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by Coach Vanderah @MrVDowling | April 13, 2023
We are two weeks away from the 2023 Drake Relays, which means we have one week left to put forth our best marks to qualify. The relays will run from April 27-April 29 with high school, collegiate, and professional events intermixed over the weekend. The Drake Relays are the hardest high school meet to qualify for each season as they take a look at all athletes in Iowa and do not separate events by class. One other additional wrinkle is that a scholl can have up to 3 athletes in each event, which is different from a traditional meet and the state meet where you can only have 2 varsity athletes per school. I'll go through event by event and see where we stand. The athletes listed below are either in the field or within 5 places of the field.
NOTE: Due to time in the schedule, there is no 200 meter dash. The girls will run the sprint medley and no distance medley, and the boys will run a distance medley and no sprint medley.
For all Drake Relays information, you can visit their website.
100 Meter Dash
100 Meter Dash
Top 32 verified entries with prelims and finals | Blue Oval Standard: 12.50
Olivia Kramer currently sits at #31 in the state with a 100 meter time of 12.81. Emily Heitzman sits just outside the field at #37 with a time of 12.93.
There are currently 5 athletes who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
100 Meter Hurdles
100 Meter Hurdles
Top 32 verified entries with prelims and finals | Blue Oval Standard: 15.40
We currently have 3 Maroons in the top 32 this season! Ruby Leman (15.49) leads the way at #6 in the state, Alex Gaskell (15.91) is #21, and Olivia Kramer (15.97) is #23.
There are currently 4 athletes who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
400 Meter Dash
400 Meter Dash
Top 16 verified entries | Blue Oval Standard: 57.80
Lauren McCoy is #5 in the state this season with the second fastest 400 meter time in school history (58.15).
There are currently 3 athletes who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
400 Meter Hurdles
400 Meter Hurdles
Top 16 verified entries | Blue Oval Standard: 1:06.00
We do not currently have anyone that would be in the field, but Reese Ervin (1:09.02) is just outside the field at #21.
There are currently 7 athletes who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
High Jump
High Jump
Top 24 verified entries | Blue Oval Standard: 5'5
Alex Gaskell is currently in the field, as her 5'3 this season is tied for #21. Ellie Muller is in the hunt, as her 5'2 is tied for #28 in the state.
There are currently 12 athletes who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
Discus
Discus
Top 24 verified entries | Blue Oval Standard: 128'10
Audrey Ott currently is #12 in the state with a throw of 126'10.
There are currently 9 athletes who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
4x100 Meter Relay
4x100 Meter Relay
Top 96 verified entries with prelims and finals | Blue Oval Standard: 51.00
The team of Ashley Hall, Emily Heitzman, Shea Johnson, and Olivia Kramer has been under the Blue Oval Standard since the Indoor Championships at ISU. They are currently the #1 team in the state with a time of 48.90.
There are currently 23 teams who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
4x200 Meter Relay
4x200 Meter Relay
Top 24 verified entries | Blue Oval Standard: 1:45.50
The Maroons are currently #4 in the state with a time of 1:44.69. The team of Alex Gaskell, Shea Johnson, Emily Heitzman, and Ashley Hall hit the standard at Valley on April 8.
There are currently 5 teams who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
4x400 Meter Relay
4x400 Meter Relay
Top 24 verified entries with prelims and finals | Blue Oval Standard: 4:06.00
The team of Ashley Hall, Ella Anliker, Maddie Nagel, and Lauren McCoy hit the Blue Oval Standard at the Valley meet. Their time of 4:05.44 puts the Maroons #9 in the state.
There are currently 11 teams who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
4x800 Meter Relay
4x800 Meter Relay
Top 16 verified entries | Blue Oval Standard: 9:40.00
Our 4x800 team of Ella Anliker, Liv Hall, Elise Huegerich, and Sally Gaskell is currently #12 in the state with a time of 9:47.69.
There are currently 3 teams who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Top 16 verified entries with prelims and finals | Blue Oval Standard: 1:08.00
Our #1 ranked shuttle hurdle team of Olivia Kramer, Alex Gaskell, Reese Ervin, and Ruby Leman has a state leading time of 1:04.13.
There are currently 10 teams who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
800 Sprint Medley Relay
800 Sprint Medley Relay
Top 24 verified entries | Blue Oval Standard: 1:50.00
The sprint medley is currently ranked #3* in the state. The team of Shea Johnson, Emily Heitzman, Ashley Hall, and Lauren McCoy have a season's best of 1:48.97
There are currently 7* teams who have hit the Blue Oval Standard in this event
*The are 2 times in Bound that are not feasible, so I did not include those. They occurred at a meet that had issues with their timing system and had multiple schools breaking the state record by several seconds.
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