Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

DES MOINES – There is a simple trend that has applied to Solon standout thrower Ben Kampman in his events this season.

When Kampman throws well in the discus he usually has a strong day in the shot put.

Having a day between breaks didn’t stop that streak for Kampman on Friday at the Class 3A state track and field meet at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Kampman followed up a state title in the discus on Thursday with a third-place finish in the shot put on Friday helping Solon continue to hang around in the 3A team race.

“I came in today with a lot more confidence,” Kampman said. “After I throw long disc I usually throw long shot and that continued.”

Kampman became the first discus champion in Solon history on Thursday winning his first career state title.

On Friday he set a career best with a toss of 55-6 ¾ to post his second top-three finish in as many days.

“I just wanted to throw over 55 and I hit that so I am really happy,” Kampman said. “I’m happy with how I threw.”

A Duke recruit, Kampman specializes in the discus but showed his overall throwing prowess on Friday.

His first throw was 53-8 ½ which was good enough to reach finals where he unleashed his first career throw over 55 feet.

Pella senior Hanson King won the discus with a toss of 59-5 ½ while Vinton-Shellsburg senior Tory Wash was second at 57-10.

“I work shot every day in practice,” Kampman said. “I have a little more attention on discus but doing both it transfers over and that helps.”

The strong two-day showing from Kampman has been part of a strong start to the meet for Solon which sits third in the 3A team standings with 27 points entering the final day.

Pella leads the 3A team standings with 35 points followed by Western Dubuque with 28.

Solon also got an eighth-place finish from junior Caleb Bock in the long jump on Friday.

Bock finished eighth with a jump of 21-2.

Boys Results

Class 3A State Meet

At Drake Stadium in Des Moines

Team scores (Top 10; area teams) – 1. Pella 35; 2. Western Dubuque 28; 3. Solon 27; 4. Center Point-Urbana 26; 5. Clear Creek Amana 22; 6. Sioux City Heelan 18; 6. Williamsburg 18; 6. Centra DeWitt 18; 9. ADM 17; 10. South Tama 14

Individual results (Event winner; area participants)

Distance medley – 1. Western Dubuque 3:28.17; 5. Clear Creek Amana (Brayden Frank, Owen Rosenberg, Cale Berry, Isaac Sorensen) 3:33.34; 13. Solon (Gavin Sieverding, Grant Knipper, Grant Bumsted, Brick Kabela) 3:36.67

400 hurdles – 1. Tristan Rheingans (Central DeWitt) 52.64; 13. Thomas Stiltner (Clear Creek Amana) 56.05

4×200 – 1. ADM 1:25.55; 22. Solon (Milo Ashbacker, Eddie Johnson, Eli Kampman, Austin Knight) 1:32.82

Long jump – 1. Aren Schlemme (Clear Creek Amana) 22-2 ½; 8. Caleb Bock (Solon) 21-2;

Shot put – 1. Hanson King (Pella) 59-5 ½; 3. Ben Kampman (Solon) 55-6 ¾; 15. Marcus Richard (Solon) 50-2 ½; 16. Landon Prince (Clear Creek Amana) 49-9 ¼

Girls Results

Class 3A State Meet

At Drake Stadium in Des Moines

Team scores (Top 10; area teams) – 1. Mount Vernon 35; 2. Clear Lake 31; 3. Gilbert 29; 4. ADM 28; 5. Hampton-Dumont-CAL 20; 6. Pella 16; 6. Sioux Center 16; 8. Charles City 14; 9. Knoxville 13; 10. Maquoketa 12; 36. Solon 3; 39. Clear Creek Amana 2

Individual results (Event winner; area participants)

Distance medley – 1. Gilbert 4:06.13; 11. Solon (Marin Ashbacker, Gracie Federspiel, Kobi Lietz, Anna Quillin) 4:14.75;

400 hurdles – 1. Reese Brownlee (Clear Lake) 59.83

4×200 – 1. MOC-Floyd Valley 1:42.06; 6. Solon (Mia Stahle, Mia Duckett, Kobi Lietz, Aly Stahle) 1:43.99; 18. Clear Creek Amana (Anna Johnson, Maycin Ernst, Bliss Beck, Elizabeth Timmerman) 1:46.74

Long jump – 1. Reese Brownlee (Clear Lake) 19-3 ½; 7. Elizabeth Timmerman (Clear Creek Amana) 17-0 ¼; 10. Hailey Miller (Solon) 16-6 ¾

Shot put – 1. Charlee Morton (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) 41-2; 23. Abigail Felton (Solon) 32-5 ¼

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