Several KNIA/KRLS Area athletes are going to be featured at the one of the most elite showcases of track and field in the country. The following have qualified for the annual Drake Relays April 27th through 29th in Des Moines:

Pella Boys – 12 Blue Standard Automatic Qualifiers
Chase Lauman – 3200 meters, Thursday at 5:52 p.m.; 800 meters, Friday at 1:48 p.m.; 1600 meters, Saturday at 4:47 p.m.
Canaan Dunham – 3200 meters, Thursday at 5:52 p.m.
Brandon Fischer – Shot Put, Thursday at 4:30 p.m.; Discus, Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Hanson King – Shot Put, Thursday at 4:30 p.m.; Discus, Friday at 8:30 a.m.
CJ Shetterly – 100 meters, Friday at 9:08 a.m.; Long Jump, Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Distance Medley Relay – Quinn Gruver, Cam Schulte, Trey Van Hauen, Chase Lauman — Friday at 10:38 a.m.
4×200 Relay – Kenson Fuller, Quinn Gruver, Cam Schulte, CJ Shetterly — Friday at 1 p.m.
4×100 Relay – Kenson Fuller, Quinn Gruver, Cam Schulte, CJ Shetterly — Saturday at 9:58 a.m.
4×800 Relay – Nathan Vander Waal, Atticus Vos, Trey Van Hauen, Canaan Dunham — Saturday at 10:40 a.m.

Pella Girls – Blue Standard in 4×100
Marissa Ferebee – 3000 meters, Thursday at 6:07 p.m. (first 3000 qualifier in school history)
Jacie Trine – 400 meters, Friday at 5:14 p.m.
4×100 – Delanie Reynolds, Kamryn Long, Marissa Hackman, Kelsey Tauke — Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
4×200 – Delanie Reynolds, Kelsey Tauke, Marissa Hackman, Kamryn Long — Friday at 12:47 p.m.
Sprint Medley Relay – Kamryn Long, Marissa Hackman, Delanie Reynolds, Jacie Trine — Friday at 9:49 a.m.

Pella Christian Boys – Blue Standards for Veenstra in Both Throwing Events
4×100 – Peyton Ritzert, Isaac Kacmarynski, Trevor Veenstra, Luke Nikkel, Alternates: Noah Nunnikhoven & Logan Nunnikhoven — Saturday at 9:58 a.m.
Trevor Veenstra – Shot Put, Thursday at 4:30 p.m.; Discus, Friday at 8:30 a.m.

Pella Christian Girls
4×100 – Chloe Nikkel, Anna DeBoef, Amelia Boender, Meredith Van Wyk, Alternates: Makayla Nikkel & Amaia Agre — Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

Knoxville Girls – Blue Standard for Ciara Heffron
Melanie Sullivan – Long Jump, Thursday at 5 p.m.
Ciara Heffron – Discus, Thursday at 2:30 p.m.
Ashlyn Finarty – Shot Put, Friday at 9 a.m.

Indianola Boys – 4×100 Blue Standard
Bennett Brueck – High Jump, Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
Logan Piper – 110 Hurdles, Friday at 8:44 a.m.
Jonce Hale – 100 meters, Friday at 9:08 a.m.
Logan Piper – 400 meter hurdles, Saturday at 1 p.m.
4×100 – Liam Kelso, Jonce Hale, Micah Duey, Eli Fox — Saturday at 9:58 a.m.

Indianola Girls
Josie McGraw – 100 meter hurdles, Friday at 8:30 a.m.
Kendall McDaniel – Shot Put, Friday at 9 a.m.
4×100 – Kaydence Eaton, Kiley Kindelspire, Hadley Vetter, Josie McGraw — Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

Norwalk Boys – Blue Standard for Hutson, 4×400 Relay, Distance Medley
Distance Medley Relay – Dillon Ranck, Braeden Carlson, Jacey Hutson, Ben Hanson — Friday at 10:38 a.m.
Jacey Hutson – 400 Meters, Friday at 5:20 p.m.
4×400 – Jacey Hutson, Dillon Ranck, Braeden Carlson, Ben Hanson — Friday at 8:48 p.m.
4×100 – Jacey Hutson, Eli Robbins, Landon Hochstein, Dillon Ranck — Saturday at 9:58 a.m.

Norwalk Girls
Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Kate Desmond, Keara Arnold, Chloe Martin, Shae Ung — Saturday at 8 a.m.
4×100 – Hailey Gear, Shae Ung, Jaylynn Brandt, Savannah Welch — Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

PCM Girls
Morgan Karr – 100 meter hurdles, Friday at 8:30 a.m.
4×100 – Lillian Humpal, Jorja Teeter, Tiffani Koonce, Morgan Karr — Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

PCM Boys
4×100 – Gavin Fenton, Gabe Hobbs, Griffin Olson, Evan Jones — Saturday at 9:58 a.m.

Pleasantville Girls — were added late Saturday, no names available on DrakeRelays.com