Gunnells Dominates Class 3A Shot Put Title at State Meet
Shelby Gunnells of Solon High School swept all five legal throws in the Class 3A girls shot put at Drake Stadium Des Moines posting 42 feet to 43 feet 11 inches for a state title Her best effort 43 feet 11 inches followed a 42 foot opening mark and capped a season of dominance Davenport Assumption leads the 3A team race with 49 points Mount Pleasant 44 Dubuque Wahlert 39 Hailey Schwenker of Maquoketa was 4th in the 400 hurdles.
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Cascade star Abbey Meyer weighs track fate amid sports love
Victory in Des Moines highlights Abbey Meyer of Cascade as she considers leaving four-sport success for track. She recalls doubts and chooses to stay, helping Cascade win relays while setting multiple state records. Meyer plans college athletics at the University of Dubuque, praising coach and teammates.
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North-Linn girls repeat distance medley as champs at Drake
North Linn high school won the Class 1A distance medley relay at Drake Stadium with Abbey Ingwersen Kayla Newbauer Taylor Burke and Nicole Miller composing the winning quartet in 4 12.68. They beat Jesup by nearly four seconds and extend their seed driven title run. Elkader Central leads the overall standings with 24 points as North Linn sits close at 21 and eyes multiple relays. Miller fueled the anchor leg from third to first and expressed confidence in repeating as champions. Sara Baumgartner battled Brianna Mensen down the stretch in the 800 relay, holding on for second or better as Maquoketa Valley pressed.
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Drake Relays sparks sprint stamina in 4A hurdles race
Pleasant Valley leads the 4A girls team race with 42 1/2 points as Urbandale and West Des Moines Dowling chase. In the 400 meter hurdles Iowa City High's Sarah Plock edged Pleasant Valley's Carly Donahue 1 01.97 to 1 02.23 amid a neck and neck finish. Plock's crack at Drake relief followed last year’s state fall and she said the win removes lingering thoughts. City High's Kiera Washpun was 18-5 1/4 in long jump. Roosevelt's Jalynn Roberts jumped 19-2 near the state mark.
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