Linn-Mar Boys Track

Kyle Dunn will run at state

Linn-Mar senior Kyle Dunn will be allowed to compete in the Class 4A state track meet next week despite being disqualified from an event at Thursday's district meet in Dubuque.

Dunn was disqualified Thursday for making an inappropriate remark after winning his heat of the 800-meter run. Dunn is not eligible to compete in the 800 at state due to the disqualification, but he can compete in all his other races.

Scott Mahmens, the activities director at Linn-Mar, said the disqualification does not affect Dunn's status for the rest of the meet, according to IHSAA rules.

Dunn, a three-time state champion during his prep career, has qualified for state in the 400 hurdles, 110 hurdles and 400-meter dash. He also can run on one of Linn-Mar's relay races.

The IHSAA released all the qualifiers for the state meet on its web site Friday night at www.iahsaa.org.

Will Griffin of Cedar Rapids Washington will be busy at the state meet in the 100, 200, 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay as the Warriors gun for their third state title in a row.

Cedar Rapids Prairie will feature the Stocker twins, Matt and Kyle, in the 800, 1600 and relays. Sam Joens, the Drake Relays champ, will be among the favorites in the discus for Prairie.

Here are all the state qualifiers, listed by school:

WASHINGTON (4A)
Alex Carr (100), Will Griffin (100, 200), Kristopher Gardner (200), Nicolas Corbett (400), Robert Hogg (800, 1600, long jump), Etienne Nzoyisaba (1600, 3200), Drake Hickok (400 hurdles), Storhm Henry (shot put), 4x100, 4x200, distance medley, shuttle hurdle relay.

LINN-MAR (4A)
Kyle Dunn (400, 110 hurdles, 400 hurdles), Chase Grabau (800), Josh Evans (1600, 3200), Brandon Ophoff (110 hurdles), Nick Lucas (400 hurdles), Mac Mahmens (discus), Jack Halupnick (shot put), 4x100, 4x800, distance medley, shuttle hurdle relay.

PRAIRIE (4A)
Demetrius Harper (400), Sam Joens (discus), Kyle Stocker (800, 1600), Matt Stocker (800, 1600), Mitch Pritts (3200), Tom Frieden (400 hurdles), 4x400, 4x800, distance medley.

XAVIER (4A)
Eric Hovda (100, 200), Carter Valentine (110 hurdles), Alec Clasen (high jump), Craig Murtha (discus), Chase Kleopfer (shot put), 4x100, 4x200, 4x400.

KENNEDY (4A)
Anthony Crawley (400), Jake Losch (400 hurdles), Caleb Mere (long jump), 4x400, distance medley.

JEFFERSON (4A)
Nate Karlan (100, 200), Timauntay Jones (800), 4x800.

MARION (3A)
Brennen Kelly (800), Taylor Rogers (110 hurdles), Isaac Frazier (high jump), 4x400, 4x800, distance medley, shuttle hurdle relay.

Gimpy Dunn wins 400 meter hurdles

DUBUQUE – After four grueling events, Kyle Dunn sprawled out on the Field Turf at the Rock Bowl.

You couldn’t blame the Linn-Mar standout for needing a breather.

Dunn, an Arkansas signee, had to battle through pain and exhaustion to claim one individual title Thursday at the Class 4A district track meet at Loras College.

The Lions scored 134 points to finish second in the team race. Cedar Falls won the meet with 164 points.

Individual and relay winners are guaranteed a spot in the Class 4A field. The remaining qualifiers will be decided Friday.

Dunn has been wearing a walking boot for about a week after bruising the ball of his left foot. He couldn’t stand on the foot over the weekend, but the swelling finally subsided around mid-week.

The injury changed Dunn’s outlook about districts. Instead of trying to dominate, Dunn was simply looking to qualify and buy extra time.

“Hopefully, I can bust out a few good times at state,” Dunn said.

Dunn captured the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 54.84, thanks to a strong finishing kick that pushed him into the lead in the final 100.

Earlier, Dunn finished second to Cedar Falls’ Marshall Hill in the 400-meter dash. Dunn responded about 20 minutes later with a runner-up showing in the 110 hurdles.  Dunn’s teammate, Brandon Ophoff, edged Dunn at the finish line, 14.49 to 14.53, to win the title.

“There’s no way I’m as good as I am without (Dunn) pushing me at practice and meets,” Ophoff said. “I got out of the blocks really, really well and didn’t make any huge mistakes.”

Dunn would be OK with the possibility of Ophoff edging him for a state title next week in the 110 highs.

“If I get silver to Brandon, it’s as good as gold,” Dunn said.

Dunn’s fourth event, the 800, was a first for him. The Linn-Mar coaching staff decided to enter Dunn into the 800 in hopes of qualifying him and stealing a few extra points at state.

It didn’t work out as planned. Dunn was disqualified after winning the first heat of the 800 due to inappropriate post-race comments.

“But, nothing always goes by plan,” Linn-Mar Coach Ken Hopkins said. “Overall, we’re happy. We had some people on the bubble that will probably get in.”

Linn-Mar posted titles in two relay events – the 4x800 and the shuttle hurdle. The Lions’ 4x800 team of Aaron Razo, Nick Gentzler, Jabez Walker and Chase Grabau finished in a time of 8:00.72.

Ophoff, Colton Sanchez, Rami Amr and Mike Keiser teamed to win the shuttle hurdle relay in a time of 59.43.

The Lions received second-place finishes from Josh Evans in the 3200, Jack Halupnick in the shot put, Mac Mahmens in the discus and their distance medley relay team of Aaron Hunter, Jake Luerkens, Jordan Kremer and Matt Simon.

The Linn-Mar coaching staff is faced with many decisions about its state meet lineup, the biggest being Dunn’s fourth event.

Dunn will compete in the 400 hurdles and likely the 110 hurdles and the 400. Hopkins said he will have to decide whether to put Dunn in the shuttle hurdle or the medley relay.

“We have potential in both (relay) events,” Hopkins said. “We’re going to look at state and see where we can put individuals in order to win (the team title). We think we have the firepower to win it.”

CLASS 4A DISTRICT MEET
At Dubuque Hempstead

Teams -- 1. Cedar Falls 164, 2. Linn-Mar 134, 3. Waterloo West 103.5, 4. Mason City 78, 5. Dubuque Senior 66, 6. Dubuque Hempstead 62.5, 7. Western Dubuque 59, 8. Waterloo East 32

100 Meters
1. James Harrington (CF) 10.73, 2. Luke Toyosi (CF) 10.98, 3. Tyrell Martin (WW) 11.08, 4. Haris Nuhanovic (WW) 11.39, 5. Dajon Taylor (WE) 11.48, 6. Brandon Jeffries (LM) 11.73

200 Meters
1. James Harrington (CF) 22.07, 2. Luke Toyosi (CF) 22.32, 3. Aaron Taylor (WE) 22.32, 4. Corey Harris (WDub) 22.83, 5. Antonio Milons (WDub) 23.09, 6. Rashon Burrell (WW) 23.66

400 Meters
1. Marshall Hill (CF) 48.86, 2. Kyle Dunn (LM) 51.01, 3. Nick Gary (CF) 51.40, 4. Logan Pitz (WDub) 52.84, 5. Jacob Salwolke (DH) 53.33, 6. Keenan Brown (DH) 53.82

800 Meters
1. Ben Loeffelholz (DH) 1:59.32, 2. Bryant Sanchez (MC) 2:00.22, 3. Chase Grabau (LM) 2:01.22, 4. Jakob Stoner (CF) 2:03.04, 5. Cesar Marquez (CF) 2:05.11, 6. Dylan James (WDub) 2:05.93

1600 Meters
1. Coty Thompson (MC) 4:28.07, 2. Tanner Reyhons (CF) 4:28.30, 3. Josh Evans (LM) 4:30.86, 4. Andrew Halloran (CF) 4:36.86, 5. Aaron O'Leary (WW) 4:42.72, 6. Andrew Brimeyer (DS) 4:47.42

3200 Meters
1. Andrew Brimeyer (DS) 9:43.29, 2. Josh Evans (LM) 9:49.60, 3. Jaime Zarate (CF) 9:49.77, 4. Adam Streicher (CF) 9:54.01, 5. Blake Whalen (DS) 10:26.42, 6. Zach Freund (DH) 10:42.71

110 Meter Hurdles
1. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 14.49, 2. Kyle Dunn (LM) 14.53, 3. Nick Lenstra (WDub) 15.45, 4. Zach Newell (WW) 15.68, 5. Wesley Akin (WW) 15.94, 6. Kalund Brown (CF) 16.08

400 Meter Hurdles
1. Kyle Dunn (LM) 54.84, 2. Nick Lenstra (WDub) 55.91, 3. Nick Lucas (LM) 56.35, 4. Trevor Hein (DS) 56.41, 5. Tyler Donovan (WDub) 58.13, 6. Jamie Medina (WW) 58.39

4x100 Meter Relay
1. Cedar Falls 42.42, 2. Waterloo West 42.99, 3. Linn-Mar (Brandon Jeffries, Tommy Feller, Aaron Hunter, Jake Luerkens) 43.80, 4. Waterloo East 44.16, 5. Mason City 46.20, 6. Dubuque Senior 46.74

4x200 Meter Relay
1. Cedar Falls 1:28.81, 2. Waterloo West 1:29.73, 3. Western Dubuque 1:30.52, 4. Dubuque Hempstead 1:31.17, 5. Mason City 1:31.47, 6. Linn-Mar (Brandon Jeffries, Tommy Feller, Jake Luerkens, Aaron Hunter) 1:32.22

4x400 Meter Relay
1. Cedar Falls 3:22.66, 2. Dubuque Senior 3:26.69, 3. Mason City 3:26.79, 4. Dubuque Hempstead 3:26.93, 5. Linn-Mar (Brandon Ophoff, Aaron Razo, Jordan Kremer, Duggan Trenary) 3:27.86, 6. Waterloo West 3:29.76

4x800 Meter Relay
1. Linn-Mar (Aaron Razo, Nick Gentzler, Jabez Walker, Chase Grabau) 8:00.72, 2. Dubuque Hempstead 8:02.05, 3. Mason City 8:05.05, 4. Waterloo West 8:06.51, 5. Western Dubuque 8:11.44, 6. Cedar Falls 8:30.22

100 Meter Wheelchair
1. Jon Litzkow (WW) 20.39, 2. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 23.44

200 Meter Wheelchair
1. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 48.02, 2. Jon Litzkow (WW) 1:00.00

400 Meter Wheelchair
1. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 1:31.80, 2. Jon Litzkow (WW) 2:05.61

Distance Medley Relay
1. Mason City 3:35.51, 2. Linn-Mar (Aaron Hunter, Jake Luerkens, Jordan Kremer, Matt Simon) 3:36.07, 3. Dubuque Hempstead 3:37.78, 4. Waterloo West 3:38.51, 5. Western Dubuque 3:40.77, 6. Dubuque Senior 3:42.06

High Jump
1. Barley Hill (CF) 6-4, 2. Tylor White (WE) 6-3, 3. Danny Larsen (MC) 6-3, 4. Kalund Brown (CF) 6-3, 5. AJ Rier (MC) 6-2, 6. Wesley Akin (WW) 6-2, 6. Christopher Francis (DH) 6-2

Long Jump
1. Marcus Hughes (MC) 20-11.5, 2. Dequayvious Martin (WW) 20-8.75, 3. Calvin Bahl (DH) 20-7, 4. Barkley Hill (CF) 20-5, 5. Colton Sanchez (LM) 20-2.25, 6. Jason Millett (WW) 19-11

Discus
1. Dan Behning (DS) 139-1, 2. Mac Mahmens (LM) 136-11, 3. Mitch Berendes (DH) 135-2, 4. Tre Keller (WW) 132-6, 5. Mitch Powers (DS) 127-1, 6. Andrew Martin (WW) 121-6

Shot Put
1. Tre Keller (WW) 48-4, 2. Jack Halupnick (LM) 48-3.5, 3. Brady Waskow (CF) 47-8.25, 4. Ross Pierschbacher (CF) 46-2, 5. Dan Behning (DS) 45-2, 6. Cameron Winters (WE) 44-9.5

Shot Put Wheelchair
1. Alex Gudenkauf (DS) 29-1.5, 2. Jon Litzkow (WW) 13-1, 3. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 12-1

Shuttle Hurdle Relay
1. Linn-Mar (Brandon Ophoff, Colton Sanchez, Rami Amr, Mike Keiser) 59.43, 2. Mason City 1:00.32, 3. Waterloo West 1:00.61, 4. Cedar Falls 1:01.36, 5. Dubuque Senior 1:01.52, 6. Western Dubuque 1:02.24

Lions capture 1st MVC boys track crown

The Linn-Mar boys track team took a special victory lap at Kingston Stadium Friday night.

The Lions won a Mississippi Valley Conference title for the first time since joining the league in 1986, according to Coach Ken Hopkins, and they did it by beating two other strong MVC teams to the finish line.

"I'm pretty proud of the kids," Hopkins said. "I'm pretty proud of what they've done."

Linn-Mar rolled up 140 points on a comfortable evening to win the Mississippi Division title in a good three-team race with Iowa City High (128) and Washington (118).

Linn-Mar senior Kyle Dunn won three individual events and turned in a blazing 46.9-second split on the 4x400 relay, but he had plenty of help from his teammates.

The Lions clinched the title when Matt Simon won the 800 in 1:59.79 with a strong kick and Nick Gentzler finished third, giving Linn-Mar 16 points in one race.

The Lions also captured the 4x800 relay with Simon running the anchor, got a victory from Josh Evans in the 3200 and scored 14 points in the shot put with a 2-3 finish by Jack Halupnik and Brandon Allen.

The Lions won the meet despite the absence of Nick Lucas, who was third in the 400 hurdles last week at the Drake Relays. Lucas sat out because of a hamstring problem, but assured his coach he will be able to run in the district meet May 12.

"I think the true story is the way our team competed," Dunn remarked. "Everyone stepped up. We couldn't win a conference (title) without the atmosphere we have."

The Mississippi Valley Conference once held a "super" meet with all 14 teams competing, but the league now holds two divisional meets with seven teams apiece. Cedar Falls captured the Valley Division title Friday in a three-team race with Iowa City West and Prairie at Xavier.

Linn-Mar, Cedar Falls, Iowa City West, Washington, Prairie and Iowa City High all have high aspirations for the state meet in Des Moines on May 19-21. Washington won its second state title in a row last season and the Lions placed fourth in 2010.

"I think we have a really good chance this year, if not better than last year," Dunn remarked.

"I think we'll be in the hunt," said Hopkins, who was named the Mississippi Division Coach of the Year Friday with his staff.

Dunn thinks winning the conference title will give the Lions a boost for Thursday's district meet, which will determine who qualifies for state.

"I think it's a huge steppingstone for the team," he said. "For us to look at a meet and say, 'Hey, we're going to try and win that,' and then for us to execute the way we wanted to and come here and win it, it's a huge confidence boost for the whole team.

"I feel phenomenal coming out of this, going into districts and state," he said.

Dunn won the 400 meter dash, the 110 high hurdles and the 400 low hurdles, but he was running for points - not impressive times - after having a busy schedule on a cold night at the Linn-Mar Relays on Tuesday.

"Coming off that Tuesday, I was a little bit tired," he said. "My goal (Friday) was to score as many points as I could."

Dunn did not look tired on the anchor leg of the 4x400 relay. He got the baton in fourth place and blazed around Kingston Stadium in 46.9 seconds to finish second behind Iowa City High. It was the fastest 400 split of his record-setting career.

"It's a lot easier to run like that, with the target on somebody else's back," he said.

Washington won five events Friday and senior Alex Carr was named the Mississippi Division Athlete of the Year. Carr anchored the 4x100 and 4x200 meter relays to victory, won the 200 and placed second in the 100 behind teammate Will Griffin despite a nagging hamstring injury.

Alonzo Carr, Kristopher Gardner, Griffin and Alex Carr ran on both triumphant relay teams. Robert Hogg took the 1600 and Griffin finished second behind Carr in the 200.

Kennedy placed fourth in the meet but did not win any events.

MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION
At Kingston Stadium

Team Standings
1. Linn-Mar 140, 2. Iowa City High 128, 3. Cedar Rapids Washington 118, 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 51, 5. Dubuque Senior 46, 6. Dubuque Wahlert 37, 7. Waterloo West 36.

Shot Put
1. Dan Behning (DS) 47-1 1/2; 2. Jack Halupnik (LM) 47-0 1/2; 3. Brandon Allen (LM) 46-0 1/2; 4. Nick Beckman (ICH) 45-9 1/2; 5. Tre Keller (WW) 45-9; 6. Kody Dailey (ICH) 45-7.

Discus
1. Kody Dailey (ICH) 148-5 3/4; 2. Dan Sisler (DW) 137-10 1/2; 3. Colin Hennessy (CRW) 135-5 1/2; 4. Dan Behning (DS) 131-10 1/2; 5. Nick Beckman (ICH) 131-9 1/2; 6. Tre Keller (WW) 131-5 3/4.

High Jump
1. Jeremy Johnson (ICH) 6-5; 2. Cam Spears (ICH) 6-1; 3. Wesley Akin (WW) 6-0; 4. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 6-0; 5. Will Bradford (DS) 5-8.

Long Jump
1. Bobby Millard (ICH) 21-7; 2. Jasper Washington (ICH) 21-3; 3. Kristopher Gardner (CRW) 21-1; 4. Colton Sanchez (LM) 20-7; 5. Robert Hogg (CRW) 20-5; 6. Michael Detert (LM) 20-2.

3200 Meter Run
1. Josh Evans (LM) 9:54.03; 2. Andrew Brimeyer (DS) 9:57.13; 3. Etienne Nzoyisaba (CRW) 10:01.32; 4. Trevor Oates (CRK) 10:06.24; 5. Zach Greimann (ICH) 10:13.87; 6. Tyler Chlystun (LM) 10:29.73.

4x800 Relay
1. Linn-Mar (Aaron Razo, Nick Gentzler, Jabez Walker, Matt Simon) 8:13.09; 2. Iowa City High 8:17.74; 3. Wahlert 8:17.83; 4. Waterloo West 8:19.31; 5. Dubuque Senior 8:28.62; 6. Washington (Trevor Luebe, Laurent Hakizimana, Saromo Mugisha, Andree Mugemangango) 8:50.21.

Shuttle Hurdle Relay
1. Iowa City High 59.23; 2. Washington (Drake Hickok, Adam Sailor, Forest Vega, Antonio Johnson) 59.56; 3. Kennedy (Jacob Losch, Derek Jacobus, Thomas Kaiser, Josh Jahlas) 1:00.01; 4. Linn-Mar (Colton Sanchez, Ryan Wirth, Brandon Ophoff, Mike Keiser) 1:00.50; 5. Waterloo West 1:01.38; 6. Dubuque Senior 1:02.41.

100 Meter Dash
1. Will Griffin (CRW) 11.19; 2. Alex Carr (CRW) 11.38; 3. Tyrell Martin (WW) 11.44; 4. Hector Montelongo (ICH) 11.73; 5. Haris Nuhanovic (WW) 11.78; 6. Aaron Schueller (DW) 11.80.

100 Meter Wheelchair
1. Jon Litzkow (WW) 21.21; 2. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 27.16.

400 Meter Dash
1. Kyle Dunn (LM) 50.35; 2. Sterling Harris (ICH) 52.11; 3. Ryan Giesemann (DS) 52.46; 4. Nicholas Corbett (CRW) 52.48; 5. Jordan Kremer (LM) 52.80; 6. Zach Putnam (ICH) 53.68.

400 Meter Wheelchair
1. Jon Litzkow (WW) 1:13.46; 2. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 1:33.92.

4x200 Relay
1. Washington (Alonzo Carr, Kristopher Gardner, Will Griffin, Alex Carr) 1:30.05; 2. Waterloo West 1:31.59; 3. Kennedy (Alex Hillyer, John Koelling, Jed Haycraft, Anthony Crawley) 1:32.12; 4. Wahlert 1:33.42; 5. Linn-Mar (Brandon Jeffries, Tommy Feller, Jake Luerkens, Aaron Hunter) 1:33.84; 6. Dubuque Senior 1:37.93.

110 High Hurdles
1. Kyle Dunn (LM) 14.79; 2. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 14.92; 3. Dan Roemerman (ICH) 15.52; 4. Jacob Losch (CRK) 15.82; 5. Drake Hickok (CRW) 16.00; 6. Adam Sailor (CRW) 16.06.

1600 Meter Run
1. Robert Hogg (CRW) 4:31.55; 2. Brook Price (ICH) 4:32.19; 3. Thomas Singer (CRK) 4:32.46; 4. Josh Evans (LM) 4:32.77; 5. Etienne Nzoyisaba (CRW) 4:34.37; 6. Chase Grabau (LM) 4:34.59.

200 Meter Dash
1. Alex Carr (CRW) 22.71; 2. Will Griffin (CRW) 22.84; 3. Jake Luerkens (LM) 23.49; 4. Hector Montelongo (ICH) 23.66; 5. Jed Haycraft (CRK) 23.76; 6. Jordan Kremer (LM) 24.33.

200 Meter Wheelchair
1. Jon Litzkow (WW) 40.98; 2. Jordan Houdeshell (LM) 48.73.

400 Meter Hurdles
1. Kyle Dunn (LM) 54.25; 2. Jacob Losch (CRK) 55.91; 3. Brandon Ophoff (LM) 56.26; 4. Josh Jahlas (CRK) 57.73; 5. Trevor Hein (DS) 58.05; 6. Jamie Medina (WW) 58.73.

Distance Medley
1. Wahlert 3:36.11; 2. Linn-Mar (Aaron Hunter, Tommy Feller, Aaron Razo, Jabez Walker) 3:40.68; 3. Iowa City High 3:44.57; 4. Dubuque Senior 3:44.62; 5. Waterloo West 3:47.62; 6. Washington (Antonio Johnson, Adam Sailor, Nicholas Corbett, Trevor Luebe) 3:47.81.

800 Meter Run
1. Matt Simon (LM) 1:59.79; 2. Robert Hogg (LM) 1:59.99; 3. Nick Gentzler (LM) 2:01.71; 4. Saromo Mugisha (CRW) 2:03.90; 5. Alex Hottle (WW) 2:04.22; 6. Thomas Singer (CRK) 2:06.03.

4x100 Relay
1. Washington (Alonzo Carr, Will Griffin, Kristopher Gardner, Alex Carr) 42.74; 2. Iowa City High 43.56; 3. Wahlert 43.58; 4. Kennedy (Alex Hillyer, Josh Carew, Trevor Walker, Jed Haycraft) 46.03; 5. Dubuque Senior 47.73.

4x400 Relay
1. Iowa City High 3:25.64; 2. Linn-Mar (Aaron Razo, Jordan Kremer, Duggan Trenary, Kyle Dunn) 3:26.21; 3. Kennedy (Jacob Losch, Trevor Wood, Josh Jahlas, Anthony Crawley) 3:29.27; 4. Dubuque Senior 3:30.10; 5. Wahlert 3:32.37; 6. Washington (Drake Hickok, David Tann, Trevor Luebe, Robert Hogg) 3:47.27.

Kyle Dunn is contrite -- and impressive

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.