A continued tradition of excellence was showcased at the 3A state qualifying meet at Pella High School Thursday evening. The Dutch have swept the district track and field meet titles every season since 2014, scoring the most points in each of those events for eight consecutive seasons — and 2023 was no exception. Here are the automatic qualifiers for the Dutch:

Pella Boys:
100 Meters – CJ Shetterly – 1st, 10.98
400 Meters – Colin Kerndt – 2nd, 51.63
800 Meters – Chase Lauman – 1st, 1:57.23
1600 Meters – Chase Lauman – 1st, 4:21.17
3200 Meters – Chase Lauman – 1st, 9:56.42; Canaan Dunham – 2nd, 10:01.48
Discus – Brandon Fischer – 1st, 190-05; Hanson King – 2nd, 161-08
Shot Put – Hanson King – 1st, 54-06.5; Brandon Fischer – 2nd, 53-10.5
4×100 Relay – 1st, 43.07
Shuttle Hurdle – 1st, 1:01.31
4×200 – 1st, 1:29.33
4×800 – 1st, 8:15.45
Distance Medley – 1st, 3:33.41

Pella Girls:
200 Meters – Jacie Trine – 1st, 25.91
400 Meters – Jacie Trine, 1st, 58.02
800 Meters – Abby Teagarden – 1st, 2:22.8
1500 Meters – Marissa Ferebee – 1st, 4:56.22
3000 Meters – Marissa Ferebee – 1st, 11:09.28; Tess Paulsen – 2nd, 12:04.47
High Jump – Kelsey Tauke – 2nd, 4-8
Sprint Medley – 1st, 1:50.32
4×100 – 1st, 50.4
4×200 – 1st, 1:46.47
4×400 – 1st, 4:05.11
4×800 – 1st, 10:07.58
Distance Medley – 2nd, 4:23.21

Hear from some of the state qualifiers from Pella on next week’s Radio Sports Page. At-large qualifiers — which will be the top eight remaining best times and distances across all of 3A from Thursday’s events, will be announced later today.