Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

A busy week at the Drake Relays for City High senior Matt Schaeckenbach started with a bang on Thursday.

Schaeckenbach finished fifth in the high jump to highlight the area action on the opening day for the 113^th Drake Relays at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

The City High senior cleared 6-7 on his way to a fifth-place finish on Thursday.

Cedar Falls senior Jacob Kieler cleared 6-10 to win the high jump title while Linn-Mar senior TJ Jackson and Mid-Prairie senior Cain Brown each cleared 6-9.

Liberty High senior Da’Shon Fisher and Solon senior Oaken Foster each cleared 6-3 to finish 20^th and 21^st respectively.

City High’s Truman Thompson finished 22^nd in the 3,200 in a time of 10:06.34.

On the girls side City High sophomore Nina Peterson finished 14^th in the 3,000 in a time of 10:26.91 while Liberty High junior Cori Mac was 15^th in 10:27.35.

Nicole Peterson placed 21^st in a time of 10:46.19.

Liberty High senior Jasmine Barney finished 16^th in the long jump with a mark of 16-8 ½ and Solon sophomore Kate Shafer was 16^th in the discus with a throw of 116-1.

Drake Relays

At Drake Stadium in Des Moines

Individual champions; area participants

Girls

3,000 – 1. Paityn Noe (Ballard) 9:28.89; 14. Nina Peterson (City High) 10:26.91; 15. Cori Mac (Liberty High) 10:27.35; 21. Nicole Peterson (City High) 10:46.19

Long jump – 1. Isabelle Noring (Carlisle) 18-10; 16. Jasmine Barney (Liberty High) 16-8 ½

Discus – 1. Charlee Morton (Hampton-Dumont) 146-3; 16. Kate Shafer (Solon) 116-1

Boys

3,200 – 1. Chase Lauman (Pella) 9:06.71; 22. Truman Thompson (City High) 10:06.34

High jump – 1. Jacob Kieler (Cedar Falls) 6-10; 5. Matt Schaeckenbach (City High) 6-7; 20. Da’Shon Fisher (Liberty High) 6-3; 21. Oaken Foster (Solon) 6-3

Shot put – 1. Spencer Kessel (Louisa-Muscatine) 62-3 ½

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