Iowa football spring practice shows mix of progress
Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz calls the open spring session a beautiful day as Hayden Large notes the favorable conditions. The Hawkeyes showed promising plays and areas needing improvement while several first and second team players sat out, including Gronowski and Nwankpa, with Gen nings Dunker missing practice due to a minor orthopedic issue.
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Iowa City
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Northwest
Iowa
Kirk Ferentz
Hawkeyes
Mark Gronowski
Beau Stephens
Logan Jones
Jacob Gill
Sam Phillips
Xavier Nwankpa
Ethan Harkett
Jeremi
Ah Pittman
Brian Allen
Jarriett Buie
Burke Gauther
Cody Fox
Brevin Doll
Carson Cooney
Gennings Dunker
Dunker
Ferentz
Lions pace to second as Drake Relays meet strong
Linn-Mar girls 4x100 final runs 48.31 seconds to place second behind Waukee Northwest. Abby Mecklenburg, Brooklyn Guild, Sarah White and Ja'Niya Crawford rallied from prelims seed to claim the podium. Marion Wolves set season best 9:23.32 in the 3,200-meter relay, led by Kyra Cordes and Addison Dabroski, fueled by corn chips motivation.
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Ja’Niya Crawford
Linn-Mar
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Abby Mecklenburg
Sarah White
Crawford
Waukee Northwest
White
Mecklenburg
Clear Lake
Reese Brownlee
Guild
Drake
Drake Stadium
Nick Rohlman
the Gazette
Nauman sweeps Drake Relays distance titles in stunning triple
Western Dubuque junior Quentin Nauman completed the distance trifecta at Drake Relays by winning the boys 1,600 in 4:05.17. He joined Caleb Ten Pas as front runners and closed with a 56.2 final 400 and 1:55.9 last 800 to seal the unprecedented sweep of 3,200, 1,600, and 800 over the weekend. Nauman praised Drake Relays and future plans at Oregon, noting his trust in coach Elaina Biechler as he aims for state glory.
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Nauman
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Elaina Biechler
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Caleb Ten Pas
Ten Pas
Western Dubuque
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Drake Stadium
Nick Rohlman
the Gazette
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