mount Ayr 31
8. Bellevue 30
9. Lynnville-Sully 30
T-10. Le Mars Gehlen 24
T-10. Iowa Valley 24
1. Spirit Lake 92 1/2
2. Des Moines Christian 65
3. Williamsburg 37
4. Jesup 35
5. Underwood 34
6. Belmond-Klemme 27
7. Mediapolis 26
T-8. Roland-Story 23
T-8. South Hamilton 23
T-10. Tipton 21
T-10. West Sioux 21
T-10. Clear Lake 21
1. Dallas Center-Grimes 73
2. Pella 71 1/2
3. Newton 50
4. Washington 44
5. Marion 38
6. Western Dubuque 36
7. North Polk 30
8. Carlisle 27
T-9. Clear Creek-Amana 24
T-9. Dubuque Wahlert 24
1. West Des Moines Dowling 93
2. Iowa City High 63 1/2
3. Ankeny 53
4. Linn-Mar 51
5. Sioux City North 40
6. West Des Moines Valley 37
7. Cedar Rapids Washington 35
T-8. Iowa City Liberty 32
T-8. Cedar Falls 32
10. Indianola 27
1. Northwood-Kensett 40
2. Cedar Falls 37
3. West Lyon 25
4. Mid-Prairie 24
5. Iowa City West 12
Saturday’s state track and field results
Boys 4x400 relay
Earlham closed out the Class 1A meet with its third relay gold of the week.
1. Earlham (Malakai Hale, Caleb Smith, Darrell Matchem, Jayden Dickson), 3:24.57
2. Lawton-Bronson, 3:27.76; 3. Lynnville-Sully, 3:29.11; 4. Maquoketa Valley, 3:29.36; 5. Newell-Fonda, 3:30.57; 6. Bellevue, 3:32.37; 7. Turkey Valley, 3:35.05; -- Oakland Riverside, DQ
1. Mediapolis (Kadin Salek, Levi Arnold, Logan Rosas, Anthony Isley), 3:25.46
2. Denver, 3:25.87; 3. Underwood, 3:27.02; 4. Roland-Story, 3:27.03; 5. Durant, 3:27.17; 6. Cascade, 3:29.16; 7. Clear Lake, 3:29.84; 8. Dike-New Hartford, 3:30.09
1. Mount Vernon (Jensen Meeker, Zach Fall, Brady Erickson, Owen Brase), 3:22.41
2. Pella, 3:26.35; 3. Dallas Center-Grimes, 3:26.37; 4. Newton, 3:26.63; 5. DeWitt Central, 3:28.54; 6. Western Dubuque, 3:32.05; 7. North Polk, 3:40.18; -- Benton Community, DQ
1. Dubuque Senior (Easton Stackis, Jack Gilligan, Jaden Arnold, Matthew Kruse), 3:19.82
2. Johnston, 3:20.11; 3. Linn-Mar, 3:20.58; 4. West Des Moines Valley, 3:21.10; 5. Mason City, 3:21.73; 6. Cedar Falls, 3:21.94; 7. Bettendorf, 3:24.63; 8. Iowa City High, 3:28.14
Girls 4x400 relay
Solon, having already clinched the 3A team title, added one last gold to its relay haul this week. The Spartans also won the 4x800 and distance medley relays.
1. Oakland Riverside (Elly Henderson, Macy Woods, Lydia Erickson, Izzy Bluml), 4:06.16
2. Elkader Central, 4:08.13; 3. Nashua-Plainfield, 4:09.54; 4. Wapsie Valley, 4:10.30; 5. Pekin, 4:10.80, 6. Wayne, 4:12.18; 7. Maquoketa Valley, 4:13.26; 8. Audubon, 4:14.11
1. Van Meter (Eden Moore, Mary Kelly, Teya Speltz, Clare Kelly), 4:00.57
2. Denver, 4:03.56; 3. Cascade, 4:05.61; 4. New Hampton, 4:06.86; 5. Eddyville EBF, 4:07.01; 6. Treynor, 4:08.14; 7. Williamsburg, 4:08.93; 8. Dike-New Hartford, 4:10.50
1. Solon (Meghan O’Neill, Kaia Holtkamp, Gracie Federspiel, Emma Bock), 3:55.14
2. Davenport Assumption, 3:59.77; 3. Dubuque Wahlert, 4:02.64; 4. Atlantic, 4:04.89; 5. Mount Vernon, 4:05.62; 6. Glenwood, 4:08.21; 7. Harlan, 4:10.87; -- Dallas Center-Grimes, DQ
1. Iowa City High (Iris Wedemeyer, Mia DePrenger, Eva Reynolds, Ani Wedemeyer), 3:52.72
2. Ankeny, 3:55.94; 3. Waukee Northwest, 3:56.45; 4. Ames, 3:57.11; 5. Southeast Polk, 3:58.37; 6. Johnston, 4:01.62; 7. Cedar Falls, 4:04.65; 8. Des Moines Roosevelt, 4:09.30
Boys 4x100 relay
Williamsburg won its second 2A relay of the week (4x200) and swept the girls and boys 4x100s. Cedar Rapids Xavier won the 3A relay by three hundredths of a second over Carlisle. West Des Moines Dowling’s winning 4A time (41.76) ranks fifth all-time.
1. Tripoli (Jase Hereid, Liam Carlson, Rowan Carlson, Austin Bremner), 43.34
2. Lisbon, 43.47; 3. Lawton-Bronson, 43.56; 4. New London, 43.59; 5. Hartley HMS, 43.99; 6. Wapello, 44.17; 7. Iowa Valley, 45.02; -- West Hancock, DQ
1. Williamsburg (Carson Huedepohl, Kellen Cockrell, Clayten Steckly, Owen Douglas), 43.20
2. Roland-Story, 43.25; 3. West Sioux, 43.32; 4. Clear Lake, 43.72; 5. Pleasantville, 43.87; 6. Jesup, 44.08; 7. Underwood, 44.12; -- Guthrie Center ACGC, DQ
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (Luke Efting, Grayson Hartman, Michael Cunningham, Aidan McDermott), 42.88
2. Carlisle, 42.91; 3. Sioux City Heelan, 43.14; 4. Clear Creek-Amana, 43.70; 5. Dubuque Wahlert, 43.74; 6. West Burlington/Notre Dame, 43.93; 7. North Polk, 43.97; -- Adel ADM, DQ
1. West Des Moines Dowling (Carson Brown, Mikey McClain, Kaden Emanuel, Jalyn Thompson), 41.76
2. Cedar Rapids Washington, 41.97; 3. Southeast Polk, 42.30; 4. West Des Moines Valley, 42.57; 5. Ankeny Centennial, 42.66; 6. Iowa City West, 42.79; 7. Ankeny, 42.83; 8. Cedar Falls, 43.40
Girls 4x100 relay
Adel ADM ended Dubuque Wahlert’s four-year reign in 3A. Madrid didn’t beat the 1A state meet record it set in the prelims, but still beat last year’s time that was the record. Sioux City West won in 4A, giving Holly Duax her fourth gold of the week (long jump, 100, 200).
1. Madrid (Lilly Ostert, Emma Olsen, Jillian Dodds, Ella Santi), 49.12
2. Wapello, 50.27; 3. Oakland Riverside, 50.94; 4. Collins-Maxwell, 51.11; 5. Lisbon, 51.28; 6. South O’Brien, 51.62; 7. Ogden, 51.78; 8. Nodaway Valley, 52.09
1. Williamsburg (Ailea Wetjen, Kendra Eichhorn, Makenna Hughes, Rylee Vercande), 49.91
2. Okoboji, 50.30; 3. Underwood, 50.49; 4. Northeast, 51.07; 5. Roland-Story, 51.23; 6. Dike-New Hartford, 51.39; 7. Wilton, 51.41; 8. Davis County, 51.72
1. Adel ADM (Makayla Crannell, Jada Grove, Olivia Tollari, Hallie Henfling), 48.53
2. Dubuque Wahlert, 48.94; 3. Solon, 49.28; 4. Pella, 49.41; 5. Bondurant-Farrar, 49.48; 6. Decorah, 49.85; 7. Spencer, 49.92; 8. Western Dubuque, 50.27
1. Sioux City West (Kellesse Heard, Holly Duax, Bella Leon, Lily Juhnke), 48.31
2. Waukee Northwest, 48.43; 3. West Des Moines Dowling, 48.93; 4. Ames, 48.93; 5. Southeast Polk, 49.71; 6. Sioux City East, 49.92; 7. Linn-Mar, 50.00; 8. Norwalk, 50.02
400 Wheelchair
Dubuque Hempstead’s Alayna Darter earned four golds Saturday (shot put, 100, 200). Northwood-Kensett’s Wyatt Willand won his fourth gold of the week (100, 200, 800) with an all-time best time (59.65).
1. Alayna Darter (Dubuque Hempstead), 1:35.54
1. Wyatt Willand (Northwood-Kensett), 59.65, All-time Iowa record
2. Jayden Stafford (Mid-Prairie), 1:10.92; 3. Xander Rentschler (West Lyon), 1:21.92; 4. Koda Beland (Cedar Falls), 1:38.94; 5. Jordan Caperon (Iowa City West), 1:41.47; 6. Eli Horstman (Unity Christian); 7. Xavier Conlin (Cedar Falls), 3:13.10
Girls 1,500
West Des Moines Valley sophomore Addison Dorenkamp completed the 3,000-1,500 double. Ainsley Erzen of Carlisle repeated with a 3A state meet record (4:36.96) after winning the 800 earlier Saturday. Clare Kelly won the 2A race and Van Meter’s first ever girls’ individual gold. Class 1A 800 champion Jalyssa Blazek added a second gold Saturday.
1. Jalyssa Blazek (Turkey Valley), 4:46.63
2. Noelle Steines (Calamus-Wheatland), 4:46.85; 3. Maddy Childs (Grand View Christian), 4:47.11; 4. Addison Grady (Hudson), 4:49.88; 5. Lourdes Mason (Lisbon), 4:50.22; 6. Haley Meyer (Lansing Kee), 4:54.25; 7. Meghan Wheatley (North Linn), 4:55.42; 8. Nora Peterson (Alta-Aurelia), 4:55.47
1. Clare Kelly (Van Meter), 4:39.13
2. Madison Brouwer (Sibley-Ocheyedan), 4:40.79; 3. Danielle Hostetler (Mid-Prairie), 4:42.95; 4. Mayson Hartley (Clarinda), 4:49.15; 5. Addison Doughan (Clear Lake), 4:53.16; 6. Lilian Nelson (Forest City), 4:54.98; 7. Katelyn Johnston (Osage), 4:57.92; 8. Sydney Yoder (Mid-Prairie), 5:00.10
1. Ainsley Erzen (Carlisle), 4:36.96, 3A state record
2. Paityn Noe (Ballard), 4:40.76; 3. Geneva Timmerman (Adel ADM), 4:47.73; 4. Annika Larson (Ballard), 4:51.18; 5. Emily Haverdink (MOC-Floyd Valley), 4:51.48; 6. Liza Schaffer (North Polk), 4:51.96; 7. Brenna Fisher (Spencer), 4:54.03; 8. Raegan Snieder (Pella), 5:01.03
1. Addison Dorenkamp (West Des Moines Valley), 4:36.60
2. Abi Hahn (Des Moines Roosevelt), 4:37.59; 3. Kaia Downs (Sioux City East), 4:38.46; 4. Julia Gehl (Dubuque Hempstead), 4:39.38; 5. Adrienne Buettner-Cable (Des Moines Roosevelt), 4:40.06; 6. Rondi Quass (Ankeny Centennial), 4:41.14; 7. Aleah Tenpas (Johnston), 4:42.29; 8. Grace Boleyn (Pleasant Valley), 4:43.16
Boys 1,600
Class 4A cross country champion Jackson Heidesch of West Des Moines Dowling captured the 4A 1,600 title and still has a run in the 800 to go after an interference ruling during that race earlier Saturday. Dallas Center-Grimes’ Aidan Ramsey won his fourth 3A gold of the week (3,200, distance medley, 800) after winning the 3A cross country title in the fall. Marion’s Shane Erb was runner-up and set a school record. Des Moines Christian teammates Aaron Fynaardt and Carson Houg went 1-2 in their third 2A event this week, with Fynaardt winning this one after taking runner-up in the 3,200 and 800. Saint Ansgar’s Riley Witt completed the 1A 3,200-1,600 double. He was second in the 800.
1. Riley Witt (Saint Ansgar), 4:21.08
2. Dominic Braet (Earlham), 4:29.34; 3. Payton Griebel (Bellevue), 4:30.50; 4. Seth Bailey (New London), 4:31.80; 5. Alexander Julian (New London), 4:32.29; 6. AJ Bonnesen (Danville), 4:33.77; 7. Colin Lillie (Council Bluffs St. Albert), 4:34.46; 8. Clay Warson (Madrid), 4:37.01
1. Aaron Fynaardt (Des Moines Christian), 4:20.63
2. Carson Houg (Des Moines Christian), 4:20.78; 3. Clay Bohlmann (Tipton), 4:27.31; 4. Bryce McDonough (Central Springs), 4:28.46; 5. Trevin Suhr (Guthrie Center ACGC), 4:30.73; 6. Tage Hulstein (Western Christian), 4:30.85; 7. Ethan Sadler (Grundy Center), 4:32.48; 8. Kaden Lynch (Grundy Center), 4:32.60
1. Aidan Ramsey (Dallas Center-Grimes), 4:15.24
2. Shane Erb (Marion), 4:16.49; 3. Jackson Mace-Maynard (Newton), 4:19.00; 4. Eli Naumann (Western Dubuque), 4:22.47; 5. Nick Kepford (Waverly-Shell Rock), 4:22.67; 6. Lance Sobaski (Washington), 4:24.54; 7. Chase Lauman (Pella), 4:25.47; 8. Owen Pries (Dallas Center-Grimes), 4:27.85
1. Jackson Heidesch (West Des Moines Dowling), 4:07.30
2. Ford Washburn (Iowa City High), 4:14.24; 3. William Lohr (Sioux City North), 4:14.40; 4. Hayden Kuhn (Linn-Mar), 4:17.69; 5. Alex McKane (Iowa City West), 4:20.03; 6. Miles Wilson (Cedar Rapids Kennedy), 4:20.17; 7. Will Ryan (West Des Moines Dowling), 4:20.81; 8. John Maloney (Dubuque Hempstead), 4:21.48
Boys 200
West Des Moines Dowling’s Mikey McClain ran the fastest fully-automatic 200 in state history and set a 4A state meet record (20.97) hours after breaking the all-time record in the 100. Spirit Lake teammates Qai Hussey and Jack Latham finished 1-2 in the 2A race. Adel ADM’s Brevin Doll defended his 3A title by a hundredth of a second.
1. Keaten Bonderson (Le Mars Gehlen), 22.05
2. Liam Carlson (Tripoli), 22.09; 3. Brendan Monahan (Council Bluffs St. Albert), 22.22; 4. Beau Flander (English Valleys), 22.52; 5. Bryer Prochniak (North Union), 22.80; 6. Isaiah Johnson (George-Little Rock), 23.00; 7. Kaden Amigon (Columbus Community), 27.89; -- Josh Catala (New London), DNS
1. Qai Hussey (Spirit Lake), 21.55
2. Jack Latham (Spirit Lake), 21.60; 3. Tate Sander (Belmond-Klemme), 22.11; 4. Austin Kunkle (Guthrie Center ACGC), 22.29; 5. Levi Schelhaas (Pella Christian), 22.49; 6. Anthony Isley (Mediapolis), 22.60; 7. Cason Johannes (Sheldon), 22.74; 8. Aiden Anderson (Monroe PCM), 22.95
1. Brevin Doll (Adel ADM), 21.89
2. Caeden DaSilva (Nevada), 21.90; 3. Ryan Brosius (Dubuque Wahlert), 22.18; 4. Nate Maki (Newton), 22.21; 5. Alex Mota (Marion), 22.23; 6. River Patterson (Fairfield), 22.47; 7. Will Davidson (Mount Pleasant), 22.50; 8. Aaron Kramer (Center Point-Urbana), 22.90
1. Mikey McClain (West Des Moines Dowling), 20.97
2. Tyrese Miller (Ankeny), 21.58; 3. Miles Thompson (Cedar Rapids Washington), 21.65; 4. Michael Blank (Cedar Rapids Washington), 21.71; 5. Luke Meyers (Iowa City Liberty), 21.85; 6. Carter Erickson (Indianola), 22.03; 7. Graham Friedrichsen (Urbandale), 22.33; 8. NaZion Caruthers (Davenport West), 22.73
Girls 200
Western Dubuque’s Audrey Biermann won with her third 3A state meet record of the week (400, sprint medley, 200) in 22.42 seconds. It’s the second straight year she’s won the state 100, 200 and 400. Sioux City West’s Holly Duax won her third 4A gold of the week (long jump, 200) in a time that ranks No. 2 all-time. 2A 100 champion Jaidyn Sellers added a 200 title as well.
1. Jillian Dodds (Madrid), 25.73
2. Adalyn Reynolds (Mount Ayr), 25.93; 3. Myla Murphy (GTRA), 26.20; 4. Makenzie Foelske (Nashua-Plainfield), 26.56; 5. Willa Sickelka (South O’Brien), 26.68; 6. Reese Brown (Wayne), 26.86; 7. Lydia Erickson (Oakland Riverside), 26.89; 8. Lindsy Massner (Wapello), 27.05
1. Jaidyn Sellers (Panorama), 25.04
2. Mitzi Evans (Mid-Prairie), 25.26; 3. Natalie Demai (Denver), 25.56; 4. Meredith Street (Osage), 25.70; 5. Erika Kuntz (KP-WC), 25.74; 6. Reese Brownlee (Clear Lake), 26.01; 7. Olivia Shannon (Greene County), 26.15; 8. Anna Heynen (Unity Christian), 26.19
1. Audrey Biermann (Western Dubuque), 24.42, 3A state record
2. JoJo Tyynismaa (South Tama), 25.27; 3. Rylee Steffen (Dubuque Wahlert), 25.42; 4. Jaslynn Dagel (Iowa Falls-Alden), 25.54; 5. Hallie Henfling (Adel ADM), 25.69; 6. Maleah Walker (Oskaloosa), 25.95; 7. Mackenzie Kauffman (Spirit Lake), 25.97; 8. Lani Hubka (Decorah), 26.17
1. Holly Duax (Sioux City West), 23.95
2. Claire Farrell (Norwalk), 24.56; 3. Natalie Harris (Waukee Northwest), 25.06; 4. Olivia Kramer (West Des Moines Dowling), 25.15; 5. Elliana Harris (Sioux City East), 25.25; 6. Jessica Kyne (Des Moines Hoover), 25.27; 7. Avery Horner (Bettendorf), 25.43; 8. Nyla Norman (Waterloo East), 26.18
200 Wheelchair
Dubuque Hempstead’s Alayna Darter and Northwood-Kensett’s Wyatt Willand both added 200 titles after winning the 100 earlier. Willand set a state record (30.27).
1. Wyatt Willand (Northwood-Kensett), 30.27, state record
2. Jayden Stafford (Mid-Prairie), 33.25; 3. Xander Rentschler (West Lyon), 40.64; 4. Koda Beland (Cedar Falls), 41.80; 5. Jordan Caperon (Iowa City West), 45.53; 6. Joshua Unguec (Ames), 48.17; 7. Eli Horstman (Unity Christian), 54.44; 8. Xavier Conlin (Cedar Falls), 1:24.82
1. Alayna Darter (Dubuque Hempstead), 44.87
2. Rylie Lewis (West Des Moines Valley), 1:28.36
Boys 110 hurdles
Spirit Lake’s Jack Latham, who set an all-time record in this event in the prelims, won gold for the second straight year. It’s his third title of the week. Lisbon’s Kole Becker repeated in the 1A race, adding 110 hurdles gold to the long jump gold he won this week. Iowa City Liberty’s Eric Lucas won the 4A title. Iowa Falls-Alden sophomore Jaden Damiano swept the 110 and 400 hurdles in 3A.
1. Kole Becker (Lisbon), 14.45
2. Gunner Meyer (Wapsie Valley), 14.70; 3. Gavin Smith (Audubon), 14.86; 4. Beau York (HLV), 15.15; 5. Cooper Kock (Ar-We-Va), 6. Brady Leonard (Madrid), 15.22; 7. Riley Carrier (Bellevue), 15.34; 8. Kolben Miller (North Butler), 15.79
1. Jack Latham (Spirit Lake), 13.81
2. Jackson Morton (Greene County), 14.64; 3. Brad Bellis (West Monona), 14.78; 4. Tanner Blue (South Hamilton), 14.95; 5. Zeke Nelson (Clear Lake), 15.24; 6. Carter Davis (Underwood), 15.28; 7. Parker McHone (Jesup), 15.81; 8. Noah Sheridan (Jesup), 17.29
1. Jaden Damiano (Iowa Falls-Alden), 14.23
2. Grayson Hartman (Cedar Rapids Xavier), 14.36; 3. Harrison Rosenberg (Clear Creek-Amana), 14.52; 4. Nolan Clayberg (Pella), 14.59 (14.583); 5. Sal Capaldo (North Polk), 14.59 (14.584); 6. Gage Huyser (Pella), 15.00; 7. Nolan Meyer (Bondurant-Farrar), 15.03; 8. Archer Ogbourne (Carlisle), 15.81
1. Eric Lucas (Iowa City Liberty), 14.25
2. William Bussey (West Des Moines Dowling), 14.93; 3. Matt Schaeckenbach (Iowa City High), 14.98; 4. Carter Accola (Ankeny), 15.03; 5. Grant Miller (Norwalk), 15.11; 6. Cole Schrage (Waukee Northwest), 15.14; 7. Reid Schilb (West Des Moines Valley), 15.27; 8. Noah Pettinger (Dubuque Hempstead), 15.84
Girls 100 hurdles
Drake Relays most outstanding performer Mackenzie Carney broke the 4A state meet record in a 1-2 finish with Waukee Northwest teammate Natalie Harris, finishing in a time (14.10) that ranks No. 5 all-time. Northeast’s Ellie Rickertsen, also a two-time 400 hurdles champion, repeated in 2A.
1. Maddax DeVault (Nodaway Valley), 14.69
2. Olivia Bohlen (Belle Plaine), 15.05; 3. Claire Schroeder (Remsen St. Mary’s), 15.22; 4. Madison Fry (Nodaway Valley), 15.23; 5. Emily Williams (East Mills), 15.27; 6. Veronica Andrushyshyn (Oakland Riverside), 7. JayLyn Moore (Clayton Ridge), 15.47; 8. Molly Joyce (Algona Garrigan), 15.60
1. Ellie Rickertsen (Northeast), 14.44
2. Clara Teigland (Treynor), 15.21; 3. Anna Coffee (Hinton), 15.46; 4. Devin Simon (Cascade), 15.55; 5. Macy Daufeldt (West Liberty), 15.66; 6. Carlee Rochford (New Hampton), 15.85; 7. Rowan Jensen (Ridge View), 15.88; 8. Brooklyn Halbach (Osage), 16.27
1. Addisyn Terpstra (Newton), 14.55
2. JoJo Tyynismaa (South Tama), 14.60; 3. Darci Wiseman (Winterset), 15.27; 4. Kelsey Pacha (Fairfield), 15.31; 5. Jerra Merchant (Spencer), 15.39; 6. Silvana Kabolo (Clear Creek-Amana), 15.44; 7. Kendall Anderson (Bondurant-Farrar), 15.65; 8. Alyssa Tegeler (Benton Community), 15.67
1. Mackenzie Carney (Waukee Northwest), 14.10, 4A state record
2. Natalie Harris (Waukee Northwest), 14.23; 3. Ruby Leman (West Des Moines Dowling), 15.04; 4. Maddy McFarland (Cedar Falls), 15.14; 5. Grace Braden (Cedar Rapids Kennedy), 15.29; 6. Ali Frandsen (Ames), 15.39; 7. McKenzie Borden (Bettendorf), 15.51; 8. Esaba Okwaramoi (West Des Moines Dowling), 18.47
Boys 100
Mikey McClain of West Des Moines Dowling broke the all-time Iowa record with a time of 10.33 seconds in the 4A race. Iowa football commit Alex Mota of Marion set a 3A state meet record (10.71) to win the race he finished second in last season. Tripoli’s Liam Carlson set a 1A state meet record in 10.82 seconds. Spirit Lake’s Jack Latham, who set an all-time record in the 110 hurdles prelims Friday, won the 2A 100.
1. Liam Carlson (Tripoli), 10.82, 1A state record
2. Keaten Bonderson (Le Mars Gehlen), 10.89; 3. Beau Flander (English Valleys), 11.03; 4. Austin Bremner (Tripoli), 11.11; 5. Brendan Monahan (Council Bluffs St. Albert), 11.14; 6. Jake Gustison (Wapello), 11.15 (11.141); 7. Bryer Prochniak (North Union), 11.15 (11.142); 8. Lane Spieker (Anita CAM), 11.19
1. Jack Latham (Spirit Lake), 10.61
2. Tate Sander (Belmond-Klemme), 10.79; 3. Qai Hussey (Spirit Lake), 10.94; 4. Austin Kunkle (Guthrie Center ACGC), 10.95; 5. Owen Douglas (Williamsburg), 11.00; 6. Clayten Steckly (Williamsburg), 11.06 (11.051); 7. Lamont Whiting (Estherville-Lincoln Central), 11.06 (11.055); 8. Gavin Phillips (Des Moines Christian), 11.19
1. Alex Mota (Marion), 10.71, 3A state record
2. Brevin Doll (Adel ADM), 10.74; 3. Caden Plasier (Sioux Center), 10.86; 4. Wil Neuharth (Harlan), 10.87; 5. Tate Johnson (Fort Madison), 10.89; 6. Dawson Forgy (Winterset), 10.91; 7. Aaron Kramer (Center Point-Urbana), 10.94 (10.931); 8. Sam Wallace (Benton Community), 10.94 (10.933)
1. Mikey McClain (West Des Moines Dowling), 10.33, All-time Iowa record
2. Miles Thompson (Cedar Rapids Washington), 10.53; 3. Tyrese Miller (Ankeny), 10.60; 4. Luke Meyers (Iowa City Liberty), 10.74; 5. Carter Erickson (Indianola), 10.86; 6. NaZion Caruthers (Davenport West), 10.97 (10.968); 7. Kendrick Achebe (Des Moines Lincoln), 10.97 (10.970); 8. Ayden Price (West Des Moines Valley), 10.99
Girls 100
Western Dubuque’s Audrey Biermann, also the 400 champion and part of the winning sprint medley, defended her 100 title in 3A. Sioux City West’s Holly Duax defended her 4A crown with a time (11.67) that ranks No. 3 all-time. Madrid teammates Lilly Ostert and Ella Santi both ran 12.45 in the 1A girls’ race, with Ostert winning it by .009 seconds. Panorama’s Jaidyn Sellers repeated with a 2A state meet record (12.13).
1. Lilly Ostert (Madrid), 12.45 (12.441)
2. Ella Santi (Madrid), 12.45 (12.450); 3. Makenzie Foelske (Nashua-Plainfield), 12.59; 4. Willa Sickelka (South O’Brien), 12.72; 5. Veronica Andrusyshyn (Oakland Riverside), 12.74; 6. Reese Brown (Wayne), 12.74; 7. Myla Murphy (GTRA), 12.79; 8. Emily Mutombo (Hartley HMS), 13.22
1. Jaidyn Sellers (Panorama), 12.13, 2A state record
2. Aubree Bell (KP-WC), 12.26; 3. Meredith Street (Osage), 12.59; 4. Clara Smith (Davis County), 12.66; 5. Ethnee Jorgensen (Okoboji), 12.71; 6. Rylee Vercande (Williamsburg), 12.79; 7. Tieler Hull (Underwood), 12.87; 8. Tasha Williams (West Central Valley), 12.97
1. Audrey Biermann (Western Dubuque), 12.20
2. Jaslynn Dagel (Iowa Falls-Alden), 12.32; 3. Hallie Henfling (Adel ADM), 12.36; 4. JoJo Tyynismaa (South Tama), 12.37; 5. Makayla Crannell (Adel ADM), 12.47; 6. Meghan McDonald (Dubuque Wahlert), 12.47; 7. Brynn Walters (Western Dubuque), 12.51; 8. Maleah Walker (Oskaloosa), 12.63
1. Holly Duax (Sioux City West), 11.67
2. Claire Farrell (Norwalk), 11.88; 3. Jessica Kyne (Des Moines Hoover), 12.13; 4. Olivia Kramer (West Des Moines Dowling), 12.18; 5. Kenzie Newton (Southeast Polk), 12.43; 6. Kanijah Angel (Clinton), 12.48; 7. Keira Alliss (Waukee Northwest), 12.63; 8. Avery Horner (Bettendorf), 12.66
100 Wheelchair
Dubuque Hempstead’s Alayna Gartner finished in an all-time best 23.76 seconds to win the girls’ race. Northwood-Kensett’s Wyatt Willand set a state meet record in the boys’ race, winning in 17.12 seconds.
1. Alayna Darter (Dubuque Hempstead), 23.76
2. Rylie Lewis (West Des Moines Valley), 35.58
1. Wyatt Willand (Northwood-Kensett), 17.12, state record
2. Jayden Stafford (Mid-Prairie), 18.10; 3. Koda Beland (Cedar Falls), 22.13; 4. Xander Rentschler (West Lyon), 22.90; 5. Jordan Caperon (Iowa City West), 24.19; 6. Joshua Unguec (Ames), 25.63; 7. Eli Horstman (Unity Christian), 27.70; 8. Adam Arp (Williamsburg), 28.28
Boys shuttle hurdle
Drake Relays champion Pleasant Valley won the 4A race with a time (58.96) that ranks 10th all-time in Iowa.
1. Lenox (Gabe Funk, Conner Fitzgerald, Trenton Beck, Johnathan Weaver), 1:00.39
2. Belle Plaine, 1:01.07; 3. Audubon, 1:01.70; 4. Wapsie Valley, 1:02.29; 5. Madrid, 1:02.46; 6. South O’Brien, 1:03.50; 7. North Butler, 1:03.61; -- Anita CAM, DQ
1. Spirit Lake (Ethan Stecker, Jake Cornwall, Drew Alger, Jack Latham), 1:00.50
2. Central Decatur, 1:00.64; 3. Greene County, 1:00.73; 4. Underwood, 1:01.33; 5. Jesup, 1:01.41; 6. Van Meter, 1:02.75; 7. Treynor, 1:06.05; -- West Liberty, DQ
1. Pella (Nolan Clayberg, Reece Thoreson, Luke Fairchild, Gage Huyser), 59.45, 3A state record
2. North Polk, 59.70; 3. Humboldt, 1:01.01; 4. Carlisle, 1:01.38; 5. Cedar Rapids Xavier, 1:01.84; 6. Clear Creek-Amana, 1:02.82; 7. Le Mars, 1:03.73; -- Bondurant-Farrar, DQ
1. Pleasant Valley (Max Doran, Grant Necker, Daniel Zietlow, Makhi Wilson), 58.96
2. Linn-Mar, 1:00.09; 3. Mason City, 1:01.24; 4. West Des Moines Valley, 1:01.91; 5. Ankeny, 1:02.59; 6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 1:02.91; 7. Norwalk, 1:03.10; -- Cedar Falls, DQ
Girls shuttle hurdle
West Des Moines Dowling went ahead and set an all-time best (1:00.44) while winning its first girls’ shuttle hurdle relay. Clear Creek-Amana repeated as the 3A champion. In 2A, Cascade won its first girls’ shuttle hurdle title after a runner-up finish last season.
1. Remsen St. Mary’s (Halle Galles, Mya Bunkers, Whitney Jensen, Claire Schroeder), 1:07.96
2. Alburnett, 1:08.52; 3. Northwood-Kensett, 1:08.57; 4. Algona Garrigan, 1:08.59; 5. Saint Ansgar, 1:09.28; 6. Fremont-Mills, 1:09.79; 7. Belle Plaine, 1:11.41; -- Wayne, DQ
1. Cascade (Elizabeth Gibbs, Kate Green, Brianna Koppes, Devin Simon), 1:07.37
2. Sioux Central, 1:08.03; 3. West Liberty, 1:08.90; 4. Underwood, 1:09.46; 5. Treynor, 1:09.79; 6. Central Springs, 1:09.89; 7. Durant, 1:11.10; 8. Van Meter, 1:13.48
1. Clear Creek-Amana (Emma Mathis, Mari Cetta, Meghan Cullen, Silvana Kabolo), 1:05.90
2. Newton, 1:06.03; 3. Fairfield, 1:06.23; 4. Solon, 1:06.27; 5. Spencer, 1:06.43; 6. Winterset, 1:06.86; 7. Mount Pleasant, 1:09.12; 8. Glenwood, 1:09.52
1. West Des Moines Dowling (Olivia Kramer, Ruby Leman, Alex Gaskell, Esaba Okwaramoi), 1:00.44, All-time Iowa record
2. Waukee Northwest, 1:02.03; 3. Iowa City West, 1:04.74; 4. Iowa City High, 1:05.62; 5. West Des Moines Valley, 1:07.04; 6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 1:07.99; 7. Cedar Falls, 1:08.04; 8. Mason City, 1:10.41
Boys 800
Sioux City North went 1-2 in the 4A race after winning the 4x800 Thursday. The results weren’t official until an individual rerun for Dowling’s Jackson Heidesch due to an interference call. He ended up third. Aidan Ramsey, the Drake Relays most outstanding performer, won the 3A 800 after claiming the 3,200 and anchoring the winning distance medley earlier this week. Earlham senior Jayden Dickson added an individual title after anchoring the Cardinals’ first-place 1A 4x800 and distance medley relays. Teammate Dominic Braet was third. Des Moines Christian went 1-2 in the 2A 800, just like the 3,200 on Thursday.
1. Jayden Dickson (Earlham), 1:55.64
2. Riley Witt (Saint Ansgar), 1:55.95; 3. Dominic Braet (Earlham), 1:58.02; 4. Seth Bailey (New London), 1:59.02; 5. Adler Shay (Mount Ayr), 1:59.27; 6. Aaron Lursen (Fort Dodge St. Edmond), 2:02.00; 7. Rylan Martin (New London), 2:02.27; 8. Caden Keller (IKM-Manning), 2:02.70
1. Carson Houg (Des Moines Christian), 1:56.75
2. Aaron Fynaardt (Des Moines Christian), 1:57.49; 3. Ryder Sundall (Spirit Lake), 1:58.22; 4. Isaac Swenson (Belmond-Klemme), 1:58.93; 5. Dustin Barth (Van Meter), 2:00.30; 6. Scott Pearson (Underwood), 2:01.02; 7. Nolan Evans, 2:01.20; 8. Trevin Suhr (Guthrie Center ACGC), 2:01.94
1. Aidan Ramsey (Dallas Center-Grimes), 1:54.36
2. Jackson Mace-Maynard (Newton), 1:55.06; 3. Tommy Tyynismaa (South Tama), 1:55.23; 4. Eli Naumann (Western Dubuque), 1:55.40; 5. Nick Kepford (Waverly-Shell Rock), 1:58.02; 6. Lance Sobaski (Washington), 1:58.20; 7. Samuel May (MOC-Floyd Valley), 1:58.29; 8. Carson Sansenbach (Mount Vernon), 1:59.18
1. Gabe Nash (Sioux City North), 1:53.14
2. Yemane Kifle (Sioux City North), 1:54.55; 3. Jackson Heidesch (West Des Moines Dowling), 1:54.62; 4. Ben Hanson (Norwalk), 1:55.60; 5. Derek Leicht (Dubuque Hempstead), 1:56.17; 6. Gavin Keeney (Iowa City Liberty), 1:56.56; 7. Truman Thompson (Iowa City High), 1:57.00; 8. Moustafa Tiea (Iowa City West), 1:57.06
Girls 800
Jalyssa Blazek gave Turkey Valley its first ever girls’ running event state gold. Mitzi Evans of Mid-Prairie added a 2A 800 gold after claiming the 400 and running on the winning distance medley relay. Her teammate, 3,000 champion Danielle Hostetler, was fourth. Arkansas commit Ainsley Erzen of Carlisle defended her title in 3A. Emma Bock (third) and Kaia Holtkamp (fifth) gave Solon a pair of top-five finishes. Iowa City High’s Ani Wedemeyer pulled away to win a 4A race that featured a 1-2-3 finish from freshmen.
1. Jalyssa Blazek (Turkey Valley), 2:15.83
2. Maddy Childs (Grand View Christian), 2:16.41; 3. Noelle Steines (Calamus-Wheatland), 2:17.01; 4. Haley Meyer (Lansing Kee), 2:21.05; 5. Addison Grady (Hudson), 2:21.22; 6. Nora Peterson (Alta-Aurelia), 2:21.65; 7. Jolee Mesz (Lawton-Bronson), 2:22.51; 8. Courtney Sporrer (Logan-Magnolia), 2:22.59
1. Mitzi Evans (Mid-Prairie), 2:12.56
2. Clare Kelly (Van Meter), 2:13.14; 3. Madison Brouwer (Sibley-Ocheyedan), 2:18.15; 4. Danielle Hostetler (Mid-Prairie), 2:21.66; 5. Quinnlyn Schultz (Aplington-Parkersburg), 2:22.51; 6. Amanda Treptow (Jesup), 2:22.91; 7. Clare Wright (Jesup), 2:22.95; 8. Addison Doughan (Clear Lake), 2:22.97
1. Ainsley Erzen (Carlisle), 2:10.07
2. Kaia Bieker (Harlan), 2:13.51; 3. Emma Bock (Solon), 2:18.22; 4. Marie Dea (Carroll), 2:20.82; 5. Kaia Holtkamp (Solon), 2:20.84; 6. Liza Schaffer (North Polk), 2:21.82; 7. Brenna Fisher (Spencer), 2:22.01; 8. Peyton Steffen (Marion), 2:22.52
1. Ani Wedemeyer (Iowa City High), 2:11.99
2. Alli Macke (Ankeny), 2:13.66; 3. Grace Boleyn (Pleasant Valley), 2:15.19; 4. Adrienne Buettner-Cable (Des Moines Roosevelt), 2:15.85; 5. Julia Gehl (Dubuque Hempstead), 2:16.71; 6. Kaia Downs (Sioux City East), 2:16.80; 7. Ashlyn Keeney (Iowa City Liberty), 2:18.41; 8. Emily Naughton (Indianola), 2:18.69
Boys sprint medley
Lawton-Bronson got the day’s boys’ events started with a Class 1A state meet record in the sprint medley, running 1:33.15. Class 4A 400 champion Tyrese Miller anchored Ankeny to victory with Iowa’s fifth-best time of all-time (1:31.46). In 3A, Dallas Center-Grimes completed a sweep of the medleys.
1. Lawton-Bronson (Leighton Olesen, Caleb Garnand, Louden Grimsley, Theo Moseman), 1:33.15, 1A state record
2. Iowa Valley, 1:34.56; 3. Le Mars Gehlen, 1:35.51; 4. Mount Ayr, 1:35.90; 5. Earlham, 1:36.36; 6. North Linn, 1:36.74; 7. Lynnville-Sully, 1:36.89; 8. Maquoketa Valley, 1:36.97
1. Spirit Lake (Jack Wajda, Jake Cornwall, Ethan Backhaus, Qai Hussey), 1:33.22
2. Pella Christian, 1:33.98; 3. Mediapolis, 1:35.06; 4. Denver, 1:36.11; 5. Cascade, 1:36.24; 6. KP-WC, 1:36.25; 7. Roland-Story, 1:36.31; 8. Sheldon, 1:36.45
1. Dallas Center-Grimes (Kieran Shawhan, Zach Smid, Gavin Todd, Daniel Onwuramaka), 1:34.23
2. Winterset, 1:34.54; 3. Washington, 1:34.65; 4. Fairfield, 1:34.86; 5. Pella, 1:34.99; 6. Marion, 1:35.58; 7. Benton Community, 1:35.85; 8. Le Mars, 1:36.41
1. Ankeny (Jack Belding, Tyler Sickerson, Tyson Miller, Tyrese Miller), 1:31.46
2. West Des Moines Dowling, 1:32.87; 3. Cedar Falls, 1:33.19; 4. Urbandale, 1:33.34; 5. West Des Moines Valley, 1:33.77; 6. Iowa City High, 1:33.82; 7. Johnston, 1:33.83; 8. Mason City, 1:34.18
Girls sprint medley
After setting a 400 record Thursday, Audrey Biermann was part of her second 3A state meet record of the week when she anchored Western Dubuque to victory in the sprint medley. Cedar Rapids Prairie defended its title in Class 4A with Gabby Cortez on the anchor.
1. Nashua-Plainfield (Abbie Hyde, Rylee Weiss, Makenzie Foelske, Kadence Huck), 1:51.44
2. Mount Ayr, 1:51.84; 3. Audubon, 1:52.75; 4. Collins-Maxwell, 1:53.28; 5. Lawton-Bronson, 1:53.92; 6. Lansing Kee, 1:54.11; 7. Hartley HMS, 1:54.37; 8. North Linn, 1:54.71
1. KP-WC (MaKenna Bowman, McKenzie Goodwin, Aubree Bell, Erika Kuntz), 1:48.56
2. Denver, 1:50.91; 3. Panorama, 1:51.50; 4. Clear Lake, 1:51.88; 5. Underwood, 1:52.34; 6. Northeast, 1:52.53; 7. Van Meter, 1:53.10; 8. Roland-Story, 1:53.53
1. Western Dubuque (Ava Ramler, Sammy Recker, Brynn Walters, Audrey Biermann), 1:45.58, 3A state record
2. Dubuque Wahlert, 1:48.66; 3. Davenport Assumption, 1:49.51; 4. Solon, 1:49.88; 5. Dallas Center-Grimes, 1:50.58; 6. Spencer, 1:51.14; 7. Pella, 1:51.60; 8. Decorah, 1:51.75
CLASS 4A
1. Cedar Rapids Prairie (Asia Russell, Catie Reittinger, Sarah Jordan, Gabby Cortez), 1:46.36
2. Norwalk, 1:47.39; 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 1:49.97; 4. Bettendorf, 1:49.17; 5. Waukee, 1:50.95; 6. Johnston, 1:51.59; 7. Sioux City West, 1:51.60; 8. Linn-Mar, 1:52.15
Shot put (Wheelchair)
1. Alayna Darter (Dubuque Hempstead), 10-0
1. Koda Beland (Cedar Falls), 13-4 3/4; 2. Xavier Conlin (Cedar Falls), 8-1 1/4
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