A showcase of the depth of the Pella track and field programs will once again be on display as the boys and girls travel to the district meet in Saydel for state qualifying today.

The Dutch are gearing up for several entries to next week’s State Track and Field Meet in Des Moines. The top two from each event tonight will automatically earn bids to Drake Stadium, while eight at-large qualifiers will be added from across the state based on time or distance.

This year’s contenders are listed below based on best results from the season among the teams competing in the district meet, starting with the Pella Boys (please note athletes can compete in a maximum of four events, and may not end up qualifying in the events below):

400 Meter Dash – Harrison Mullens, 3rd (50.16)
800 Meter Run – Canaan Dunham, 1st (1:57.8); Nathan Vander Waal, 2nd (2:01.45)
1600 Meter Run – Canaan Dunham, 1st (4:14.32); Nathan Vander Waal, 2nd (4:19.78)
3200 Meter Run – Canaan Dunham, 1st (9:04.01) – 3A Leader; Nathan Vander Waal, 3rd (9:40.94)
Long Jump – Owen Kettler, 1st (21-00.5); Bailey Shetterly, 2nd (20-09.75)
High Jump – Logan VanDenBroek, 3rd (6-2)
Shot Put – Hanson King, 1st (59-11.75) – state leader
Discus – Hanson King, 1st (186-7); Reagan Anderson, 3rd (152-5); Garrett O’Halloran, 4th (151) ***only two entries can compete
4×200 Relay – 3rd (Kerndt, Shetterly, Pleima, Mullens) – 1:31.92
4×400 Relay – 2nd (Lautenbach, Kerndt, Shetterly, Mullens) – 3:31.49
4×800 Relay – 2nd (Vander Waal, Gaulke, Gaul, Dunham) – 8:15.28
Distance Medley Relay – 1st (Kerndt, Shetterly, Mullens, Dunham) – 3:35.03
Shuttle Hurdle Relay – 1st (Vanderhoff, Shetterly, VanDenBroek, Huyser) – 1:01.26

Girls Contenders:
400 Meter Dash – Lizzie Neumann, 3rd (1:01.61); Macy Schroeder, 4th (1:01.78)
800 Meter Run – Marissa Ferebee, 2nd (2:19.1)
1500 Meter Run – Marissa Ferebee, 1st (4:31.72) – 3A leader; Ruth Dunham, 3rd (4:55.88); Raegan Snieder, 4th (4:56.6) ***only two entries can compete
3000 Meter Run – Marissa Ferebee, 1st (9:42.89) – 3A leader; Ruth Dunhan, 3rd (10:40.62)
Shot Put – Katie Scheckel, 3rd (35-10)
4×200 Relay – 2nd (Melvin, Barnes, Trine, Schiebout) – 1:49.16
4×400 Relay – 2nd (Schiebout, Neumann, Punt, Schroeder) – 4:12.28
4×800 Relay – 2nd (Schroeder, Neumann, Snieder, Ferebee) – 9:32.03
Sprint Medley Relay – 3rd (Melvin, Trine, Schiebout, Barnes) – 1:54.57
Distance Medley Relay – 2nd (Parks, Schroder, Schroeder, Ferebee) – 4:22.1

Events begin at 4:00 this afternoon in Saydel.