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DES MOINES — Lisbon freshman Conner Smock and Tipton senior Eric Thien gave Eastern Iowa a small-school sweep in the 3,200-meter run Thursday at the state track meet.
Smock took the lead on the fifth lap and held on to win the Class 1A title in 9 minutes, 47.25 seconds. Thien led more than six laps of the eight-lap event to win the Class 2A crown in 9:33.34.
Thien won the Class 2A state cross-country title last fall, a feat that was on his mind during the race.
“I was like, ‘Senior year, …
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DES MOINES — Marion senior Drew Clark needed only one launch to cement his name into the Class 3A record book.
Clark, who will attend Iowa on a football scholarship, won the discus on his first throw of 161 feet, 1 inch last night at Drake Stadium. Clark held off several late challengers to claim the state title.
“That’s probably been the most consistent I’ve been, this week and the week before,” Clark said. “I’m hitting around 160 every meet.
“I know there’s a lot of guys out there that can throw farther, …
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DES MOINES — Eastern Iowa track rivalries extended to Drake Stadium Thursday.
When Iowa City West junior Frank Canady and Cedar Rapids Washington senior Lewi Manirumva do battle, the results are always close. The Class 4A state 3,200-meter run was no different.
Canady, an Iowa City West junior, edged Manirumva, a Cedar Rapids Washington senior, in a sprint for second place. Canady, who lost to Manirumva last week at the district meet, finished in 9 minutes, 23.34 seconds, almost 1 second ahead of Manirumva, who stumbled about 5 meters from the finish …
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IOWA CITY — Lewi Manirumva sprinted to the finish line stronger and faster than ever. He put his hands over his head and took several deep breaths.
“I was just trying to get away,” the Cedar Rapids Washington senior said moments after winning the Class 4A district crown in the 3,200-meter run last Saturday and qualifying for the state meet that begins today in Des Moines.
Manirumva attacks the track as he has his class work and a language barrier. He and his family left Burundi for the United States in 2004 …
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CLASS 4A REGIONAL
At Iowa City
Teams — 1. C.R. Washington 156; 2. Iowa City West 141; 3. Iowa City High 100; 4. Linn-Mar 98; 5. Burlington 67; 6. C.R. Prairie 49; 7. Ottumwa 48; 8. C.R. Jefferson 38.
High jump — 1. Nate Hutcheson (LM), 6-3; 2. Alex Kelly (O), 6-2; 3. Logan Ruffridge (CRJ), 6-0; 4. Peter VanVoorhis (ICW), 6-0. Discus — 1. Ryan Piche (LM), 154-0; 2. Jacob Gannon (ICW), 153-5; 3. Mark Jennings (LM), 141-0; 4. Spencer Heath (ICW), 136-0. Shot put — 1. Kevin Harp (ICH), 53-11; 2. …
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IOWA CITY — Alonzo Markham and Kevin Dibbern have competed against each other for six years.
The latest installment produced a photo-finish in the 400 meters and a more defined result in the 200 Saturday in a Class 4A district meet at Iowa City West. Iowa City High’s Dibbern edged Markham in the 400 by .012 seconds, but Iowa City West’s Markham beat Dibbern in the 200.
It took at least two minutes to confirm a winner in the 400. At the finish line, reporters asked them who’d won the race. Dibbern …
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CLASS 4A REGIONAL
At Waterloo
Teams — 1. Cedar Falls 130 1/2, 2. C.R. Kennedy 115, 3. C.R. Xavier 102 1/2, 4. Mason City 98, 5. Waterloo West 93, 6. Dubuque Hempstead 72, 7. Waterloo East 46 1/2, 8. Dubuque Senior 41 1/2.
High jump — 1. Josh Diehm (WW) 6-1; 2. Kyle Bernard (CF), 6-0; 3. (tie) Jamarcus Evens (WE), and Barkley Hill (CF) 5-10; Discus — 1. Matt Schiffer (MC), 147-7; 2. Tim Lawrence-Richards (CF), 138-0; 3. Colton Hahle (MC), 136-8; 4. Mike Bangston (CF), 133-8; Shot put — 1. Hahle …
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Cedar Rapids Washington and Iowa City West captured Mississippi Valley Conference boys’ track divisional championships Friday.
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TRI-RIVERS CONFERENCE MEET
At Starmont
Teams — 1. Starmont 96, 2. Cascade 81, 3. Alburnett 80, 4. Central City 79, 5. Maquoketa Valley 76.5, 6. Monticello 68.5, 7. East Buchanan 36, 8. Edgewood-Colesburg 28, 9. Springville 12, 10. North Linn 2.
High jump — 1. Jordan Harms (Mont), 6-2; 2. Justin Cook (Star), 5-8; 3. Nick Rea (Cas), 5-6; Discus — 1. Brady Janssen (Star), 153-6; 2. John Rochford (CC), 137-0; 3. Ben Stutt (Mont), 134-11; Shot put — 1. Rochford (CC), 48-1/2; 2. Stutt (Mont), 46-3; 3. Janssen (Star), 45-9 1/2 Long …
