High School Track and Field

Day one of the 2026 Iowa High School State Track and Field championships is in the books and southeast Iowa already collected six gold medals and a couple other podium finishes. Here’s a look at the highlights. 

Class 1A led us off yesterday and it was the field events that captured fire first. Pekin’s Anna Hadley reclaimed her shot put title with a toss of 43 feet and 9.75 inches. In the boys’ long jump, New London’s London Franklin flew on his last attempt to a personal best 22 feet and 4.25 inches to cement his first individual gold medal–he would later go on to qualify for the 100-meter dash finals with the 2nd fastest time of the heat. WACO’s Hayden Shelman would take 4th place in the long jump with a leap of 20 feet and 7 inches. 

The girls’ 3000-meter run has a new state meet record for Class 1A after Chloe Glosser of Pekin raced to a time of 9 minutes and 37 seconds, which was nearly three-seconds faster than the old record and 24 seconds faster than second place. The two victories have Pekin sitting atop the standings. 

The WACO girls’ and boys’ teams had their 4×800 meter relay teams finish inside the top 8 with the girls’ team of Carlee Lunsford, Macie Carter, Aliya Graber, and Josie Dykstra taking 4th place, while the quad of Locken Henderson, Garrett Landau, Gavin Salgel, and Jude Dykstra captured 7th place. 

Lastly, for Class 1A, Lincoln Bainbridge of Van Buren County nabbed the state championship in the boys’ 400-meter dash with a time of 48.08 seconds. 

Classes 2A and 3A took over for the early afternoon and evening schedule and the throwing events were dominated by the Southeast Conference. Burlington’s Kylee Hill grabbed her first gold medal in the girls’ Class 3A discus, unfurling a throw of 151 feet and 3 inches. Greyson Hartman of Washington would follow it up in the boys’ Class 3A discus event, getting a mark of 189 feet and 5 inches, which was nearly 19 feet better than second place for the state championship. 

Fairfield’s Eli Zillman was one failed jump away from at least tying for the boys’ Class 3A high jump title, but the Trojan settled for silver at 6 feet and 7 inches. 

In the running events, Columbus’ boys’ shuttle hurdle team finished in 6th place to qualify for the Class 2A finals. Simon Wendel of Mediapolis paced his way to a silver medal time of 9 minutes and 25 seconds in the boys’ Class 2A 3200-meter run. Burlington’s Mylee Stiefel, West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Landry Haberichter, and Keokuk’s Ryan Bair each qualified for the 100 and 200-meter dash finals in their respective classes. Lamar Ceant of Columbus will join Haberichter in the boys’ Class 2A 200-meter dash finals, while Washington’s Jaedyn Moore will partake in the girls’ Class 3A 100-meter dash finals. Washington’s 4×800 meter relay squad took 7th place in the boys’ Class 3A division. Lastly, Mt. Pleasant’s Avery Fedler nabbed four points and 5th place in the girls’ Class 3A 400-meter dash with a time of 57.56 seconds. 

Class 1A Full Results: Thursday Morning Recap

Classes 2A and 3A Full Results: Thursday Afternoon Recap

For a full look at today’s schedule for our local athletes, then follow this link: Friday’s Schedule

High School Soccer

The Washington girls’ team squashed Williamsburg last night, 7-2. The Demons finished the regular season with a 10-6 record. 

The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team lost to Mediapolis in their regular season finale last night, 4-0. Both teams prepare for their postseason matchups. 

High School Postseason Soccer

In Class 1A Substate 5, Mediapolis will take on Pella Christian on Wednesday, May 27th, at 7 pm on the road. 

Danville will travel to Burlington Notre Dame on Wednesday at 7 pm.

In Substate 6, the Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team will hit the road to play Tipton on Wednesday at 7 pm. 

Over in Class 2A Substate 4, the Washington boys’ team will square off against Mt. Vernon on Wednesday at 7 pm on the road. 

The Fairfield boys’ team will look to knock off Solon in the substate semifinals on Wednesday at 7 pm on the road. 

High School Golf

The boys’ Class 1A state tournament will take place at Westwood Golf Course on Tuesday, May 26th, from Newton as Winfield-Mt. Union and Hillcrest Academy’s Rowan Miller get ready to compete.

The boys’ Class 2A state tournament is slated to start on Tuesday at South Hills Golf Course in Waterloo with Central Lee, Mediapolis, and Burlington Notre Dame’s Sam Yonker making the trip. 

The girls’ Class 1A state meet is scheduled to take place at Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone on May 28th with Highland and Wapello’s Emmalin Marshall competing. 

Burlington Notre Dame’s Alexandria Booten will be heading to the American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown on May 28th for the girls’ Class 2A state meet. 

The girls’ Class 3A state meet will take place in Cedar Falls at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course on May 28th with Fort Madison’s Kylie Lumino participating.

High School Boys’ Tennis

Mt. Pleasant’s duo of Sawyer Fulton and Max Heater along with Fort Madison’s Rowan Benda will travel to Waterloo for the State Singles and Doubles competition scheduled for Wednesday, May 27th. 

High School Baseball

The Mt. Pleasant bats are still trying to wake up, as they dropped their road contest to Cardinal last night, 4-1. Alek Barton had the lone hit, while Lowery nabbed the RBI for the Panthers. Mt. Pleasant will welcome Clear Creek Amana on Tuesday, May 26th, at 7 pm. 

Wapello attempted a 7th inning rally, but ultimately fell short to North Cedar last night, 7-6. Kinnich Richenberger had a nice day at the plate with a pair of doubles and RBIs in the loss. Wapello will travel to Wilton tonight at 7 pm.

Van Buren County walloped Keokuk last night, 10-0. The Warriors will head to Central Lee on Tuesday for first pitch at 7 pm.

Central Lee will square off against Lone Tree tonight at 5:30 pm at home.

Fairfield will travel to Central Lee on Wednesday, May 27th, at 7 pm. 

High School Softball

Central Lee defeated Holy Trinity Catholic last night, 8-3. The Hawks will look to continue that home momentum tonight against Lone Tree at 5:30 pm.

Holy Trinity Catholic will stay on the road to play Danville on Tuesday, May 26th, at 7 pm.

West Burlington/Notre Dame will host West Liberty on Tuesday at 7 pm. 

Wapello will square off against Columbus on Tuesday at 7 pm on the road.

Local Summer Athletic Camps

Mt. Pleasant girls’ basketball is offering up a camp for any girls’ basketball players entering 3rd through 12th grades from June 23rd through the 25th located at the Mt. Pleasant High School Gym. The camp will focus on the fundamentals and introduce team concepts employed by the high school’s system.

If you would like to sign-up, then follow this link and fill out the form: https://kilj.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/mp-girls-bball-camp.pdf  

Winfield-Mt. Union is encouraging students entering 3rd through 8th grade to stay active this summer with their Wolfpack Performance Training program that will feature 12 dates throughout June and the beginning of July from 9 am to 9:45 am to build speed and agility. 

If you would like to sign-up, then head over to KILJ’s Facebook page and use their QR Code. 

College Baseball

Iowa was eliminated from the Big Ten tournament yesterday by Purdue, losing 8-1. The Hawkeyes finished the season with a 33-23 record. 

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2003 – At the Colonial in Fort Worth, TX, Annika Sorenstam became the first woman to play on the PGA tour in 58 years. She ended the day at 1-over par.

2003 – High school basketball star LeBron James signed a $90 million Nike endorsement deal.

Des Moines, IA- Day two of the 2026 Iowa State Track and Field Championships will see a couple of local athletes attempt to add on to their medal count, while other teams will attempt to add more runners to the finals for Saturday. Here’s a look at our schedule for our local athletes.

Class 1A Field Events (Time: 9 am)

Girls’ Discus: Anna Hadley (Pekin)

Class 1A Field Events (Time: 11:30 am)

Boys’ Discus: Colin Anderson (Winfield-Mt. Union)

Girls’ High Jump: Kinzie Ruess (Highland) and Quin Smith (Winfield-Mt. Union)

Field Events (Time: 2 pm)

Girls’ Shot Put 3A: Ella Ensminger (Mt. Pleasant) and Kylee Hill (Burlington)

Girls’ Discus 2A: Aubrey Weber (Central Lee) and Payton Harris (Mediapolis)

Boys’ Long Jump 3A: Hoang Quang and Kayle Brown (Mt. Pleasant), Kurt Joy (Keokuk), Eli Zillman (Fairfield), and Brady Britt (Burlington)

Boys’ High Jump 2A: Shay Stephens and Kellan Porter (West Burlington/Notre Dame), and Lathan Keller (Mediapolis)

Field Events (Time: 4:30 pm)

Boys’ Shot Put 3A: Greyson Hartman (Washington)

Boys’ Discus 2A: Fritz Figaro (Columbus)

Girls’ Long Jump 3A: Bella Crew (Keokuk), Jaslyn Villa (Washington), and Izzy Sloat (Mt. Pleasant)

Girls’ High Jump 2A: Avery Crear (Mediapolis)

Class 1A Running Events

Girls’ Distance Medley Relay (Time: 9 am): WACO and Pekin

Boys’ Distance Medley Relay (Time: 9:40 am): WACO and Van Buren County

Girls’ 100-meter Hurdles Prelims (Time: 10:20 am): Paislee Coleman (Pekin)

Boys’ 110-meter Hurdles Prelims (Time: 10:40 am): Cruz Hagmeier (Winfield-Mt. Union)

Girls’ 4×200 (Time: 11 am): Danville and Van Buren County

Boys’ 4×200 (Time: 11:30 am): New London and Pekin

Boys’ 400-meter Hurdles (Time: 12:20 pm): Kayden Simmons and Jace Duncan (Van Buren County)

Girls’ 4×100 Prelims (Time: 12:40 pm): Hillcrest Academy, Van Buren County, and WACO

Boys’ 4×100 Prelims (Time: 12:55 pm): New London and Pekin

Girls’ 4×400 Prelims (Time: 1:20 pm): Danville

Boys’ 4×400 Prelims (Time: 1:50 pm): Van Buren County, Pekin, and Wapello

Running Events for Classes 2A and 3A

Girls’ Distance Medley 2A (Time: 2:40 pm): Mediapolis and West Burlington/Notre Dame

Girls’ Distance Medley 3A (Time: 3 pm): Fort Madison and Washington

Boys’ Distance Medley 2A (Time: 3:20 pm): Mediapolis

Girls’ 100-meter Hurdles 3A Prelims (Time: 4:10 pm): Alaya Carr (Keokuk)

Boys’ 110-meter Hurdles 2A Prelims (Time: 4:20 pm): Lamar Ceant and Alexander Rees (Columbus)

Boys’ 110-meter Hurdles 3A Prelims (Time: 4:30 pm): Spencer McCready (Fairfield)

Girls’ 4×200 3A (Time: 4:55 pm): Washington and Mt. Pleasant

Boys’ 4×200 2A (Time: 5:10 pm): Mediapolis and West Burlington/Notre Dame

Boys’ 4×200 3A (Time: 5:25 pm): Fairfield

Girls’ 400-meter Hurdles 2A (Time: 5:40 pm): Ella Howell (Columbus)

Girls’ 400-meter Hurdles 3A (Time: 5:50 pm): Leighton Messinger (Washington)

Boys’ 400-meter Hurdles 2A (Time: 6 pm): Logan Hamma (West Burlington/Notre Dame)

Boys’ 400-meter Hurdles 3A (Time: 6:10 pm): Lincoln Wray (Keokuk)

Girls’ 4×100 3A Prelims (Time: 6:30 pm): Mt. Pleasant

Boys’ 4×100 2A Prelims (Time: 6:40 pm): Columbus and Mediapolis

Boys’ 4×100 3A Prelims (Time: 6:50 pm): Keokuk

Girls’ 4×400 2A Prelims (Time: 7 pm): Mediapolis

Girls’ 4×400 3A Prelims (Time: 7:20 pm): Washington

Boys’ 4×400 2A Prelims (Time: 7:40 pm): Mediapolis

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Des Moines, IA- Day one of the 2026 Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships is in the books after Classes 2A and 3A rounded out the schedule. For southeast Iowa, the strength has always been in the throwing events, which earned two state championships for our local athletes.

Field Events (2 pm)

To lead off the field events, Bella Forbes of Columbus heaved the shot put 35 feet and 8.75 inches to finish in 14^th in the girls’ Class 2A division.

She had won it on her very first throw of the day; Burlington’s Kylee Hill won the girls’ Class 3A discus gold medal for the first time in her career, as her furthest throw went 151 feet and 3 inches. This earned the Grayhound 10 points, as she looks to add another 10 when she tries for the three-peat in the shot-put ring.

Fairfield’s Elyse Setterstrom claimed 18^th place with a toss of 113 feet and 9 inches.

Over in the boys’ long jump for Class 2A, Mediapolis’ Truett Larson finished in 12^th place with a mark of 20 feet and 1.5 inches, while Tyson Corneille of Columbus took 18^th place with a leap of 19 feet and 5.5 inches.

In heart-breaking fashion, Eli Zillman of Fairfield was unable to reclaim the gold medal for the boys’ Class 3A high jump as his one fail on 6 feet and 5 inches proved to be the tiebreaker with Eli Patterson of Benton for the state championship. Still, the Trojan nabbed eight points.

Also grabbing points was Fort Madison’s Nolan Guzman, as the senior leapt 6 feet and 3 inches for 7^th place and two points.

Field Events (4:30 pm)

Greyson Hartman of Washington did not enter as the favorite in the boys’ Class 3A division for discus after a subpar day—his standards—at the state qualifier put him at the third furthest throw. Just like Hill, Hartman had won it on his first throw but added on by uncorking a throw 189 feet and 5 inches to win by nearly 19 feet. This earned the Demon 10 points with a chance to grab more tomorrow in the shot put.

Urijah Brooks of Fort Madison snatched 19^th place with a throw of 142 feet and 6 inches.

Columbus’ Ella Howell earned 22^nd place in the girls’ Class 2A long jump with a mark of 14 feet and 10 inches.

For the final field event of the day, Lilan Mennen cleared 5 feet and 2 inches for 9^th place, while Kylee Hoard of Keokuk took off for 5 feet-even for 14^th place in the girls’ Class 3A high jump.

Running Events

The Class 2A boys’ shuttle hurdle relay prelims led off the running events for the afternoon slate and the squad of Tyson Kaalberg, Alexander Rees, Tyson Corneille, and Lamar Ceant managed a 6^th place time of 1 minute and 0.74 seconds to advance to the finals. The Wildcats will run on Saturday at 12:18 pm.

Over in Class 3A for the boys’ teams, Mt. Pleasant with the quad of Kayle Brown, Caleb Shepherd, Keegan Heaton, and Kaden Schadt took 19^th place with a time of 1 minute and 2 seconds, while Burlington finished in 21^st place a second behind with the team of Zech Hart, Justin Hudley, Liam Enger, and Cj Owens.

The Class 3A girls’ 3000-meter run pinned a trio from the Southeast Conference (SEC) against one another and Fort Madison’s Avery Rump won the conference duel and nabbed three points for the Bloodhounds with a personal best time of 10 minutes and 4 seconds.

Washington’s Emma Horak and Mt. Pleasant’s Quintrie Lee finished in 18^th and 19^th place, respectively, with times of 11 minutes and 2 seconds and 11 minutes and 7 seconds.

Mediapolis’ Simon Wendel nearly ran down Emerson Vokes of Grundy Center, but the Bulldog will be happy taking the silver medal in the Class 2A boys’ 3200-meter run with a time of 9 minutes and 25 seconds, which was a personal best.

For Class 3A, Silas Hulett of Mt. Pleasant was the only local competitor racing, and the Panther paced his way to a personal best time of 9 minutes and 45 seconds, which was good enough for 12^th place.

In her return to the Blue Oval, Burlington’s Mylee Stiefel dashed her way to the finals with the 4^th fastest time in the girls’ Class 3A 200-meter with a mark of 24.9 seconds. Falling just outside of the top 10 was Jaedyn Moore of Washington with a time of 25.25 seconds. Stiefel will run at 2:25 pm on Saturday.

It will be a pair of qualifiers in the boys’ Class 2A 200-meter dash prelims as Ceant of Columbus takes 5^th with a time of 22.02 seconds, followed closely by West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Landry Haberichter time of 22.03 seconds, which put him in 6^th place. They will run on Saturday at 2:33 pm.

Keokuk’s Ryan Bair turned in the fastest time in the boys’ Class 3A 200-meter dash prelims with a mark of 21.82 seconds, moving him on to the finals on Saturday. Keshawn Wyldon of Burlington finished in 16^th place with a time of 22.47 seconds. The finals will be run at 2:35 pm on Saturday.

The Mediapolis girls’ team of Bryn Wright, Gracie Beschomer, Evie Schmidgall, and Avery Dietz snatched 15^th place in the Class 2A 4×800 meter relay with a time of 9 minutes and 59 seconds.

In the Class 3A side of the race, Fort Madison’s quad of McKayla Schinstock, Mara Smith, Avery Rump, and Addison Rump took 20^th place with a time of 10 minutes and 2 seconds.

In the boys’ Class 2A 4×800 meter relay, Mediapolis squad of Lane Rigdon, Lucas Egan, Will Schmidgall, and Wendel led our local pack with a time of 8 minutes and 21 seconds for 14^th place. West Burlington/Notre Dame’s quad of Michael Hadden, Case Johannsen, Prior Bowen, and Cavin Denney and Columbus’ team of Victor Tovar, Ryan Villa, Kevin Villa, and Cade Storm finished in 23^rd and 24^th place, respectively.

For the boys’ teams in Class 3A, Washington’s team of Ethan Hotchkiss, Sawyer Tschantz, Parker Tschantz, and Andrew Rees managed to grab two points with a 7^th place time of 8 minutes and 2 seconds. Fort Madison squad of Nolan Guzman, Mason McLey, Henry Ireland, and Riley Tripp finished just outside of scoring with a 9^th place finish of 8 minutes and 5 seconds.

Stiefel of Burlington will be busy on Saturday after qualifying for the girls’ Class 3A 100-meter dash finals with the 2^nd best time of 12.16 seconds. Joining her will be Washington’s Moore as she tabbed the 8^th fastest time of 12.47 seconds. Mt. Pleasant’s Alex Scott nabbed 11^th place with a mark of 12.59 seconds. The finals will be run on Saturday at 1 pm.

West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Landry Haberichter flew to the time of 10.94 seconds in the boys’ Class 2A 100-meter dash prelims, taking 4^th place and advancing to the finals. Dominic Garcia of Columbus claimed 21^st place with a time of 11.45 seconds. He will run at 1:08 pm on Saturday.

Keokuk’s Ryan Bair will again show off his speed on Saturday after qualifying for the boys’ Class 3A 100-meter dash after turning in the 3^rd fastest time of 10.88 seconds. His teammate, Kurt Joy, took 16^th place with a time of 11.2 seconds. He will run at 1:10 pm on Saturday.

In the girls’ 400-meter dash, Ella Howell of Columbus earned 10^th place with a personal best time of 59.91 seconds.

Mt. Pleasant’s Avery Fedler lived up to the hype, as the freshman grabbed four points and 5^th place with a time of 57.56 seconds in the Class 3A 400-meter dash. Charley Huebner of Fort Madison finished in 12^th place with a time of 59.76 seconds.

On the boys’ side for Class 2A, Nathan Schmidgall of Mediapolis grabbed 15^th place with a time of 51.27 seconds.

Keokuk’s Chayce Smith snatched 20^th place with a mark of 52.12 seconds in the Class 3A race.

Lastly, the Class 3A girls’ shuttle hurdle relay had Mt. Pleasant take 18^th place with the team of Delaney Anderson, Meadow Carter, Kynlee White, and Taylor Williamson with a time of 1 minute and 10 seconds, while Keokuk’s quad of Alaya Carr, Nevaeh Logan, Kylee Hoard, and Baylee Billings finished in 20^th place with a time of 1 minute and 11 seconds.

Team Standings

Boys’ Class 2A

1. Alburnett: 23, 2. Grundy Center: 20, 3. Pella Christian: 15, … 6. Mediapolis: 8

Girls’ Class 2A

1. Spirit Lake: 23, 2. Mid-Prairie: 21, 3. Van Meter: 18

Boys’ Class 3A

1. Pella: 25, 2. Gilbert: 19, 3. Benton, Clear Lake, and Newton: 14, … 7. Washington: 12, … 19. Fort Madison: 2

Girls’ Class 3A

1. Pella: 38, 2. Mt. Vernon: 26, 3. Sioux Center: 22, … 5. Burlington: 10, … 14. Mt. Pleasant: 4, … 17. Fort Madison: 3

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Des Moines, IA- Day one of the 2026 Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships is underway and Classes 1A and 4A led off the day with the morning and early afternoon schedule. For the Class 1A girls’ teams, Pekin sprinted out of the starters gate to take an early lead on points.

Field Events (9 am)

In the first field event of the day, Pekin’s Anna Hadley was looking to reclaim her title in the girls’ shot put after winning her sophomore season and getting 6^th last year. In the first flight, Kendra Schultz of Pekin finished in 24^th place with a toss of 30 feet and 6.25 inches, while Chloe Sexton of Highland grabbed 12^th place with a heave of 33 feet and 8.75 inches.

Hadley put herself in a great position to reclaim her gold medal after her toss of 43 feet and 1 inch put her almost three feet ahead of second place after the first three throws. In the finals, Hadley would add on to her distance by throwing the shot 43 feet and 9.75 inches for her second state championship in the shot put.

A trio from the Southeast Iowa Super Conference competed in the boys’ Long Jump Thursday morning and two of them advanced to the finals. Logan Franklin of New London got a mark of 19 feet and 8.25 for 14^th place.

Out of his first three jumps, WACO’s Hayden Shelman broke the 20-foot barrier twice, landing at 20 feet and 7 inches on his second jump, locking him at 3^rd place entering the finals. On top of the rankings was London Franklin from New London after getting a mark of 21 feet and 11 inches on his first jump of the day.

The Tiger entered as the favorite, as the jump hit Iowa Valley’s Nolan Kriegel’s personal best from the season, but a lot can happen in the finals. It looked like it would be a possibility after Kriegel landed just two inches short of Franklin’s mark on his first jump of the finals.

Yet, the Tiger would unfurl his personal best leap of 22 feet and 4.25 inches to secure the gold medal and 10 points towards New London’s team total. Shelman would finish in 4^th place with his second jump of 20 feet and 7 inches being his best of the day, giving five points to WACO.

Field Events (11:30 am)

Winfield-Mt. Union’s Colin Anderson nearly found his way into the finals, but the Wolve took home 10^th place with a heave of 47 feet and 1 inch in the boys’ shot put.

In the girls’ long jump, Alexa Hahn of Highland secured a point for the Huskies after leaping 16 feet and 3.5 inches for an 8^th place finish.

Running Events (Class 1A)

The Girls’ Shuttle Hurdle prelims started off the day for the running events and the Pekin squad of Reece Brisby, Abby Guise, Carlie Gambell, and Paislee Coleman finished in 22^nd place with a time of 1 minute and 14 seconds.

The Girls’ 3000-meter run will have a new state meet record after Pekin’s Chloe Glosser destroyed the competition, turning in a time of 9 minutes and 37 seconds, which was nearly three seconds faster than the record and 24 seconds faster than second place. Her victory gave the Panthers 20 points after only two scored events.

Marie Yoder of Hillcrest Academy took 23^rd place with a mark of 11 minutes and 39 seconds.

As the lone runner from southeast Iowa in the boys’ 3200-meter run, Van Buren County’s Landry Loeffler scored a personal best time with a mark of 10 minutes and 2 seconds, as the Warrior claimed 16^th place.

In the girls’ 200-meter dash prelims, Rya Scott of Hillcrest Academy generated a 14^th place time of 26.54 seconds. On the boys’ side of the 200-meter dash prelims, WACO’s Hayden Shelman, in his second event of the day, finished in 16^th place with a time of 22.83 seconds, which was a personal best.

WACO added five points to their team total after the quad of Carlee Lunsford, Macie Carter, Aliya Graber, and Josie Dykstra snatched 4^th place in the girls’ 4×800-meter relay with a mark of 9 minutes and 51 seconds, which was a season best time.

Van Buren County’s team of Rory Philips, Rylee Philips, Gabby Titus, and Kayley Snowgren rounded out the top 10 with a time of 10 minutes and 10 seconds.

In the boys’ 4×800-meter relay, the team of Mason Dahlstrom, Cody Silvers, Cole Millikin, and Lane Fariss of Pekin turned in an 11^th place time of 8 minutes and 21 seconds, while WACO’s squad of Locken Henderson, Garrett Landau, Gavin Slagel, and Jude Dykstra captured 7^th place and two points with a mark of 8 minutes and 12 seconds.

Rya Scott of Hillcrest Academy was able to qualify for the girls’ 100-meter dash finals after turning in a 3^rd place time of 12.54 seconds. The finals will be run on Saturday at 12:55 pm.

After taking home the gold medal in the long jump, New London’s London Franklin will have another opportunity at a medal after qualifying for the boys’ 100-meter dash finals with a time of 11.12 seconds, which was the 2^nd fastest. He will run on Saturday at 1:05 pm.

In the girls’ 400-meter dash, Highland’s Alexa Hahn notched a time of 1 minute and 1 second, which was good enough for 19^th place, while Alaina Gourley of Danville finished in 11^th place with a time of 59.37 seconds, which was a season best time.

Lincoln Bainbridge, in his first of four events, nabbed a personal best time and a state championship for Van Buren County in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.08 seconds. Wapello’s Justyn Faulkner took home 19^th place with a time of 52.76 seconds.

In the boys’ shuttle hurdle prelims, Winfield-Mt. Union’s team of Gavin Prior, Tayson Samuels, Jaxton Jones, and Cruz Hagmeier finished with a season best time of 1 minute and 2 seconds, which landed the Wolves in 12^th place.

Team Standings

Girls’ Class 1A

1. Pekin: 20, 2. Madrid: 14, 3. Mount Ayr: 14, … 15. WACO: 5

Boys’ Class 1A

1. Lisbon and Riverside: 15, 3. Lake Mills: 13, 4. New London, Baxter, Van Buren County, and East Union: 10, … 11. WACO: 7

Girls’ Class 4A

1. Waukee Northwest: 40.5, 2. Cedar Falls: 30.5, 3. Ames and Iowa City High: 19

Boys’ Class 4A

1. Bettendorf: 21, 2. Cedar Falls: 19, 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy: 14

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