Everything You Need to Know Ahead of Thursday's State Qualifying Meets

Everything you need to know ahead of Thursday's state qualifying meets

This Thursday, tickets across Southwest Iowa will be punched to the state track & field meet next week in Des Moines. Here is everything you need to know about those meets.

Area Track Athletes Qualify for State

The wind may have been the biggest competition local athletes faced yesterday as they tried to qualify to the State Meet in Des Moines next week. The wind was consistently blowing near 30 miles per hour, with gusts nearing 55 miles per hour. West Hancock and Lake Mills were at Northwood-Kensett for their qualifying meet, Forest City, Belmond-Klemme, and Garner-Hayfield-Ventura were in Garner for their meet, and North Iowa was at North Union. Pho…

State Qualifying Track Meet Results: Bulldogs Take Both Team Titles at Griswold

(Griswold, IA) — Class 1A District number two is stacked with track and field talent and it was on display on Thursday night as kids tried to qualify for next week’s state meet.  Riverside would win the team competition; Gabe Funk won a close race in the 400 against Luke Sternberg with latter breaking another school record.  The home team had some highlights but one big injury.  The following is a team by team breakdown of the night: Riverside G…