Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

The field is set.

The complete list of qualifiers for the 2026 state track and field meet that will run May 21-23 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines was released on Friday and the Your Prep Sports area will once again be well represented.

Here is a full list of area qualifiers by school with positions and times from Thursday’s state qualifying meets.

Boys Qualifiers

Class 4A

West High

200 – 17. Neil James 22.3

3,200 – 19. Michael Hanna 9:43

110 hurdles – 11. Ryder Gorsh 14.86; 14. Ely Smock 14.96

400 hurdles – 11. Ely Smock 54.34; 12. Waleed Ibrahim 54.72

High jump – 8. Mason Middleton 6-3; 23. Carter Spark 6-0

Discus – 14. Colin Whitters 155-11

Shot put – 1. James Barnett 59-3; 12. Colin Whitters 53-3 ¼

4×400 – 14. (Cael Dunham, Aidan Nelson, Advaith Gopinath, Mason Goering) 3:25.79

4×800 – 14. (Lars Pressler, Mohamed Musa, Thomas Tong, Zachariah Bruzek) 8:08.9

Shuttle hurdle – 1. (Ely Smock, Adan Carbajal, Cade Towler, Ryder Gorsh) 56.65

Sprint medley – 14. (Bernoli Luvandu, Abdul Hodge Jr., Neil James, Cael Dunham) 1:33.98

100 Ambulatory – 1. Thad Longmire 16.7

Liberty High

200 – 23. Rylen Schweitzer 22.73

400 – 23. Keyshun Fletcher 52.01

800 – 14. Keegan Decker 1:58.72

1,600 – 16. Keegan Decker 4:21.54

3,200 – 1. Keegan Decker 9:19.26; 17. Lars Hildebrand 9:42.26

High jump – 3. Victor Nakihinga 6-4

4×400 – 19. (Rylen Schweitzer, Cale Baldwin, Jaylen McDowell, Jackson Burnes) 3:27.47

Distance medley – 14. (Rylen Schweitzer, Cale Baldwin, Jaylen McDowell, Keegan Decker) 3:35.37

City High

800 – 24. Emmett Palmberg 1:59.97

110 hurdles – 24. Gavin Washpun 15.27

High jump – 4. Adams Kane 6-4; 20. Abe Bidanis 6-0

Long jump – 9. Damari Lacy 22-8 ¼

Discus – 1. Raphael Etuma 171-6; 22. Preston Mensah 149-7

Shot put – 2. Raphael Etuma 57-1 1/4

4×100 – 17. (Peter Pufall, Zyaire Washpun, Delonte Major, Damari Lacy) 42.78

4×200 – 15. (Marshall Sheldon, Zyaire Washpun, Kingstone Wright, Wyatt Bird) 1:29.41

4×400 – 16. (Marshall Sheldon, Gavin Washpun, Emmett Palmberg, Zyaire Washpun) 3:26.97

4×800 – 13. (Andrew Hamilton, Maxwell McDowell, Emmett Palmberg, Jarris Prottsman) 8:08.8

Shuttle hurdle – 17. (Karl Tshibangu, Gavin Washpun, Adams Kane, Seth McLean) 1:01.8

Sprint medley – 18. (Damari Lacy, Delonte Major, Zyaire Washpun, Marshall Sheldon) 1:34.46

Class 3A

Clear Creek Amana

100 – 17. Tay Seals 11.42

400 – 2. Quade Jensen 48.92

800 – 10. Jackson VanHorn 1:58.97

1,600 – 6. Carson Meskimen 4:27.8

3,200 – 11. Carson Meskimen 10:00.74

110 hurdles – 1. Tay Seals 14.19

Discus – 18. Karl Westermann 150-05

Shot put – 24. Carson Bromwell 48-5 ¼

4×100 – 21. (Brady Hilsman, Colter Austin, Adam Zeman, Tay Seals) 43.22

4×200 – 20. (Brady Hilsman, Adam Zeman, Cade Overman, Riley Colvin) 1:30.82

4×400 – 16. (Cade Overman, Riley Colvin, Jack Timmerman, Quade Jensen) 3:26.44

4×800 – 7. (Jackson VanHorn, Caden Burkle, Nic Schieltz, Kyle Vogel) 8:08.03

Distance medley – 9. (Tay Seals, Jack Timmerman, Jackson VanHorn, Carson Meskimen) 3:36.81

Sprint medley – 5. (Brady Hilsman, Adam Zeman, Riley Colvin, Quade Jensen) 1:32.68

Solon

100 – 20. Einar Stecher 11.45

200 – 22. Eli Kampman 22.63

400 – 6. Mac Svalstad 49.64

800 – 3. Mac Svalstad 1:57.71; 20. Jaimyn Bevans 2:00.98

400 hurdles – 18. Will Brandt 56.4

High jump – 15. Kaden Hoeper 6-2; 18. Easton Shipley 6-1

4×200 – 16. (Channing Wildrick, Jackson Burk, Paxton Holtkamp, Eli Kampman) 1:30.1

4×400 – 3. (Paxton Holtkamp, Eli Kampman, Jackson Burk, Mac Svalstad) 3:22.79

4×800 – 6. (Kaden Recker, Owen Young, Spencer Michels, Jaimyn Bevans) 8:08.02

Distance medley – 22. (Sawyer Hancox, Jacob Donnenwerth, Greyson Burg, Jaimyn Bevans) 3:41.21

Shuttle hurdle – 24. (Will Brandt, Jacob Donnenwerth, Michael Bigelow, Easton Shipley) 1:02.41

Class 2A

Regina

100 – 5. Edwin Gangba 11.17; 22. Philip Swen 11.51

200 – 14. Edwin Gangba 22.54; 24. Gabriel Hegelheimer 23.28

110 hurdles – 9. Gabe Schuessler 15.27

400 hurdles – 24. Holt Hinkel 57.51

Shot put – 19. Tate Wallace 48-10 ½

4×100 – 1. Regina (Philip Swen, Gabriel Hegelheimer, Gabe Schuessler, Edwin Gangba) 43.01

4×200 – 3. Regina (Philip Swen, Gabriel Hegelheimer, Hudson Koch, Edwin Gangba) 1:29.56

Shuttle hurdle – 21. (Holt Hinkel, Conor Keech, Zachary Poe, Gabe Schuessler) 1:03.89

West Branch

100 – 10. Keaton Gates 11.28

110 hurdles – 7. Nolan Staker 15.11

400 hurdles – 12. Nolan Staker 55.26; 17. Ty Stout 56.67

Long jump – 11. Jayden Harris 21-6 ¼

Shot put – 13. Michael Montgomery 51-2 ¼

4×100 – 12. (Jayden Harris, Keaton Gates, Garrison Gross, Griffin Seydel) 43.54

4×200 – 16. (Julian Weckmann, Lincoln Naber, Keaton Gates, Garrison Gross) 1:31.68

4×400 – 8. (Julian Weckmann, Lincoln Naber, Nolan Staker, Logan Christoffel) 3:27.19

Shuttle hurdle – 14. (Nolan Staker, Ty Stout, Brooks Seydel, Reid Hansen) 1:02.76

Sprint medley – 14. (Jayden Harris, Garrison Gross, Julian Weckmann, Lincoln Naber) 1:35.09

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