Day two of the Iowa High School state track and field meet featured some top finishes for Marion County athletes at Drake Stadium Friday.

The Pella Lady Dutch remain in the class 3A mix in a competitive field, scoring 30 team points through ten finals thus far. They trail Assumption at 37 and Decorah at 31.

One event earned the Lady Dutch 11 of those, as Kiki Pingel placed 3rd and Emily Holterhaus 4th in the 400 meter hurdles.

Pella also received a significant contribution from 3rd-place shot put thrower Kaeleigh DeWaard with a personal record 39-06.75. She tells KNIA/KRLS Sports she instantly knew the throw was a good one.

The Lady Dutch also nabbed a 3rd place spot in the 4×200 meter finals. Sprinter Metje Miller says it’s nice to get points with a tough field in place vying for the 3A title, and the girls are ready to hit their best times of the year.

Pella Christian’s Elizabeth Van Manen had the highest finished among local teams, earning 2nd place with a discus toss of 132-02, just a foot away from a state title. Knoxville’s Katie Keitges ran a stellar final leg to earn the Panthers a 7th place finish in the distance medley relay. PCM’s distance medley squad earned an 8th place finish. One of the best races of the day belonged to Avery Van Zee. The junior was able to pull a 3rd place finish in the 400 meter hurdles in only his fifth attempt at the race this year.

Tune into KNIA/KRLS throughout the day to hear live updates from the famous Blue Oval.
DAY TWO RESULTS:
Girls
2:00 PM – 3A – Girls – Shotput – Elisabeth Jansen, Pella – 15th place, 35-00.75
Kaeleigh DeWaard , Pella – 3rd place, 39-06.75
2:00 PM – 2A – Girls – Discus – Elizabeth Van Manen, Pella Christian – 2nd place, 132-02
Kylee Van Haalen-Brown
2:40 PM – 2A – Girls – Distance Medley (Finals) – PCM – 8th Place 4:18.99
3:00 PM – 3A – Girls – Distance Medley (Finals) – Pella – 17th – 4:24.2
Knoxville – 7th place 4:18.57
3:50 PM – 3A – Girls – 100 meter hurdles (Prelims) – Emma Thoreson – 6th place, 15.37, qualifies for finals
4:30 PM – 3A – Girls – Long Jump – Paighton Malek, Pella – 5th place 16-11.25
4:30 PM – 2A – Girls – 4×200 meter (Finals) – Pella Christian – 5th place 1:47.31
4:30 PM – 2A – Girls – High Jump – Morgan Fopma, Pella Christian – 14th place, 4-10
4:45 PM – 3A – Girls – 4×200 meter (Finals) – Pella – 3rd place, 1:44.38
5:20 PM – 2A – Girls – 400 meter hurdles (Finals) – Morgan Fopma, Pella Christian – 9th place, 1:01.13
Jayci Vos, PCM – did not place, 1:10.28
5:30 PM – 3A – Girls – 400 meter hurdles (Finals) – Kiki Pingel – 3rd place – 1:05.57
Emily Holterhaus – 4th place – 1:07.03
6:20 PM – 2A – Girls – 4×100 meter (Prelim) – Pella Christian – 5th place, qualifies for finals 51.06
6:30 PM – 3A – Girls – 4×100 meter (Prelim) – Pella – 3rd place, qualifies for finals, 49.16
7:00 PM – 2A – Girls – 4×400 meter (Prelim) – PCM – 5th place, 4:05.78, qualifies for finals
7:20 PM – 3A – Girls – 4×400 meter (Prelim) – Pella – 8th place, 4:04.75, qualifies for finals

Boys
9:00 AM – 1A – Boys – High Jump – Ethan Harrington, Melcher-Dallas – No Height
11:30 AM – 1A – Boys – Discus – Jake Crozier, Twin Cedars – 6th Place 148-11
2:00 PM – 3A – Boys – Long Jump – Trent Davis, Knoxville -16th place, 20-01.75
3:20 PM – 2A – Boys – 110 Meter Hurdles (Prelim) – Cole Dustin, PCM – 15.9, did not qualify
3:30 PM – 3A – Boys – 110 Meter Hurdles (Prelim) – Trent Davis, Knoxville – 15.89, did not qualify
4:00 PM – 2A – Boys – 4×200 Meter (Finals) – PCM – 10th, 1:33.88
Pleasantville – 15th – 1:35.12
4:30 PM – 2A – Boys – Discus – Will Anthony, Pleasantville – 12th place, 143-01
Chaz Clark, Pleasantville – 15t, 138-04
4:30 PM – 3A – Boys – Shotput – Travis Peterson, Knoxville – 21st, 46.01
Nick DeJong, Pella – 15th, 48-08.5
Tyson Wassenaar, Pella – 9th, 50-02.75
5:00 PM – 2A – Boys – 400 Meter Hurdles (Finals) – Gauge Van Haalen, Pleasantville – 14th place, 57.86
5:10 PM – 3A – Boys – 400 Meter Hurdles (Finals) – Avery Van Zee, Pella – 3rd place, 54.89
6:00 PM – 3A – Boys – Distance Medley – Knoxville – 21st – 3:50.81
7:40 PM – 2A – Boys – 4×400 Meter Relay (Prelim) – Pleasantville – 8th place, qualify for finals
8:00 PM – 3A – Boys – 4×400 Meter Relay (Prelim) – Knoxville – 24th place
Pella – 21st place