DMPS Student-Athletes Qualify for 31 Events at State Track

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Mabel Kouh of Hoover qualified for the State track and field meet in the long jump, one of 31 events that will include DMPS student-athletes.

Following last night’s qualifying meets for the State Track and Field High School Championship, the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their list of state qualifiers Friday afternoon.

Student-athletes from East, Hoover, Lincoln, North and Roosevelt have all qualified, and will be competing in a total of 31 different events.

The State championship is held from Thursday, May 18 through Saturday, May 20 at Drake Stadium here in Des Moines. For more information, visit the IAHSAA or IGHSAU web sites.

Congratulations and good luck to the following DMPS students who will be competing for State titles:

BOYS

200m

  • Justice Young, 12 – East
  • Davion Houston, 11 – Roosevelt
  • Kameron Russell, 12 DSM North

400m

  • Davion Houston, 11 – Roosevelt
  • Justice Young, 12 – East
  • Kameron Russell, 12 DSM North

800m

  • Charls Niphong, 11 – Hoover

110m Hurdles

  • Rory Walling 12, – East
  • Noah Grimes 12, – Roosevelt
  • Devin King, 12 DSM North

400m Hurdles

  • Eian O’Brien, 11 – Roosevelt
  • Chase Madison, 11 – Roosevelt

4×110 Shuttle Hurdle Relay

  • Roosevelt

4×100 Relay

  • East
  • Hoover

4×200 Relay

  • Roosevelt

4×400 Relay

  • Roosevelt

4×800 Relay

  • Lincoln

Spring Medley Relay

  • Roosevelt

Distance Medley Relay

  • Hoover
  • Roosevelt

High Jump

  • Answer Gaye, 11 – Hoover

Long Jump

  • Jayden Singleton, 9 – Roosevelt

Discuss

  • Kendell Jackson, 11 – Roosevelt

Shot Put

  • Kendell Jackson, 11 – Roosevelt

GIRLS

100m

  • Taylan Olson, 11 – Hoover
  • Destiny Lottie, 10 – Hoover

200m

  • Riawna Hunter, 10 – North
  • Nyakota Ding, 11 – Hoover
  • Eriana Brown, 11 – East
  • Kori Holman, 11 – Roosevelt

400m

  • Laurel Hoogensen, 12 – Lincoln
  • Riawna Hunter, 10 – North
  • Breazi Preston, 11 – Hoover

800m

  • Laurel Hoogensen, 12 – Lincoln

3000m

  • Brennan Drake, 11 – Roosevelt

100m Hurdles

  • Najat Bresh, 10 – East
  • Esther Ubadigo, 9 – Roosevelt

400m Hurdles

  • Abbie Youngwirth, 12 – East
  • Jolynn Harris, 11 – Lincoln

4×100 Shuttle Hurdle Relay

  • East

4×100 Relay

  • East
  • Hoover

4×200 Relay

  • East
  • Hoover
  • Roosevelt

4×400 Relay

  • Lincoln
  • Roosevelt

4×800 Relay

  • Roosevelt

Sprint Medley Relay

  • Hoover
  • Lincoln

High Jump

  • Halley Brocker, 11 – Roosevelt

Long Jump

  • Mabel Kouh, 10 – Hoover
  • Delephine Niyigena, 11 – North

 

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