Olympian, collegiate and high school athletes all gathered together at Drake Stadium for the annual Drake Relays starting on Thursday, April 25 and concluding on Saturday, April 27. Over 20 West track and field athletes traveled to Des Moines to participate. For a full list of the qualifiers click here. The track and field teams will officially head into championship season in the next few weeks as they compete for a chance to travel back to the Blue Oval for the state championships in a little under a month.

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Kara Wagenknecht

Gabe Caruthers '19 gets set in his blocks before his race on Friday, April 26. Caruthers placed fourth in a time of 49.12 in the first ever high school 400 meter dash at the Drake Relays.

Girls results:

Discus: 16. Alexie Little ’20 116-2

Shot put: 5. Salima Omari ’20 39-11.75

100 meter hurdles: 2. Peyton Steva ’19 14.33

4×100 meter relay: 46. Liao, Termeice Carter ’22, Dillingham and Steva 52.03

4×200 meter relay: 23. Steva, Celestina Nuro-Gyina ’22, Mia Dillingham ’21 and Amy Liao ’21 1:49.70

Boys results:

High jump: 21. Marcus Morgan ’21 6-1.00

Discus: 22. Green 138-5

Shot put: 5. Landon Green ’19 54-6.75

100 meter dash: 14. Gabe Caruthers ’19 11.17

400  meter dash: 4. Caruthers 49.12

1,600 meter run: 8. Greiner 4:26.75

3,200 meter run: 15. Kolby Greiner ’19 9:48.20

4×100 meter relay: 35. Shamar Wyatt ’19, Nate Gudenkauf ’22, Tyuss Bell ’21 and Fabian Brown ’21 44.67