Des Moines, IA- The 2024 Iowa State Track championships are reaching the climax as two days are in the books with the conclusion of the running and field events for Class 1A and Class 4A. Here’s how our local athletes fared.
Running Events
The first event for Classes 1A and 4A was the distance medley relay and the Danville girls’ team in Class 1A was the only local team competing on the girls’ side. The team of Kenna Furnald, Jadea Molle, Miya Orbiana, and Alaina Gourley grabbed 3rd place with a time of 4 minutes and 13 seconds, giving the Bears six points.
The Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team of Kohlby Newsom, Ty Scorpil, Sheaden Adams, and Gabriel Hemsworth took 4th place with a time of 3 minutes and 36 seconds.
The 100-meter hurdles preliminary followed with Winfield-Mt. Union’s Josie Nelson grabbing 9th place in the girls’ Class 1A race, claiming a time of 16.49 seconds.
The boys’ 110-meter hurdle saw Lamar Ceant and Alexander Rees of Columbus run for Class 1A and Salomon Cordero of Burlington ran in Class 4A. Ceant finished in 12th place with a time of 15.76 seconds, while Rees qualified for the finals with a 7th place time of 15.48 seconds.
Cordero grabbed 22nd place with a time of 15.77 seconds for the Greyhounds.
The 4×200 meter relay saw the boys’ and girls’ teams of Burlington and Winfield-Mt. Union compete in Class 4A and Class 1A, respectively, and the Danville girls’ team ran as well.
For the girls’ Class 1A race, the team of Furnald, Orbiana, Macie Wagner, and Molle finished in 8th place with a time of 1 minute and 48 seconds, which gave the Bears one point.
Tessa Huston, Quin Smith, Nelson, and Aurie Meeker grabbed 19th place with a time of 1 minute and 50 seconds.
In the boys’ Class 1A race, the team of Gabriel Hemsworth, Sheaden Adams, Abram Edwards, and Cam Buffington took 20th place with a time of 1 minute and 34 seconds.
Moving over to Class 4A, the Burlington girls’ team Kierah Wiseman, Shariah Hart, Mylee Stiefel, and Sophie Brown grabbed 16th place with a time of 1 minute and 46 seconds.
The Burlington boys’ team of Derrick Watson, Keshawn Wyldon, Kamryn Reynolds, and Laderrias Shealey finished in 19th place with a time of 1 minute and 30 seconds.
Winfield-Mt. Union’s Hemsworth earned four points for the Wolves in the 400-meter hurdles with a 5th place time of 55.82 seconds.
The 4×100 meter relay featured most of our local talent as with seven total teams competing. In the girls’ Class 1A division, Highland’s team of Alexa Hahn, Hailey Brun, Lilly Barre, and Grace Prybil finished in 16th place with a time of 52.42 seconds.
For the girls’ Class 4A division, the team of Wiseman, Hart, Stiefel, and Brown grabbed 5th place to advance to the finals tomorrow with a time of 48.79 seconds.
The Class 1A boys’ division had four teams compete and two advance. Winfield-Mt. Union’s squad of Cole Milks, Kael Johnson, Eli Miller, and Brenden Simmons took 19th place and WACO’s team of Hayden Shelman, Isaac Rich, Gage Samo, and Clayton Miller finished in 17th place.
Danville’s team of Jaden Bauer, Kessler Whaley, Landon Seibert, and Ayden Doyle advanced with a time of 43.93 seconds, 7th best of the field. The team Juan Chairez, Riley Kaalberg, Ceant, and Kaiden Amigon finished in 2nd place with a time of 43.54 seconds.
The Burlington boys’ team of Darius Shealey, Wyldon, Laderrias Shealey, and Watson grabbed 22nd place.
To finish off the running events, the Danville girls’ team, and the Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team competed in the 4×400 meter relay.
The Bears team of Alain Gourley, Delaney Newberry, Wagner, and Furnald finished in 6th place to qualify for the finals tomorrow with a time of 4 minutes and 12 seconds.
The Wolves had Adams, Ty Scorpil, Hemsworth, and Kohlby Newsom take 8th place with a time of 3 minutes and 29 seconds to advance to the finals tomorrow.
Field Events
The first round of field events experienced a state champion. Burlington’s Kylee Hill won the girls’ Class 4A shot put with ease, heaving the shot 45 feet and 2.5 inches.
Burlington’s Keshawn Wyldon gained points for the Grayhounds with a 4th place leap of 22 feet and 7 inches in the boys’ Class 4A long jump.
In the boys’ Class 1A high jump, Owen Scott of Hillcrest Academy cleared 5 feet and 11 inches to finish in 13th place, while WACO’s Louden Husienga did not register a height.
In the second round of field events, Russell Coil of Columbus finished in 12th place with a toss of 144 feet and 5 inches and Chase Waterhouse of WACO grabbed 15th place with a throw of 138 feet and 5 inches in the boys’ Class 1A discus.
Lastly, Quin Smith tied for 16th place with a leap of 4 feet and 10 inches for Winfield-Mt. Union in the girls’ Class 1A division.
Team Standings
Girls Class 1A: AGWSR (24.5), Riverside (22), St. Albert and Saint Ansgar (21)
Boys Class 1A: Woodbine and Wapsie Valley (29), Lisbon (25), Akron-Westfield and Mount Ayr (20)
Girls Class 4A: Waukee Northwest (47), Pleasant Valley (43), Johnston (36)
Boys Class 4A: Dowling Catholic and Ankeny (52), Cedar Falls (37), Iowa City West (36)
How to Watch
The Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) will live stream and broadcast the entire coed State Track Championship. It will air on the IHSSN Cable Network and be streamed for free at IHSSN.com or the WatchIHSSN app. You can access the stream through the IHSAA or IGHSAU websites.
KILJ will continue providing updates throughout championship Saturday.