Football Stars Shine at Class 4A State Track Meet

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Get 30% off your first billing cycle with code:&nbsp;howe30&nbsp;in the coupon code area</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><a href="https://results.wayzatatiming.com/meets/73956" id="https://results.wayzatatiming.com/meets/73956">State Track Meet Results</a></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Plenty of athletic traits translate from the football field to track and field. We see that every year, with the state meet representing the pinnacle. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The annual event went down at Drake Stadium this week. It was the last scholastic competition for a number of footballers until Friday night lights in the fall. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at football players in Class 4A that finished in Top 3 of their events. Some members of the group were part of record-setting performances during weekend the saw Drake Stadium hold the third-largest overall crowd in the history of the event:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>CLASS 4A</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>-Waterloo West's Deztin McMurrin finished second in the 100 meters, running it in 10.67 seconds. He took fifth in the 200, hitting the tape in 21.90.</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Joseph Alexander (Valley) and [player_tooltip player_id='1198833' first='Bryce' last='Beachem'] (Johnston) ended up second and third, respectively in the 200. Alexander logged a 21.56, and Beachem posted a 21.75. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Linn-Mar's sprint medley relay took home gold with quarterback [player_tooltip player_id='1987562' first='Derek' last='Roling'] on the second leg and Harrison Schuett leading off for a team that ran a 1:30.51. Prairie with [player_tooltip player_id='1361313' first='Dawson' last='Kahl'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1616459' first='Drew' last='Bennis'] was second, finishing in 1:30.58, and Ian Fuchtman helped Cedar Falls finish third in 1:30.87.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='1607041' first='Rylan' last='Hilton'], Nick Bradle and Parker Amos ran on Indianola's second-place distance medley relay, which crossed the line in 3:25.27. Hempstead with Jaden Montgomery and Robert Ivy was third in 3:25.62.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Valley ran an all-time Iowa best 40.84 win winning the 4x100. Alexander, Trent Grevengoed and Miciah LeLaCheur were three quarters of that squad. [player_tooltip player_id='2118876' first='Beau' last='Williams'] (freshman), Sam Drexler and Jackson Miller helped Dowling take second in 41.47, while Blake Ludwig and Isaiah Oliver were part of Waukee Northwest's third-place squad running 41.61.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Williams, Drexler and Jackson Miller were a part of the winning 4x200 in 1:26.07. Brady Peterka ran the second leg for Prairie's second-place team, which finished in 1:26.30. Valley took third with LeLaCheur, Grevengoed and Alexander each handling an assignment for a team logging 1:26.83.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Cade Towler was part of Iowa City West's shuttle hurdle relay title team that set the all-time Iowa mark in 55.82. Waukee Northwest with Ludwig and Ty Thompson were second, completing the race in 55.52, and Brayden Peck and Jackson Goslin helped Kennedy come in third with a time of 55.98.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Prairie ran a Iowa-record 3:13.17 in winning the 4x400 with Bennis and [player_tooltip player_id='1031692' first='Jayden' last='Stumpff']. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Southeast Polk's Reece Whinery won the discus with a throw of 183 feet, 3 inches. [player_tooltip player_id='2085547' first='Daxon' last='Kiesau'] gave Urbandale a second-place finish by tossing the disc in 178-07. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-[player_tooltip player_id='1207814' first='Hunter' last='Infanger'] of Lewis Central won the shot put with a throw of 59 feet, 7 inches. Iowa City West's [player_tooltip player_id='1038029' first='James' last='Barnett'] was second with a mark of 59-3, and third place went to Ames' Brandon Johnson 57-8.25.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>-Valley's Donault Moore finished third in the high jump by reaching 6-5. Alijah Armstrong of Johnston was third in the long jump with a leap of 22-0.75.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->