Ankeny Centennial sprinter Noah Ross closed out his high school track career in style. A member of the Jaguars' state champion 4x200 and 4x100 relays a year ago, Ross raced to a third-place finish in the 100 on Saturday at the boys' Class 4A state meet. He posted a time of 10.68 seconds. "It's my first time running an open event at state so to go from … [Read more...] about ‘It means the world’: Jaguars’ Ross places 3rd in 100, earns spot on awards podium
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‘We just wanted to break our time at Drake’: Jaguars place 3rd in 4×800 relay
The Ankeny Centennial boys' track team is tied for 13th place in Class 4A with six points after the opening day of the coed state track meet at Drake Stadium. The Jaguars earned a third-place finish in the 4x800 relay on Thursday. The foursome of Jax Alvarez, Jackson Lewis, Brecken Allen and Cohen Moll set a school record with a time of … [Read more...] about ‘We just wanted to break our time at Drake’: Jaguars place 3rd in 4×800 relay
Centennial’s Flick, Ross steal some of the spotlight away from dominant NW squads
On a night when Waukee Northwest dominated a state qualifying meet on its home track, Becci Flick and Noah Ross of Ankeny Centennial stole at least some of the spotlight. Flick and Ross each won an individual event and also anchored a winning relay to lead the Jaguars to a runner-up finish in their respective divisions. "I'm confident in this team, and … [Read more...] about Centennial’s Flick, Ross steal some of the spotlight away from dominant NW squads
Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Noah Ross, Ankeny Centennial boys’ track
Sprinter Noah Ross of the Ankeny Centennial boys' track team is one of several returning state qualifiers from a squad that placed fourth in last year's Class 4A state meet with 61 points. Ross is the lone returnee from the Jaguars' state champion 4x100 and 4x200 relays. He also ran on the third-place sprint medley relay. Here is some inside info on … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Noah Ross, Ankeny Centennial boys’ track
‘This is what you work for all year’: Jackson wins 200, anchors Jaguars’ winning 4×100
The Ankeny boys' track team stole most of the headlines on Saturday in the Class 4A state meet. But Braeden Jackson and the Ankeny Centennial sprinters made plenty of noise, too. Jackson won a state title in the 200, anchored his team to another victory in the 4x100 relay, and led Centennial to a fourth-place finish in the team standings. The Jaguars … [Read more...] about ‘This is what you work for all year’: Jackson wins 200, anchors Jaguars’ winning 4×100
Jaguars defend state title in 4×200 relay, break all-time mark in 4×100 preliminaries
(Story by Stephen McDaniel) Noah Ross, Robert McGhee, Caleb Reed and Braeden Jackson got their all-time state record, but just not the one they were on the hunt for. The Ankeny Centennial quartet was on the cusp of setting the all-time record in the 4x200 relay after becoming the second team in Iowa high school history to run a time that was sub-1:26 … [Read more...] about Jaguars defend state title in 4×200 relay, break all-time mark in 4×100 preliminaries