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City High continued its unbeaten start to the 2022 season on Saturday and the most recent win for the Little Hawks came over some impressive competition.

Jovan Harris won a pair of individual titles, Matt Schaeckenbach won an individual title and added two runner-up finishes and TaeShon McDaniels posted a first-place and runner-up finish as City High claimed the team title at the Dr. Brooks Coed Valley Relays in West Des Moines.

City High rolled up 142 points to finish seven in front of defending Class 4A state runner-up West Des Moines Dowling.

Southeast Polk was third with 91 followed by West Des Moines Valley with 82.5 and Ankeny with 60.

Harris led the Little Hawks on Saturday winning the 200 in a time of 22.91 and claiming the 400 title in 49.91.

Harris was also a member of the City High 4×400 relay team that placed fourth.

Schaeckenbach had a big day for City High winning the high jump by clearing 6-3 and adding runner-up finishes in both the 110 and 400 hurdles.

Schaeckenbach joined Austin Rindels, Ian Moore and Phillip Kaplan on the City High shuttle hurdle relay team that won in a time of 1:02.35.

McDaniels won the shot put with a mark of 54-2 ½ and was runner-up in the discus with a toss of 149-6.

The City High sprint medley relay team of Sam Rew, Mike Rew, Isaiah Svoboda and Juma Amisi won in 1:35.99.

Ammon Smith was third in the 400 and eighth in the 800 and Ostyn Friday was fourth in the shot put and seventh in the discus.

Ronnie Major finished runner-up in the long jump and teammate Akili Mattox was third and City High was fifth in both the 4×100 and 4×800 relays.

Dr. Brooks Coed Valley Relays

At West Des Moines Valley

Team scores – 1. City High 142; 2. West Des Moines Dowling 135; 3. Southeast Polk 91; 4. West Des Moines Valley 82.5; 5. Ankeny 60; 6. Johnston 59; 7. Indianola 58.5; 8. Ankeny Centennial 45; 9. Urbandale 37; 10. Des Moines Roosevelt 30; 11. Des Moines East 1

Individual event winners/area placewinners

Discus – 1. Walker Whalen (IND) 171-0; 2. TaeShon McDaniels (ICH) 149-6; 7. Ostyn Friday (ICH) 121-0

Shot put – 1. TaeShon McDaniels (ICH) 54-2 ½; 4. Ostyn Friday (ICH) 47-8 ¾

High jump – 1. Matt Schaeckenbach (ICH) 6-3

Long jump – 1. Abu Sama (SEP) 24-10; 2. Ronnie Major 21-8; 3. Akili Mattox (ICH) 20-11 ½

100 – 1. Mikey McClain (WDD) 11.05

200 – 1. Jovan Harris (ICH) 22.91

400 – 1. Jovan Harris (ICH) 49.91; 3. Ammon Smith (ICH) 50.93

800 – 1. Jackson Heidesch (WDD) 1:56.85; 4. Ammon Smith (ICH) 2:01.5; 7. Truman Thompson (ICH) 2:02.11

1,600 – 1. Will Ryan (WDD) 4:22.31; 4. Truman Thompson (ICH) 4:34.38

3,200 – 1. Tyler Schweizer (WDD) 9:29.24

110 hurdles – 1. Reid Schilb (WDV) 15.0; 2. Matt Schaeckenbach (ICH) 15.37; 5. Austin Rindels (ICH) 15.96

400 hurdles – 1. Logan Piper (IND) 56.44; 2. Matt Schaeckenbach (ICH) 56.76

Sprint medley relay – 1. City High (Sam Rew, Mike Rew, Isaiah Svoboda, Juma Amisi) 1:35.99

Distance medley relay – 1. West Des Moines Dowling 3:37.29; 7. City High (Carson Newton, Drew Larson, Juma Amisi, Patrick Sarsfield) 3:50.77

Shuttle hurdle relay – 1. City High (Matt Schaeckenbach, Austin Rindels, Ian Moore, Phillip Kaplan) 1:02.35

4×100 – 1. Southeast Polk 41.94; 5. City High (Sam Rew, Akili Mattox, Ronnie Major, Mengty Tan) 43.98

4×200 – 1. Southeast Polk 1:28.11

4×400 – 1. Ankeny 3:25.91; 4. City High (Ammon Smith, Matt Schaeckenbach, Akili Mattox, Jovan Harris) 3:33.82

4×800 – 1. West Des Moines Dowling 7:55.16; 5. City High (Patrick Sarsfield, Noah Carey, Sam Scheafer, Ayman Noreldaim) 8:37.34

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