Drake Relays Cup leaders (boys):

1. Johnston 17 (wins on criteria)
2. Ankeny 17
3. Iowa City High 15
4. West Des Moines Dowling 13#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 30, 2022

Unbelievable

Mason City wins the 4x4 with a last second dive from anchor Kaden Tyler to beat Cedar Falls. The River Hawks have a white flag #iahstrk

— Zach Martin (@zach_martin95) April 30, 2022

Solon wins the girls 4x400. If my numbers are right, Prairie wins the Cup. #iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 30, 2022

Aidan Ramsey of Dallas Center-Grimes follows up his 3,200 win with the 1,600 title. Iowa City High's Ford Washburn is third.

Ainsley Erzen of Carlisle wins the girls' 1,500 after winning the 800. Mid-Prairie's Danielle Hostetler is the top area finisher (4th).

Adel ADM girls and Southeast Polk boys win the 4x100 titles. Iowa City West boys took third.

𝐷𝑟𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝐶𝑢𝑝 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠! 🏆

The Hawkeye men win it with 36 points - Iowa's first Cup win since 2018 and third overall! 💪#Hawkeyes x #FightForIowa pic.twitter.com/viO9JtXAjz

— Iowa Track & Field/Cross Country (@IowaXC_TF) April 30, 2022

Lisbon's Kole Becker wins the boys 400 hurdle, beating runner-up Ryce Reynolds of Mount Ayr by .01

Waukee Northwest's Mackenzie Carney wins the 400 hurdles. Iowa City West's Erinn Varga is the top area finisher (6th).

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𝐷𝑟𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 🏁

The Hawkeyes take down the school record and pick up the second win of the weekend! 💪

🥇 Conway/Braverman/Johnson/Reed - 56.74, SR#Hawkeyes x #FightForIowa pic.twitter.com/CmH5hYUyZ6

— Iowa Track & Field/Cross Country (@IowaXC_TF) April 30, 2022

Pleasant Valley wins the boys shuttle hurdle. Cedar Rapids Prairie is third.

Waukee Northwest wins the girls shuttle hurdle. Iowa City High takes third.

4x800 winners: Dubuque Hempstead girls and Sioux City North boys. Top area finishers: Cedar Rapids Prairie girls (2nd) and Iowa City High boys (4th).

Boys shuttle hurdle qualifiers: Spirit Lake, Pleasant Valley, Pella, Cedar Rapids Prairie

Girls shuttle hurdle qualifiers: Waukee Northwest, West Des Moines Dowling, Winterset, Iowa City High

Hoist another flag!

Southeast Polk's boys 4x100m team breaks the Drake Relays record with a time of 41.82 in the qualifying heats of the event.

It's also the fourth-fastest time in Iowa history.#BackOnTrack

📊 https://t.co/pvZ5Eag53v https://t.co/EIFuiFZ8aP

— Drake Relays (@DrakeRelays) April 30, 2022

Another ...

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞@CycloneTrackXC men's 4x800m team posted the fastest time in the world this season in 7:17.47 to win the event for the fourth-straight time.

Back-to-back world-best times on the Blue Oval

📊 https://t.co/pvZ5Eag53v

— Drake Relays (@DrakeRelays) April 30, 2022

Ankeny's Tyrese Miller follows up his 100 win with a victory in the 400 (47.91). Washington's Elijah Morris is the top area finisher (6th, 50.01).

Cedar Rapids Prairie's Gabby Cortez wins the girls' 400 in 56.15 seconds, .03 seconds faster than Carlisle's Ainsley Erzen, the 800 winner.

Drake Relays | M LJ

𝐷𝑟𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑠 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑜𝑛 🏁

James Carter, Jr. put together an impressive series of jumps and is taking home a Drake Relays flag! 👏

🥇 Carter, Jr. - 7.84m / 25'8.75" (w), PR#Hawkeyes x #FightForIowa pic.twitter.com/qHWk8fiXSW

— Iowa Track & Field/Cross Country (@IowaXC_TF) April 29, 2022

Oh so THAT'S how this is going to go?! 🤯

In her first pro appearance at @DrakeRelays, @Jessie_Heims sets a WORLD RECORD* in women's discus F64 at 37.28 meters!

*pending international verification#ShowTheWorld // #DrakeRelays // #TeamUSA pic.twitter.com/WnZ7aiqqvT

— U.S. Paralympics Track & Field (@USParaTF) April 29, 2022

Emily March is the first women’s discus champ in Iowa State Drake Relays history! #CycloneSZN #Throw4ISU pic.twitter.com/id7vmCJA0j

— Iowa State Track & XC (@CycloneTrackXC) April 29, 2022

Tyrese Miller of Ankeny wins the boys' 100 in 10.88 seconds, with Cedar Rapids Washington's Miles Thompson taking second (10.95).

After taking second in the long jump, Sioux City West's Holly Duax wins the 100 in 12.42 seconds. Western Dubuque's Audrey Biermann is the top area finisher (5th, 12.82).

Ainsley Erzen of Carlisle (2:09.39) and Jackson Mace-Maynard of Newton (1:54.25) are the 800 winners. Top area finishers: Ani Wedemeyer (3rd, Iowa City High) and Eli Naumann (5th, Western Dubuque).

Waukee Northwest girls and Southeast Polk boys win the 4x200 relays. Solon (girls, 5th) and Cedar Rapids Washington (3rd, boys) are the top area finishers.

Boys high jump — 1. Jack Noble (North Polk), 6-9; 2. Jacob Kieler (Cedar Falls), 6-9; 3. Sam Skarich (North Scott), 6-9; 4. Kade Benjamin (New London), 6-7; 5. Kaleb Scott (SE Valley), 6-7; 6. Derek Weisskopf (Williamsburg), 6-7; 8. Matt Schaeckenbach (City High), 6-5.#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 29, 2022

Boys shot put — 1. Austin Busch (South Hamilton), 60-5 3/4; 2. Brandon VanderSluis (Le Mars), 55-11 1/4; 3. Carson Lienau (Jesup), 55-10 3/4; 4. J.J. Moore (Webster City), 54-7 1/4; 5. Dakota Hoffman (Western Dubuque), 53-0 1/2.#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 29, 2022

Girls long jump — 1. Isabelle Noring (Carlisle), 18-1 1/2; 2. 2. Holly Duax (Sioux City West), 17-10 3/4; 3. Molly Joyce (Algona Garrigan), 17-5 1/2; 4. Maleah Walker (Oskaloosa), 17-4 3/4; 5. Reese Brownlee (Clear Lake), 17-3 1/2.#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 29, 2022

Girls discus — 1. Kennedy Axmear (English Valleys), 131-6; 2. Kileigh Lachacz (Dallas Center-Grimes), 129-2; 3. Faith DeRonde (Oskaloosa), 127-11; 4. Breanna Hackman (Nashua-Plainfield), 127-4; 5. Kerrigan Pope (Pekin), 124-9; 8. Taylor Luscomb (CPU), 121-6.#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 29, 2022

Hurdles winners: Mackenzie Carney of Waukee Northwest (100 girls, 14.43) and Jack Latham of Spirit Lake (110 boys, 13.99). Macy Daufeldt (West Liberty, 8th) and Kole Becker (Lisbon, 2nd) were the top area finishers.

Iowa City High boys win the distance medley in 3:28.70. Sam Rew, Ronnie Major, Jovan Harris and Ammon Smith on the team.

Western Dubuque girls win the sprint medley relay in 1:46.01, anchored by Audrey Biermann's 52.04 800.

BOYS 100 QUALIFIERS:

11.24 is the cut.

1. Tyrese Miller (Ankeny),
2. Miles Thompson (C.R. Washington)
3. Titus Christiansen (SE Polk)
4. Luke Meyers (I.C. Liberty)#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 29, 2022

GIRLS 100 QUALIFIERS:

Cutoff is 12.74.

1. Claire Farrell (Norwalk)
2. Holly Duax (Sioux City West)
3. Audrey Biermann (Western Dubuque)#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 29, 2022

15.13 is the boys 110H cutoff.

1. Jack Latham (Spirit Lake)
2. Jackson Morton (Greene County)
3. Kole Becker (Lisbon)
4. Noah Sheridan (Jesup)
5. Harrison Rosenberg (CCA)
6. Grayson Hartman (C.R. Xavier)
7. Eric Lucas (I.C. Liberty)#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 29, 2022

Girls 100H finalists:

1. Ellie Rickertsen (Northeast)
2. Natalie Harris (Waukee NW)
3. Mackenzie Carney (Waukee NW)
7. Macy Daufeldt (West Liberty)

15.75 is cutoff.#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 29, 2022

Welcome to Day 2 of Drake Relays coverage! Off to a rainy start in central Iowa.

Ballard's Paityn Noe wins the 3,000 in 9:53.31. Iowa City Liberty's Ashlyn Keeney is the top area finisher (8th, 10:12.09).

Two boys break 9 minutes in the 3,200: Dallas Center-Grimes' Aidan Ramsey (8:58.27) and Iowa City High's Ford Washburn (8:59.60).

Sheldon's Maddie Olson is the girls' high jump winner. She and runner-up Taylor Jochum of Sioux City Heelan both jumped 5-7. Alburnett's Hailey Carolan was the top Gazette area finisher (T-9th, 5-4).

Indianola's Walker Whalen wins the boys' discus (191 feet, 5 iches). Linn-Mar's McKade Jelinek is second (181-1).

McKade Jelinek (Linn-Mar) was in danger of not making the finals ...

Clutch 3rd effort of 181-1 vaults him from 8th to 2nd.#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 28, 2022

Headed to the second flight of the boys discus. Justin Olson of George-Little Rock is the leader through one flight at 169-2.#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 28, 2022

Welcome to The Gazette's live coverage of the Drake Relays! It's shaping up to be a beautiful night in Des Moines.

Howdy from Drake Stadium.

Left Cedar Rapids: 40 and rainy.
Reached Des Moines: 63 and sunny (but breezy).#iahstrk

— Jeff Linder (@jtlinder) April 28, 2022