By Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

The high school portion of the 2017 Drake Relays will run from April 27-29 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Here is a list of the leaders and area qualifiers in every event.

GIRLS

100 (32 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Prelims: Friday, April 28 at 8:31 a.m. Finals: Friday, April 28 at 1:33 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Kerris Roberts (Waterloo East) 12.04.

100 Hurdles (32 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Prelims: Friday, April 28 at 8 a.m. Finals: Friday, April 28 at 11:04 a.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Valerie Welch (West High) 14.34; 17. Kitra Bell (West High) 15.52; 24. Kia Noibi (West High) 15.72.

400 Hurdles (16 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Saturday, April 29 at 1:25 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Payton Wensel (Linn-Mar) 1:01.52; 2. Valerie Welch (West High) 1:03.92; 7. Paige Miller (West Branch) 1:06.2; 13. Gabbi Bullard (Solon) 1:06.53.

800 (16 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday, April 28 at 2:48 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Joy Ripslinger (Davenport Assumption) 2:09.84; 3. Bailey Nock (West High) 2:15.28.

1,500 (21 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Saturday, April 29 at 12:45 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Joy Ripslinger (Davenport Assumption) 4:35.52; 6. Bailey Nock (West High) 4:48.59; 18. Gabby Skopec (West High) 4:54.68.

3,000 (21 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Thursday, April 27 at 6:10 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Marie Hostetler (Mid-Prairie) 10:03.2; 4. Bailey Nock (West High) 10:22.24; 8. Gabby Skopec (West High) 10:33.81.

Long jump (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Thursday, April 27 at 5 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Darby Thomas (Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln) 19-1 ¼; 2. Valerie Welch (West High) 18-10 ¼; 5. Kitra Bell (West High) 18-1.

High jump (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday, April 28 at 9:45 a.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Josie Durr (Solon) 5-6; 14. Abby Smith (Solon) 5-4.

Discus (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday, April 27 at 4 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Anna Hoyman (Indianola) 144-11; 8. Leah Dusterhoft (West High) 130-1; 20. Luci Murphy (City High) 122-7.

Shot put (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday, April 28 at 8:30 a.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Kat Moody (Waukee) 47-0 ¾; 4. Chandler Haight (West High) 44-0 ¾; 24. Luci Murphy (ICH) 39-1.

4×100 Relay (80 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Prelims: Friday, April 28 at 5:10 p.m. Finals: Saturday, April 29 at 3:31 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Waterloo East 48.42; 20. City High (Emma Clark, Azzura Sartini-Rideout, Emma Cooper, Tiara Green) 50.76; 21. West High (Kitra Bell, Peyton Steva, Katie Severt, Ally Bauer) 50.79; 28. Solon (Bryn Hanrahan, Molly Duckett, Alexis Sands, Erin Kerkhoff) 51.06.

4×200 Relay (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday, April 28 at 12:38 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Davenport Assumption 1:43.34; 11. West High (Katie Severt, Micaela Gravelin, Kitra Bell, Valerie Welch) 1:45.59; 24. City High (Emma Clark, Tiara Green, Sydney DePrenger, Emma Cooper) 1:47.33.

4×400 Relay (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Prelims: Friday, April 28 at 8:30 p.m. Finals: Saturday, April 29 at 4:15 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Southeast Polk 3:57.98; 6. Solon (Taylor Ryan, Cayley Annis, Abby Smith, Erin Kerkhoff) 4:03.05. 

4×800 Relay (16 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Saturday, April 28 at 9:01 a.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Davenport Assumption 9:32.17; 6. West High (Olivia Moore, Deniz Ince, Gabby Skopec, Bailey Nock) 9:35.94.

Sprint Medley Relay (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday, April 28 at 10:24 a.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Waukee 1:47.25; 16. West High (Peyton Steva, Ally Bauer, Kitra Bell, Valerie Welch) 1:51.31; 23. Solon (Sayler McIlravy, Alexis Sands, Taylor Ryan, Erin Kerkhoff) 1:51.78.

Shuttle Hurdle Relay (16 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Prelim: Saturday, April 29 at 8 a.m. Final: Saturday, April 29 at 12:10 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Waukee 1:01.26; 2. West High (Kitra Bell, Peyton Steva, Taylor Cannon, Valerie Welch) 1:04.98; 16. Solon (Molly Duckett, Rachael Nelson, Peyton Sands, Alexis Sands) 1:07.67.

BOYS

100 (32 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Prelims: Friday, April 28 at 8:46 p.m. Finals: Friday, April 28 at 1:51 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Ryan VanBaale (Ankeny Centennial) 10.56.

110 Hurdles (32 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Prelims: Friday, April 28 at 8:16 a.m. Finals: Friday, April 28 at 11:09 a.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Joah Banks (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 13.97; 25. Max Hill (West High) 15.09.

400 Hurdles (16 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Saturday, April 29 at 1:36 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Nathan Hoy (Cedar Falls) 52.96; 8. Austin West (West High) 54.5.

800 (16 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday, April 28 at 2:54 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Matt Fraizer (West Des Moines Dowling) 1:54.53; 10. Derek Nugent (West High) 1:57.18.

1,600 (21 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Saturday, April 29 at 12:52 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Gable Sieperda (Central Lyon) 4:19.49; 6. Kolby Greiner (West High) 4:25.87.

3,200 (21 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Thursday, April 27 at 6:25 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Sam Schillinger (Cedar Falls) 9:18.11; 5. Kolby Greiner (West High) 9:30.95; 12. Ali Ali (West High) 9:39.34; 13. Michael Berg (City High) 9:41.5.

Long jump (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday, April 28 at 9:30 a.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Trey Washington (Dallas Center-Grimes) 23-6 ½.

High jump (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Thursday, April 27 at 4:30 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. J’Von Harris (Oskaloosa) 6-10; 20. Jared Sams-Merriwether (West High) 6-4.

Discus (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday, April 28 at 9 a.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Tristan Wirfs (Mount Vernon) 195-2; 16. Jonathan Gannon (West High) 163-1; 19. Jared Brinkman (Regina) 162-2 ¼; 20. Blake Ealy (West High) 160-8.

Shot put (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Thursday, April 27 at 4:30 p.m.

State Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Nick Phelps (Kingsley-Pierson/Woodbury Central)/Tristan Wirfs (Mount Vernon) 65-10 ½; 4. Jared Brinkman (Regina) 63-6; 15. Tyler Linderbaum (Solon) 55-4 ¼; 22. Alex Kleinow (West High) 53-4.

4×100 Relay (80 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Prelims: Friday, April 28 at 6:05 p.m. Finals: Saturday, April 29 at 3:36 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Davenport North 42.45; 28. City High (Zach Jones, Jack Roggeveen, Rex Thompson, Vance Dillon) 44.19; 30. West High (Kimball Henstrom, Austin West, Trumell Roberts, Gabe Caruthers) 44.28.

4×200 Relay (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday April, 28 at 12:50 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Western Dubuque 1:28.31.

4×400 Relay (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Prelims: Friday, April 28 at 8:50 p.m. Finals: Saturday, April 29 at 4:22 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Waukee 3:20.84; 5. West High (Derek Nugent, Austin West, Gabe Caruthers, Jeff Garbutt) 3:22.57; 13. City High (Daniel Brown, Zach Jones, Lucas Firmstone, Jack Roggeveen) 3:25.26.

4×800 Relay (16 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Saturday, April 29 at 9:16 a.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. West Des Moines Dowling 7:57.62; 8. West High (Jeff Garbutt, Kolby Greiner, Ali Ali, Derek Nugent) 8:08.37; 12. City High (Daniel Brown, Lucas Firmstone, Jimmy Momberg, Jarren Lucas) 8:10.69.

Distance Medley Relay (24 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Friday, April 28 at 10:37 a.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. West Des Moines Dowling 3:32.34; 6. City High (Jack Roggeveen, Rajay Rodney, Zach Jones, Jim McMillan) 3:34.54; 7. West High (Austin West, Kaleb Williams, Gabe Caruthers, Derek Nugent) 3:34.76;

Shuttle Hurdle Relay (16 qualifiers)

Day/Time: Saturday, April 29 at 12:15 p.m.

Leader/Area Qualifiers: 1. Ankeny Centennial 56.44; 13. West High (Max Hill, Javonte Williams, Cole Mabry, Austin West) 59.43.