Fifty athletes from four area high schools’ track teams will compete in the 2015 Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships in Des Moines.
In Class 2A, Collins-Maxwell/Baxter sends 14 athletes in 16 events and Prairie City-Monroe has 11 athletes in 10 events. Colfax-Mingo has 12 athletes in seven events in Class 1A while Lynnville-Sully has 13 athletes in 10 events. There are also alternates for each relay team qualified.
The three-day state track meet begins Thursday. Class 2A competition starts at 9 a.m. Thursday and Friday. Class 1A competition gets underway at 2 p.m. each day. Running event finals for all classes — 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A — begin at 9 a.m. Saturday.
Area qualifiers are:
Class 2A
CMB: Boys — Bryce Kemp, 200-m dash, 110-m high hurdles, long jump; Mark Deutsch, 3,200-m run; Kyle Cather, 400-m hurdles; Hunter Gunderson, high jump; Clayton Weltha, discus; Patrick Girard, shot put; shuttle hurdle relay-Kemp, Cather, Brady Stover, Joey Nissen, Brad Ritter, Ben Gunderson. Girls — Bridget Hurley, 200-m dash, 400-m dash; Brianda Bane, 400 hurdles; Toni Spencer, long jump; Payge Jurgens, shot put; 4x100-m relay-Spencer, Hurley, Maddy Poage, Mackenzie Schmitz, Sailor Hinegardner, Megan Ritter; sprint medley relay-Poage, Spencer, Schmitz, Hurley, Ritter, Bane.
PCM: Girls — Rachel Peter, 1,500-m run, 3,000-m run; Jayci Vos, 400 hurdles; 4x100-m relay-Vos, Emily Hugen, Ashley Van Gorp, Mackenzie Clarke, Tatum Schnug, Ashley Miller; 4x200-m relay-Vos, Hugen, Van Gorp, Clarke, Rachel Stafford, Mackenzie Messick; 4x400-m relay-Van Gorp, Vos, Peter, Stafford, Baylee Smith, Schnug; sprint medley relay-Schnug, Hugen, Clarke, Stafford, Vos, Grace Telfer; distance medley relay-Clarke, Hugen, Van Gorp, Stafford, Peter, Vos. Boys — Skyler Koder, high jump; shuttle hurdle relay-Ricky Reeve, Luke Pendroy, Austin Sneller, Koder, Chase Kuecker, Maverick McAtee.
Class 1A
Colfax-Mingo: Girls-Dakota Hostetter, 1,500-m run; Ries Wilson, high jump; 4x800-m relay-Kennedi Hostetter, Iva Moore, D. Hostetter, Bailey Pease, Cassie Craig, Sara Lahart; distance medley relay-Jessica Albright, McKinzie Tjaden, Wilson, D. Hostetter, Brianna Cooper, Pease. Boys — Jake Lietz, 400-m dash; Colin Lourens, long jump; 4x400-m relay-Blake Summy, Gabe Simpson, Andreas Juul, Lietz, Lourens, Jared Myers.
Lynnville-Sully: Boys — Sage Ehresman, 100-m dash, shot put; 4x100-m relay-Caden Dunsbergen, Noah Engle, Noah Zylstra, Ehresman, Ross Van Wyk, Colten Arment. Girls — Marissa Vos, 3,000-m run; Lizzy Van Manen, discus; Shelby Davis, shot put; 4x100-m relay-Kasiha Ehresman, Madison Rasmusson, Makenzy Rozendaal, Brenna Lanser, Van Manen, Jataya Meyer; 4x800-m relay-Ehresman, Mariah Vos, Cori Rice, Rasmusson, Marissa Vos, Van Manen; sprint medley relay-Ehresman, Rozendaal, Lanser, Rasmusson, Van Manen, Rice.