Mount Vernon wins heat, then watches and wins distance medley title

DES MOINES — Winning their heat, posting a fast time ... that was the easy part.

Watching in the aftermath ... now, that was a challenge.

“That definitely made me more nervous,” Zach Fall said.

Mount Vernon came out of the second heat and won the Class 3A boys’ distance medley relay at the state track and field meet Friday afternoon at Drake Stadium.

Caden Stimmel, Brady Erickson, Jensen Meeker and Fall put up a time of 3:31.83.

Then they watched, waited and ultimately celebrated after Pella ran 3:32.68 and Western Dubuque 3:33.97 in the final heat.

“We knew we had to go under 3:32. We needed to keep our handoffs clean,” Stimmel said.

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Pella is going through commencement ceremonies ... robes and all ... for its track kids right now.

3A boys 4x400 finalists

Mount Vernon, Western Dubuque, Solon, Newton, DeWitt Central, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Ballard, North Polk

2A boys 4x400 finalists

Durant, Sioux Central, Mediapolis, West Central Valley, Alburnett, Roland-Story, Grundy Center, Denver

Another record attendance: 16,045. Record through two days: 30,353.

Williamsburg's Derek Weisskopf repeats in the high jump

DES MOINES — Williamsburg’s Derek Weisskopf drew up his arms and clapped demonstratively and repeatedly.

The Raiders’ star high jumper had already secured his second consecutive title in the event during Friday’s Class 2A state tack and field meet at Drake Stadium, so he basked in the crowd’s appreciative applause as it echoed his rhythmic hand slaps.

“It feels amazing,” Weisskopf said after clearing 6-7 to claim the high jump crown. “Just like last year.”

Weisskopf also arched his body across the bar at 6-7 at last year’s state meet, so he set his sights on 6-9 and a quarter inch when he stood alone in the spotlight during Friday afternoon’s action. He failed to set that personal record, but he didn’t dwell on that. Weisskopf, a junior, will seek to achieve a three-peat next season.

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3A girls 4x400 finalists

Dubuque Wahlert, Pella, Atlantic, Mount Vernon, Glenwood, West Delaware, Gilbert, Lewis Central

2A girls 4x400 finalists

Eddyville EBF, Van Meter, Denver, Unity Christian, Pella Christian, Williamsburg, Greene County, New Hampton

3A boys 4x100 finalists

West Burlington/Notre Dame, Harlan, Western Dubuque, North Polk, Spencer, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, Carlisle, Sioux City Heelan

2A boys 4x100 finalists

Treynor, Williamsburg, Red Oak, Shenandoah, Ida Grove OABCIG, West Branch, West Sioux, Northeast

3A girls 4x100 finalists

Adel ADM, Maquoketa, MOC-Floyd Valley, Des Moines Hoover, Decorah, Dubuque Wahlert, Western Dubuque, Solon

2A girls 4x100 finalists

Denver, Mid-Prairie, Davis County, Sioux Central, Camanche, Underwood, Forest City, Okoboji

Solon is dreaming big

DES MOINES — Three best friends turned out the lights in a Des Moines-area hotel room Thursday night.

Pillow talk ensued.

“Mia (Stahle) and Gracie (Federspiel) and I were talking Thursday night,” Solon’s Anna Quillin said. “Gracie likes to get to sleep early, but we stayed up late, talking about this race.

“We knew we were out in Lane 8, but we knew we could do it.”

That junior trio, along with Piper Stahle — Mia’s freshman sister — combined to win the Class 3A girls’ distance medley relay at the state track and field meet Friday afternoon at Drake Stadium.

Federspiel’s come-from-behind endeavor allowed the Spartans to finish in 4 minutes, 8.79 seconds.

“You don’t get a lot of opportunities like this,” Mia Stahle said. “Winning this with two of my best friends, and my sister.”

Speaking of opportunities ...

The distance medley triumph, coupled by Sophia Stahle’s title in the 400-meter hurdles, sent Solon to the top of the 3A girls’ leaderboard heading to the final day.

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2A girls high jump

1. Maddie Olson (Sheldon), 5-9

2. Molly Shafer (Eddyville EBF), 5-4

3. Trista Ohlmeier (Mapleton MVAOCOU), 5-4

T-4. Bailey Boeve (Hinton), 5-2

T-4. Nahia Ellis (Cherokee), 5-2

T-4. Aubrey De Groot (Unity Christian), 5-2

T-7. Cara Veenstra (Pella Christian), 5-2

T-7. Olyvia Bellows (Aplington-Parkersburg), 5-2

T-7. Mikayla Beisel (Clarion CGD), 5-2

Friday results, Class 3A boys

Top 10 teams (through 10 events) — 1. Pella 44, 2. (tie) Mount Vernon, North Polk and Western Dubuque 25, 5. DeWitt Central 22, 6. (tie) Solon and Lewis Central 21, 8. Dubuque Wahlert 20, 9. Harlan 16, 10. Sioux City Heelan 14.5.

RESULTS (Top 3 and area placewinners)

Long jump — 1. Josiah Cunnings (Charles City), 22-2 1/4; 2. Sean Schaefer (Sioux City Heelan), 21-9 3/4; 3. Brehden Eggerss (Harlan), 21-8 1/2.

Shot put — 1. Duke Faley (Dubuque Wahlert), 58-2 3/4; 2. Brayden Hartman (Washington), 57-8; 3. Hanson King (Pella), 55-9 1/4; 4. Adam Smith (Solon), 54-10 1/4; 6. Brady McDonald (Independence), 54-4 1/4.

Distance medley relay — 1. Mount Vernon (Stimmel, Erickson, Meeker, Fall), 3:31.83; 2. Pella, 3:32.68; 3. Western Dubuque, 3:33.97; 6. South Tama, 3:36.73.

800 relay — 1. Harlan (Birch, Hall, Sears, Neuharth), 1:28.20; 2. Western Dubuque, 1:28.61; 3. DeWitt Central, 1:28.80.

400 hurdles — 1. Tristan Rheingans (DeWitt Central), 53.33; 2. Colton Manock (North Polk), 53.80; 3. Will Davidson (Mount Pleasant), 54.13; 6. Ashton Hogrefe (Western Dubuque), 55.98.

3A girls long jump

1. Shay Sinnard (Carroll), 18-7 3/4

2. Isabelle Noring (Carlisle), 18-4 3/4

3. Reese Brownlee (Clear Lake), 18-2 1/2

4. Mackenzie Harder (Storm Lake), 17-3

5. Melanie Sullivan (Knoxville), 16-11 1/2

6. Maleah Walker (Oskaloosa), 16-11

7. Rylee Bomgaars (Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley), 16-9 1/2

8. Aiden Gosselink (Grinnell), 16-5 3/4

2A boys discus

1. Trevor Veenstra (Pella Christian), 180-5

2. Spencer Kessel (Louisa-Muscatine), 179-7

3. Tyler Laughlin (Shenandoah), 169-3

4. Kolton Luscombe (Ridge View), 166-3

5. Evan Adams (Carroll Kuemper), 165-3

6. Mason Allen (Clarion CGD), 164-11

7. Derek Weisskopf (Williamsburg), 162-5

8. Justin Loseke (Southeast Valley), 162-1

3A boys shot put

Duke Faley earns a sweep after winning the discus Thursday.

1. Duke Faley (Dubuque Wahlert), 58-2 3/4

2. Brayden Hartman (Washington), 57-8

3. Hanson King (Pella), 55-9 1/4

4. Adam Smith (Solon), 54-10 1/4

5. Parker Matiyow (Lewis Central), 54-6 1/2

6. Brady McDonald (Independence), 54-4 1/4

7. Kaleb Cline (Spencer), 52-0

8. Isaac Jerrel (Mount Pleasant), 51-3 1/4

3A boys 400 hurdles

1. Tristan Rheingans (DeWitt Central), 53.33

2. Colton Manock (North Polk), 53.80

3. Will Davidson (Mount Pleasant), 54.13

4. Asa Newsom (Waverly-Shell Rock), 55.26

5. Zach Lohmann (Adel ADM), 55.86

6. Ashton Hogrefe (Western Dubuque), 55.98

7. Caden Klein (Newton), 55.98

8. Quinn Olson (Sioux City Heelan), 55.98

Friday results: Class 3A girls

Top 10 teams (through 10 events) — 1. Solon 43, 2. Adel ADM 34, 3. (tie) Clear Lake and Hampton-Dumont/CAL 20, 5. (tie) Carroll, Mount Vernon, Knoxville, Carlisle and Pella 18, 10. Ballard 16.

RESULTS (Top 3 and area placewinners)

Shot put — 1. Charlee Morton (Hampton-Dumont/CAL), 42-5 1/4; 2. Lauren Travis (Spirit Lake), 41-8 1/2; 3. Chloe Reiser (Decorah), 41-7 3/4; 7. Taylor Luscomb (Center Point-Urbana), 38-3 1/2; 8. Maci Cook (Western Dubuque), 37-4.

Long jump — 1. Shay Sinnard (Carroll), 18-7 3/4; 2. Isabelle Noring (Carlisle), 18-4 3/4; 3. Reese Brownlee (Clear Lake), 18-2 1/2.

Distance medley relay — 1. Solon (Stahle, Stahle, Quillin, Federspiel), 4:08.79; 2. Carroll, 4:09.42; 3. Mount Vernon, 4:10.35; 8. Marion, 4:16.47.

800 relay — 1. Adel ADM (Tollari, Grove, Dufoe, Crannell), 1:42.90; 2. Dubuque Wahlert, 1:43.40; 3. Solon, 1:43.85; 4. Maquoketa, 1:43.98; 7. Western Dubuque, 1:44.88.

400 hurdles — 1. Sophia Stahle (Solon), 1:04.27; 2. Jerra Merchant (Spencer), 1:05.37; 3. Alivia Schulte (West Delaware), 1:06.27; 6. Jaylin Herring (Clear Creek Amana), 1:08.57.

2A boys 400 hurdles

1. Anthony Duncan (Van Buren County), 54.97

2. Jaden Damiano (Iowa Falls-Alden), 55.51

3. Isaac Wenthe (Sheldon), 55.93

4. Kaden Huttinger (Aplington-Parkersburg), 55.93

5. Drew Sandven (Okoboji), 56.54

6. Conner Beelner (K-P/WC), 56.59

7. Karson Elwood (Treynor), 56.83

8. Mason Boothby (Underwood), 57.01

3A girls 400 hurdles

1. Sophia Stahle (Solon), 1:04.27

2. Jerra Merchant (Spencer), 1:05.37

3. Alivia Schulte (West Delaware), 1:06.27

4. Jaya Kleemeier (Winterset), 1:06.70

5. Reese Keenan (Spirit Lake), 1:08.23

6. Jaylin Herring (Clear Creek Amana), 1:08.57

7. Reagan Roling (Carlisle), 1:08.91

8. Elise Coghlan (Adel ADM), 1:09.11

2A girls 400 hurdles

Treynor's Clara Teigland set a Class 2A state meet record.

1. Clara Teigland (Treynor), 1:01.72

2. Eden Moore (Van Meter), 1:03.33

3. Devin Simon (Cascade), 1:04.21

4. Gracie Schoonhoven (Unity Christian), 1:04.98

5. Aubrey Decker (Denver), 1:05.06

6. Carlie Jo Fusco (Durant), 1:05.33

7. Kate Shafer (Eddyville EBF), 1:05.68

8. Preslie Peterson (Sioux Central), 1:06.17

3A boys 4x200

1. Harlan (Jacob Birch, Aidan Hall, Cade Sears, Will Neuharth), 1:28.20

2. Western Dubuque, 1:28.61

3. DeWitt Central, 1:28.80

4. West Burlington/Notre Dame, 1:29.68

5. Lewis Central, 1:29.69

6. Pella, 1:29.77

7. Hampton-Dumont-CAL, 1:30.10

8. Davenport Assumption, 1:30.22

Brayden Hartman of Washington climbs into the lead of the 3A boys shot put at 57-8.

2A boys 4x200

1. Ida Grove OABCIG (Josh Peters, Gabe Winterrowd, Ethan Behrendsen, Beckett DeJean), 1:29.27

2. Williamsburg, 1:29.48

3. Northeast, 1:30.27

4. Shenandoah, 1:30.58

5. West Sioux, 1:31.09

6. Treynor, 1:31.28

7. Durant, 1:31.29

8. Monroe PCM, 1:31.34

3A girls 4x200

1. Adel ADM (Aniston Tollari, Jada Grove, Josi Dufoe, Makayla Crannell), 1:42.90

2. Dubuque Wahlert, 1:43.30

3. Solon, 1:43.85

4. Maquoketa, 1:43.98

5. Des Moines Hoover, 1:44.46

6. Pella, 1:44.71

7. Western Dubuque, 1:44.88

8. North Polk, 1:45.02

2A girls 4x200

Mid-Prairie won its first state title in the 800-meter relay.

1. Mid-Prairie (Madeline Schrader, Amara Jones, Jovi Evans, Tabitha Evans), 1:44.49

2. Okoboji, 1:45.82

3. Unity Christian, 1:45.84

4. Roland-Story, 1:45.89

5. Dike-New Hartford, 1:46.47

6. Underwood, 1:46.59

7. Greene County, 1:46.90

8. Ridge View, 1:47.59

3A boys 110 hurdles finalists

Grayson Hartman (Cedar Rapids Xavier) (Class 3A state meet record 13.96), Will Davidson (Mount Pleasant), Carter Toews (Spirit Lake), Tatum Westercamp (Oskaloosa), Tristan Rheingans (DeWitt Central), Ashton Hogrefe (Western Dubuque), Asa Newsom (Waverly-Shell Rock), Zeke Nelson (Clear Lake)

2A boys 110 hurdles finalists

Jaden Damiano (Iowa Falls-Alden), Beckett DeJean (Ida Grove OABCIG), Garet Kiel (Oelwein), Kaden Huttinger (Aplington-Parkersburg), Reece Vander Zee (Central Lyon), Jack Scrivner (Central Decatur), Kasey Wirtjes (Denver), Riley Norman (Central Decatur)

Xavier's Grayson Hartman with a new 3A state-meet record ... 13.96 in the 110H prelims.

3A girls 100 hurdles finalists

Jerra Merchant (Spencer) (Class 3A state meet record 14.48), Addisyn Terpstra (Newton), Naomi Durin (Cedar Rapids Xavier), Sophia Stahle (Solon), Silvana Kabolo (Clear Creek Amana), Jayci Reed (Atlantic), Madison Tunning (Carroll), Soren Maricle (DeWitt Central)

2A girls 100 hurdles finalists

Clara Teigland (Treynor), Carlie Jo Fusco (Durant), Hailey Martin (Underwood), Carlee Rochford (New Hampton), Abreiana Christoffer (Estherville-Lincoln Central), Chloe Denton (Shenandoah), Sydney Anton (Union Community), Taydem Graden (Ogden)

2A boys high jump

1. Derek Weisskopf (Williamsburg), 6-7

2. Beau Goodwin (K-P/WC), 6-4

3. Benjamin Gerken (Carroll Kuemper), 6-3

T-4. Dakota Carlson (Forest City), 6-1

T-4. Byron Maina (Emmetsburg), 6-1

6. Tyson Seeser (Camanche), 6-1

T-7. Tyler Stoltz (Van Buren County), 6-1

T-7. Traven Wheeler (South Hardin), 6-1

3A boys long jump

1. Josiah Cunnings (Charles City), 22-2 1/4

2. Sean Schaefer (Sioux City Heelan), 21-9 3/4

3. Brehden Eggerss (Harlan), 21-8 1/2

4. Chase Ihle (Ballard), 21-8 1/4

5. Avin Truong (Mount Pleasant), 21-7 3/4

6. Jacob Blattel (North Polk), 21-5 3/4

7. Juni McPhee (Carlisle), 21-4

8. Quentin Burt (Bondurant-Farrar), 21-2

Highway 1 DMR champions ... Solon girls, Mount Vernon boys.

 

2A girls discus

1. Allie Schweitzberger (K-P/WC), 133-8

2. Jana Ter Wee (West Lyon), 131-2

3. Maddie Fischer (Anamosa), 127-7

4. Hannah Schroeder (North Fayette Valley), 122-4

5. Keira Hammen (South Central Calhoun), 117-6

6. Maya Zappia (Missouri Valley), 116-10

7. Isabelle Graubard (Alburnett), 116-9

8. Sarah Dean (North Fayette Valley), 110-5

3A girls shot put

A sweep for Charlee Morton after winning the discus Thursday.

1. Charlee Morton (Hampton-Dumont-CAL), 42-5 1/4

2. Lauren Travis (Spirit Lake), 41-8 1/2

3. Chloe Reiser (Decorah), 41-7 3/4

4. Ashlyn Finarty (Knoxville), 39-6

5. Hannah Kling (Grinnell), 38-11 1/2

6. Elliana Heisinger (Spencer), 38-7 1/2

7. Taylor Luscomb (Center Point-Urbana), 38-3 1/2

8. Maci Cook (Western Dubuque), 37-4

3A boys distance medley

Mount Vernon claimed the title out of the second heat, anchored by 400 champion Zach Fall.

1. Mount Vernon (Caden Stimmel, Brady Erickson, Jensen Meeker, Zach Fall), 3:31.83

2. Pella, 3:32.68

3. Western Dubuque, 3:33.97

4. Lewis Central, 3:34.30

5. Spirit Lake, 3:34.55

6. South Tama, 3:36.73

7. North Polk, 3:37.32

8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 3:37.79

2A boys distance medley

1. Mediapolis (Cole Lipper, Noah Schmidgall, Levi Arnold, Logan Rosas), 3:33.81

2. Okoboji, 3:35.25

3. Des Moines Christian, 3:35.83

4. Anamosa, 3:36.93

5. Cardinal, 3:37.17

6. Waukon, 3:37.40

7. Ogden, 3:37.65

8. Monticello, 3:38.13

Nia Howard wins a state title in an event she nearly moved on from

DES MOINES — The first time Springville senior standout Nia Howard confronted a hurdle, an overarching fear stretched from the top of her head to the tip of her spikes: Don’t trip.

“It’s a terrible race,” Howard said, smiling after leaving that fear far in the distance Friday in the Class 1A girls’ state track and field meet. “It’s so hard and it hurts.”

Not anymore.

Howard powered past defending state champion Kiya Johnson of North Butler to win her first 400-meter hurdles state crown. Howard’s triumphant time of 1:04.90 matched the mark Johnson notched to net gold last season at Drake Stadium. Johnson settled for second Friday with a time of 1:05.27.

“I saw her on my shoulder and I think I just wanted it so bad,” said Howard, a four-sport athlete for the Orioles. “I know in my head I was saying, ‘Don’t let her pass you.’ I just opened my hands and I just crawled my way to that finish line. I think it was just I wanted it more.”

Perhaps. But at first, Howard wanted no part of the hurdles for the aforementioned reasons. She’d only competed in the event two times before running at state last season, where she placed 12th.

“At the beginning of this year, I didn’t really know if I was going to continue with this race,” Howard said. “But when my coach told me that I was, I said, ‘This is my race this year.’ And it’s my senior year, so might as well go out with a bang.”

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3A girls distance medley

Solon and anchor Grace Federspiel won their third straight state championship in the distance medley.

1. Solon (Mia Stahle, Piper Stahle, Anna Quillin, Gracie Federspiel), 4:08.79

2. Carroll, 4:09.42

3. Mount Vernon, 4:10.35

4. North Polk, 4:11.42

5. Ballard, 4:12.70

6. Atlantic, 4:14.14

7. Dubuque Wahlert, 4:15.58

8. Marion, 4:16.47

2A girls distance medley

Van Meter won the first event of the second session with a Class 2A state meet record.

1. Van Meter (Teya Speltz, Finley Netten, Mary Kelly, Clare Kelly), 4:06.40

2. Mid-Prairie, 4:12.16

3. Sibley-Ocheyedan, 4:13.60

4. Forest City, 4:14.21

5. Jesup, 4:15.40

6. Williamsburg, 4:15.62

7. Sumner-Fredericksburg, 4:15.99

8. Clarinda, 4:17.08

4A boys 4x400 finalists

Johnston, Ankeny, Mason City, Cedar Falls, Linn-Mar, Iowa City High, Cedar Rapids Prairie, West Des Moines Valley

And with that, we begin the afternoon session on the track.

Area qualifiers from the 4A prelims ...

G 4x100: Prairie

B 4x100: IC West, Washington, Kennedy

G 4x400: Kennedy

B 4x400: Linn-Mar, City High, Prairie

1A boys 4x400 finalists

Lynnville-Sully, South Hamilton, Le Mars Gehlen, West Hancock, Lawton-Bronson, Bellevue, West Monona, Mount Ayr

Boys Wheelchair 800

1. Eli Johnson (Bedford), 2:28.90

2. Xander Rentschler (West Lyon), 2:31.90

3. Josh Anderson (Washington), 2:46.29

4. Eli Horstman (Unity Christian), 3:19.01

4A girls 4x400 finalists

Ames, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Waukee Northwest, Johnston, Cedar Falls, Southeast Polk, Ankeny, Ankeny Centennial

Friday results: Class 4A girls

Top 10 teams (through 10 events) — 1. Waukee Northwest 43, 2. Ankeny 42, 3. Pleasant Valley 38, 4. Ames 25, 5. West Des Moines Dowling 23, 6. Johnston 18, 7. (tie) Ankeny Centennial, Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Dubuque Hempstead 14, 10. (tie) Iowa City High and West Des Moines Valley 13.

RESULTS (Top 3 and area placewinners)

Shot put — 1. Mackenzie Fah (Pleasant Valley), 41-3 3/4; 2. Kendall McDaniel (Indianola), 40-0; 3. Greta Brus (Davenport North), 39-4 3/4; 7. Kennedy Evans (Linn-Mar), 37-10 3/4.

Long jump — 1. Jaeden Pratt (Ankeny Centennial), 18-1; 2. Ruby Leman (West Des Moines Dowling), 17-11 3/4; 3. Alexi Thigpen (Iowa City Liberty), 17-5 3/4; 4. Jasmine Barney (Iowa City Liberty), 17-4 1/2.

Distance medley relay — 1. Dubuque Hempstead (Osterkamp, Tomkins, O'Brien, Leitzen), 4:05.27; 2. Ankeny, 4:05.63; 3. Pleasant Valley, 4:05.69; 4. Iowa City High, 4:06.46.

800 relay — 1. Waukee Northwest (Madison, Carnes, Van Zetten, Winter), 1:41.28; 2. Ames, 1:42.47; 3. Sioux City East, 1:43.91; 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 1:44.04.

400 hurdles — 1. Ali Frandsen (Ames), 1:01.98; 2. Eva Reynolds (Iowa City High), 1:03.36; 3. Avery Winter (Waukee Northwest), 1:03.43.

Friday results: Class 4A boys

Top 10 teams (through 10 events) — 1. Johnston 47, 2. Linn-Mar 45, 3. Iowa City High 41, 4. Ankeny 30, 5. Iowa City West 28, 6. West Des Moines Dowling 25, 7. Waukee Northwest 16, 8. Norwalk 15, 9. Cedar Falls 14, 10. Mason City 12.

RESULTS (Top 3 and area placewinners)

Long jump — 1. Abu Sama (Southeast Polk), 22-11; 2. Jeremiah Armstrong (Johnston), 22-3 3/4; 3. T.J. Jackson (Linn-Mar), 21-11 3/4; 4. Ronnie Major (Iowa City High), 22-0 3/4.

Shot put — 1. Cohen Pfohl (Dubuque Senior), 57-5; 2. Maddux Borcherding-Johnson (Norwalk), 55-6 1/2; 3. Sam Watts (Linn-Mar), 54-6 3/4.

Distance medley relay — 1. Iowa City West (Rent, Janis, Loveless, Tiea), 3:27.73; 2. Johnston, 3:28.18; 3. Ankeny, 3:30.10; 4. Iowa City High, 3:30.34; 8. Iowa City Liberty, 3:34.11.

800 relay — 1. Iowa City West (Rent, Janis, Jacobsen, Loveless), 1:26.69; 2. Johnston, 1:27.56; 3. Ankeny, 1:28.12; 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 1:28.48; 8. Cedar Rapids Washington, 1:29.28.

400 hurdles — 1. Nicholas Gorsich (Linn-Mar), 51.80; 2. Aidan Jacobsen (Iowa City West), 52.63; 3. Logan Piper (Indianola), 53.33; Matt Schaeckenbach (Iowa City High), 54.79; 8. William Grant (Linn-Mar), 54.98.

1A girls 4x400 finalists

Oakland Riverside, Elkader Central, Ackley AGWSR, Saint Ansgar, Maquoketa Valley, Midland, Algona Garrigan, Lisbon

1A girls high jump

1. Jaden Gatts (Midland), 5-5

2. Aubree Sheilds (Mount Ayr), 5-4

3. Emma Roberts (HLV), 5-4

4. Addison Smith (Lawton-Bronson), 5-2

5. Avah Underwood (Council Bluffs St. Albert), 5-2

6. Kendal Niemeier (Harris-Lake Park), 5-2

T-7. Lindsey Wolf (Newell-Fonda), Kayse Miller (Pekin), Vanessa Koehler (Glidden-Ralston), 5-0

4A BOYS (through 10 events): 1. Johnston 47, 2. Linn-Mar 45, 3. Iowa City High 41, 4. Ankeny 30, 5. Iowa City West 28, 6. West Des Moines Dowling 25, 7. Waukee Northwest 16, 8. Norwalk 15, 9. Cedar Falls 14, 10. Mason City 12.

4A GIRLS (through 10 events) — 1. Waukee Northwest 43, 2. Ankeny 42, 3. Pleasant Valley 38, 4. Ames 25, 5. Dowling 23, 6. Johnston 18, 7. (tie) Ankeny Centennial, Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Dubuque Hempstead 14, 10. (tie) Iowa City High and West Des Moines Valley 13.

4A girls long jump

1. Jaeden Pratt (Ankeny Centennial), 18-1

2. Ruby Leman (West Des Moines Dowling), 17-11 3/4

3. Alexi Thigpen (Iowa City Liberty), 17-5 3/4

4. Jasmine Barney (Iowa City Liberty), 17-4 1/2

5. Lilah Kress (Waukee Northwest), 17-3 1/2

6. Brooke Magistrelli (Bettendorf), 17-1 3/4

7. Josie Vande Krol (Waukee Northwest), 17-0

8. Lainey Drown (Urbandale), 16-11

1A boys discus

Ian Blowe completed a sweep after winning the shot put Thursday.

1. Ian Blowe (Akron-Westfield), 161-8

2. Koleson Evans (West Harrison), 160-8

3. Oleh Shtefanchuk (WACO), 158-2

4. Ryan Hackbart (Saint Ansgar), 152-5

5. Russell Coil (Columbus Community), 149-2

6. Lance Clayburg (Coon Rapids-Bayard), 148-10

7. Mack Ortner (Don Bosco), 139-4

8. Mitchell Schnepf (Marcus MMCRU), 139-2

4A boys shot put

1. Cohen Pfohl (Dubuque Senior), 57-5

2. Maddux Borcherding-Johnson (Norwalk), 55-6 1/2

3. Sam Watts (Linn-Mar), 54-6 3/4

4. Nathan Rotherham (West Des Moines Dowling), 54-2 1/4

5. Cael Winter (Waukee Northwest), 53-9 3/4

6. Cody Heikes (West Des Moines Dowling), 52-10

7. Joey VanWetzinga (Pleasant Valley), 51-0 3/4

8. Blake Hogancamp (Sioux City East), 51-0

4A boys 4x100 finalists

Iowa City West, Cedar Rapids Washington, Johnston, Ankeny, Ankeny Centennial, North Scott, West Des Moines Valley, Cedar Rapids Kennedy

1A boys 4x100 finalists

Columbus Community (Class 1A state meet record 42.69), Lisbon, Lawton-Bronson, Iowa Valley, Midland, West Hancock, Guthrie Center ACGC, Newell-Fonda

4A girls 4x100 finalists

Waukee Northwest, West Des Moines Dowling, Sioux City East, Johnston, Ames, Burlington, Clinton, Cedar Rapids Prairie

1A girls 4x100 finalists

Nodaway Valley, Lisbon, Lone Tree, Oakland Riverside, South Hamilton, Wapsie Valley, North Union, Algona Garrigan

4A boys 400 hurdles

Linn-Mar's Nicholas Gorsich ran a personal-best, breaking 52 seconds for the first time and claiming a state title with a time that ranks No. 6 all-time. Finishing second and third, Iowa City West's Aidan Jacobsen and Indianola's Logan Piper also ran PRs.

1. Nicholas Gorsich (Linn-Mar), 51.80

2. Aidan Jacobsen (Iowa City West), 52.63

3. Logan Piper (Indianola), 53.33

4. Sean Strand (Johnston), 54.46

5. Kale Hobart (Mason City), 54.71

6. Jacob Zeh (West Des Moines Valley), 54.79

7. Matt Schaeckenbach (Iowa City High), 54.79

8. William Grant (Linn-Mar), 54.98

1A boys 400 hurdles

Ryce Reynolds, Thursday's 400 champion, repeated as the 400 hurdles winner and set a Class 1A state meet record in the process. According to Mike Jay, he's the first Iowa athlete to win the 400 and 400 hurdles at a state meet two times.

1. Ryce Reynolds (Mount Ayr), 52.70

2. James Gruver (Lynnville-Sully), 53.10

3. Gabe Funk (Lenox), 53.92

4. Riley Carrier (Bellevue), 54.64

5. Lance McShane (Maquoketa Valley), 54.71

6. Jack Follmann (Anita CAM), 55.00

7. Clayton Towsley (North Butler), 55.34

8. Gabriel Hemsworth (Winfield-Mount Union), 55.42

4A girls 400 hurdles

Drake Relays champion (and the girls' most outstanding performer) Ali Frandsen took the state championship as well.

1. Ali Frandsen (Ames), 1:01.98

2. Eva Reynolds (Iowa City High), 1:03.36

3. Avery Winter (Waukee Northwest), 1:03.43

4. Lillian Smith (Ankeny), 1:05.64

5. Jessie Clemons (Pleasant Valley), 1:05.94

6. Reese Ervin (West Des Moines Dowling), 1:05.95

7. Ariana Klein (Sioux City North), 1:06.67

8. Abby LaSale (Council Bluffs Lincoln), 1:06.84

1A girls 400 hurdles

Nia Howard gave Springville its first running event state championship.

1. Nia Howard (Springville), 1:04.90

2. Kiya Johnson (North Butler), 1:05.27

3. Kendra Nissen (Don Bosco), 1:06.86

4. Brynnly German (Martensdale-St. Marys), 1:06.93

5. Hannah Wilson (Fremont-Mills), 1:07.68

6. Cortney Knutson (Wayne), 1:07.95

7. Cailyn Hardy (Clarksville), 1:08.06

8. Emily Williams (East Mills), 1:08.46

4A boys 4x200

Iowa City West won its second relay of the day. The Trojans were runners-up at the Drake Relays, but ran the state's second-fastest time all-time here. Todd Rent, Christian Janis and Izaiah Loveless were part of both winning relays Friday.

1. Iowa City West (Todd Rent, Christian Janis, Aidan Jacobsen, Izaiah Loveless), 1:26.69

2. Johnston, 1:27.56

3. Ankeny, 1:28.12

4. West Des Moines Valley, 1:28.28

5. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 1:28.48

6. Cedar Falls, 1:29.24

7. North Scott, 1:29.27

8. Cedar Rapids Washington, 1:29.28

1A boys 4x100

A Class 1A state meet record for Lawton-Bronson in 1:28.70. That record had been held by Panorama since 1977.

1. Lawton-Bronson (Leighton Olesen, Theo Moseman, Domenik Smith, Louden Grimsley), 1:28.70

2. Lisbon, 1:30.09

3. Iowa Valley, 1:31.28

4. Le Mars Gehlen, 1:31.63

5. Guthrie Center ACGC, 1:31.78

6. South Hamilton, 1:31.98

7. North Linn, 1:32.01

8. Newell-Fonda, 1:32.22

4A girls 4x200

1. Waukee Northwest (Ke'Ayla Madison, Kiana Carnes, Aunya Van Zetten, Avery Winter), 1:41.28

2. Ames, 1:42.47

3. Sioux City East, 1:43.91

4. West Des Moines Dowling, 1:43.98

5. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 1:44.04

6. Southeast Polk, 1:44.06

7. Ankeny, 1:44.47

8. Des Moines Roosevelt, 1:44.52

1A girls 4x200

Oakland Riverside goes from silver in this event last spring to gold in 2023.

1. Oakland Riverside (Veronica Andrusyhyn, Carly Henderson, Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson), 1:46.13

2. Nodaway Valley, 1:46.28

3. Newell-Fonda, 1:46.53

4. Lone Tree, 1:47.17

5. Lisbon, 1:47.25

6. Lawton-Bronson, 1:47.72

7. Wapsie Valley, 1:48.00

8. South Hamilton, 1:48.03

A tense win for Iowa City West in the distance medley

DES MOINES -- Moustafa Tiea earned a title and learned a lesson.

The sophomore from Iowa City West answered a surge from Johnston’s Carson Lane to win the Class 4A distance medley relay at the state track and field meet Friday morning at Drake Stadium.

A few moments later, he received a lecture from a race official.

“My heart dropped when he pulled me aside,” Tiea said. “I thought I had just cost my team a (disqualification).”

After passing Lane in the final stretch, Tiea looked back and stuck out his tongue.

“The official told me I have a great future, and don’t let something like this ruin it,” Tiea said. “I feel so bad.”

Todd Rent, Christian Janis and Izaiah Loveless ran the first three legs for the Trojans, who were clocked in 3:27.73. Johnson finished in 3:28.18.

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1A boys high jump

1. Kade Benjamin (New London), 6-7

2. Triston Miller (Columbus Community), 6-6

3. Lance Bunde (Guthrie Center ACGC), 6-5

4. Luke Czarnecki (Lisbon), 6-3

5. Johny Amina (North Cedar), 6-3

T-6. Samson Adams (Lenox), 6-1

T-6. Kolby Culbertson (Coon Rapids-Bayard), 6-1

8. Ty Alcott (Belle Plaine), 6-1

4A boys long jump

1. Abu Sama (Southeast Polk), 22-11

2. Jeremiah Armstrong (Johnston), 22-3 3/4

3. TJ Jackson (Linn-Mar), 21-11 3/4

4. Ronnie Major (Iowa City High), 21-0 3/4

5. Anthony Glay (Dallas Center-Grimes), 20-11 1/2

6. Harrison Fierce (Pleasant Valley), 20-11

7. Justyn Rivera (Mason City), 20-10 1/2

8. Justin Carper (Urbandale), 20-10 1/4

4A girls shot put

1. Mackenzie Fah (Pleasant Valley), 41-3 3/4

2. Kendall McDaniel (Indianola), 40-0

3. Greta Brus (Davenport North), 39-4 3/4

4. Delilah Subsin (Ottumwa), 39-1 3/4

5. Jorie Hanenburg (North Scott), 38-7 1/2

6. Abby Princehouse (Waukee Northwest), 38-6 1/2

7. Kennedy Evans (Linn-Mar), 37-10 3/4

8. Ava Smith (Waukee Northwest), 37-4 1/2

1A girls discus

1. Anna Hadley (Pekin), 134-10

2. Kennedy Axmear (English Valleys), 131-2

3. Madison Hillman (Saint Ansgar), 121-6

4. Audi Crooks (Algona Garrigan), 117-9

5. Lydia Kriegel (Iowa Valley), 114-3

6. Sarah Moeller (Clinton Prince of Peace), 113-1

7. Miyah Whitehead (Le Mars Gehlen), 113-0

8. Lilly Peters (Sidney), 110-9

4A boys 110 hurdles finalists

Nicholas Gorsich (Linn-Mar), Makhi Wilson (Pleasant Valley), Connor Carver (Fort Dodge), Daniel Adams (Muscatine), Matt Schaeckenbach (Iowa City High), Carter Accola (Ankeny), Cyrus Courtney (Cedar Rapids Kennedy), Austin Rindels (Iowa City High)

1A boys 110 hurdles finalists

Triston Miller (Columbus Community), Gabe Funk (Lenox), Ben Morningstar (Lisbon), Sam Foreman (Anita CAM), Riley Carrier (Bellevue), Simeon Reichenbach (WACO), Jack Follmann (Anita CAM), Mitchell Smith (West Hancock)

4A girls 100 hurdles finalists

Ali Frandsen (Ames), Esaba Okwaramoi (Urbandale), Emma Havighurst (West Des Moines Valley), Ruby Leman (West Des Moines Dowling), Josie McGraw (Indianola), Grace Braden (Cedar Rapids Kennedy), Erinah Carter (Iowa City West), Alex Gaskell (West Des Moines Dowling)

1A girls 100 hurdles finalists

Emily Williams (East Mills), Allison Watts (Alta-Aurelia), Lindsey Moore (Northwood-Kensett), Molly Joyce (Algona Garrigan), Claire Schroeder (Remsen St. Mary's), Madison Steckler (Audubon), Kiya Johnson (North Butler), Reese Naeve (Iowa City Regina)

4A boys distance medley

Moustafa Tiea out-kicked Johnston to give Iowa City West the gold. City High and Liberty also finished in the top eight.

1. Iowa City West (Todd Rent, Christian Janis, Izaiah Loveless, Moustafa Tiea), 3:27.73

2. Johnston, 3:28.18

3. Ankeny, 3:30.10

4. Iowa City High, 3:30.34

5. Norwalk, 3:31.03

6. Waukee, 3:31.29

7. Cedar Falls, 3:31.96

8. Iowa City Liberty, 3:34.11

2A boys distance medley

Mount Ayr won the title out of the second of three heats. Ryce Reynolds, who set the Class 1A state meet 400 record Thursday, anchored.

1. Mount Ayr (Preston Fleharty, Jaydon Knight, Braydon Pierson, Ryce Reynolds), 3:34.14

2. Madrid, 3:38.61

3. Fort Dodge St. Edmond, 3:39.41

4. Central Springs, 3:39.93

5. Woodbine, 3:39.93

6. Belle Plaine, 3:40.65

7. New London, 3:40.67

8. West Monona, 3:41.73

4A girls distance medley

Anchor Keelee Leitzen came from behind to kick past Pleasant Valley on the final stretch and helped Dubuque Hempstead narrowly beat Ankeny's Heat 2-winning time.

1. Dubuque Hempstead (Ayla Osterkamp, Mallory Tomkins, Brooke O'Brien, Keelee Leitzen), 4:05.27

2. Ankeny, 4:05.63

3. Pleasant Valley, 4:05.69

4. Iowa City High, 4:06.46

5. Waukee Northwest, 4:08.58

6. Johnston, 4:09.13

7. Cedar Falls, 4:09.71

8. Ames, 4:10.48

1A girls distance medley

Calamus-Wheatland won its first state championship in a girls' relay, with 3,000 state champion Noelle Steines running the 800 leg.

1. Calamus-Wheatland (Aubrey Connelly, Emily Boeckmann, Courtney Knoche, Noelle Steines), 4:10.65

2. Lawton-Bronson, 4:12.83

3. Grand View Christian, 4:12.92

4. Nashua-Plainfield, 4:13.34

5. Council Bluffs St. Albert, 4:13.41

6. Don Bosco, 4:15.02

7. Fremont-Mills, 4:16.48

8. Alta-Aurelia, 4:18.32

How we start:

9:00 -- 4A Boys LJ

9:00 -- 4A Girls SP

9:00 -- 1A Girls Discus

9:00 -- 1A Boys HJ

9:00 -- 1A/4A Girls DMR

Team standings entering Friday:

4A GIRLS

Ankeny 27

Pleasant Valley 18

Johnston 15

C.R. Kennedy 14

Waukee Northwest 13

WDM Valley 13

3A GIRLS

ADM 23

Solon 17

Pella 15

Clear Lake 14

Ballard 12

Mount Vernon 12

2A GIRLS

Estherville-LC 11

Six with 10

1A GIRLS

AGWSR 24

South Winneshiek 14

Six with 10

 

4A BOYS

Iowa City High 29

Linn-Mar 22

Ankeny 18

Johnston 18

Dowling 17

Waukee Northwest 12

3A BOYS

Pella 27

Solon 16

Mount Vernon 15

North Polk 12

2A BOYS

Des Moines Christian 24

Clarinda 21

Shenandoah 13

Mediapolis 13

1A BOYS

Council Bluffs St. Albert 15

Mount Ayr 10

Winfield-Mount Union 10

Wapsie Valley 10

Danville 10

Akron-Westfield 10

Earlham 10

Schedule and viewing guide

Here's how to watch Friday's events, plus a look at the schedule.

Howdy from Drake Stadium.

Day 2 of the state track and field meet begins at 9 a.m.

Today's finals:

DMR

4x200

400H

3A & 4A long jump

3A & 4A shot put

1A & 2A high jump

1A & 2A discus

Thursday's state track and field coverage

» New record: Iowa City High owns the all-time Iowa best in the boys’ 3,200-meter relay

» Class 4A roundup: Linn-Mar's T.J. Jackson prevails in the high jump with a career-best

» Class 3A boys: ‘Jump-started’ legs carry Mount Vernon’s Zach Fall to the 400-meter title

» Class 3A girls: CPU’s Sydney Maue is a ‘self-taught’ silver medalist in the high jump

» Class 2A roundup: Mid-Prairie's Danielle Hostetler 3-peats in the 3,000

» Class 1A roundup: Runner-up last year, South Winn claims girls’ 3,200-meter relay title

» Photos: Class 1A and 4A events

» Photos: Class 2A and 3A events