It was a banner night in the return to the Class 3A district meet as Pella won their state qualifying event in both the boys and girls competition Thursday at their home site.
The Dutch boys scored 194 team points and automatically qualified 15 entries to the state meet in Des Moines next week, while the Lady Dutch tallied 156 team points and 10 automatic bids to Drake Stadium in Des Moines. The Pella High coaching staff believes an additional five boys qualifiers and four girls entries will receive at large consideration for state.
Knoxville’s boys had three entries automatically qualify for the state meet, including the sprint medley relay in the opening race and the 4×400 relay to book the district meet, with Kieren Nichols winning the 400 meter dash and likely finding an at-large time in the 200.
Find full results from the 3A district track and field meet at Pella High School here, and a list of automatic qualifiers from the Dutch and Panthers track and field teams by clicking here.
Photos from the event:
Posted by KNIA KRLS on Thursday, May 13, 2021
The athletes of Pella and Knoxville who qualified for state will be featured with full interviews on the Wednesday, May 19th and Thursday, May 20th editions of the KNIA/KRLS Radio Sports Page.