Iowa high school state track and field meet live updates, results: Jackson Heidesch awarded rerun in 800-meter race
Happy Saturday, and welcome to the third and final day of the Iowa high school state track and field meet.
The past two days have flown past, with several new state title winners and records breaking left and right. Just Friday, eight new records were set — and that's even with several preliminary rounds.
Track and field fans are guaranteed a full day of excitement. The action kicks off with the girls and boys finals in the spring medley relay, and the 2022 meet will wrap up with finals in the 4x400-meter relays.
Here is a full list of the state titles that will be awarded on Saturday:
100-meter dash
200-meter dash
800-meter run
1,500-meter run (girls)
1,600-meter run (boys)
100-meter hurdles (girls)
110-meter hurdles (boys)
Sprint medley relay
Shuttle hurdle relay
4x100-meter relay
4x400-meter relay
Wheelchair 100-meter dash
Wheelchair 200-meter dash
Wheelchair 400-meter dash
Wheelchair shot put
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5:05 p.m. — Final boys team scores through all classes
Here are the top three boys teams scores in each class:
Class 1A
New London - 68
Earlham - 66
Lisbon - 61
Class 2A
Spirit Lake - 92.5
Des Moines Christian - 65
Williamsburg - 37
Class 3A
Dallas Center-Grimes - 50
Pella - 71.5
Newton - 73
Class 4A
Dowling Catholic - 93
Iowa City High - 63.5
Ankeny - 53
Boys Wheelchair
Northwood-Kensett - 40
Cedar Falls - 37
West Lyon - 25
4:59 p.m. — Final girls team scores through all classes
Here are the top three girls team scores in each class:
Class 1A
Nashua-Plainfield - 59
Madrid - 54
Riverside-Oakland - 40
Class 2A
Mid-Prairie - 65
Van Meter - 55
KPWC - 48
Class 3A
Solon - 84
ADM-Adel - 66
Western Dubuque - 51
Class 4A
Waukee Northwest - 70
Norwalk - 50
Iowa City High, Valley, Sioux City West - 46
Girls Wheelchair
Dubuque Hempstead - 40
Valley - 16
4:53 p.m — Jackson Heidesch finishes third in 800 after rerun
Dowling Catholic's Jackson Heidesch originally finished seventh in the Class 4A boys 800-meter run, but was awarded a rerun after interference was call. In his rerun, Heidesch ran a 1:54.62, good enough for third place behind Sioux City North's Gabe Nash and Yemane Kifle.
4:51 p.m. — Earlham wins third relay title of the weekend
Here are the top three finishers for all classes in the girls 4x400-meter relay:
Class 1A
Earlham - 3:24.57
Lawton-Bronson
Lynnville-Sully
Class 2A
Mediapolis - 3:25.46
Denver
Underwood
Class 3A
Mount Vernon - 3:22.41
Pella
Dallas Center-Grimes
Class 4A
Dubuque Senior - 3:19.82
Johnston
Linn-Mar
4:28 p.m. — Freshman Ani Wedemeyer anchors Iowa City High to 4x400 victory
Here are the top three finishers for all classes in the girls 4x400-meter relay:
Class 1A
Riverside-Oakland - 4:06.16
Central-Elkader
Nashua-Plainfield
Class 2A
Van Meter - 4:00.57
Denver
Cascade
Class 3A
Solon - 3:55.14
Davenport Assumption
Wahlert-Dubuque
Class 4A
Iowa City High - 3:52.72
Ankeny
Waukee Northwest
4:00 p.m. — Dowling Catholic beats out Southeast Polk for 4x100
Here are the top finishers for all classes in the boys 4x100-meter relay:
Class 1A
Tripoli - 43.34
Lisbon
Lawton-Bronson
Class 2A
Williamsburg - 43.20
Roland Story
West Sioux Hawarden
Class 3A
Xavier - 42.88
Carlisle
Bishop Heelan
Class 4A
Dowling Catholic - 41.76
Cedar Rapids Washington
Southeast Polk
3:49 p.m. — Holly Duax sets Sioux City West up for success in 4x100
Here are the top finishers for all classes in the girls 4x100-meter relay:
Class 1A
Madrid - 49.12
Wapello
Riverside-Oakland
Class 2A
Williamsburg - 49.91
Okoboji
Underwood
Class 3A
ADM-Adel - 48.53
Wahlert-Dubuque
Solon
Class 4A
Sioux City West - 48.31
Waukee Northwest
Dowling Catholic
3:36 p.m. — Wyatt Willand sweeps wheelchair track events
Northwood-Kensett senior Wyatt Willand went from last year's runner up to this season's state champion in the boys wheelchair 400-meter dash. He also took the state titles in the 100 and 200 events. Willand's sub-minute time in the 400 beat the previous all-time best mark by nearly five seconds.
Alayna Darter, a freshman at Dubuque Hempstead, won the girls state title in the wheelchair 400-meter dash with a time of 1:35.54.
3:28 p.m. — Addison Dorenkamp comes out on top in final girls distance event
Valley sophomore Addison Dorenkamp ran the Class 4A girls 1,500-meter race in 4:36.60 to clinch the state title. She held off Des Moines Roosevelt's Abi Hahn, who finished second and Sioux City East's Kaia Downs, who took third.
3:23 p.m. — Ainsley Erzen defends 1,500 title
Carlisle senior Ainsley Erzen defended her championship in the Class 3A girls 1,500-meter run, posting a new state record of 4:36.96 on her way to the 2022 state title. Ballard's Paityn Noe finished in second.
3:15 p.m. — Clare Kelly makes program history in 1,500
Van Meter's Clare Kelly ran a 4:39.13 in the Class 2A girls 1,500 and pulled ahead from her competitors in the final stretch for the state title. Kelly's win marked the first individual state title in Van Meter girls track and field history.
3:09 p.m. — Class 1A top three in 800 take top spots in 1,500
In the Class 1A girls 800-meter run, it was Jalyssa Blazek, Maddy Childs and Noelle Steines who finished first, second and third. That trio took the top spots again in the 1,500. Blazek took first again with a 2:15.83 in the 1,500. Steines took second in the longer race and Childs came in third.
3:03 p.m. — Jackson Heidesch gets redemption in the 1,600
Dowling Catholic's Jackson Heidesch overcame a fall in the 800 - which was ruled interference and earned him a rerun at the the end of the state meet - to win the Class 4A boys 1,600-meter run. He finished in 4:07.30, nearly seven seconds ahead of the next closest competitor.
3:00 p.m. — Aidan Ramsey wins 1,600 run
Dallas Center-Grimes senior Aidan Ramsey capped his high school career with a Class 3A state title in the boys 1,600-meter run. He won the 800 earlier on Saturday and came into the 2022 state meet the cross country state champion and Drake Relays champion. He finished in 4:15.24.
Saint Ansgar's Riley Witt finished first in the Class 1A race with a time of 4:21.08. Aaron Fynaardt from Des Moines Christian won the 1,600 in 2A in 4:20.63.
2:32 p.m. — Qai Hussey beats out teammate Jack Latham in 200
Here are the top three finishers in each class for the boys 200-meter dash:
Class 1A
Keaton Bonderson, Gehlen Catholic - 22.05
Liam Carlson, Tripoli
Brendan Monahan, St. Albert
Class 2A
Qai Hussey, Spirit Lake - 21.55
Jack Latham, Spirit Lake
Tate Sander, Belmond-Klemme
Class 3A
Brevin Doll, ADM-Adel - 21.89
Caeden DaSilva, Nevada
Ryan Brosius, Dubuque-Wahlert
Class 4A
Mikey McClain, Dowling Catholic -20.97
Tyrese Miller, Ankeny
Miles Thompson, Cedar Rapids Washington
2:19 p.m. — Audrey Biermann collects four gold medals at 2022 meet
Here are the top three finishers in each class for the girls 200-meter dash:
Class 1A
Jillian Dodds, Madrid - 25.73
Adalyn Reynolds, Mount Ayr
Myla Murphy, Graet-T/Ruthven-Ayrshire
Class 2A
Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama - 25.04
Mitzi Evans, Mid-Prairie
Natalie Demai, Denver
Class 3A
Audrey Biermann, Western Dubuque - 24.42
JoJo Tyynismaa, South Tama City
Rylee Steffen, Dubuque-Wahlert
Class 4A
Holly Duax, Sioux City West - 23.95
Claire Farrell, Norwalk
Natalie Harris, Waukee Northwest
2:08 p.m. — Wyatt Willand wins 200-meter wheelchair race
Northwood-Kensett senior Wyatt Willand continued his dominance on the track, racing the 200-meter wheelchair dash in 30.27 seconds for his second state title of the day.
2:04 p.m. — Alayna Darter wins third state title of the weekend
Dubuque Hempstead freshman Alayna Darter won the girls 200-meter wheelchair race in 44.87 seconds.
1:43 p.m. — Kole Becker, Jack Latham soar past hurdle competition
Spirit Lake's Jack Latham continued his dominance in the hurdles - and at this year's state track meet - by finishing first in the 110-meter hurdles. His time of 13.81 set a new all-time record. Lisbon's Kole Becker won the Class 1A boys 110-meter hurdles in 14.45. Here are the top three finishers in each class:
Class 1A
Kole Becker, Lisbon - 14.45
Gunner Meyer, Wapsie Valley
Gavin Smith, Audubon
Class 2A
Jack Latham, Spirit Lake - 13.81
Jackson Morton, Greene County
Brad Bellis, West Monona
Class 3A
Jaden Damiano, Iowa Falls-Alden - 14.23
Grayson Hartman, Xavier
Harrison Rosenberg, Clear Creek-Aman
Class 4A
Eric Lucas, Iowa City Liberty - 14.25
William Bussey, Dowling Catholic
Matt Schaeckenbach, Iowa City High
1:30 p.m. — Mackenzie Carney, Natalie Harris finish in top spots
The Waukee Northwest duo took the top two spots in the Class 4A girls 100-meter hurdles, with Mackenzie Carney setting a new state record. Here are the top three finishers in each class:
Class 1A
Maddax DeVault, Nodaway Valley - 14.69
Olivia Bohlen, Belle Plaine
Claire Schroeder, Remsen St. Mary's
Class 2A
Ellie Rickertsen, Northeast - 14.44
Clara Teigland, Treynor
Anna Coffee, Hinton
Class 3A
Addisyn Terpstra, Newton - 14.55
JoJo Tyynismaa, South Tama City
Darci Wiseman, Winterset
Class 4A
Mackenzie Carney, Waukee Northwest - 14.10
Natalie Harris, Waukee Northwest
Ruby Leman, Dowling Catholic
1:15 p.m. — Record-setting day for boys 100-meter dash
First, Tripoli's Liam Carlson broke the state record in 1A with a 10.82 in the 100. Then, Marion's Alex Mota went from runner-up last year to champion this year in the Class 3A boys 100-meter dash. His time of 10.71 set a new state meet record. Dowling Catholic's Mikey McClain beat out two of the state's top sprinters to set a new state record in Class 4A.
Here are the top three finishers in each of the 100-meter dash fields:
Class 1A
Liam Carlson, Tripoli - 10.82
Keaten Bonderson, Gehlen Catholic
Beau Flander, English Valleys
Class 2A
Jack Latham, Spirit Lakes - 10.61
Tate Sander, Belmond-Klemme
Qai Hussey, Spirit Lake
Class 3A
Alex Mota, Marion - 10.71
Brevin Doll, ADM-Adel
Caden Plasier, Sioux Center
Class 4A
Mikey McClain, Dowling Catholic - 10.33
Miles Thompson, Cedar Rapids Washington
Tyrese Miller, Ankeny
1:05 p.m — Holly Duax wins 4A 100-meter dash
Sioux City West senior Holly Duax defended her state title in the Class 4A 100-meter dash and moved into third all-time after running an 11.67. Here are the top three finishers in each class for the girls 100-meter:
Class 1A
Lilly Ostert, Madrid - 12.45
Ella Santi, Madrid
Makenzie Foelske, Nashua-Plainfield
Class 2A
Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama - 12.13
Aubree Bell, KPWC
Meredith Street, Osage
Class 3A
Audrey Biermann, West Dubuque - 12.20
Jaslynn Dagel, Iowa Fall
Hallie Henfling, ADM-Adel
Class 4A
Holly Duax, Sioux City West - 11.67
Claire Farrell, Norwalk
Jessica Kyne, Des Moines Hoover
1:00 p.m. — Video of the Jackson Heidesch incident
Here's a closer look at why Dowling Catholic's Jackson Heidesch was award a rerun in the Class 4A boys 800-meter run.
800m run at state track. Crazy #iahstrk pic.twitter.com/svFIVdFkSW
— Brady Driscol (@BradyDriscol) May 21, 2022
12:52 p.m. — Wyatt Willand comes out on top
Northwood-Kensett senior Wyatt Willand won the 100-meter wheelchair state title after finishing in 17.12. He broke the state record of 17.81 that was set in 200
12:50 p.m — Alayna Darter wins second state title of the day
Dubuque Hempstead's Alayna Darter won the girls 100-meter wheelchair dash, just hours after winning the state title in the girls wheelchair shot-put. Valley's Rylie Lewis took second.
12:48 p.m. — Pleasant Valley wins 4A shuttle hurdle
Here are the top three finishers in the Class 4A boys shuttle hurdle:
Pleasant Valley - 58.96
Linn-Mar
Mason City
12:44 p.m. — Jackson Heidesch awarded rerun
Dowling Catholic's Jackson Heidesch has been awarded a rerun after ruled interference in the boys 800-meter run. He will run after the Class 4A boys 4x400. Heidesch finished with the seventh best time in the first race, despite falling down. He will also compete in the 1,600-meter run.
⚠️ As a result of ruled interference in the 4A 800 meters, the meet referee has awarded an individual rerun to Dowling Catholic’s Jackson Heidesch. The rerun will be after 4A’s 4x400. Results for the 800 are unofficial until the rerun is complete. #iahstrk
— IHSAA (@IHSAA) May 21, 2022
12:36 p.m. — Pella boys set state meet record in the shuttle hurdle
Here are the top three finishers for the Class 3A boys shuttle hurdle:
Pella Christian - 59.45
North Polk
Humboldt
12:27 p.m. — Jack Latham anchors Spirit Lake to another hurdles state title
Here are the top three finishers in the Class 2A boys shuttle hurdle:
Spirit Lake - 1:00.50
Central Decatur
Greene County
12:20 p.m. — Lenox wins 1A boys shuttle hurdle
Here are the top three finishers for the Class 1A boys shuttle hurdle:
Lenox - 1:00.39
Belle Plaine
Audubon
12:11 p.m. — Dowling Catholic shocks Waukee Northwest in shuttle hurdle
Dowling Catholic's girls shuttle hurdle relay team withheld a dominant Waukee Northwest group and won the Class 4A state title. Olivia Kramer, Ruby Leman, Alex Gaskell and Esaba Okwaramoi's time of 1:00.44 was not only good enough for the 2022 title, but to also set a new state meet and all-time record in the event.
Dowling Catholic - 1:00.44
Waukee Northwest
Iowa City W
12:02 p.m. — Clear Creek Amana defends title in shuttle hurdle
Here are the top three finishers in the Class 3A girls shuttle hurdle:
Clear Creek-Amana - 1:05.90
Newton
Fairfield
11:58 a.m. — Class 2A shuttle hurdle complete
Here are the top three finishers for the Class 2A girls shuttle hurdle:
Cascade - 1:07.37
Sioux Central
West Liberty
11:51 a.m. — Remsen St. Mary's takes first title in shuttle hurdle
Here are the top three finishers for the Class 1A girls shuttle hurdle:
Remsen St. Mary's - 1:07.96
Alburnett
Northwood-Kensett
11:37 a.m. — Sioux City North takes top two spots in 4A 800 run
Sioux City North junior Gabe Nash picked up a state title in the Class 4A 800-meter run with a 1:53.14 finish. His teammate, Yemane Kifle, came in second and Norwalk's Ben Hanson had the third best time.
11:31 a.m. — Aidan Ramsey comes out victorious in 800
Drake commit and Dallas Center-Grimes senior Aidan Ramsey finished first in the Class 3A 800-meter run with a time of 1:54.36. He passed Newton's Jackson Mace-Maynard, who finished second, in the last 100 meters for the win. South Tama City's Tommy Tyynismaa was third over the line.
11:26 a.m. — Des Moines Christian goes one-two in 2A 800
Des Moines Christian senior Carson Houg took home the Class 2A 800-meter run state title with a time of 1:56.75. Coming in second was his junior teammate, Aaron Fynaardt, who finished in 1:57.49. Spirit Lake's Ryder Sundall came in third.
11:14 a.m. — Third medal of the weekend for Earlham's Jayden Dickson
Senior Jayden Dickson won his third state title of the weekend in the Class 1A 800-meter run. He finished with a time of 1:55.64, passing Saint Ansgar's Riley Witt in the final 100 meters to pull off the win. Witt came in second and Dickson's Earlham teammate, Dominic Braet, finished third.
11:08 a.m. — Ani Wedemeyer picks up 4A 800 victory
Iowa City High freshman Ani Wedemeyer won the Class 4A 800-meter run with a time of 2:11.99. She was followed over the finish line by Ankeny's Alli Macke and Pleasant Valley's Grace Boleyn in second and third.
11:00 a.m. — Ainsley Erzen wins 3A 800
Carlisle senior Ainsley Erzen won the Class 3A 800-meter run in 2:10.07. Harlan's Kaia Bieker and Solon's Emma Bock came in second and third.
10:47 a.m. — Mid-Prairie's Mitzi Evans wins 2A 800
Senior Mitzi Evans picked up a Class 2A state title in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:12.56. Clare Kelly from Van Meter finished in second and Madison Brouwer from Sibley-Ocheyedan came in third.
10:46 a.m. — Jalyssa Blazek wins 1A 800-meter run
The first 800 state title of the morning went to Turkey Valley's Jalyssa Blazek, who ran a 2:15.83. Grand View Christian's Maddy Childs came in second and Noelle Steines from Calamus-Wheatland finished third.
10:36 a.m. — Tyrese Miller anchors Ankeny to another state title
Tyrese Miller, who already won the 400-meter state title and will go for the 100-meter title later today, anchored Ankeny to a first place finish in the Class 5A 800 sprint medley. Miller, Jack Belding, Tyler Sickerson and Tyson Miller finished in 1:31.46, good enough for fifth best all-time. Dowling Catholic and Cedar Falls finished in second and third.
10:25 a.m. — Dallas Center-Grimes wins 3A sprint medley
Dallas Center-Grimes held off some tight competition to claim the Class 3A 800 sprint medley state title. Kieran Shawhan, Zach Smid, Gavin Todd and Daniel Onwuramaka ran a 1:34.23 for the victory. Winterset came in second and Washington finished third.
10:23 a.m. — Koda Beland wins boys wheelchair shot-put title
A pair of Cedar Falls track and field teammates, senior Koda Beland and freshman Xavier Conlin, went head to head for the boys wheelchair shot-put title. It was Beland who came out on top, throwing 13-04.75 for the state title. Conlin threw a long of 8-01.25.
10:11 a.m. — Spirit Lake wins 2A sprint medley
The 400-meter champion Qai Hussey anchored Spirit Lake's 800 sprint medley squad to a Class 2A state title. Hussey, Jack Wajda, Jake Cornwall and Ethan Blackhaus ran a 1:33.22 to claim the title, while Pella Christian and Mediapolis finished in second and third.
10:04 a.m. — Alayna Darter wins girls wheelchair shot-put state title
Dubuque Hempstead freshman Alayna Darter won the girls wheelchair shot-put state title with a throw of ten feet. She improved in each of her three throws, winning the title on her third attempt.
9:59 a.m. — Lawton-Bronson wins first boys state title of the day
The Lawton-Bronson 800 spring relay team won the first boys state title awarded on Saturday. Leighton Olesen, Caleb Garnand, Louden Grimsley and Theo Moseman finished in 1:33.15 to pick up the victory. Iowa Valley and Gehlen Catholic came in second and third, respectively.
9:47 a.m. — Cedar Rapids Prairie defends sprint medley title
Gabby Cortez continued her reign on the track, adding another state title in the Class 4A 800 sprint medley. Cortez and teammates Asia Russell, Catie Reittinger and Sarah Jordan finished in 1:46.36 for the victory. Norwalk came in second and Cedar Rapids Kennedy finished third.
9:36 a.m. — Audrey Biermann anchors Western Dubuque to 800 sprint medley title
Iowa track recruit Audrey Biermann won Western Dubuque's first state title of the day and her second of the 2022 track meet with a victory in the Class 3A 800 sprint medley. Biermann, Ava Ramler, Sammy Recker and Brynn Walters ran a 1:45.58, which not only secured the state title but set a new record in the event
9:24 a.m. — KPWC three-peats in 800 sprint medley
There has been no room for error when it comes to the Class 2A 800 sprint medley, with KPWC looking to defend its back-to-back state titles and going for a third straight. MaKenna Bowman, McKenzie Goodwin, Aubree Bell and Erika Kuntz did just that on Saturday, running a 1:48.56 for the win. Denver and Panorama took the second and third spots.
9:12 a.m. — Nashua-Plainfield secures first state title of the day
The Nashua-Plainfield girls 800 sprint medley team won the Class 1A state title with a time of 1:51.44. The girls program entered the weekend without a single state title but will leave the 2022 Iowa high school track and field state meet with three titles. Mount Ayr and Audubon finished second and third in the first event of the day.
Team scores through Friday
Here are the top three team scores in each class through two days of the Iowa high school state track meet:
Class 1A boys leaders
New London — 47
Lisbon — 43
Earlham — 28
Class 2A boys leaders
Des Moines Christian — 28
Jesup — 23
Sprit Lake — 22.5
Class 3A boys leaders
Pella — 39.5
Dallas Center Grimes — 36
Washington — 32
Class 4A boys leaders
Iowa City High — 43.5
Linn-Mar — 32
Dowling Catholic — 29
Class 1A girls leaders
Nashua-Plainfield — 32
Bishop Garrigan — 30
Calamus Wheatland — 18
Class 2A girls leaders
Mid-Prairie, Wellman — 35
KPWC — 26
Van Meter — 24
Class 3A girls leaders
Solon — 48
ADM-Adel — 36
Carlisle — 26
Class 4A girls leaders
Cedar Rapids Prairie — 34
Ames — 32
West Des Moines Valley — 32
Alyssa Hertel is a college sports recruiting reporter for the Des Moines Register. Contact Alyssa at ahertel@dmreg.com or on Twitter @AlyssaHertel.
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