Mid-Prairie’s Cain Brown claims showdown of top 2A high-jumpers

WILLIAMSBURG — Cain Brown kept his head back, his hips high.

And his mind focused.

“On a day like this, you just have to keep your mind clear,” the Mid-Prairie junior said. “You can’t have any excuses.”

And this was a day in which excuses could have been tolerated.

Brown dodged the raindrops and cleared 6 feet, 5 inches to top state leader Derek Weisskopf of Williamsburg in the boys’ high jump at Tuesday’s Williamsburg Co-Ed Invitational track and field meet at Bob Murphy Stadium.

“(Weisskopf) is No. 1 (in the state) right now, so it feels pretty good to beat him tonight,” Brown said.

Brown and Weisskopf are going to bump into each other frequently this season, with much higher stakes than that of an April invitational. It’s likely that they will meet in a state-qualifying meet, then again in the state championships.

Weisskopf is a sophomore who has cleared 6-9. Brown’s season best is 6-7. They rank 1-2 in Class 2A.

After Brown cleared 6-5 and Weisskopf missed for the third time, Brown accepted the victory and declined to continue and risk peril in the rain.

“My first jump at 5-10, I slipped with my plant leg,” Brown said. “But (considering the conditions), this is the best my form has been. I had been staring at the bar when I jumped, but today I kept my head back and my hips high.”

The boys’ team race came down to the final event, with Cedar Rapids Prairie capturing the crown with 96 points. Clear Creek Amana and Solon tied for second with 92.

Prairie’s Bryson Canton captured the 1,600-meter title in 4:36.78, and the Hawks won the 3,200-meter relay.

Solon and CCA won three events apiece. Benton’s Sam Wallace claimed the 100 and 200. Lance Sobaski of Washington (Iowa) was the 800 winner in a school-record 1:58.26.

Solon rolled to the girls’ team title with 154 points. Prairie was second with 109, followed by Williamsburg (75).

The girls’ performance of the night came in the 3,200-meter relay, in which Prairie’s all-senior lineup of Gabby Cortez, Alysa Koppes, Alexis Moses and Lily Johannes won in 9:20.32, vaulting to the top spot in the state this season by more than 12 seconds.

Prairie won five events, Solon claimed four and dominated thanks to its depth.

A Class 1A program, Belle Plaine moved to No. 1 (all classes) in the boys’ shuttle hurdle relay. Ethan Hamilton, Connor Timm, Eli Ehlen and Ben DeMeulenaere blazed in 1:01.69.

Girls Results

Teams — 1. Solon 154, C.R. Prairie 109, 3. Williamsburg 75, 4. Mount Pleasant 60, 5. Iowa City West 57, 6. Center Point-Urbana 55, 7. Mid-Prairie 51, 8. Mount Vernon 46, 9. Clear Creek Amana 44, 10. Alburnett 26, 11. Belle Plaine 23, 12. Benton Community 19, 13. Washington 8, 14. Grinnell 7, 15. Iowa City Regina 4, 16. Williamsburg JV 3.

Shot put — 1. Jadan Brumbaugh (MtP), 46-9 3/4; 2. Taylor Luscomb (CPU), 37-0; 3. Jaclyn Wooldridge (CPU), 36-4 1/2.

Discus — 1. Emma Joens (CRP), 107-8; 2. Jadan Brumbaugh (MtP), 101-1; 3. Taylor Luscomb (CPU), 97-2.

High jump — 1. Hailey Carolan (Alb), 5-0; 2. Ryley Goebel (CPU), 5-0; 3. Grace Voss (Wash), 4-10.

Long jump — 1. Ava Maloney (CPU), 16-7 1/2; 2. MaKinley Levin (Solon), 16-5 1/2; 3. Lacey Neighbor (ALB), 16-5 1/4.

Sprint medley relay — 1. Solon, 1:49.28; 2. Clear Creek Amana, 1:56.43; 3. Mid-Prairie, 1:56.57.

3,000 — 1. Sydney Yoder (Mid-P), 10:51.02; 2. Kayla Young (Solon), 11:12.53; 3. Abby Fleming (Mid-P), 11:41.46.

3,200 relay — 1. C.R. Prairie, 9:20.32; 2. Solon, 10:06.25; 3. Mount Vernon, 10:20.57.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Clear Creek Amana, 1:07.81; 2. Benton Community, 1:10.99; 3. Belle Plaine, 1:12.09

100 — 1. Rylee Vercande (Wmsbg), 13.20; 2. Mia Duckett (Solon), 13.30; 3. Sarah Jordan (CRP), 13.31.

Distance medley relay — 1. Solon, 4:34.05; 2. Mid-Prairie, 4:39.52; 3. Mount Pleasant, 4:45.21.

400 — 1. Meghan O'Neill (Solon), 1:03.18; 2. Annie Schwartz (ICW), 1:03.78; 3. Anna Quillin (Solon), 1:05.45.

800 relay — 1. C.R. Prairie, 1:46.16; 2. Solon, 1:49.89; 3. Williamsburg, 1:50.72.

100 hurdles — 1. Ella Woods (ICW), 16.00; 2. Olivia Bohlen (BP), 16.35; 3. Kenna Lamm (MtP), 17.63.

800 — 1. Mitzi Evans (Mid-P), 2:19.34; 2. Emma Bock (Solon), 2:21.03; 3. Laura Swart (MtV), 2:25.23.

200 — 1. Aly Stahle (Solon), 27.01; 2. Kendra Eichhorn (Wmsbg), 27.66; 3. Sarah Jordan (CRP), 27.75.

400 hurdles — 1. Erinn Varga (ICW), 1:08.62; 2. Lily McConnell (ICW), 1:10.68; 3. Mia Stahle (Solon), 1:12.02.

1,500 — 1. Keirra Hess (CRP), 5:11.87; 2. Kayla Young (Solon), 5:15.54; 3. Cindy Wang (ICW), 5:21.18.

400 relay — 1. C.R. Prairie, 50.89; 2. Solon, 51.66; 3. Williamsburg, 51.85.

1,600 relay — 1. Solon, 4:07.33; 2. C.R. Prairie, 4:15.18; 3. Mount Vernon, 4:18.77.

Boys Results

Teams — 1. C.R. Prairie 96, 2. (tie) Clear Creek Amana and Solon 92, 4. Williamsburg 84, 5. Benton Community 83, 6. Center Point-Urbana 60, 7. Washington 56, 8. Mid-Prairie 41, 9. Belle Plaine 35, 10. Grinnell 24, 11. Oskaloosa 23, 12. Mount Pleasant 20, 13. Iowa City Liberty 17, 14. Iowa City Regina 13, 15. Vinton-Shellsburg 3, 16. Williamsburg JV 2.

Shot put — 1. Brayden Hartman (Wash), 51-1; 2. Isaac Jerrel (MtP), 46-1; 3. Adam Smith (Solon), 45-1.

Discus — 1. Adam Smith (Solon), 140-11; 2. Ben Kampman (Solon), 138-9; 3. Brayden Hartman (Wash), 133-10.

High jump — 1. Cain Brown (Mid-P), 6-5; 2. Derek Weisskopf (Wmsbg), 6-4; 3. Amari Thigpen (ICL), 5-8.

Long jump — 1. Ben Swails (CCA), 19-10 1/2; 2. Jake Lopez (CRP), 18-11; 3. Riley Humphrey (Osky), 18-4 1/2.

Sprint medley relay — 1. Benton Community, 1:35.98; 2. Clear Creek Amana, 1:37.21; 3. Washington, 1:39.97;

3,200 — 1. Eli Larson (CPU), 9:41.25; 2. Thaddeus Shetler (Mid-P), 9:57.86; 3. Jonas Conner (Grinn), 10:01.11.

3,200 relay — 1. C.R. Prairie, 8:15.28; 2. Center Point-Urbana, 8:40.53; 3. Mid-Prairie, 8:49.82.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Belle Plaine, 1:01.69; 2. C.R. Prairie, 1:04.52; 3. Benton Community, 1:05.96.

100 — 1. Sam Wallace (BC), 11.23; 2. Elijah Morris (Wash), 11.24; 3. Owen Douglas (Wmsbg), 11.38.

Distance medley relay — 1. Solon, 3:50.13; 2. Clear Creek Amana, 3:52.73; 3. Williamsburg, 3:56.22.

400 — 1. Cole Werner (CPU), 52.63; 2. Brady Cortez (CRP), 53.29; 3. Blake Timmons (Solon), 53.44.

800 relay — 1. Williamsburg, 1:32.80; 2. Clear Creek Amana, 1:34.39; 3. Benton Community, 1:34.50.

110 hurdles — 1. Harrison Rosenberg (CCA), 15.81; 2. Ben DeMeulenaere (BP), 15.85; 3. Eli Ehlen (BP), 16.59.

800 — 1. Lance Sobaski (Wash), 1:58.26; 2. Gavin Zillyette (CCA), 1:59.38; 3. Thaddeus Shetler (Mid-P), 2:02.07.

200 — 1. Sam Wallace (BC), 23.33; 2. Clayten Steckly (Wmsbg), 23.45; 3. Aaron Kramer (CPU), 23.54.

400 hurdles — 1. Keyan Gisleson (CCA), 57.98; 2. Colin Buch (BC), 58.87; 3. Quinn Wubbena (Wash), 1:01.05.

1,600 — 1. Bryson Canton (CRP), 4:36.78; 2. Anthony Lee (CRP), 4:42.63; 3. Aidan O’Neil (ICR), 4:52.16.

400 relay — 1. Williamsburg, 44.89; 2. Clear Creek Amana, 45.00; 3. C.R. Prairie, 45.32.

1,600 relay — 1. Solon, 3:36.41; 2. Clear Creek Amana, 3:41.15; 3. Williamsburg, 3:42.76.

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