DES MOINES — South Tama junior Timmothy Chandonia made his state track debut with a 13th-place effort in the Class 3A shot put competition on Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Having qualified for Drake Relays in April, Timm didn’t live up to his own expectations, fouling all three ...
DES MOINES — As the first of 13 state meet entrants for the Grundy Center boys’ track and field team, Spartan junior Emerson Vokes was out to set the tone. Mission accomplished. Vokes became Grundy Center’s sixth individual track champion by dominating the Class 2A 3,200-meter run on ...
DES MOINES — From not making state track last year to number 14th all-time in the 3,200-meter run, Marshalltown senior John Moellers had nothing to lose in his runner-up state track effort. Alongside his teammate and friend Preston Johnson, Moellers set out on an eight-lap love affair of ...
DES MOINES — Seeded 21st and second for respective races, West Marshall senior Jace Eich had the same expectation for both of them. Win, or give everything you have trying. Eich posted a pair of personal-best times and left Thursday’s opening session of the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and ...
DES MOINES — On a cool evening for state track standards, area athletes went all-in on their respective events. Gladbrook-Reinbeck junior Kennedy secured another state medal with her effort in the Class 1A girls 400-meter dash. Finishing with a time of 59.94, the season-best time secured ...
DES MOINES — The Class 3A boys’ 3,200-meter race made an assault on the recordbooks, so South Tama junior Barrett Jesina was good with where his season finished — because it was on the blue oval. Jesina finished 19th in the event on Thursday at the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field ...