Boys Track Breaks Records and Wins Indoor State Championship
March 22, 2022
Inside the Iowa State University’s indoor track the City High boys broke records and brought back a state championship.
“Our performance during our indoor season, especially the Indoor State Meet, proved that we are on track to have a very successful season,” Coach Moore said.
Noah Carey ‘23, Ammon Smith ‘23, Truman Thompson ‘23, Ford Washburn ‘23 placed first in 4×800, achieving an indoor school record with a time of 8:08.23.
Ford Washburn also broke the indoor City record in the 800 at the Dubuque meet with a sub 2 minute run. This placed him as a “blue standard” for the Drake relays.
INDOOR STATE TRACK RESULTS:
Matt Schaekenback ‘23 placed first in the High Jump (Score: 6-4).
Jovan Harris ‘22 placed first in the open 400 (Time: 50.37).
Taeshon McDaniels ‘22 placed first in Shot Put (Score: 55-0).
Akili Mattox ‘22 placed first in Long Jump (Score: 20-9.25).
Ford Washburn ‘23 placed first in the open 3200, acquiring a Blue Oval Standard (Time: 9:28.32).
Ammon Smith ‘23 placed first in the open 800 (Time: 1:57.92).
Jovan Harris ‘22, Truman Thompson ‘23, Matt Schaekenack ‘23, Ammon Smith ‘23 placed first in the 4×400 (Time: 3:26.43).