It was a jubilant bus ride home for the Ankeny track teams on Thursday night. Both squads captured team titles in a Class 4A state qualifying meet at Council Bluffs. More importantly, the Hawkettes and Hawks unofficially qualified for next week's state meet in 17 and 15 events, respectively. "We are so excited with how our team competed," said Ankeny … [Read more...] about Hawks, Hawkettes sweep team titles at Class 4A SQM in impressive fashion
TJ Jumper
Hawkettes, Jaguars score 83 points, tie for 6th overall at CIML Conference meet
The Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial girls' track teams each won one event and tied for sixth place overall in the CIML Conference meet on Thursday at Ankeny Stadium. The Hawkettes and Jaguars both finished with 83 points. "We were so excited about the competitive spirit that our team showed," said Ankeny coach TJ Jumper. "It was just a grind-it-out … [Read more...] about Hawkettes, Jaguars score 83 points, tie for 6th overall at CIML Conference meet
Hawkettes place 5th in 4×800, scratch out of 2 other finals at stormy Relays
Perhaps no team was affected more by the storm delay on Saturday afternoon at the Drake Relays than the Ankeny girls' track squad. When the meet resumed a few hours later, the Hawkettes made the difficult decision to scratch out of two events. "We decided to scratch the 4x100 relay and Drew (Beason) in the 1,500 because of the weather, long delay, and … [Read more...] about Hawkettes place 5th in 4×800, scratch out of 2 other finals at stormy Relays
Centennial girls win 4 events, place 2nd overall at Weier Invite; Ankeny takes 5th
While the Ankeny girls' track team rested many of its top athletes on Monday, Ankeny Centennial took a different approach to the Larry Weier Invitational at Dowling Catholic and placed second overall with 141.33 points. The host Maroons easily defended their team title, racking up 190.33 points. Johnston was third with 132. "We had a great night," said … [Read more...] about Centennial girls win 4 events, place 2nd overall at Weier Invite; Ankeny takes 5th
Centennial girls win 2 relays, edge Ankeny for 3rd place at Jaguar Invite
The battle for third place in the Jaguar Invitational on Thursday came down to the final event of the girls' track meet. Host Ankeny Centennial placed fourth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:11.06, finishing about 10 seconds ahead of fifth-place Ankeny. That allowed the Jaguars to finish third overall with 111 points on their Senior Night. "It was … [Read more...] about Centennial girls win 2 relays, edge Ankeny for 3rd place at Jaguar Invite