For the first time, the teams of the Little Hawkeye Conference were invited to compete at the state track and field meet venue before the Drake Relays. The annual Jim Duncan Invitational highlighted the best of central Iowa’s Class 3A and 4A conferences, and Pella, Norwalk, and Indianola took advantage of the chance to run, jump, and throw at the famous Blue Oval. Traditionally, the meet has served as a showcase of the Central Iowa Metro League, but in 2023 and going forward, the Little Hawkeye, Raccoon River, and Iowa Alliance Conference are now also invited.

Lightning and heavy rain cut off the festivities mid-afternoon, but before the weather washed away the final events, the trio of KNIA/KRLS area schools had several highlights throughout the day. No team scores were kept and not all events were completed. Click here for full results.

Pella Boys Top Eight Finishes:
3200 meters – Chase Lauman, 1st – 9:15.3 (new school record); Canaan Dunham, 3rd – 9:32.68
Distance Medley Relay – Quinn Gruver, Cam Schulte, Trey Van Hauen, Chase Lauman (1st, 3:33.21)
Shot Put – Hanson King, 1st – 52-7.75; Brandon Fischer, 2nd – 51-7.5
Discus – Brandon Fischer, 1st – 174-10; Hanson King, 2nd – 155-7
100 meter dash – CJ Shetterly, 2nd – 10.92 seconds (Drake Relays Blue Standard – 12th for Pella in 2023)
4×200 Relay – Kenson Fuller, Quinn Gruver, Cam Schulte, CJ Shetterly (3rd, 1:31.16)
Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Cor Huyser, Andrew Vanderhoff, Levi Shetterly, Luke Fairchild (8th, 1:03.61)

Pella Girls Top Eight Finishes:
400 meters – Jacie Trine, 3rd – 59.58 seconds
3000 meters – Marissa Ferebee, 7th – 10:34.58 (new school record)
4×200 Relay – Delanie Reynolds, Kelsey Tauke, Kamryn Long, Marissa Hackman (4th, 1:47.12)
Sprint Medley Relay – Kamryn Long, Marissa Hackman, Delanie Reynolds, Jacie Trine (5th, 1:53.28)
4×800 Relay – Abby Teagarden, Raegan Snieder, Lizzie Neumann, Macy Schroeder (6th, 9:52.82)

Indianola Boys Top Eight Finishes:
100 meter dash – Jonce Hale, 5th – 11.14 seconds; Eli Fox, 8th – 11.21 seconds
400 meters – Logan Piper, 6th – 50.96 seconds
High Jump – Jonce Hale, 6th – 5-10
Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Logan Piper, Vincent Anderson, Andrew DeWall, August Anderson (7th, 1:03.6)
Sprint Medley Relay – Byron Taylor, Micah Duey, Luke Rockhold, Jack Hilton (8th, 1:38.73)

Indianola Girls Top Eight Finishes:
Shot Put – Kendall McDaniel, 3rd – 37-5.5
Discus – Abbie Kluver, 4th – 116-11

Norwalk Boys Top Eight Finishes:
Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Daniel Webster, Daniel Roche, Isaac Sutcliffe, Braeden Carlson (2nd, 1:02.43)
Distance Medley Relay – Dillon Ranck, Braeden Carlson, Jacey Hutson, Ben Hanson (3rd, 3:34.5)
High Jump – Kaiden Kunze, t-7th – 5-10
4×800 Relay – Cameron Thomas, Grant Wallace, Adrian Mosqueda, Henry Groos (7th, 8:20.37)
Shot Put – Maddux Borcherding-Johnson, 8th – 47 feet

Norwalk Girls Top Eight Finishes:
100 meter hurdles – Ella Johnson, 2nd – 17.61
4×200 Relay – Kennedy Robbins, Savannah Welch, Ashlyn Brown, Nyah Hulbert (7th, 1:50.59)