ALL-TIME STATE BESTS ESTABLISHED: 14
BOYS DIVISION
RECORDS SET ON SATURDAY: 13
3-DAY TOTAL: 24 plus 1 tie (Thursday: 3; Friday: 8 plus 1 tie; Saturday: 13)
—Class 3A 4×400 relay — 3:17.61, Center Point-Urbana. Old record 3:18.24, Sioux City Heelan, 2009
—Class 1A 4×400 relay — 3:21.30, Iowa Valley. Old record 3:22.13, North Linn, Troy Mills, 2006
—Class 2A 4×100 relay — 42.09, Treynor. Old record 42.44, prelims, West Burlington/Notre Dame, 2015
—Class 3A 1600 — 3:59.60, Quentin Naumann, Western Dubuque. Old record 4:09.67, Thomas Pollard, Gilbert, 2015
—Class 4A 110 hurdles — 13.65, Quinton Alexander, Cedar Rapids Prairie. Old record 13.91 Joah Banks, Cedar Rapids Prairie 2017
—Class 3A 110 hurdles — 13.58, Tay Seals, Clear Creek-Amana. Old record 13.96 Grayson Hartman, Cedar Rapids Xavier 2017
—Class 3A sprint medley relay – 1:30.53, Center Point-Urbana. Old record 1:41.77, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 2019.
—Class 2A shuttle hurdle relay – 57.66, Treynor. Old record 58.06, Iowa Falls-Alden, 2024
—Class 3A 800 – 1:49.41, Quentin Nauman, Western Dubuque. Old record 1:51.60, Nauman, 2024.
—Class 3A shuttle hurdle relay – 57.59, Clear Creek-Amana. Old record 58.06, Western Dubuque, 2024.
—Class 4A shuttle hurdle relay – 56.06, Ankeny. Old record 56.63, Ankeny, 2025 prelims.
—Ambulatory 100 – 13.38, John Reynolds, Siouxland Christian. Old record 13.86, Ethan Kelly, Waukon, 2024.
—Ambulatory 200 – 28.12, John Reynolds, Siouxland Christian. Old record 28.29, Ethan Kelly, Waukon, 2024.
FRIDAY RECORDS: 10 plus 1 tie
—Ambulatory 800 — 2:51.90 Cameron McGraw, Alburnett (New event)
—Class 1A distance medley relay – 3:30.94, Riverside. Old record 3:31.48, Earlham, 2022.
—Class 1A 4×200 relay – 1:28.44, Lisbon. Old record 1:28.46, Lisbon, 2024.
—Class 4A 4×200 relay – 1:26.13, Dowling Catholic. Old record 1:26.17, West Des Moines Valley, 2019.
—Class 4A 4×200 relay – 1:25.63, Ankeny Centennial. Old record 1:26.13, Dowling Catholic, 2025.
—Class 1A 4×400 relay — 3:22.05, Woodbine, prelims. Old record 3:22.13, North Linn, Troy Mils, 2006.
—Class 4A 4×100 relay – 41.18, Ankeny Centennial, prelims. Old record 41.27, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 2024.
—Class 3A distance medley – 3:24.52. Western Dubuque. Old record 3:27.49, Da;;as Center-Grimes, 2022.
—Class 3A 400 hurdles – 51.04, Nathan Miller, Center Point-Urbana. Old record 51.35, Greg Offerman, Charles City, 2005.
—Class 2A 4×100 relay – 42.40, Treynor. Old record 42.44, West Burlington/Notre Dame, 2015.
—TIE Class 3A 110 hurdles —13.96, Koby Higginbotham, Knoxville (ties with Grayson Hartman, Xavier Cedar Rapids, 2023)
THURSDAY RECORDS: 1
—Class 4A shuttle hurdle relay – 56.63, Ankeny. Old record 57.18, West Des Moines Valley, 2019.
TOP TEN ALL-TIME
—Quentin Nauman, Western Dubuque, No. 1 1600, 3:59.50
—Tay Seals, Clear Creek-Amana, No. 2 110 hurdles, 13.58
—Koby Higginbotham, Knoxville, No. 5 110 hurdles, 13.77
—Owen Wolfe, Dowling Catholic, No. 10 1600, 4:09.21
—Cedar Rapids Kennedy, No. 7 4×100 relay, 41.36
—Waterloo West, No. 8 4×100 relay, 41.41
—Cedar Falls, No. 2 4×400 relay, 3:14.85
—Des Moines East, No. 7 4×400 relay, 3:15.36
—Muscatine, No. 8 4×400 relay, 3:15.47
MULTIPLE WINNERS
Four Titles
—Quentin Nauman, Western Dubuque, Class 3A 800, 1600, 3200, DMR
—Nathan Miller, Center Point-Urbana, Class 3A 400, 400 hurdles, 4×400, SMR
—John Reynolds, Siouxland Christian, Ambulatory 100, 200, 400, shot put
Three Titles
—Cauy Konz, Treynor, Class 2A 200, 4×100, SHR
—Braeden Jackson, Ankeny Centennial, Class 4A 200, 4×100, 4×200
—Brady Wallace, Treynor, Class 2A 110 hurdles, 4×100, SHR
—Titus Steng, Shenandoah, Wheelchair 100, 200, 400
Two Titles
—Dawson Henderson, Riverside, Class 1A 4×800 relay, DMR
—Landon Prince, Clear Creek-Amana, Class 3A shot put, discus
—Tay Seals, Clear Creek-Amana, Class 3A 110 hurdles, SHR
—Gavin Grunhovd, North Iowa, Class 1A 1600, 3200
—Noah Ross, Robert McGhee and Caleb Reed, Ankeny Centennial, 4×100, 4×200
—Ian Fuchtman, Will Remmert, Max Mills and JordanTownsend, Cedar Falls, Class 4A 4×400, SMR
—Evan Osler and Trigg Heimdal, Okoboji, Class 2A 4×400, DMR
REPEATING
—Gabe Funk of Lenox won the Class 1A 110 hurdles for the second straight year
—Quentin Nauman of Western Dubuque won the Class 3A 800 and 1600 for the second straight year.
—John Reynolds of Siouxland Christian won the Ambulatory 400 for the second straight year.
SATURDAY NOTES
No One Does It Like Quentin Nauman
No high school athlete in America has ever done what Quentin Nauman just accomplished. Nauman, a junior at Western Dubuque, became the first prep runner in the country to run a sub-1:50 800 and a sub-4:00 1600 in the same meet. He ran 1:49.41 in the Class 3A 800 in the morning and came back in the afternoon to run 3:59.50 for the 1600. Both, of course, are meet records and the all-time best in Iowa and his 1600 time is the second-fastest in the nation this year. For those who are curious, a 3:59.40 1600 converts to a 4:00.99 mile. Caleb Ten Pas of Des Moines Christian finished second in the 1600 in 4:03.53. He had the previous all-time best at 4:05.14.
Nauman now has eight state championships with another year to go.
Nathan Miller Isn’t Bad, Either
While Quentin Nauman clearly would be the athlete of the meet, Center Point-Urbana’s Nathan Miller had a pretty salty weekend, too. Miller capped it with a come-from-behind anchor carry that gave his team a victory in the Class 3A 4×400 relay in 3:17.61, breaking a record that was set 16 years ago. Miller, who’s headed to Bradley for college, also came from way back to anchor a victory in the sprint medley relay and won the 400 and 400 hurdles.
Hurrying Over The Hurdles
Tay Seals and Koby Higginbotham set a sizzling pace in the Class 3A 110 hurdles. Seals, a sophomore at Clear Creek-Amana, won the race in 13.58, a meet record and the second-fastest time in state history. Higginbotham, a senior at Knoxville, ran 13.77 to finish second. That puts him fifth on the state’s all-time list. Seals also anchored Clear Creek-Amana to a record-setting victory in the shuttle hurdle relay.
Fast Times All The Way Through
Fans who stayed to the end saw some of the best times in state history in the final event of the meet. Cedar Falls moved into the No. 2 spot on the state’s all-time list when it won the Class 4A 4×400 relay in 3:13.35. That race produced three other times in the top 10. Des Moines East is now No. 7 at 3:15.36, Muscatine moved up to eighth at 3:15.47 and Johnston slipped in at No. 9 with its time of 3:15.35.
GIRLS DIVISION
RECORDS SET ON SATURDAY:14
3-DAY TOTAL: 31 (9-Thursday 8-Friday 14-Saturday)
—Class 4A 4×400 relay — 3:47.46, Waukee Northwest. Old record 3:48.39, Sioux City East 2009
—Class 2A 4×100 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 4×200 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 4×100 – 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 4×400 relay, 3:47.46
—Indianola, No. 4 4×400 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, 4×100, 4×200, 4×400
—Meredith Van Wyk, Pella Christian, Class 2A 200, 4×200, 4×400, SMR
—Avery Vogt, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4×100, 4×200, 4×400, DMR
—Sadie McCann, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4×100, 4×200, 4×400, SMR
—Aunya Van Zetten, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4×100, 4×200, SMR, SHR
Three Titles
—Keira Anderson, Gilbert, Class 3A 800, 4×800, DMR
—Meredith Van Wyk, Pella Christian, Class 2A 200, 4×200, SMR
—Lili Denton, Council Bluffs St. Albert, Class 1A 1500, 3000, DMR
—Sarah Feddersen, Gilbert, Class 3A 1500, 4×800, DMR
Two Titles
—Avery Vogt, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4×200, 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 4×200, SMR
—Katie Willits, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4×200, 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 4×100, DMR
—Bella Distefano, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4×100, SMR
—Logan Vogt, Waukee Northwest, Class 4A 4×400, 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 4×100 relay for the second straight year
—Pella Christian won the Class 2A 4×400 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 12th overall. 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 4×200, 4×400 and sprint medley and added a title in the 4×100. 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 4×100, 4×400 and shuttle hurdle relay. That came after they won the 4×800, 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 4×400 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.
