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2025 Iowa High School State Track & Field Coverage Preview

Photo of Chris Berg Chris Berg Send an email May 21, 2025
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KCHA and 95.1 The Bull are excited to bring you comprehensive coverage of the 2025 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships, taking place May 22–24 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Starting Thursday at 9:30 AM, tune in for hourly updates at the bottom of the hour through Saturday, featuring real-time results, highlights, and insights from the meet. Fans can also catch exclusive video interviews with athletes and event updates on kchanews.com and 951thebull.com, bringing you closer to the action.

Participating Schools and Athletes

This year’s championships feature a talented lineup from local schools, including Central Springs, Charles City, Nashua-Plainfield, New Hampton, North Butler, Osage, Riceville, Saint Ansgar, South Winneshiek, Sumner-Fredericksburg, and Turkey Valley, competing across Class 1A, 2A, and 3A events. Below is the complete list of participating schools, athletes, and their events, ordered alphabetically by school:

Central Springs

Girls

  • Claire Rye (Yr: 12): Girls 3000m (2A), 11:56.03, Heat 1, Pos 15

Boys

  • Braydin Crum (Yr: 11): Boys High Jump (2A), 6-03.00, Flight 1, Pos 19; Boys Long Jump (2A), 21-07.25, Flight 1, Pos 11

Charles City

Boys

  • Victor Ward (Yr: 11): Boys 100m (3A, Prelims), 11.04, Heat 3, Pos 3; Boys 200m (3A, Prelims), 22.66, Heat 3, Pos 2

  • Relay Team (Boys 1600m SMR, 3A): 3:45.47, Heat 1, Pos 8 (P. Bruening, E. Causey, V. Ward, X. Graeser)

Girls

  • Sophia Calpito (Yr: 10): Girls 100m Hurdles (3A, Prelims), 15.21, Heat 2, Pos 5; Girls Long Jump (3A), 17-09.50, Flight 2, Pos 10

  • Leah Stewart (Yr: 12): Girls Discus Throw (3A), 119-03, Flight 1, Pos 11; Girls Shot Put (3A), 37-08.00, Flight 2, Pos 1

Nashua-Plainfield

Boys

  • Eli Kalainoff (Yr: 11): Boys Discus Throw (1A), 146-10, Flight 2, Pos 2

  • Relay Team (Boys 1600m SMR, 1A): 3:49.08, Heat 1, Pos 8 (N. Williams, E. Kalainoff, J. Smith, J. Hansen)

Girls

  • Kadence Huck (Yr: 12): Girls 400m (1A), 57.17, Heat 3, Pos 4; Girls 800m (1A), 2:23.14, Heat 2, Pos 1; Girls 1500m (1A), 4:56.03, Heat 1, Pos 9

  • Relay Team (Girls 1600m SMR, 1A): 4:19.73, Heat 3, Pos 3 (E. Foelske, M. Jimenez, K. Cerwinske, K. Huck)

New Hampton

Boys

  • Carson Laures (Yr: 09): Boys 400m Hurdles (2A), 56.35, Heat 2, Pos 1; Boys High Jump (2A), 6-00.00, Flight 1, Pos 5

Girls

  • Taylor Ries (Yr: 12): Girls 400m Hurdles (2A), 1:07.06, Heat 3, Pos 8

  • Relay Team (Girls 800m SMR, 2A): 1:54.46, Heat 1, Pos 6 (K. Hackman, M. Shawver, A. Cahoy, T. Ries)

  • Relay Team (Girls 1600m SMR, 2A): 4:27.77, Heat 1, Pos 3 (M. Shawver, A. Cahoy, C. Lester, T. Ries)

North Butler

Boys

  • Ezra Almelien (Yr: 10): Boys 3200m (1A), 10:22.41, Heat 1, Pos 4

  • Relay Team (Boys 4x200m, 1A): 1:32.90, Heat 1, Pos 5 (T. Pecha, I. Miller, S. Koop, C. Towsley)

  • Relay Team (Boys 4x800m, 1A): 8:46.66, Heat 1, Pos 7 (T. Pecha, A. Almelien, B. Henning, E. Almelien)

Girls

  • Laney Brinkman (Yr: 11): Girls 400m Hurdles (1A), 1:07.45, Heat 3, Pos 8

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x100m SHR, 1A, Prelims): 1:11.98, Heat 5, Pos 7 (L. Brinkman, A. Ulrich, C. McCandless, A. Rose)

Osage

Boys

  • Quinn Street (Yr: 11): Boys 400m (2A), 50.21, Heat 3, Pos 6

  • Alex Machin (Yr: 11): Boys Discus Throw (2A), 159-10, Flight 2, Pos 6

  • Relay Team (Boys 800m SMR, 2A): 1:35.00, Heat 3, Pos 2 (S. Christensen, P. Kisley, T. Huisman, Q. Street)

  • Relay Team (Boys 4x100m, 2A, Prelims): 43.86, Heat 2, Pos 7 (S. Christensen, T. Huisman, G. Uhlenhopp, S. Dodd)

  • Relay Team (Boys 4x110m SHR, 2A, Prelims): 1:03.74, Heat 3, Pos 7 (P. Kisley, M. Miner, G. Swann, N. Dalager)

Girls

  • Scarlett Byrnes (Yr: 11): Girls 1500m (2A), 4:58.88, Heat 1, Pos 9; Girls 3000m (2A), 10:55.28, Heat 1, Pos 20

  • Brylie Wagner (Yr: 10): Girls Discus Throw (2A), 113-10, Flight 1, Pos 10

Riceville

Boys

  • Asher Ebert (Yr: 09): Boys Discus Throw (1A), 144-03, Flight 1, Pos 12

Girls

  • Shayla Greeley (Yr: 12): Girls 400m Hurdles (1A), 1:07.43, Heat 3, Pos 1; Girls Long Jump (1A), 16-06.25, Flight 1, Pos 11

  • Claire Zweibohmer (Yr: 11): Girls 800m (1A), 2:28.85, Heat 1, Pos 3; Girls 1500m (1A), 5:02.70, Heat 1, Pos 2; Girls 3000m (1A), 11:30.98, Heat 1, Pos 3

  • Relay Team (Girls 1600m SMR, 1A): 4:33.41, Heat 1, Pos 2 (P. Backer, S. Greeley, T. Dohlman, C. Zweibohmer)

Saint Ansgar

Boys

  • Braden Halvorson (Yr: 11): Boys Shot Put (1A), 50-01.00, Flight 2, Pos 7

  • Relay Team (Boys 800m SMR, 1A): 1:36.95, Heat 2, Pos 7 (K. Michels, T. Kline, D. Brumm, D. Sudhoff)

Girls

  • Lindsay Kruse (Yr: 11): Girls Shot Put (1A), 34-11.75, Flight 1, Pos 1

  • Relay Team (Girls 800m SMR, 1A): 1:52.86, Heat 3, Pos 2 (A. Falk, I. Luft, M. Michels, I. Johnson)

  • Relay Team (Girls 1600m SMR, 1A): 4:24.36, Heat 3, Pos 7 (B. Wyria, I. Luft, A. Porisch, L. Powers)

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x100m, 1A, Prelims): 52.49, Heat 2, Pos 8 (M. Michels, E. Brumm, I. Luft, B. Wyria)

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x200m, 1A): 1:51.40, Heat 1, Pos 3 (M. Michels, I. Luft, E. Brumm, A. Falk)

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x100m SHR, 1A, Prelims): 1:09.51, Heat 6, Pos 3 (K. Peterson, M. Michels, A. Falk, B. Wyria)

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x400m, 1A, Prelims): 4:12.57, Heat 1, Pos 6 (L. Powers, A. Falk, A. Porisch, I. Johnston)

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x800m, 1A): 10:24.36, Heat 1, Pos 9 (A. Porisch, I. Johnston, L. Hanna, L. Powers)

South Winneshiek

Girls

  • Cloey Zweibohmer (Yr: 11): Girls 100m (1A, Prelims), 13.28, Heat 2, Pos 1

  • Maddy Jansen (Yr: 11): Girls 400m (1A), 59.65, Heat 3, Pos 7

  • Relay Team (Girls 800m SMR, 1A): 1:54.44, Heat 2, Pos 5 (K. Shimek, A. Hegeman, C. Zweibohmer, M. Jansen)

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x200m, 1A): 1:51.54, Heat 1, Pos 2 (K. Shimek, A. Johanningmeier, C. Zweibohmer, M. Jansen)

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x400m, 1A, Prelims): 4:11.80, Heat 1, Pos 3 (K. Shimek, A. Johanningmeier, A. Conway, M. Jansen)

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x800m, 1A): 10:44.88, Heat 1, Pos 6 (A. Hageman, K. Wenthold, A. Franzen, A. Conway)

Boys

  • Hugh Conway (Yr: 09): Boys 1600m (1A), 4:34.89, Heat 1, Pos 20; Boys 3200m (1A), 10:26.03, Heat 1, Pos 14

  • Cameron Einck (Yr: 09): Boys 3200m (1A), 10:45.55, Heat 1, Pos 23

  • Kaden Barton Franzen (Yr: 12): Boys High Jump (1A), 6-02.00, Flight 1, Pos 18

  • Relay Team (Boys 4x100m, 1A, Prelims): 44.84, Heat 2, Pos 11 (L. Flores, B. Franzen, L. Weiss, E. Greve)

Sumner-Fredericksburg

Boys

  • Kallen Wilharm (Yr: 12): Boys Discus Throw (2A), 160-00, Flight 2, Pos 7

  • Gavin Trask (Yr: 11): Boys Shot Put (2A), 54-01.75, Flight 2, Pos 10

  • Relay Team (Boys 800m SMR, 2A): 1:36.68, Heat 2, Pos 7 (N. Henderson, L. Steege, A. Brinkman, T. Nuss)

  • Relay Team (Boys 4x200m, 2A): 1:31.16, Heat 2, Pos 3 (N. Henderson, L. Steege, A. Brinkman, T. Nuss)

  • Relay Team (Boys 4x400m, 2A, Prelims): 3:26.13, Heat 3, Pos 5 (N. Henderson, I. Brinkman, C. Steege, T. Nuss)

Girls

  • Cami Judisch (Yr: 12): Girls 100m (2A, Prelims), 13.81, Heat 3, Pos 8

  • Braelyn Suckow (Yr: 10): Girls 200m (2A, Prelims), 27.10, Heat 2, Pos 8

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x200m, 2A): 1:48.91, Heat 2, Pos 7 (C. Judisch, L. Schoonover, S. Steege, B. Suckow)

Turkey Valley

Girls

  • Hazel Nieman (Yr: 10): Girls 400m (1A), 1:02.16, Heat 2, Pos 1

  • Isabella Stika (Yr: 10): Girls 800m (1A), 2:29.78, Heat 1, Pos 7

  • Relay Team (Girls 800m SMR, 1A): 1:57.36, Heat 1, Pos 2 (K. Kuenner, I. Throndson, H. Nieman, I. Stika)

  • Relay Team (Girls 1600m SMR, 1A): 4:30.11, Heat 2, Pos 7 (H. Nieman, B. Hayek, K. Kuennen, I. Stika)

  • Relay Team (Girls 4x400m, 1A, Prelims): 4:17.58, Heat 3, Pos 8 (K. Kuenner, I. Stika, A. Gruenberg, H. Nieman)

Athletes to Watch

Standout performers include Nashua-Plainfield’s Kadence Huck, a top contender in the Girls 400m (57.17), 800m (2:23.14), and 1500m (4:56.03, 1A), and Charles City’s Victor Ward, who is set to blaze through the Boys 100m (11.04) and 200m (22.66, 3A). Saint Ansgar’s girls’ relay teams are also ones to watch, with strong times in the 4x100m (52.49), 4x200m (1:51.40), and 4x400m (4:12.57). Osage’s Quinn Street (Boys 400m, 50.21, 2A) and Scarlett Byrnes (Girls 1500m, 4:58.88; 3000m, 10:55.28, 2A) are poised for podium finishes. From South Winneshiek, Maddy Jansen (Girls 400m, 59.65, 1A) and the Girls 4x400m relay team (4:11.80, 1A) are strong contenders. Turkey Valley’s Hazel Nieman (Girls 400m, 1:02.16, 1A) and Central Springs’ Braydin Crum (Boys Long Jump, 21-07.25, 2A) add to the excitement with their competitive marks.

Sponsors

Our coverage is made possible by the generous support of local sponsors:

  • Terry’s Auto Body & Trailer Sales

  • Town & Country Insurance

  • Riceville Lumber & LP Gas

  • Bank Iowa of Lawler

  • Regional Health Services Howard County

  • H & R Block of Osage

  • Cash Lumber of Lawler

What to Expect

Join KCHA and 95.1 The Bull for a thrilling weekend of competition, from heart-pounding relays to record-breaking field events. Whether you’re listening on the airwaves or watching athlete interviews online, we’ll bring you the stories and triumphs of Iowa’s top high school athletes. Don’t miss a moment of the 2025 Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships!

Photo of Chris Berg Chris Berg Send an email May 21, 2025
6 minutes read
Photo of Chris Berg

Chris Berg

Chris was born in Webster City and raised in Charles City, which basically means he’s been corn‑fed and radio‑bred since day one. As a kid, he was always caught singing along to the radio — and while he’ll tell you he’s great at karaoke, let’s just say the audience’s ears often file a noise complaint. When he’s not busy butchering ‘80s power ballads, Chris enjoys starting overly ambitious home projects that rarely make it past the “great idea” stage. He lives in Charles City with his endlessly patient wife Vicki and their kids, Brynlee and Jaxon, who have already perfected the art of the eye‑roll every time Dad cracks another “dad joke.”
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