Jefferson Girls Track

Ranschau commits to UNI for track

Abbie Ranschau and Jasmine Blue have been partners on record-setting relay teams for the Cedar Rapids Jefferson girls track team during their high school careers.

Now they'll be partners at the University of Northern Iowa as well.

Ranschau has decided to continue her promising track career at UNI after she graduates from Jefferson this spring. Blue previously announced her plans to run for the Panthers.

Ranschau enjoyed a brilliant overall performance at the Class 4A state track meet last May as a junior. She won the 100 meter hurdles and helped Jefferson capture the 4x100 and 4x200 relays, highlighted by a state record in the 4x200.

Ranschau also helped the J-Hawks place second in the sprint medley at the state meet.

Jefferson finished fifth in the team standings at state.

Jasmine Blue will run at UNI

Jasmine Blue of Cedar Rapids Jefferson plans to continue her running career at the University of Northern Iowa.

Blue, a sprinter, has been a member of record-setting relay teams at Jefferson. The J-Hawks own the state record in the 4x200 relay and share the state record in the 4x100 relay with Des Moines Roosevelt.

Blue has performed on relay teams that have won seven major titles at the Drake Relays and Class 4A state meet in the 4x100 relay, 4x200 relay and sprint medley. She is a senior at Jefferson this year.

Blue announced her college plans on her Twitter account.

Ranschau wins 100 hurdles at USATF meet

AMES - Abbie Ranschau of Cedar Rapids Jefferson won the 100 meter hurdles in 15.64 seconds at the USATF Iowa Association Junior Olympics in Ames Sunday.

Ranschau, entering her senior year at Jefferson, also won the 100 hurdles at the Class 4A state meet this spring and ran on several record-setting relays with the J-Hawks during the school year.

Jasmine Blue, another member of the record-setting relay teams at Jefferson, placed third in the 200 meter dash at the Junior Olympics in 25.90 seconds. Ranschau finished fourth in the 200 in 26.06 seconds.

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Morgan Meese wins Metro Spotlight Award

Morgan Meese of Cedar Rapids Jefferson is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Meese, a senior, has been a member of record-setting sprint relay teams that have starred at the Drake Relays and state track meet during her career.

Jefferson shattered the Iowa all-time record in the 4x200 relay at the state meet this year in 1 minute, 39.24 seconds, breaking a mark that a Jefferson quartet set in 2013.

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