By: Matt Scher, matts@977thebolt.com
Des Moines, IA – The Humboldt Wildcats Boys’ and Girls’ Track teams were in Des Moines for the first day of the 2022 Iowa High School Track & Field Championships on the campus of Drake University today in front of an almost capacity crowd of 13,896. The meet will run until Saturday, May 21.
The results from Day 1 for the Wildcats are as follows:
THURSDAY
Girls’ Discus Throw
Ashlynn Works (So.) – 14th place (114-11) *(PR)*
Boys’ 4 x 110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle (Preliminary)
Jordan Coon (Sr.), Corey Dettman (So.), Keegan Groat (Fr.), Caden Matson (Sr.) – 5th – 1:01.16 (Qualified for Finals on Saturday @ 12:15 p.m.) *(Season Best)*
Girls’ High Jump
Morgan Mann (Fr.) – T-16th (4-10.00)
Boys’ 4 x 800 Meter Relay
Jackson Dodd (Fr.), Mason Van Pelt (Fr.), Jackson Chambers (Sr.), Trevor Jacobson (Sr.) – 18th (8:32.69)
Girls’ 400 Meter Dash
Morgan Mann (Fr.) – 17th (1:03.28)
The Wildcats are back in action tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. from Drake Stadium for the second day of events in the 2022 Iowa High School Track & Field Championships. KHBT will have live coverage of the events with updates over the air.