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Linn-Mar - Girls Track
EUGENE, Ore. - Linn-Mar junior Stephanie Jenks finished seventh in the mile run in an elite field of high school runners at the 2015 Prefontaine Classic Friday night in Eugene, Ore.
Ryen Frazier won the mile in 4 minutes, 39.84 seconds. Jenks was clocked in 4:42.16, just 2.32 seconds behind the winner.
Jenks won three titles at the Class 4A state meet for Linn-Mar last week in the 800, 1500 and 3000.
Linn-Mar - Girls Track
DES MOINES - Linn-Mar High School became the track capital of Iowa Saturday.
In a rare show of strength across the board, the Linn-Mar girls and boys both finished second at the Class 4A state track meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
The Linn-Mar girls made a strong run for the title but had to settle for runner-up honors behind Pleasant Valley, 99-90, as the Spartans set a meet record for points.
The Linn-Mar boys, competing without injured stars Daniel Murphy and Austin Flieder, shot out of the pack to finish in second place behind Waukee, 83-53.
"We peaked at the right time," said Linn-Mar boys coach Ken Hopkins. "This is where we shine."
The Linn-Mar boys won the state meet in 2013 and placed second last year for an impressive three-year run.
Last Updated on Saturday, 23 May 2015 20:05
Linn-Mar - Girls Track
DES MOINES - Amber Decker has been collapsing after races ever since she began running for Linn-Mar High School as a freshman two years ago.
She collapsed -- and celebrated -- again Friday.
Decker ran the anchor leg as the Lions claimed the distance medley relay at the Class 4A state meet and stayed ahead of the pack in the race for the title.
Decker runs to the point of exhaustion, and sometimes beyond. She spent a few minutes bent over on the track at Drake Stadium on Friday after the medley, got to her feet, walked off the track and then reclined on her back on the field turf while her teammates hovered around.
Last Updated on Friday, 22 May 2015 20:42
Linn-Mar - Girls Track
DES MOINES - Payton Wensel considers herself an awkward freshman in some respects, but she ran like a gazelle Thursday under blue skies in Des Moines.
Wensel captured the 400 meter dash and helped Linn-Mar win the 4x800 relay as the Lions roared into first place after the first day of the Class 4A state meet.
Linn-Mar junior Stephanie Jenks breezed to victory in the 3,000 meter run for the sixth state title of her record-setting career as the Lions got off to a fast start in the three-day meet.
Linn-Mar leads the pack with 30 points. Pleasant Valley is second with 24 points.
Wensel keeps surprising herself with her performances as a ninth grader.
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 May 2015 21:45
Linn-Mar - Girls Track
Linn-Mar’s Stephanie Jenks certainly has placed her face on the Mount Rushmore of Metro girls track. This weekend, she will attempt to make history.
And with a year left in her high school career.
Jenks will compete this week in the 800, 1500, 3000 and 400 hurdles at the girls’ state track meet. She already holds the all-time Metro marks in all three distance events and the all-time state best in the 3000.
Jenks has won five individual state championships in her career, tying her with Jefferson’s Robin Threatt.
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