Prairie Boys Track

Kyle Stocker's 3 wins lead Prairie to 3rd

Kyle Stocker swept the distance events at the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Division boys track meet at Xavier on Friday, winning the 3200 meter (9:41.49), 1600 meter (4:29.04) and 800 meter (2:01.43) races.

“Of course three gold medals is great, but we were just shooting for team points, me and my brother (Matt) just working together one-two,” Stocker said. “It doesn’t really matter who wins.”

Matt Stocker also ran well, taking second behind his brother in the 3200 meter race and finishing third in the 1600 and 800 meter races.

“For the 2 mile, we just took it out slow and then kicked at the end,” Kyle Stocker said. "That was my brother's and my strategy, so we don’t wear ourselves out. The mile, we went really slow and it was a kick race at the end, which Matt and I thought would be to our advantage. The 800 was just all out, give it your all. Tomorrow is going to be easy running anyway.”

Despite winning three races, Stocker was humble in victory, insisting that he was just trying to score as many points as possible for his team.

“It is kind of good I guess,” he said. “It is always your goal to win a race, that’s why we race. At Prairie you are expected to, nothing less.”

The Stocker brothers' finishes in the distance races helped to lead Prairie to third place with 120 points. Cedar Falls won theteam  race with 145 points and Iowa City West came in second with 127 points. Xavier was fourth with 67 points and Jefferson fifth with 51 points.

Prairie also won the discus and the 400 hurdles. Sam Joens made a throw of 157 feet, 4 inches, more than 10 feet further than second place, to take home the discus title. Tom Frieden edged out Charlie Rogers of Iowa City West, to take the 400 hurdles crown by .21 seconds with a time of 56.85
seconds.

Xavier won the 4x200 relay with Nick Ball, Eric Zeniske, Jordan Weber and Eric Hovda circling the track twice in 1:30.79, about 0.8 seconds better than their previous best time.

“After competing at Drake, we knew that we had a pretty good time but we could have done better,” Ball said. “So all week we have been working on handoffs. Getting out as quickly as we can, and just making everything as good as we possibly can. We just put it all together in that race and we had an amazing race, we all ran very well.”

The Saints also picked up a victory in the high jump where Alec Clasen won easily, jumping 6-6, half a foot higher than second place.

Results

Team Scores – 1. Cedar Falls 145, 2. Iowa City West 127, 3. Prairie 120, 4. Xavier 67, 5. Jefferson 51, 6. Hempstead 29, 7. Waterloo East 17.



Discus – 1. Sam Joens (Prairie) 157-04, 2. Derek Norland (IC West) 146-10, 3. Craig Murtha (Xavier) 136-06, 4. Mitsch Berendes (Hempstead) 129-01, 5. Michel Edwards (Hempstead) 115-03, 6. Colm Larkin (Xavier) 113-09.

Long Jump – 1. Armando Williams (IC West) 20-05.5, 2. Richard Bryant (IC West) 20-03.5, 3. Sam Joens (Prairie) 20-00, 4. Barkley Hill (Cedar Falls) 19-08.5, 5. Jake Gallu (Cedar Falls) 19-05, 6. Nick Ball (Xavier) 18-08.

Shot Put -- 1. Derek Norland (IC West) 48-10, 2. Brady Waskow (Cedar Falls) 47-11, 3. Ross Pierschbacher (Cedar Falls) 46-01, 4. Cameron Winters (W East) 45-11, 5. Ryan Eivins (Jefferson) 45-5.25, 6. Sam Joens (Prairie) 44-10.

High Jump – 1. Alec Clasen 6-06, 2. (tie) Barkley Hill (Cedar Falls), Tylor White (W East), and Kalund Brown (Cedar Falls) 6-00, 5. Dondre Alexander (IC West) 5-10, 6. Keith Clay (IC West) 5-10.

3200 meters -- 1. Kyle Stocker (Prairie) 9:41.49, 2. Matt Stocker (Prairie) 9:45.79, 3. Daniel Gardarsson (IC West) 9:50.27, 4. Adam Streicher (Cedar Falls) 9:51.79, 5. Isaac Jensen (IC West) 9:55.40, 6. Andrew Halloran (Cedar Falls) 9:57.78.

4x800 – 1. Hempstead 8:08.89, 2. Jefferson 8:13.96, 3. Iowa City West 8:14.19, 4. Cedar Falls 8:15.16, 5. Prairie 8:21.09, 6. Xavier 9:03.89.

Shuttle Hurdle Relay – 1. IC West 1:01.05, 2. Cedar Falls 1:01.35, 3. Xavier 1:01.55, 4. Prairie 1:02.08, 5. Hempstead 1:06.83.

100 meters – 1. James Harrington (Cedar Falls) 10:60, 2. Luke Toyosi (Cedar Falls) 10.60, 3. Nate Karlan (Jefferson) 10:75, 4. Armando Williams (IC West) 11.03, 5. Charlie Rogers (IC West) 11.13, 6. Nick Ball (Xavier) 11.23.

400 meters – 1. Marshall Hill (Cedar Falls) 50.17, 2. Tristan Beyer (Prairie) 51.53, 3. Demetrius Harper (Prairie) 52.29, 4. Austin Short (Jefferson) 52.52, 5. Aaron Peller (IC West) 52.53, 6. Nick Gary (IC West) 52.98.

4x200 – 1. Xavier 1:30.79, 2. Cedar Falls 1:31.91, 3. Jefferson 1:33.22, 4. Prairie 1:38.12, 5. Hempstead 1:39.95.

110 high hurdles – 1. Charlie Rogers (IC West) 14.74, 2. Carter Valentine (Xavier) 14.96, 3. Lucas Brenneman (IC West) 15.23, 4. Justin Fenske (Xavier) 15.57, 5. Tom Frieden (Prairie) 15.71, 6. Austin Javellana (Cedar Falls) 16.22.

1600 meters – 1. Kyle Stocker (Prairie) 4:29.04, 2. Tanner Reyhons (Cedar Falls) 4:29.25, 3. Matt Stocker (Prairie) 4:34.9, 4. Jakob Stoner (Cedar Falls) 4:36.43, 5. Bailey Wetherell (IC West) 4:41.59, 6. Ben Schueler (Xavier) 4:42.86.

200 meters – 1. James Harrington (Cedar Falls) 21.58, 2. Marshall Hill (Cedar Falls) 21.68, 3. Eric Hovda (Xavier) 22.40, 4. Aaron Taylor (W East) 22.53, 5. Nate Karlan (Jefferson) 22.68, 6. Armando Williams (IC West) 22.68.

400 hurdles – 1. Tom Frieden (Prairie) 56.85, 2. Charlie Rogers (IC West) 57.06, 3. Lucas Brenneman (IC West) 57.73, 4. Josh Rundall (Prairie) 59.20, 5. Lucas Vanous (Jefferson) 1:00.23, 6. Austin Cuvelier (Cedar Falls) 1:00.34.

1600 Distance Medley – 1. Cedar Falls 3:40.47, 2. Jefferson 3:43.90, 3. Iowa City West 3:44.35, 4. Prairie 3:47.29, 5. Xavier 3:50.00, 6. Hempstead 3:50.64.

800 meters – 1. Kyle Stocker (Prairie) 2:01.43, 2. Timauntay Jones (Jefferson) 2:01.67, 3. Matt Stocker (Prairie) 2:01.94, 4. Ryson Stuart (IC West) 2:03.29, 5. Ken Voorhees (Hempstead) 2:05.76, 6.
Bailey Wetherell (IC West) 2:06.18.

4x100 – 1. Iowa City West 43.02, 2. Cedar Falls 43.21, 3. Xavier 43.40, 4. Jefferson 44.46, 5. Waterloo East 44.82, 6. Prairie 47.30.

4x400 – 1. Cedar Falls 3:25.27, 2. Prairie 3:29.01, 3. Hempstead 3:29.81, 4. Xavier 3:30.56, 5. Waterloo West 3:36.79, 6. Jefferson 3:38.22.

Hawks 5th at Linn-Mar

Kyle Dunn is sorry. And he's back, as good as ever.

Dunn returned from a three-meet suspension Tuesday and starred at the Linn-Mar Relays with strong performances in his signature events on a chilly night.

He won the 110 hurdles and 400 hurdles with excellent times, then anchored Linn-Mar's 4x400 relay to victory with a 48.5 second split to finish the night in style.

Dunn, a senior at Linn-Mar and one of the top track athletes in the state, was arrested at 1:57 a.m. on Saturday, April 16 and charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated and failure to maintain control.

He was suspended for 20 percent of the season, according to school rules, and was not allowed to compete in the prestigious Drake Relays, where he was the defending champion in both hurdles events. Dunn sat in the stands at Drake last week as a spectator, unable to participate and defend his titles.

"It was pretty tough," he said. "Just hearing the announcer call 'Linn-Mar' and knowing I should be out there, it was was really tough. I don't want to experience that ever again."

Dunn expressed remorse for setting a bad example and disappointing the Linn-Mar community, especially younger kids.

"I understand they're probably looking at me and they lost most, if not all, of their respect for me," he said. "But I want everyone to know I'm going to work my butt off to get that back and show everyone that I really care about them and I care about the sport.

"I have a whole new view of racing. A whole new appreciation, really," he said.

Dunn attributed his arrest to a temporary lapse of judgment.

"The last couple of weeks have definitely been a time for me to mature and work my way back," he said. "Retrospect is always 20-20, but I've got to look back on my mistakes and learn from them."

Dunn practiced with Linn-Mar during his suspension and was in excellent form Tuesday. He won the 110 high hurdles in 14.39 seconds, just a tad behind the 14.32 he ran earlier this season, then blazed through the 400 low hurdles in 51.59, by far the best time in the state this year.

"He's been practicing hard. He's been focusing. And he's determined," Linn-Mar Coach Ken Hopkins remarked.

Dunn has won five major titles during his prep career - three at the state meet and two at the Drake Relays. He forfeited his chance for more glory at Drake this year, but sounds determined to have a strong finish at the Class 4A state meet in Des Moines May 19-21.

"I have to show everyone that I can still run and that I have a strong character," he said.

Dunn has signed with the University of Arkansas, and Arkansas Coach Chris Bucknam has said Dunn's suspension will not affect his status with the Razorbacks.

Dunn won the 400 hurdles at state last year in 51.41 seconds, so his 51.59 Tuesday was just a tick slower. He had been leading the state in the event this year at 52.43 seconds, so he clipped nearly a second off that pace on the new Linn-Mar track.

"I'm feeling right where I need to be," he said. "That race tonight was pretty encouraging about my fitness level."

Linn-Mar cruised to the championship of its own Clark Weaver Relays with 167 points with Dunn leading the way. Cedar Rapids Washington placed second in the six-team meet with 125 points. Xavier finished fourth and Prairie was fifth.

Linn-Mar got victories from Jack Halupnik in the shot put (46-10 1/2), Josh Evans in the 3200 (9:40.06) and Matt Simon in the 800 (2:00.15). The Lions also won the 4x800 relay, shuttle hurdle relay and distance medley.

Will Griffin and Alex Carr finished 1-2 in the 200 meter dash for Washington in 22.43 and 22.54 seconds, respectively. Robert Hogg won the 1600 for the Warriors in 4:29.86 and Washington won the 4x100 relay in 43.14.

Xavier collected victories from Alec Clasen in the high jump (6-4) and Jordan Weber in the 400 (52.44).

Prairie senior Sam Joens, fresh off his victory at the Drake Relays, won the discus with a toss of 161 feet, 4 inches.

LINN-MAR CLARK WEAVER RELAYS

Team Standings

1. Linn-Mar 167, 2. Washington 125, 3. Waterloo West 100, 4. Xavier 83, 5. Prairie 55, 6. Waterloo East 21.

High Jump
1. Alec Clasen (CRX) 6-4, 2. Tylor White (WE) 6-2, 3. Wesley Akin (WW) 6-2, 4. Miles Barton (CRW) 5-8, 5. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 5-6.

Long Jump
1. Dequayvious Martin (WW) 21-6 1/2; 2. Colton Sanchez (LM) 20-11 1/4; 3. Robert Hogg (CRW) 20-4 3/4; 4. Sam Joens (CRP) 20-3; 5. Michael Detert (LM) 20-1 1/4; 6. Andrew Sodawasser (CRX) 17-7.

Discus
1. Sam Joens (CRP) 161-4; 2. Tre Keller (WW) 147-9; 3. Mac Mahmens (LM) 138-2; 4. Craig Murtha (CRX) 133-3; 5. Colin Hennessy (CRW) 127-2; 6. Andrew Martin (WW) 124-4.

Shot Put
1. Jack Halupnik (LM) 46-10 1/2; 2. Jordan Harrington (WW) 45-4 1/2; 3. Frank Davis (LM) 45-0; 4. Cameron Winters (WE) 44-7; 5. Chase Kleopfer (CRX) 44-4 1/2; 6. Tre Keller (WW) 42-11.

Shot Put Wheelchair
1. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 14-1 1/2.

3200
1. Josh Evans (LM) 9:40.06; 2. Etienne Nzoyisaba (CRW) 10:04.99; 3. Kyle Read (LM) 10:41.58; 4. Scott Titler (CRP) 10:42.16; 5. Christian Choplick (CRP) 10:45.02; 6. Daniel Pape (CRX) 11:05.48.

4x800 Relay
1. Linn-Mar (Aaron Razo, Nick Gentzler, Duggan Trenary, Jabez Walker) 8:10.40; 2. Waterloo West 8:22.92; 3. Washington (Brenice Ndayizeye, Saromo Mugisha, Laurent Hakizimana, Andrew Mugemangango) 8:49.40; 4. Prairie (Mitchell Christensen, Zach Waite, Conner Neuhaus, Luke Galloway) 8:59.50; 5. Xavier (Patrick Mullin, Jacob Morrow, Collin O'Connell, Nick Robinson) 9:02.71.

Shuttle Hurdle Relay
1. Linn-Mar (Nick Lucas, Colton Sanchez, Brandon Ophoff, Mike Keiser) 58.93; 2. Washington (Drake Hickok, Adam Sailor, Forest Vega, Antonio Johnson) 59.70; 3. Xavier (Justin Fenske, Josh Nelson, David Kirpes, Carter Valentine) 1:01.28; 4. Prairie (Tom Frieden, Solomon Wilharm, Haakon Wilz, Joe Costigan) 1:03.68.

100
1. Tyrell Martin (WW) 11.01; 2. Kristopher Gardner (CRW) 11.13; Haris Nuhanovic (WW) 11.22; 4. Eric Hovda (CRX) 11.35; 5. Aaron Taylor (WE) 11.36; 6. Alonzo Carr (CRW) 11.66.

100 Wheelchair
1. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 27.08.

400
1. Jordan Weber (CRX) 52.44; 2. Jordan Kremer (LM) 53.00; 3. Brandon Gradoville (CRX) 53.74; 4. Trevor Luebe (CRW) 53.89; 5. Isaah Williams (WW) 54.97; 6. Will Fuhrmann (LM) 55.02.

4x200 Relay
1. Waterloo West 1:31.39; 2. Washington (Alonzo Carr, Kristopher Gardner, David Tann, James Hall) 1:34.41; 3. Linn-Mar (Michael Detert, Tommy Feller, Aaron Hunter, Brandon Jeffries) 1:34.66; 4. Prairie (Demetrius Harper, Tristan Beyer, Austin Dellamuth, Josh Rundall) 1:35.28; 5. Xavier (Cal Stovie, Eric Zenisek, Nick Steingreaber, David Kirpes) 1:35.57.

110 Hurdles
1. Kyle Dunn (LM) 14.39; 2. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 14.75; 3. Carter Valentine (CRX) 15.34; 4. Drake Hickok (CRW) 15.37; 5. Justin Fenske (CRX) 16.28; 6. Tom Frieden (CRP) 16.33.

1600
1. Robert Hogg (CRW) 4:29.86; 2. Ben Schueler (CRX) 4:40.79; 3. Etienne Nzoyisaba (CRW) 4:42.83; 4. Keegan Cook (LM) 4:45.23; 5. Tyler Chlystun (LM) 4:49.37; 6. Aaron O'Leary (WW) 4:51.43.

400 Hurdles
1. Kyle Dunn (LM) 51.59; 2. Tom Frieden (CRP) 56.08; 3. Drake Hickok (CRW) 56.27; 4. Aaron Razo (LM) 58.73; 5. Zach Newell (WW) 1:00.11; 6. Jamie Medina (WW) 1:01.39.

200
1. Will Griffin (CRW) 22.43; 2. Alex Carr (CRW) 22.54; 3. Aaron Taylor (WE) 22.98; 4. Demetrius Harper (CRP) 23.59; 5. Jordan Kremer (LM) 23.87; 6. A.J. Worden (CRX) 24.02.

200 Wheelchair
1. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 53.99.

800
1. Matt Simon (LM) 2:00.15; 2. Chase Grabau (LM) 2:00.92; 3. Trevor Luebe (CRW) 2:04.36; 4. Robert Hogg (CRW) 2:04.53; 5. Brandon Gradoville (CRX) 2:10.95; 6. Brady Heckenlively (WW) 2:10.96.

Distance Medley
1. Linn-Mar (Aaron Hunter, Tommy Feller, Brandon Ophoff, Nick Gentzler) 3:42.45; 2. Waterloo West 3:44.38; 3. Prairie (Demetrius Harper, Tristan Beyer, Austin Dellamuth, Mitch Pritts) 3:49.50; 4. Xavier (Cal Stovie, Nick Steingreaber, Josh Giles, Nick Robinson) 4:04.08; 5. Washington (Antonio Johnson, James Hall, Kelvin Hootman, Saromo Musha) 4:10.47.

4x100
1. Washington (Alonzo Carr, Will Griffin, Kristopher Gardner, Alex Carr) 43.14; 2. Waterloo West 43.76; 3. Xavier (Nick Ball, Eric Zenisek, Jordan Weber, Eric Hovda) 44.18; 4. Linn-Mar (Michael Detert, Tommy Feller, Aaron Hunter, Jake Luerkens) 44.82; 5. Prairie (Austin Dellamuth, Josh Rundall, Tristan Beyer, Demetrius Harper) 46.03; 6. Waterloo East 46.18.

4x400
1. Linn-Mar (Nick Lucas, Aaron Razo, Jordan Kremer, Kyle Dunn) 3:27.33; 2. Waterloo West 3:33.18; 3. Xavier (Zach Stovie, A.J. Worden, Ben Valentine, Josh Nelson) 3:37.05; 4. Washington (David Tann, Flynn Heald, Nicholas Corbett, Trevor Luebe) 3:38.00; 5. Prairie (Tom Frieden, Jordan Burns, Ryan Smith, Justin Burns) 3:43.78; 6. Waterloo East 3:47.35.

Relay 4th, Kyle Stocker 5th at Drake

DES MOINES -- Alex Carr delivered a message to high school track fans Saturday after Cedar Rapids Washington finished a close third in the 4x100 relay at Drake.

Don't count us out, he announced.

There was a bang-bang-bang finish in the 4x100 on a warm, sunny day in Des Moines. Cedar Falls won the event in 42.23 seconds, West Des Moines Valley finished second in 42.33 and the Warriors placed third in 42.39 in an exciting race.

Carr doesn't like to lose, but he was encouraged by the result. The Warriors had a slight bobble on one of their handoffs, which may have cost them the race.

"We can win it," Carr said. "I've never thought we couldn't win it. The sky's the limit."

Carr was talking specifically about the 4x100, but he also was talking about Washington winning another team championship at the Class 4A state meet May 19-21. The Warriors won the Class 4A championships in 2009 and 2010.

Carr, a senior, is hoping for a three-peat to end his prep sports career, and he thinks his team is headed in the right direction after a promising display at the 102nd Drake Relays.

Will Griffin and Carr tied for second in the 100 meter dash on Friday, then they helped the Warriors contend for top honors in the 4x100 on Saturday.

"I'm proud of us," Carr said. "I see that we're making strides and that we can be right up there with the good teams. We ARE one of the good teams.

"I mean, we're the defending state champs two years in a row. I still feel like we have the bull's-eye on our back, and that's how we have to feel each and every meet."

Alonzo Carr, Griffin and Kristopher Gardner ran the first three legs on the 4x100 relay. Griffin blazed down the backstretch on his leg to set the stage, then Alex Carr battled James Harrington of Cedar Falls and Isaac Lintz of Valley on the anchor leg.

"We were right there," Carr said. "Right there."

Harrington beat Griffin and Carr in the 100, then denied them again in the 4x100.

Metro athletes did not win any titles at Drake on Saturday, but there were some strong performances by runners from Washington, Prairie and Linn-Mar.

Brooke Foreman placed in three events for Washington on a busy day. She helped the Warriors finish third in the shuttle hurdle relay and fourth in the 4x100 relay and placed fourth in the 400 hurdles with a personal-best 63.88 seconds.

Taylor Vogel, Alissa Oney and Layloni Beard joined Foreman on the shuttle hurdle. The Warriors broke the meet record in 64.50 seconds, but Urbandale (63.65) and Waukee (63.83) were faster.

Jazz Royster, Oney and Beard joined forces with Foreman on the 4x100 in 49.41 seconds. Des Moines Roosevelt was the winner in 47.79.

Nick Lucas of Linn-Mar finished third in the 400 hurdles in 53.90 seconds. Nick Efkamp of Madrid won the race in 53.04.

The Lions placed seventh in the 4x400 relay witih Lucas, Aaron Razo, Jordan Kremer and Matt Simon touring the blue oval in 3:27.13. Carolyn Newhouse finished eighth in the 1500 for Linn-Mar in 4:48.24.

Cedar Rapids Prairie took fourth in the 4x800 relay in 7:57.58 with Kyle Stocker, Ryan Smith, Justin Burns and Matt Stocker breaking 8 minutes for the first time this season. Indianola won in 7:52.42.

Kyle Stocker came back later and finished fifth in the 1600 run in 4:20.53. Alec Baldwin of Spirit Lake Park was the winner in 4:14.76.

Matt Stocker 3rd in Drake 800

DES MOINES - The 102nd Drake Relays brought out the best in Metro track athletes Friday.

Sam Joens of Cedar Rapids Prairie won the boys discus title (see separate story), but he had lots of company in the spotlight on a breezy, 70-degree day in Des Moines.

Caleb Mere of Cedar Rapids Kennedy finished a strong second in the boys long jump at 23 feet and set a school record in the process.

Will Griffin and Alex Carr of Cedar Rapids Washington officially tied for second place in the 100 meter dash, but Griffin was actually one-thousandth of a second faster than Carr.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson finished second in the girls 4x200 relay with Malya Rattliffe, Summer Carber, Taylor Jacobson and Rachel Broghammer passing the baton in style.

Matt Stocker of Cedar Rapids Prairie claimed third place in the 800 meter run in 1:57.08, giving the Metro area a solid showing on Day 2 of America's track classic.

Mere sailed 23 feet in the preliminaries to lead all qualifiers, but he's been fighting a hamstring injury and decided to skip all three of his jumps in the finals. Kenny Gilmore of Davenport Central went 23-5 3/4 in the finals to beat him.

Gilmore is the premier long jumper in the state, having reached 24-5 this season. Mere felt good about finishing second, only 5 3/4 inches behind Gilmore.

"It's pretty cool," Mere said. "I definitely know he's a great jumper. Being that close to him is really cool."

Mere has recovered from a minor injury to his right hamstring, but his left hamstring is bothering him now. He passed on his final three jumps in the long jump to avoid further injury and to focus on the shuttle hurdle relay on Saturday.

Mere said his left hamstring felt "really good" during the long jump, but he elected to retire with his 23-foot effort in the books.

"It was my goal for the season," he said. "I nailed it this early (in the season), so it's pretty cool."

Mere finished third in the long jump at Drake last year at 21-9 3/4, and his personal best in the event was 22-2 before he sailed nearly a foot longer Friday. He thinks he can reach 23-6 or perhaps a little higher this year.

"Twenty-four (feet) seems like it would be really hard to get, but you never know," he said.

Griffin raced to the fastest time in the 100-meter prelims Friday morning in 11.07 seconds, but James Harrington of Cedar Falls blitzed the field with a 10.84 in the finals to grab his second straight title at Drake. Griffin and Carr tied for second in the official standings at 11.10 seconds, but the electronic clock showed Griffin in 11.091 and Carr in 11.092.

Harrington and Griffin are both juniors with many more races to come in the Mississippi Valley Conference, the Drake Relays and state meets in 2011 and 2012.

"Will will get it, if he sticks to his guns and keeps working hard," said Carr, a senior who will play football at the University of Northern Iowa.

Jefferson ran a strong race in the 4x200 relay, but the J-Hawks had to settle for second place behind a record-setting showing of 1:42.20 by Des Moines Roosevelt. Rattliffe, Carber, Jacobson and Broghammer finished 1.3 seconds later in 1:43.50.

Stocker stuck his nose in the middle of a quick 800-meter run, which saw 12 runners break 2 minutes. Kyle Wheeler of Glenwood won the race in 1:55.82, matching the meet record.

The Metro had four other top-8 finishes Friday.

Kennedy placed fourth in the boys sprint medley in 3:32.87 with Josh Jahlas, Jed Haycraft, Jacob Losch and Anthony Crawley.

Washington finished sixth in the girls 4x200 relay in 1:45.11 with Jasmyne Jones, Kadejah Sanders, Taylor Vogel and Layloni Beard.

Prairie took seventh place in the boys sprint medley in 3:33.49 with Austin Dellamuth, Tom Frieden, Demetrius Harper and Matt Stocker.

Washington placed seventh in the boys 4x200 relay in 1:30.02 with Alonzo Carr, Kristopher Gardner, Griffin and Alex Carr.

Carter Valentine of Xavier qualified for the finals of the 110 hurdles in 15.10 seconds, but he was disqualified in the finals for a false start.