owa High School State Track & Field Championships

May 24, Drake Stadium, Des Moines, Iowa

Special thanks to contributors Chuck Schoffner, Chris Adringa and Erik Boal. 

55 RECORD SET (31 girls, 24 plus one tie for boys)

—48 of 172 events (28%) had a new state meet record.

Weather: 9 am — 60 degrees, overcast skies, winds from east at 7 mph...11 am—64 degrees, cloudy skies, winds from west at 4 mph....1 pm— 63 degrees, overcast winds from southwest at 3 mph...3 p.m.—68 degrees, overcast, winds from east at 4mph

SATURDAY ATTENDANCE: RECORD 10,667 (previous record: 10,214 in 2023)

THREE-DAY ATTENDANCE:   RECORD 40,820 (previous record: 40,567 in 2023)      

Thursday: 14,1605  Friday: record 16,047; Saturday: record 10,667

Final Team Scoring 

Girls Class 1A Scoring 

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 46

Saint Ansgar 40

St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 36

Nashua-Plainfield 36

HLV-TC 31

Maquoketa Valley 31

Madrid 31

CAM, Anita 28

Fremont-Mills 28

Lake Mills 27

Pekin 27

Council Bluffs St. Albert wins third state title (1981-2A, 2000-1A)

Class Girls 2A scoring 

Pella Christian                 80

Van Meter                        60

Tipton                               54

Spirit Lake                       46

Mid-Prairie Wellman        33

Emmetsburg                  30

Roland-Story                 28

Treynor                           21

Grundy Center               20.5

Ogden                            19.5

Pella Christian wins first ever team tite

Class Girls 3A scoring 

ADM, Adel               67

Mt. Vernon               58

Gilbert                   58

Marion                   50

Clear Lake               40

Decorath                39

Sioux Center           37

Pella                     30

Wahlert, Dubuque    30

Assumption, Davenport  28

ADM wins second state title, defending the 3A title in 2024

Girls Class 4A scoring 

Waukee Northwest 91.5

Pleasant Valley 68.5

Cedar Falls 56

Indianoa 52

Ankeny 51

West Des Moines Valley 43

Johnston 34

Ames 30

Dallas Center-Grimes 29

Dowling Catholic 29

Waukee Northwest wins third state title (Others: 2022, 2023)

ALL-TIME STATE BESTS  ESTABLISHED: 14

Girls — 9

Wheelchair 200 — 42.36, Alley Darter, Dubuque Hempstead

Wheelchair 800 — 2:50.10, Ally Darter, Dubuque Hempstead

Ambulatory 400 — 1:14.21, Hannah Longmire, Iowa City West

Ambulatory 200 — Hannah Longmire, Iowa City West, 32.23

Ambulatory 100 — Hannah Longmire, Iowa City West, 15.48

100 Hurdles — 13.62, Emma Havighurst, West Des Moines Valley, prelims

4x200 Relay — 1:38.55, Waukee Northwest

Shuttle Hurdle Relay — 1:00.40, West Des Moines Valley, prelims

4x400 Relay — Waukee Northwest, 47.37

SATURDAY NOTES

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GIRLS DIVISION

RECORDS SET ON SATURDAY:14

3-DAY TOTAL:  31 (9-Thursday 8-Friday 14-Saturday)

—Class 4A 4x400 relay — 3:47.46, Waukee Northwest. Old record 3:48.39, Sioux City East 2009

—Class 2A 4x100 relay — 48.22, Pella Christian. Old record 48.97, Okobji, 2023

—Class 1A 1500 — 4:30.63, Lili Denton, Council Bluffs St. Albert. Old record 4:35.43, Noelle Steines, Calamus-Wheatland, 2023

—Class 3A 200 — 24.32, Kelly Grobstich, Davenport Assumption. Old record 24.42, Audrey Biermann, Western Dubuque, 2022

—Class 4A 100 hurdles — 13.68, Emma Havighurst, West Des Moines Valley. Old record 14.08 Ali Frandsen, Ames, 2023 

—Ambulatory shot put – 17-9, Josie Green, Cascade (New Event)

—Class 3A sprint medley relay – 1:45.39, Clear Lake. Old record 1:45.58, Western Dubuque, 2022.

—Class 2A 800 – 2:11.49, Noelle Steines, Tipton. Old record 2:12.12, Ashley Miller, Tipton, 2007.

—Class 1A shuttle hurdle relay – 1:04.69, Stanton. Old record 1:04.89, Northwood-Kensett, 2024.

—Class 3A shuttle hurdle relay – 1:01.15, ADM. Old record 1:03.13, Pella, 2016

—Ambulatory 100 – 15.48, Hannah Longmire, Iowa City West. Old record 15.83, Longmire, 2024

—Ambulatory 200 — 32.23 Hannah Longmire, Iowa City West. Old record 32.67, Longmire, 2024

—Class 2A 100 – 11.92, Rachel Kacmarynksi, Pella Christian, 11.92. Old record 12.06, Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama, 2023.

—Wheelchair 200 — 42.36,  Ally Darter, Dubuque Hempstead. Old record - 43.28, Tasha DeGroofe, Aplington-Parkersburg, 2006

FRIDAY RECORDS: 8

—Class 4A distance medley relay – 3:59.67, Waukee Northwest. Old record 4:00.19, Cedar Falls, 2019.

—Class 1A discus – 150-9, Anna Hadley, Pekin. Old record 137-11, Wendy Ausdemore, Tri-Center, 2004.

—Class 4A 100 hurdles – 13.62, Emma Havighurst, West Des Moines Valley, 13.62. Old record 14.08, Ali Frandsen, Ames, 2023.

—Class 4A 4x200 relay – 1:38.55, Waukee Northwest. Old record 1:39.15, Waukee Northwest, 2024.

—Class 1A high jump – 5-9 1/2, Ema Roberts, HLV-TC. Old record 5-8 ¼, Chaley Rath, Treynor, 2012.

—Class 3A shot put – 47-6 ¼, Charlee Morton, Hampton-Dumont/CAL. Old record 47-5 ½, Jaden Brumbaugh, Mount Pleasant, 2022.

—Class 1A 4x100 – 48.23, Pella Christian. Old record 48.97, Okoboji, 2024

—Wheelchair 800 — 2:50.10, Ally Darter, Dubuque Hempstead. Old record 2:55.22, Darter, 2024

THURSDAY RECORDS: 3

—Class 4A shuttle hurdle relay -- 1:00.40 West Des Moines Valey. Old record 1:00.44, Dowling Catholic, 2022

—Class 1A 3000 – 9:42.04, Lili Denton, Council Bluffs St. Albert. Old record 9:56.54, Leah Sievert, Sibley-Ocheyedan, 2013.

—Class 4A discus – 158-8, Delilah Subsin, Ottumwa. Old record 156-4, Taylor Freeman, Iowa City West, 2008.

TOP TEN ALL-TIME

—Morgan Karr, West Des Moines Valley, No. 4 100 hurdles, 13.92

—Hannah Longmire, Iowa City West No. 1 ambulatory 200, 32.23

—Ally Darter, Dubuque Hempstead, No. 1 wheelchair 200, 42.36

—Kelly Grobstich, Davenport Assumption, No. 9 200, 24.32

—Lili Denton, Council Bluffs St. Albert, No. 8 1500, 4:30.63

—Waukee Northwest, No. 1 4x400 relay, 3:47.46

—Indianola, No. 4 4x400 relay, 3:48.97

MULTIPLE WINNERS

Four Titles

—Reese Brownlee, Clear Lake, Class 3A 400, 400 hurdles, long jump, SMR

—Hannah Longmire, Iowa City West, Ambulatory 100, 200, 400, 800

—Noelle Steines, Tipton, Class 2A 800, 1500, 3000, DMR

—Ally Darter, Dubuque Hempstead, Wheelchair 200, 400, 800, shot put

—Rachel Kacmarynski, Pella Christian, Class 2A 100, 4x100, 4x200, 4x400

—Meredith Van Wyk, Pella Christian, Class 2A 200, 4x200, 4x400, SMR

—Avery Vogt, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, DMR

—Sadie McCann, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4x100, 4x200, 4x400, SMR

—Aunya Van Zetten, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4x100, 4x200, SMR, SHR

Three Titles

—Keira Anderson, Gilbert, Class 3A 800, 4x800, DMR

—Meredith Van Wyk, Pella Christian, Class 2A 200, 4x200, SMR

—Lili Denton, Council Bluffs St. Albert, Class 1A 1500, 3000, DMR

—Sarah Feddersen, Gilbert, Class 3A 1500, 4x800, DMR

Two Titles

—Avery Vogt, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4x200, DMR

—Ally Darter, Dubuque Hempstead, Wheelchair 400, 800

—Hannah Longmire, Iowa City West, Ambulatory 100, 400, 800

—Lexi Terpstra and Amaia Agre, Pella Christian, Class 2A 4x200, SMR

—Katie Willits, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4x200, SHR

—Kadence Huck, Nashua-Plainfield, Class 1A 400, 800

—Kelly Grobstich, Davenport Assumption, Class 3A 100, 200

—Grace Erick, Sioux City East, Class 4A 100, 200

—Kayla Rash and Laurel Mizerak, Gilbert, Class 3A 4x100, DMR

—Bella Distefano, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4x100, SMR

—Logan Vogt, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4x400, DMR

REPEATING

—Hannah Longmire of Iowa City West won the Ambulatory 100 and 200 for the second straight year

—Meredith Van Wyk of Pella Christian won the Class 2A 200 for the second straight year

—Noelle Steines of Tipton won the Class 2A 1500 for the second straight year after winning in Class 1A in 2023

—Waukee Northwest won the Class 4A 4x100 relay for the second straight year

—Pella Christian won the Class 2A 4x400 for the second straight year

SATURDAY NOTES

Doubling Up

First they ran the final two legs in helping ADM, Adel win the Class 3A shuttle hurdle relay. Then Josi Dufoe and Elise Coghlan returned to the track and went 1-2 in the 100 hurdles. Running side by side, Dufoe finished in 14.50 and Coghlan was right behind in 14.55.  ADM won the shuttle relay in 1:01.15, a meet record and No. 7 on the state’s all-time list.

Championships By The Dozen

Tipton’s Noelle Steines finished her final high school in a spot that has become all too familiar over the years – in first place. Steines won the Class 2A 1500 for the second straight year for her fourth championship of the weekend and 12thoverall. It was her third title in the 1500, having won the 1A title for Calamus-Wheatland in 2023. Steines, who will run at Bradley next season, also won the 800 and 3000 this weekend and anchored the winning distance medley relay.

Hey Mom, I Won, Too!

Thirty years after her mother won a state championship in the 1500, Cedar Falls freshman Charlee Gall claimed a title over her own. Gall, the Drake Relays champion in the event, ran 4:29.87 to win the Class 4A race. That puts her at No. 10 on the state’s all-time list with plenty of time in her career to move up. Gall’s mother, Sarah Gray, won the Class 3A 1500 for Cedar Falls in 1995.

Sixteen Events, Sixteen Championships

Perfection, they name is Ally Darter. The Dubuque Hempstead wheelchair athlete competed 16 times in the state meet and won her event all 16 times. Darter topped off her career with victories this weekend in the 200, 400, 800 and shot put. Her next stop is the University of Arizona, where she’ll play wheelchair basketball

These Eagles Can Really Fly

Pella Christian is developing quite a sprinting tradition. The Eagles won all four sprint relays this weekend and captured the three individual sprints as well. Rachel Kacmarynski (100), Meredith Van Wyk (200) and Bailey Vos (400) all repeated individual titles. The Eagles also won repeat championships in the 4x200, 4x400 and sprint medley and added a title in the 4x100. And they won the team championship, compiling 80 points.

Wolves Gobble Up Relay Titles

No one has dominated relay events the way Waukee Northwest did this year. The Wolves son six of the seven relays – something no other school has ever done – and ran away with the team championship, finishing with 101.5 points. Northwest capped the meet with victories in the 4x100, 4x400 and shuttle hurdle relay. That came after they won the 4x800, sprint medley and distance medley earlier in the meet. No other team had won more than four relay championships in a single meet. It’s the third straight team championship for Northwest. Waukee won five straight time titles before Northwest started its streak.

Wahlert Continues Relay Success

Dubuque Wahlert Catholic is used to winning relays at the state meet, but the Golden Eagles had to go down to the end to get one this time. Wahlert won the Class 3A title in the final event of the meet, the 4x400 relay. They now have won 26 state relay championships since 2015 and have one at least one relay win in every state meet but one in that span.