Author: Slaten Swords

Prep Boys’ Soccer- Thursday night will be a big night for a trio of local boys’ soccer teams with hopes of getting to travel to Des Moines for the 2025 State Tournament. Two will have to pull off upsets on the road, while one gets to try and head back to state in front of the home crowd. Here’s a look at the local matchups.

Class 1A Substate 5

For Mediapolis, this will be their fourth trip to the Substate Championship in the last five years and the Bulldogs would certainly enjoy a change of fortunes, going 0-3 in the trio of games and being outscored 15 to 1 in the process.

To add on to the drama, Mediapolis will get a rematch of their 2023 championship contest against West Liberty where they were shutout 5-0. The Comets enter the game 15-1 with their lone loss coming against Regina Catholic. They have since won the last five games by a combined score of 22 to 3.

The game is set to start at 7 pm.

Mediapolis Player to Watch: Lance Ludens (20 goals)

West Liberty Player to Watch: David Hernandez (87.5% save percentage)

“It’s a blessing, honestly. I moved from first season here, you know, doing things that we’ve never done in this school before. I’m just happy, thankful to God for all my teammates, I’ve been able to spend this time with and just enjoy this season and hopefully continue this run.”

Class 2A Substate 5

#6 Burlington Notre Dame has enjoyed a return to form after finishing last year with a 9-9 record. The Nikes from 2019 to 2023 advanced to at least the Substate Championship, including state tournament berth in 2022 and a state championship in 2021.

A big reason for the team’s success this year was the transfer of Alessandro Markomichelakis from Mediapolis. Last year, as a junior, he helped the Bulldogs capture the SEISC crown from Notre Dame and in his senior season he helped put it back in the Nikes’ possession.

Notre Dame will get to play the game at home at 7 pm against 11-3-2 Maquoketa. This will be the first matchup between the two teams as Brayden DeForest will look to make things difficult on the Nikes, who have struggled this season against the upper echelon of talent.

Notre Dame Player to Watch: Alessandro Markomichelakis (30 goals and 10 assists)

Maquoketa Player to Watch: Luc Schumacher (36 goals and 5 assists)

Class 2A Substate 6

Mt. Pleasant captured their first winning season since 2019 and their first conference championship since 2013, the same year that the Panthers qualified for the state tournament. They fell 3-1 to Storm Lake in the quarterfinals that year.

In Mt. Pleasant’s history, they also qualified for the fall state tournament back in 1995, the first year for their program under Tom Alaniz. They lost to Pella Chrisitan 3-2 in the first round, then 5-0 in the consolation against Western Christian.

A big reason for their success has been first year members in German exchange student Samuel Schaapen, contributing 25 points for the season, and sophomore Brandon Veloz who tabbed a goal and an assist in their win over Fairfield in the semifinals. Veloz talked about how special this team is,

“It’s a blessing, honestly. I moved from first season here, you know, doing things that we’ve never done in this school before. I’m just happy, thankful to God for all my teammates, I’ve been able to spend this time with and just enjoy this season and hopefully continue this run.”

Returning members such as Dylan White, who has led the team in goals the past two years, and goalie Xachary LeBlanc has helped the cause as well. Despite the uptick in offense, head coach Rocco Russo wants to lean on the defense,

“Our defense 100%, I mean Aiden Humble, Abraham Cass, Cohen Cass, and Jackson Newman. Those guys don’t get any stats on bounds, but you know, without those guys, I mean, we’re not much of A soccer team. Those guys are solid back there. And I mean, our goalkeeper Zach is the real deal. You know, he’s really good. He’s been putting in working. It’s his turn to shine.”

They will have to travel north to take on 12-1-3 Williamsburg at 7 pm. The Raiders are looking to avenge a 1-0 loss to Assumption in the Substate Championship game last year in front of their home crowd.

Mt. Pleasant Player to Watch: Xachary LeBlanc (83.3% save percentage)

Williamsburg Player to Watch: Elias Schanz (88.6% save percentage)

High School Tennis

Fairfield’s Rumin Luo started day two of the Class 1A State Singles Tournament with a sweep of Bishop Heelan’s Easton Lubarski, sending the Trojan to the 5th place match against Tyler Grote of Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Unfortunately, Luo was outmatched, falling 6-3 in set one and 6-0 in set two to finish the tournament in 6th place. 

High School Golf

The boys’ State Golf Meets for Classes 1A, 2A, and 3A are in the book and here’s how our local teams performed. 

In Class 1A, Hillcrest Academy’s Liam Schrock took home the silver medal after a phenomenal second round score of 71 (-1) to finish with a two-day score of two-over par. Rowan Miller finished in 8th place with a score of 153. The duo helped the Ravens take 4th place as a team. Boyden-Hull was the team champion.

Central Lee in Class 2A collected 8th place as a team with Mylan Lowenberg leading the way with a two-day score of 162, which tied him for 30th place. Caleb Larson finished tied for 39th place with a final card of 20-over par. Columbus Catholic took the team crown by 14 strokes.

Lastly, Drew Conrad of Washington carded a 78 on day two to finish in 24th place with a score of 152. Waverly-Shell Rock won the tiebreaker over MOC-Floyd Valley for the Class 3A championship.

The girls’ Class 1A state meet will be held at American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown with New London’s Emma Busby and Wapello’s Emmalin Marshall making the trip, starting today and concluding tomorrow, May 30th.

High School Soccer

In the girls’ Class 1A Region 3 bracket, Washington was throttled by Assumption last night 10-0. The Demons finished the season with a 9-8 record. 

The Mediapolis girls’ team fell victim to Mid-Prairie’s underdog run last night as the Golden Hawks secured another 2-1 road victory. Mid-Prairie will square off against Assumption tomorrow, May 30th, at 7 pm on the road for the Regional Championship.

In the girls’ Class 2A Region 4 bracket, Fort Madison’s Ellie Hellman did all that she could, stopping 11 shots on goal but the Bloodhound offense could not generate any pressure, leading Hunter Pender to score a 2nd half goal for the Grayhounds in a 1-0 final. Burlington will travel to Xavier tomorrow at 7 pm for the Regional Championship.

In the boys’ Class 1A Substate 5 bracket, Mediapolis will make the trip to West Liberty tonight for the Substate Championship at 7 pm.

In the boys’ Class 2A Substate 5 bracket, #6 Burlington Notre Dame can punch their ticket to state tonight at home against Maquoketa at 7 pm.

The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will square off against Williamsburg on the road tonight at 7 pm for the Class 2A Substate 6 championship. 

High School Baseball

Winfield-Mt. Union could not contain Burlington’s offense last night, losing 12-4 at Community Field. Parker Wilson went 2 for 3 at the plate with an RBI and a stolen base. The Wolves will take on Louisa-Muscatine tonight at 5:30 pm at home.

Mt. Pleasant’s six-run 5th inning spelled disaster for Van Buren County as the Panthers’ walked away with an 11-3 victory. Zach Newton (two doubles) and Brayton Hutson (one double) combined for three extra base hits as the senior duo tabbed three RBIs apiece. Cree Kite nabbed the lone RBI for the Warriors.

Mt. Pleasant starts a three-day home stand tomorrow, May 30th, against Muscatine at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.

Van Buren County will travel to Mediapolis tonight with first pitch at 7:30 pm.

Central Lee outlasted Fairfield last night 12-9 in an explosive display of offense. Aiden Westercamp led the Trojans with three RBIs and a double. Fairfield will hit the road on Saturday, May 31st, for the Davis County Classic.

New London squashed Keokuk last night 11-1 as eight Tigers collected at least one RBI in the textbook definition of small ball with no extra base hits. Gage Burden and Owen Nehring tag teamed the no-hitter, but issued 10 combined walks.

West Burlington will compete against New London at home tonight at 5:30 pm.

Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Central Lee tonight at 7:30 pm.

Danville will take on Highland tonight at 5:30 pm on the road. 

Wapello will look to right the ship against Hillcrest Academy tonight at 5:30 pm on the road. 

High School Softball

Mt. Pleasant took a 4 to 2 lead over Central Lee in the 2nd inning after notching five hits, including a two-RBI single for Saige Burchett. But, Central Lee’s offense proved too powerful as the Hawks flew away with the victory, 9-5. Carley Pezley led the Hawks offense with two RBIs on three hits. 

Mt. Pleasant will host Mid-Prairie at 7 pm tomorrow, May 30th. 

Central Lee will square off against Holy Trinity Catholic tonight at 7 pm at home.

Holy Trinity Catholic swept Keokuk in dominant fashion last night 15-6 in game one and 15-4 in game two.

Fairfield won their season opener last night against Van Buren County 7-5. Leah Helmick and Lancey Norris each picked up two RBIs in the effort. The Trojans will compete in a doubleheader tonight against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont at home with game one at 5:30 pm.

Van Buren County will tangle with Mediapolis tonight on the road with first pitch at 7 pm.

West Burlington/Notre Dame played the role of the cardiac kids last night, scoring seven-runs in the top of the 7th inning before allowing two runs in the bottom half of the inning to eventually close the door on a 12-11 victory over West Liberty. The Falcons will compete against New London at home tonight at 7 pm.

Wapello will travel to Hillcrest Academy tonight at 7 pm.

Columbus will host WACO tonight at 7 pm.

Danville will take on Highland tonight at 7:30 pm on the road. 

Southeastern Community College

The baseball team’s season came to end in the consolation semifinals yesterday at the hands of East Central Community College in a 13-4 final. Owen Sikkink collected two RBIs in the loss. The Blackhawks finished the season with a 50-15 record. 

Prospect League

The Burlington Bees fell to the Normal CornBelters last night 9-5 on the road. Kooper Schulte continued his hot start to the season with an RBI and a double. The Bees will get their rematch tonight at 6:30 pm.

The Clinton LumberKings lost a tight one last night 7-6 to the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes. The LumberKings will look to avenge their loss tonight against the Lucky Horseshoes at 6:30 pm.

This Day in Sports History

1922 – The US Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws.

1971 – Indianapolis 500: Defending champion Al Unser Sr. becomes the first and only driver to win the race on his birthday as he led for the final 83 laps.

1977 – Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt became the first driver to win the Indy 500 four times. Janet Guthrie also became the first female to qualify and compete in the race.

High School Tennis

Fairfield’s Rumin Luo started off the Class 1A State Singles Tournament breezing past Isaac Jackson of Audubon 6-2 in set one and 6-1 in set two to advance to the semifinals. Unfortunately, the Trojan was upset by Parker Stroh of Columbus Catholic, losing the third set by tiebreaker. Luo skipped past Leif Lundberg of Clear Lake in the 5th place bracket, setting up a matchup in the consolation semifinals today against Easton Lubarski of Bishop Heelan.

High School Golf

The boys’ Class 1A state championship teed off yesterday and Hillcrest Academy’s Liam Schrock sits in 3rd place after shooting a 75, just four strokes behind the leader. Rowan Miller carded a 76 (+4) as he is tied for 4th place and looking to end up on the podium. As a team, the Ravens are in 7th place with a score of 338. The championship will conclude today.

Central Lee is tied for 7th after day one of the boys’ Class 2A state championship at Gates Park Golf Course with a team score of 325. The Hawks are led by Caleb Larson’s 18-hole score of 79, which leaves him tied for 20th individually, and Mylan Lowenberg’s card of 81, which places him tied for 27th place. The championship will conclude today.

Washington’s Drew Conrad had the top of the podium to himself early on in the course but cooled off as the day progressed, turning in a 74, which is tied for 15th. The championship will conclude today.

The girls’ Class 1A state meet will be held at American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown with New London’s Emma Busby and Wapello’s Emmalin Marshall making the trip, starting tomorrow, May 29th, and concluding on Friday, May 30th.

High School Soccer

In the boys’ Class 1A Substate 5 bracket, Danville was defeated by West Liberty 10-0 last night. 

The Mediapolis boys’ team smacked Central Lee last night 5-0, peppering the goal with 16 shots on goal. The Bulldogs will travel to West Liberty tomorrow, May 29th, for the Substate Championship at 7 pm.

In the boys’ Class 2A Substate 5 bracket, #6 Burlington Notre Dame was able to fend off Assumption last night in a 2-1 final. The Nikes can punch their ticket to state tomorrow at home against Maquoketa at 7 pm.

A tense atmosphere at East Lake between two Southeast Conference foes was quickly nullified by a Brandon Veloz goal on a mad scramble in the first two minutes of the game for Mt. Pleasant, eventually leading to a 2-0 win for the Panthers over Fairfield when Asa Rose headed in a second half goal. Veloz could not ask for a better group of teammates to play with on the pitch,

“It’s a blessing, honestly. I moved from first season here, you know, doing things that we’ve never done in this school before. I’m just happy, thankful to God for all my teammates, I’ve been able to spend this time with and just enjoy this season and hopefully continue this run.”

The Panthers will square off against Williamsburg on the road tomorrow at 7 pm for the Substate 6 championship. Head coach Rocco Russo talked about what his team will be leaning on heading into the big game,

“Our defense 100%, I mean Aiden, humble, Abraham, Cass, Cohen Cass, and Jackson Newman. Those guys don’t get any stats on bounds, but you know, without those guys, I mean, we’re not much of A soccer team. Those guys are solid back there. And I mean, our goalkeeper Zach is the real deal. You know, he’s really good. He’s been putting in working. It’s his turn to shine.”

In the girls’ Class 1A Region 3 bracket, Assumption will take on Washington tonight at 7 pm.

The Mediapolis girls’ team will host Mid-Prairie tonight at 7 pm.

In the girls’ Class 2A Region 4 bracket, Fort Madison will square off against Burlington on the road tonight at 7 pm.

High School Baseball

West Burlington outlasted Winfield-Mt. Union last night 9-7. Garret Bence notched three RBIs for the Falcons, while Graham Haines batted in two runs for the Wolves. 

West Burlington will compete against New London at home tomorrow, May 29th, at 5:30 pm.

Winfield-Mt. Union will square off against Burlington tonight at 6 pm at Community Field.

Mt. Pleasant could not stop Clear Creek Amana’s offense last night in a 14-1 thumping. Zach Newton tabbed the lone RBI for the Panthers. 

Van Buren County will face off against Mt. Pleasant tonight at 5:30 pm at home.

Fairfield and Moravia went to extra innings last night after the Trojans scored three runs over the last three innings to tie the game at 6; nevertheless, the Mohawks would walk them off in the ninth inning to win 7-6. Luke Konczal nabbed two RBIs in the loss. 

Central Lee will compete against Fairfield tonight at 7:30 pm on the road.

Mediapolis and New London needed 11 innings before the Bulldogs could finally push across the winning run to end the game 4-3. Gavin Menke-Bailey tabbed two RBIs in the losing effort. Mediapolis will tangle with Wilton tonight at 7 pm on the road. 

Burlington Notre Dame started the season off with a 6-1 win over Danville last night. The Nikes will travel to Central Lee tomorrow at 7:30 pm.

Danville will take on Highland tomorrow at 5:30 pm on the road. 

Wapello will look to right the ship against Hillcrest Academy tomorrow at 5:30 pm on the road. 

High School Softball

New London fell to Mediapolis last night 9-2. Payton Harris collected five RBIs off of two home runs and a triple at the plate. The Bulldogs will face off against Van Buren County tomorrow, May 29th, at 7 pm at home.

Columbus held off Wapello last night, 6-2. The Arrows will travel to Hillcrest Academy tomorrow at 7 pm.

Columbus will host WACO tomorrow at 7 pm.

Mt. Pleasant’s Paityn Ensminger slammed a two-run homer to get the Panthers on the board first but they were unable to sustain that momentum, losing 11-3 to Oskaloosa last night. Mt. Pleasant will stay on the road tonight to take on Central Lee at 7 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 6:45 pm.

Central Lee continued their offensive prowess from a season ago, handing Van Buren County a 9-1 loss. Jalyn Hawk and Kenna Sandoval each hit home runs, while Marie Young tabbed four RBIs. 

Fairfield will face off against Van Buren County tonight at 7 pm on the road.

WACO lost to Highland last night 10-0. The Warriors will travel to Winfield to square off against New London tonight at 7:30 pm.

Holy Trinity Catholic defeated Danville last night 8-1. The Crusaders will tangle with Koekuk tonight at 5:30 pm on the road.

Danville will take on Highland tomorrow at 7:30 pm on the road. 

West Burlington/Notre Dame will square off against West Liberty tonight at 7 pm.

Southeastern Community College

The baseball team avoided disaster yesterday, as Trey O’Neil was able to pitch his way out of a no outs, bases loaded jam in the top of the ninth inning to beat Kellogg Community College 8-4. Abrahan Rios tabbed three RBIs in the win, bringing his World Series total to four. The Blackhawks will compete against East Central today at 3 pm with the winner advancing to the semifinals. 

Prospect League

Kooper Schulte, the former SCC ballplayer and New London native, put on a show for the Burlington Bee fans last night in a 12-4 victory over the Quincy Doggy Paddlers in the home opener. Schulte went perfect at the plate, hitting for the cycle, while notching 5 RBIs in the dominant performance. The Bees start their four-game road trip tonight against the Normal CornBelters at 6:30 pm.

The Clinton LumberKings shutout the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp last night 7-0 to start the season off right at home. The trio of Jaqson Tejada, Jake Weissenberger, and Jackson Bruno allowed only six hits in nine innings of work, while striking out 10. The LumberKings now hit the road to compete against the Springfield Lucky Horseshoes tonight at 6:30 pm.

This Day in Sports History

1742 – The first indoor swimming pool opens (Goodman’s Fields, London).

2000 – Indianapolis 500: reigning CART champion Juan Pablo Montoya leads for 167 laps to cruise to victory; first rookie winner since Graham Hill in 1966.

2006 – Barry Bonds hits his 715th career home run, passing Babe Ruth on the MLB all-time list.

High School Track

It was a record attendance for the 2025 State Track and Field meet this past weekend with over 40,000 tickets sold over the three-day event. Southeast Iowa displayed their talent on Championship Saturday early on as Winfield-Mt. Union’s Kohlby Newsom captured the gold medal in the 800-meter run in a personal best time of 1 minute and 53 seconds to end his senior season.

Then, in the penultimate event of the day, New London’s London Franklin zoomed past Lisbon on the anchor leg to win the championship in the 4×100 meter relay with a season best time of 42.5 seconds. The team of Franklin, Cale Westerbeck, Gavin Strawhacker, and Brigham Porter also took home the silver in the 4×200 meter relay. New London finished tied for 5th with Columbus in team scoring with 30 points apiece.

For a full breakdown of Saturday’s events for our local teams and the scoring, follow the link: Day Three Recap

High School Tennis

Fairfield’s Rumin Luo earned the #3-seed in the boys’ Class 1A State Singles Tournament. His first round matchup will be against Ethan Valtman of Newton today.

High School Golf

The boys’ Class 1A state golf meet will take place at South Hills Golf Course in Waterloo today and tomorrow, May 28th with Hillcrest Academy competing as a team.

Central Lee will contend for the boys’ Class 2A state championship starting today at Gates Park Golf Course in Waterloo.

Washington’s Drew Conrad will tee off today at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls for the boys’ Class 3A state meet.

The girls’ Class 1A state meet will be held at American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown with New London’s Emma Busby and Wapello’s Emmalin Marshall making the trip, starting on Thursday, May 29th, and concluding on Friday, May 30th.

High School Soccer

In the boys’ Class 1A Substate 5 bracket, Danville will take on (14-1) West Liberty tonight at 7 pm in a road showdown.

The Central Lee boys team will travel to Mediapolis tonight at 7 pm.

In the boys’ Class 2A Substate 5 bracket, #6 Burlington Notre Dame will take on Assumption tonight at 7 pm at home.

It will be a Southeast Conference battle in the boys’ Class 2A Substate 6 semifinals as Mt. Pleasant will get to host Fairfield tonight at 5 pm. 

In the girls’ Class 1A Region 3 bracket, Assumption will take on Washington tomorrow, May 28th, at 7 pm.

The Mediapolis girls’ team will host Mid-Prairie tomorrow at 7 pm.

In the girls’ Class 2A Region 4 bracket, Fort Madison will square off against Burlington on the road tomorrow at 7 pm.

High School Baseball

West Burlington will travel to Winfield-Mt. Union tonight at 5:30 pm.

Mt. Pleasant is back on the road tonight against Clear Creek Amana for first pitch at 7 pm.

Fairfield will travel to Moravia tonight at 5:30 pm. 

Mediapolis will face off against New London on the road at 7 pm tonight.

Burlington Notre Dame starts their season tonight with a home opener against Danville with first pitch at 5:30 pm.

Van Buren County will face off against Mt. Pleasant tomorrow, May 28th, at 5:30 pm at home.

Central Lee will compete against Fairfield tomorrow at 7:30 pm on the road.

Wapello will look to right the ship against Hillcrest Academy on Thursday, May 29th, at 5:30 pm on the road. 

High School Softball

Mediapolis and Columbus met up for a Memorial Day showdown and the Bulldogs started the season off with a 7-2 road victory. Payton Harris did it all from pitching a nine-strikeout complete game in the circle, to clobbering a solo home run at the plate. 

New London will host Mediapolis tonight at 7 pm.

Wapello will tangle with Columbus tonight at 7 pm at home.

Mt. Pleasant will hit the road to compete against Oskaloosa tonight at 7:30 pm.

Central Lee will fly to Van Buren County tonight at 7 pm.

WACO will contend with Highland tonight at 7 pm at home.

Holy Trinity Catholic will take on Danville tonight at 7:30 pm at home.

Fairfield will face off against Van Buren County tomorrow, May 28th, at 7 pm on the road.

West Burlington/Notre Dame will square off against West Liberty tomorrow at 7 pm.

Southeastern Community College

The baseball team staved off elimination in the NJCAA Division II World Series after Jackson Petsche launched a three-run seventh inning blast to lead the Blackhawks past South Mountain Community College 5-2. SCC will get a rematch against Kellogg Community College today with first pitch at 10 am.

Prospect League

The Burlington Bees open the season at home against the Quincy Baseball Club with gametime at 6:30 pm.

The Clinton LumberKings will face off against the Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp tonight at 6:30 pm at home.

This Day in Sports History

1960 – Baltimore manager Paul Richards devises an oversized catcher’s mitt used by Baltimore Oriole Clint Courtney.

1968 – George Halas retires from coaching, finishing with 318 regular-season wins and 6 NFL titles.

1981 – Lenny Randle tries to blow a ground ball foul but the umpire says no.

Des Moines, IA- Drake Stadium, the Blue Oval, the mecca of Track and Field in the state of Iowa. The 2025 State Track and Field meet set a record for attendance with over 40,000 tickets sold. With that many eyes on the competitors, adrenaline took over, leading to records falling and championships being earned.

Since the final day of the three-day event combines all four classes together, as opposed to splitting them like the first two days, we will break it down by event.

Sprint Medley Relays

The Danville girls’ team entered today with a chance to gather some points, and the sprint medley team of Macie Wagner, Violette Sowell, Delaney Newberry, and Alaina Gourley set the tone with a 7^th place time of 1 minute and 51 seconds, a season best time. This gave the Bears two points.

In the girls’ Class 3A section, Mt. Pleasant collected a time of 1 minute and 55 seconds, finishing in 24^th place.

Over in the boy’s Class 1A sprint medley relay, Van Buren County’s squad of Bryce Moquin, Kayden Simmons, Izaak Loeffler, and Lincoln Bainbridge turned in a 6^th place time of 1 minute and 35.3 seconds, granting the Warriors three points.

Amazingly, a difference of just five-tenths of a second can knock you back three spots and out of a scoring position. Danville claimed 9^th place with a time of 1 minute and 35.8 seconds.

Fairfield finished in 22^nd place in Class 3A’s race with a time of 1 minute and 36 seconds, while Keokuk did not finish.

800-Meter Run

Despite just anchoring the sprint medley relay for the Bears, Gourley finished in 5^th place with a time of 2 minutes and 16 seconds in the girls’ Class 1A field. In just two events, Danville had accrued six points.

In the girls’ Class 3A section, Mara Smith of Fort Madison finished close to the middle of the pack with a time of 2 minutes and 22 seconds, good enough for 15^th place.

Winfield-Mt. Union’s Kohlby Newsom had only the 5^th fastest 400-meter split of the boys’ Class 1A field. Then he was shot out of a cannon on the second lap, turning in a split of 56.2 seconds, which was faster than his first lap, to win the state championship with a final time of 1 minute and 53 seconds. The personal best time gave the Wolves ten points.

Just Dykstra of WACO was next in line for our local competitors, snatching 11^th place with a time of 1 minute and 58 seconds. Danville’s Nick Powell took home 15^th place with a mark of 1 minute and 59 seconds.

Class 3A’s heat featured a record-breaking performance by Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman as the Oregon commit sprinted to an All-Time State Record time of 1 minute and 49 seconds. He is the only Iowa prep runner to break the 1 minute and 50 second barrier as his time ranks 7^th in the nation. Nauman then found another gear in the 1600-meter race later in the day and broke the 4-minute barrier with a time of 3 minutes and 59 seconds. No one in the nation, nevertheless a junior, had been able to do both in the same meet let alone the same day.

Fairfield’s Gabe Tejada was able to keep pace with the four leaders but could not make a move as he stayed in 4^th place with a time of 1 minute and 53 seconds for a personal record. This finished added five points to the Trojans’ total.

Tyler Alderton of Washington gathered one point for the Demons with an 8^th place time of 1 minute and 57 seconds, also a personal record. Lastly, Fort Madison’s Nolan Guzman took home 19^th place with a time of 1 minute and 58 seconds.

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

Columbus, who is making a run in the boys’ Class 1A standings, added eight points to their total after snatching 2^nd place with a season-best time of 1 minute and 0.25 seconds with the team of Riley Kaalberg, Johnathan Miranda, Alexander Rees, and Lamar Ceant. The Wildcats sat at nine team points after this event.

100-Meter Dash

There’s something to be said about consistency, success will usually follow. Mt. Pleasant’s Alex Scott finished with the exact same time that she did in girls’ Class 3A qualifying at 12.42 seconds, which barely snuck her into the top eight. This time it earned 6^th place and three points for the Panthers.

In the boys’ Class 1A field, London Franklin of New London improved upon his personal record time in qualifying, clocking 11.08 seconds, but could not improve his position. The Tiger snatched 5^th place and four points for his team.

What is turning into a bit of a southeast Iowa rivalry in the boys’ Class 3A division, Keokuk’s Ryan Bair and West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Landry Habericther were placed right next to each other in lanes seven and six, respectively, and much like the last three races it was neck-and-neck.

Competitors would like to always shine in the biggest of moments and Bair and Haberichter did just that with personal record times. Bair would get the better of the Falcon with a silver medal time of 10.69 seconds, while Haberichter snatched the bronze with a mark of 10.7 seconds—one-hundredth of a second difference.

110-Meter Hurdles

Columbus’ impressive tandem of Alexander Rees and Lamar Ceant both qualified for the boys Class 1A 110-meter hurdles after Rees upset Ceant at the state qualifier but Ceant upended Rees in the prelims with times of 14.77 seconds and 14.86 seconds, respectively.

Ceant got off to a slow start, but a strong middle section had him contending for the state championship. Until he lost his timing on the penultimate hurdle, leading to a kick that the Spartans would be proud of. Incredibly, he kept his balance and lunged for the finish line, taking the silver medal with a personal record time of 14.2 seconds.

As the only sophomore in the race, Ceant will most likely be a favorite to snatch the title next year.

Rees, one of two juniors, had the fastest time amongst the juniors as he grabbed 4^th place with a time of 14.42 seconds. This duo injected a quick 13 points to the Wildcats total, putting them at 22 at the time of this race’s finish.

200-Meter Dash

It did not go quite to plan for Ceant and Rees in the boys’ Class 1A field, as the duo finished 7^th and 8^th place, respectively. Ceant turned in a time of 22.88 seconds, followed by Rees with a mark of 23.03 seconds. This tandem had contributed 24 points to the Wildcats total after scoring this event.

Ryan Bair has been his own one-man wrecking crew for Keokuk as he snatched another silver medal for the meet, this time in the Class 3A 200-meter dash with a time of 21.59 seconds, the 7^th best time in the state of Iowa. He has been responsible for all 18 of his team’s points.

Girls 1500-Meter Run

In the Class 3A field, a trio of runners got to perform from the Southeast Conference and Fort Madison’s Avery Rump continued her excellent weekend, moving up eight spots from her qualifying slot with a season best time of 4 minutes and 54 seconds, which was good enough for 22^nd place.

Her teammate, Jordyn Marshall, collected a 24^th place time of 5 minutes and 19 seconds. Iris Dahl of Washington clocked a time of 5 minutes and 2 seconds to take home 22^nd place.

Boys 1600-Meter Run

A quartet of Southeast Iowa Super Conference competitors lined up for the Class 1A mile-run and all four accrued personal best times. Newsom (Winfield-Mt. Union) nearly added another point to his team’s total but finished just outside the top eight in 9^th place with a mark of 4 minutes and 28 seconds.

WACO’s Jude Dykstra followed right behind with a time of 4 minutes and 30 seconds to take home 10^th place. Ty Muniz of Columbus collected a time of 4 minutes and 34 seconds to finish in 16^th place, while New London’s Riley Raines claimed a time of 4 minutes and 37 seconds for 21^st place.

Over in Class 2A, Simon Wendel turned in a 19^th place time of 4 minutes and 37 seconds for Mediapolis.

4×100 Meter Relay

Mt. Pleasant was our lone team to look out for in the girls’ Class 3A division and the team of Kynlee Whie, Alex Scott, Taylor Williamson, and Kiyah Sanders finished in 6^th place with a time of 49.11 seconds, gathering three more points towards their team total.

In the boys’ Class 1A division, New London had the pressure on after finishing 1^st in the prelims. The same team of Cale Westerbeck, Gavin Strawhacker, Brigham Porter, and London Franklin had already taken 2^nd place in the 4×200 meter relay.

Now, the Tigers have a state championship after claiming a faster time than they clocked in the prelims of 42.5 seconds, their season best time. That victory added ten points to their team’s total.

Columbus finished in 4^th place with a time of 43.53 seconds with the team of Juan Chairez, Rees, Ceant, and Kaalberg. This added five points to their total.

4×400 Meter Relay

The Danville girls’ team scored seven points in one day after adding one more in the girls’ Class 1A 4×400 meter relay with an 8^th place time of 4 minutes and 14 seconds.

Van Buren County took home 5^th place with a time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds in the boys’ Class 1A finals, earning the Warriors four more points to their total.

Boys Para Wheelchair

Washington’s Josh Anderson competed in the Para Wheelchair division and his best finish was in the 200-meter with a time of 35.6 seconds, which earned him the bronze. He also took 4^th place in the 100-meter, 400-meter, and 800-meter races.

Brandon Klein of Fort Madison collected the silver medal in the Wheelchair shot put with a heave of 18 feet and 2.75 inches. He finished in 5^th place in both the 100-meter and 200-meter races. Klein also took 6^th in the 400-meter.

Scoring

*Italics indicates State Team Champion

Boys Class 1A: Lisbon (54), ACGC (44), South Hamilton (35), T-5^th Place Columbus and New London (30), 17^th Place Winfield-Mt. Union (15), T-18^th Place Van Buren County (14), T-41^st Place WACO (4), T-44^th Place Wapello (3), T-47^th Place Danville (2)

Girls Class 1A: St. Albert (46), St. Ansgar (40), St. Edmond and Nashua-Plainfield (36), 24^th Place Danville (12), T-48^th Place Winfield-Mt. Union (2), T-52^nd Place WACO (1)

Boys Class 2A: Spirit Lake and Okoboji (65), Okoboji (55), Treynor and Denver (48)

Girls Class 2A: Pella Christian (80), Van Meter (60), Tipton (54)

Boys Class 3A: Newton (60), Pella (56), Clear Creek Amana (55), 11^th Place Fairfield (27), T-14^th Place Keokuk (18), T-17^th Place Washington (13), 23^rd Place Fort Madison (10.5), T-29^th Place West Burlington/Notre Dame (6)

Girls Class 3A: ADM (67), Mt. Vernon and Gilbert (58), T-20^th Place Fort Madison (12), T-26^th Place Mt. Pleasant (7), 36^th Place Washington (3)

Boys Class 4A: Ankeny (100), Cedar Falls (78), Dowling Catholic (66.5)

Girls Class 4A: Waukee Northwest (101.5), Pleasant Valley (68.5), Cedar Falls (56), T-15^th Place Burlington (18)

Boys Para: Siouxland Christian (40), Shenandoah (38), Alburnett (32), 8^th Place Washington (21), 9^th Place Fort Madison (19)

Girls Para: Iowa City West and Dubuque Hempstead (40), West Liberty (32)

That will do it for KILJ’s coverage of the 2025 State Track and Field Championships, we would like to thank all of our sponsors for allowing us to cover the state meet and thank you all for tuning in. KILJ will be back next year for the 2026 State Track and Field Championships!

High School Track

Day two of the 2025 State Track and Field Championships is in the books and one of our local teams could be eyeing a surge towards the team championship. Here’s some of the highlights from day two’s events.

Starting with the girls’ Class 3A field events, Mt. Pleasant’s Ella Ensminger and Brylie Lorence of Fort Madison were looking to earn some points for their teams in the shot put and did just that. Ensminger earned 8th place and one point for the Panthers with a heave of 38 feet and 9 inches. 

Lorence nearly had the championship in her grasp after uncorking a throw of 44 feet and 8.25 inches; unfortunately, Charlee Morton of Hampton-Dumont-CAL unleashed a state record heave of 47 feet and 6.25 inches to grab the championship. Lorence still took home eight points for the Bloodhounds and the silver medal for her effort.

For the boys’ Class 3A long jump, Dayton Lamar of Fort Madison and Fairfield’s Eli Zillman claimed 6th and 7th place, respectively, after Lamar eclipsed the Trojan’s mark of 21 feet and 9.5 inches with a leap of 21 feet and 10.75 inches in the finals. 

Lastly, in the boys’ shot put for Class 3A, Washington’s Greyson Hartman is responsible for 11 of the team’s 12 points after taking 4th place with heave of 55 feet and 4.75 inches.

In the 400-meter hurdles, the Southeast Conference champion, Leighton Messinger of Washington, turned in her personal best time of 1 minute and 6 seconds to grab 6th place and three points for the Demons.

Mt. Pleasant’s squad of Kynlee White, Alex Scott, Taylor Williamson, and Kiyah Sanders will generate some points for the Panthers after qualifying for the 4×100 meter relay finals with a 6th place time of 49.09 seconds. The race is scheduled for 3:33 pm today.

In the distance medley relay, Fort Madison’s squad of Dylan Adam, Ethan Bisgard, Ousman Saine, and Gabe Tejada claimed 3rd place with a time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds, adding six points to the Trojans’ total. Fairfield sits in 8th place with 22 points, just eight off the leader, Epworth.

In the boys’ Class 1A field events, WACO’s Louden Huisenga matched his personal best in the high jump and cleared 6 feet and 1 inch to finish in 6th place, earning three points for the Warriors. 

In the boys’ Class 1A 110-meter hurdles prelims, Columbus sent both Lamar Ceant and Alexander Rees to the finals after Ceant clocked the 2nd fastest time of 14.77 seconds, while Rees finished in 5th place with a time of 14.86 seconds.

New London started their championship surge with a silver medal performance in the boys’ 4×200 meter relay with the team of Cale Westerbeck, Gavin Strawhacker, Brigham Porter, and London Franklin sprinting to a time of 1 minute and 29 seconds. The Tigers furthered their case when the same quartet raced to the fastest time in the 4×100 meter relay prelims, clocking a time of 42.82 seconds. Columbus also qualified with a season best time of 43.29 seconds, which ranked 3rd.

New London currently sits in 5th place with 16 team points, 11 points off 1st place Lisbon. 

Van Buren County will run in the finals of the 4×400 meter relay after claiming 6th place in the prelims with a time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds.

Lastly, our lone state champion through the first two days, Kylee Hill of Burlington retained her shot put title with a heave of 45 feet and 11.75 inches. The sophomore has secured all 18 of the Grayhounds’ points.

Stay tuned to KILJ for live updates and recaps as the 2025 State Track and Field Meet finishes up today. 

High School Tennis

Fairfield’s Rumin Luo earned the #3-seed in the boys’ Class 1A State Singles Tournament. His first round matchup will be against Ethan Valtman of Newton on Tuesday, May 27th. 

High School Golf

The girls’ Class 1A state meet will be held at American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown with New London’s Emma Busby and Wapello’s Emmalin Marshall making the trip, starting on Thursday, May 29th, and concluding on Friday, May 30th.

The boys’ Class 1A state golf meet will take place at South Hills Golf Course in Waterloo on Tuesday, May 27th, and Wednesday, May 28th.

Central Lee will contend for the boys’ Class 2A state championship starting Tuesday at Gates Park Golf Course in Waterloo.

Washington’s Drew Conrad will tee off on Tuesday at Pheasant Ridge Golf Course in Cedar Falls for the boys’ Class 3A state meet.

High School Soccer

The Burlington Notre Dame girls’ team fell to Clear Creek Amana 3-0 last night in the first round of the Class 2A Region 4 bracket. 

On the bottom half of the bracket, Fort Madison handled Keokuk 10-0 to advance to the semifinals. The Bloodhounds will square off against Burlington on the road on Wednesday, May 28th, at 7 pm.

In the boys’ Class 1A Substate 5 bracket, Danville will take on (14-1) West Liberty on Tuesday, May 27th, at 7 pm in a road showdown.

The Central Lee boys team will travel to Mediapolis on Tuesday at 7 pm.

In the boys’ Class 2A Substate 5 bracket, #6 Burlington Notre Dame will take on Assumption on Tuesday at 7 pm at home.

It will be a Southeast Conference battle in the boys’ Class 2A Substate 6 semifinals as Mt. Pleasant will get to host Fairfield on Tuesday at 5 pm. 

In the girls’ Class 1A Region 3 bracket, Assumption will take on Washington on Wednesday, May 28th, at 7 pm.

The Mediapolis girls’ team will get to host Mid-Prairie on Wednesday at 7 pm.

High School Baseball

Wapello’s woes continued last night in a 16-0 loss to Wilton. Wapello will look to right the ship against Hillcrest Academy on Thursday, May 29th, at 5:30 pm on the road. 

West Burlington continued their offensive pace in last night’s 7-5 win over Louisa-Muscatine. Garret Bence led the offense with three RBIs. The Falcons will travel to Winfield-Mt. Union on Tuesday, May 27th, at 5:30 pm.

Mt. Pleasant is back on the road on Tuesday against Clear Creek Amana for first pitch at 7 pm.

Fairfield will travel to Moravia on Tuesday at 5:30 pm. 

Mediapolis will face off against New London on the road at 5:30 pm on Tuesday.

Van Buren County will face off against Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday, May 28th, at 5:30 pm at home.

Central Lee will compete against Fairfield on Wednesday at 7:30 pm on the road.

Southeastern Community College

The baseball team earned the #7-seed for the NJCAA DII World Series and will be taking on the Great Lakes District Champion in #10 Kellogg Community College today at 10 am. 

This Day in Sports History

1935 – The first night game in major league baseball history was played at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field, where the home team defeated the Phillies, 2-1.

1981 – Indianapolis 500: Bobby Unser crosses the finish line ahead of Mario Andretti; Unser was disqualified for pit lane infraction, but later has his win reinstated for his 3rd career victory.

1992 – Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Jr. holds off Scott Goodyear to win by 0.043 seconds; Unser Jr. becomes the first second-generation driver to win the race along with this being the closest finish in Indy history.

Des Moines, IA- Two days down, one more to go after Class 1A and Class 4A finished up day two of the 2025 State Track and Field meet. Here’s a look at how our local athletes have fared against some of the best competition in the state.

Girls Class 1A

In the distance medley, WACO finished in 20^th place with a time of 4 minutes and 27 seconds, which was a season best time.

Josie Nelson of Winfield-Mt. Union concluded her standout career with an 11^th place time of 16.51 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles prelims.

Van Buren County put together a 19^th place time of 1 minute and 50 seconds in the 4×200 meter relay. Aida Troutman, Ava Loeffler, and Emma Coffin ran their second race of the day in the 4×100 meter relay prelims and snatched 20^th place with a time of 52.45 seconds.

In the 400-meter hurdles finals, Josie Dykstra of WACO clinched 21^st place with a time of 1 minute and 9 seconds.

Danville’s squad of Delaney Newberry, Miya Orbiana, Macie Wagner, and Alaina Gourley qualified for the 4×400 meter relay finals with a time of 4 minutes and 7 seconds, which was 7^th amongst the field.

For the final field event of the championship meet, Bren Graber of WACO collected 8^th place in the high jump, leaping over 5 feet, which netted the Warriors their lone point of the two-days.

Boys Class 1A

WACO’s Louden Huisenga matched his personal best in the high jump and cleared 6 feet and 1 inch to finish in 6^th place, earning three points for the Warriors. The second half of the field events featured Wapello’s Kolton Small as he threw the discus 138 feet and 6 inches, which was good enough for 14^th place.

Danville’s squad of Kessler Whaley, Landon Seibert, Noah Horn, and Nick Powell turned in a time of 3 minutes and 35.61 seconds, which eclipsed WACO’s time of 3 minutes and 35.69 seconds to finish in 7^th and 8^th place, respectively.

In the 110-meter hurdles prelims, Columbus sent both Lamar Ceant and Alexander Rees to the finals after Ceant clocked the 2^nd fastest time of 14.77 seconds, while Rees finished in 5^th place with a time of 14.86 seconds.

The 4×200 meter relay put New London into the conversation of a possible attempt to grab the team championship after the team of Cale Westerbeck, Gavin Strawhacker, Brigham Porter, and London Franklin snatched the silver with a time of 1 minute and 29 seconds. The eight points puts their team total at 16.

Danville and Columbus each had a team compete and the Bears took 16^th place with a time of 1 minute and 33 seconds, while the Wildcats finished in 21^st place with a time of 1 minute and 34 seconds.

Helping their case for a team championship, New London’s same quartet raced to the fastest time in the 4×100 meter relay prelims, clocking a time of 42.82 seconds. Columbus also qualified with a season best time of 43.29 seconds, which ranked 3^rd.

Danville collected 11^th place with a time of 44.44 seconds.

To end out the night, Van Buren County will run in the finals of the 4×400 meter relay after claiming 6^th place in the prelims with a time of 3 minutes and 26 seconds. With a time of 3 minutes and 29 seconds, Danville grabbed 14^th place.

Girls Class 4A

Burlington’s Kylee Hill is now a back-to-back state champion in the shot put and she had the sophomore had the title locked up after her first throw of 44 feet and 11.5 inches as no one else broke the 43 feet and 3-inch mark out of the field.

Yet, Hill would improve upon her mark in her first throw of the finals, securing the win with a toss of 45 feet and 11.75 inches. She has secured all 18 of the Grayhounds’ points and at the time of her final event had Burlington tied for 6^th place all by herself.

Scoring:

Boys Class 1A: Lisbon (27), Riverside (20), Lenox (18), 5^th Place New London (16), T-21^st Place Van Buren County (6), T-27^th Place Winfield-Mt. Union (5), T-34^th Place WACO (4), T-43^rd Place Danville (2), T-49^th Place Columbus (1)

Girls Class 1A: St. Edmond (31), St. Albert (24), Pekin and Lake Mills (21), T-26^th Place Danville (5), T-40^rd Place Winfield-Mt. Union (2), T-44^th Place WACO (1)

Boys Class 4A: Cedar Falls (49), Iowa City West (43), Dowling Catholic (30.5)

Girls Class 4A: Waukee Northwest (47.5), Ankeny (33), Pleasant Valley (32.5), T-9^th Burlington (18)

Stay tuned to KILJ for live updates and recaps tomorrow, May 24^th, as the 2025 State Track and Field Championships come to a close! would like to thank all of our sponsors for allowing us to cover the 2025 State Track and Field meet.

Des Moines, IA- The 2025 State Track and Field meet is off and running with Classes 2A and 3A to lead off the three-day event. Here’s a look at how our local athletes have fared against some of the best competition in the state.

Boys Class 2A

Lathan Keller of Mediapolis started the day with 12^th place finish in the high jump after clearing 6 feet and 1 inch on his 3^rd attempt but failing to get over 6 feet and 3 inches.

Kegan Damico of Central Lee took 22^nd place with a time of 58.58 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles.

In the 4×100 meter relay, Mediapolis finished in 24^th place with a time of 44.67 seconds. The Bulldogs just missed out on qualifying for the 4×400 meter relay finals, claiming a 9^th place time of 3 minutes and 26.5 seconds.

Girls Class 3A

For the Friday morning field events, Mt. Pleasant’s Ella Ensminger and Brylie Lorence of Fort Madison were looking to earn some points for their teams and both did just that. Ensminger qualified for the finals but could not improve her throw of 38 feet and 9 inches, earning 8^th place and one point for the Panthers.

Lorence held on to 1^st place after her second throw of 40 feet and 0.75 inches and kept on improving from there, breaking 41 feet in the finals before uncorking a toss of 44 feet and 8.25 inches, which ranks 5^th in the state, to take back 1^st place. Unfortunately, Charlee Morton of Hampton-Dumont-CAL unleashed a state record heave of 47 feet and 6.25 inches to grab the championship.

Lorence still took home eight points for the Bloodhounds and the silver medal for her effort.

In the second round of field events, Mt. Pleasant’s Izzy Sloat leapt 16 feet and 3.25 inches to place 12^th in the long jump, while her teammate Linzy Striegel claimed 21^st place with a jump of 15 feet and 2.5 inches.

The distance medley relay was the first running event of the day and Fort Madison and West Burlington/Notre Dame each sent teams to compete. The Bloodhounds took 21^st place with a time of 4 minutes and 21 seconds, while the Falcons grabbed 24^th place with a time of 4 minutes and 31 seconds.

Lilly Bergren of Fairfield led the local trio in the 100-meter hurdles prelims with a time of 15.57 seconds, which finished outside the top 8 in the 10^th place. Leighton Messinger of Washington took home 17^th place with a time of 15.97 seconds, while Keokuk’s Layonna Stewart finished in 20^th place with a time of 16.1 seconds.

For the 4×200 meter relay, Mt. Pleasant’s squad finished in 10^th place with a time of 1 minute and 43 seconds, while Keokuk claimed 20^th place with a time of 1 minute and 46 seconds.

In the 400-meter hurdles, the Southeast Conference champion, Leighton Messinger of Washington, turned in her personal best time of 1 minute and 6 seconds to grab 6^th place and three points for the Demons. Fairfield’s Lilly Bergren grabbed 22^nd place with a time of 1 minute and 9 seconds.

Mt. Pleasant’s squad of Kynlee White, Alex Scott, Taylor Williamson, and Kiyah Sanders will generate some points for the Panthers after qualifying for the 4×100 meter relay finals with a 6^th place time of 49.09 seconds.

Washington finished outside qualifying with a time of 49.38 seconds, which was good enough for 10^th place.

In the 4×400 meter relay, Washington finished three seconds ahead of Keokuk with a time of 4 minutes and 14 seconds, as the teams finished in 22^nd and 24^th place, respectively.

Boys Class 3A

The Friday morning long jump featured two Trojans, Eli Zillman and Spencer McCready, and the #1-seed Dayton Lamar of Fort Madison. McCready leapt 20 feet and 4.5 inches to finish in 15^th place. Lamar nearly missed out on the finals, but on his third jump, eclipsed 21 feet and 7 inches to qualify for the finals.

Zillman’s mark of 21 feet and 9.5 inches was his best jump of the day. Nevertheless, Lamar would improve his distance in the finals with a leap of 21 feet and 10.75 inches, claiming 6^th place and three points, while Zillman earned two points and 7^th place.

In the second round of field events, a trio of Southeast Conference throwers made their way into the ring. Fort Madison’s Caden Barnes claimed 21^st place with a heave of 45 feet and 6.25 inches.

Urijah Brooks of Fort Madison fell just outside of the finals with a 10^th place throw of 50 feet and 6.25 inches. Washington’s Greyson Hartman is responsible for 11 of the team’s 12 points after taking 4^th place with heave of 55 feet and 4.75 inches.

In the distance medley relay, Fort Madison’s squad of Dylan Adam, Ethan Bisgard, Ousman Saine, and Gabe Tejada improved their time by 10 seconds to claim 3^rd place with a time of 3 minutes and 28 seconds, adding six points to the Trojans’ total.

Washington took home 13^th place with a time of 3 minutes and 36 seconds.

Keokuk earned two points in the 4×200 meter relay after cashing in a time of 1 minute and 28 seconds for 7^th place. West Burlington/Notre Dame grabbed 20^th place with a time of 1 minute and 34 seconds.

Fairfield’s Dylan Adam and West Burlington/Notre Dame’s Logan Hamma finished side-by-side in the 400-meter hurdles with Adam taking 19^th place and Hamma yielding 20^th place with times of 57.24 seconds and 57.33 seconds, respectively.

Similarly to the race above, Keokuk and West Burlington/Notre Dame finished in 19^th and 20^th place, respectively, in the 4×100 meter relay. The Chiefs tabbed a time of 43.84 seconds, and the Falcons scored a time of 43.9 seconds.

Keokuk ended out their day with a 22^nd place finish in the 4×400 meter relay with a time of 3 minutes and 31 seconds.

Scoring

Boys Class 2A: Okoboji (32), Denver (27), Camanche and Spirit Lake (26)

Girls Class 2A: Tipton (34), Van Meter (32), Emmetsburg (22)

Boys Class 3A: Epworth (30), Gilbert (28), Newton (27), 8^th place Fairfield (22), 12^th place Washington (12), 16^th place Fort Madison (10.5), 28^th place Keokuk (2)

Girls Class 3A: Mt. Vernon (32), Clear Lake (30), ADM (29), 13^th place Fort Madison (12), 30^th place Washington (3), 34^th place Mt. Pleasant (1)

Stay tuned to KILJ for updates, results, and recaps from now until Saturday, May 24^th! We would like to thank all of our sponsors for allowing us to cover the 2025 State Track and Field meet.