Devon Allen, Jr, Brophy College Prep, Phoenix, Arizona; 100m (10.49), 200m (20.75), 110m Hurdles (13.58), 300m Hurdles (36.94) in Arizona State Divison I Championships, May 11-12 (photo by Margot Kelly Photography)

Josh Evans, Sophomore, Linn-Mar HS, led 1600m (4:22.14) and 3200m (9:30.79).

  Click on the title for links to the “State Meet Qualifiers”.  

  Kendall Williams, Jr, Kell High School, Marietta, Georgia; 100m Hurdles (13.39p, 13.49f), Long Jump (20’8.5”), & High Jump (5’8”) in Georgia State Championships, May 3

  Click on the title for the “Iowa HS State T&F Meet Schedule, 2012”.

  Click on the title for information on the Iowa HS State T&F Meet qualifying meet sites, school assignments, and conduct of meets; 2012.  

  Evan Colfack, Sr, KP-WC HS; Shot Put -53’6” & Discus – 178’5” at Western Valley Conference Meet, 4/30

  All photos from the Drake Relays, shot by IOWATFXC.COM, are now posted.  Click on the “Drake Relays Photos” title for how to access them.

  Des Moines Roosevelt’s star sprinters -   Erin Hawkins, Agnes Sayah, & Jalynn Roberts-Lewis (photo from Des Moines Register)

Alexis Conaway, So, MOC-Floyd Valley HS, led nation in HJ (5'10" - Drake Relays) during week of April 23-28.

  Rebekah Topham, Fr, Griswold HS; 800m -  2:12.86, 1500m – 4:40.30, and 3000m – 9:58.39 at Drake Relays, 4/26-28

DES MOINES, Iowa � James Harrington, the 2011 high school Drake Relays boys' Most Outstanding Performer, headlines the high school field at the 103rd running of the Relays April 25-28. (via )

If you can't BE THERE, watch it live streaming.  See information at http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/LiveEvents.dbml?gclid=CLuznY_Xzq8CFQ7sKgod81irKQ .

Drew Magaha, Sr, Upper Moreland HS, PA; 800 – 1:48.82, Abington Inv, 4/20

Rebekah Topham, Fr, Griswold HS; 800m – 2:16.50, 1600m – 4:53.37, & 3200m – 11:03.82 at Kansas Relays, 4/20-21  

  Katie Flood wins Mt SAC, leads NCAA, and makes Oly Trials qualifying standard in 1500m.

  Click on the “Drake Relays, 2012” title for links to the schedule, HS start list, and records.

Haley Crouser, Jr, Gresham HS, OR; Javelin -  181’2”, new USA HS record, Aloha Relays, 4/13

Keagan Parks, Sr, Webster City HS, 100m – 10.70, 200m – 22.17, LJ – 21’7.5”; Warrior Relays, 4/10

  Kendell Williams, 11, Kell HS, GA; 100H – 13.64, LJ – 20’6”, HJ – 5’10”

Tyler Donels, Sr, SE Polk HS, 110mH – 14.1, Ronald Peterson Relays, 4/3

Mile posts: Jenny Simpson returning to Drake Relays « Des Moines Register Staff Blogs from The Des Moines Register. (via Des Moines Register Staff Blogs)

David Groen's high jumpers lacked the proper equipment to practice on, so he designed a solution that became a business venture and gained national attention. (via The Des Moines Register)

Erin Hawkins, Sr, Des Moines Roosevelt, 100m – 12.16, Simpson Inv., 3/27

  Click on the title for the 2012 National Federation of State High School Associations track & field rules changes and interpretations.

For the 2012 IHSAA Boys T&F State Meet History & Stat Book, click on http://www.iahsaa.org/track/2012_Track_Stat.pdf .

Courtney Martin, Ames HS, U of Iowa

Taylor Twedt, West Fork; 60mH – 9.13, HJ – 5’6”

Amanda Houston, Fort Madison, SP - 41'6.5", ISU Indoor, 3/12 Please send action photo of Jason Thomas, to be added.       Click on the title for “Athletes of the Week, March 12-17”.  

  Why some meet results are not included in IOWATFXC.COM, and others not available for statistics/rankings.

Rebekah Topham, Fr, Griswold HS Please send T&F action photo of Dequayvious Martin, Waterloo West to lknudson@milesplit.com.  Thanks.   Click on the “Athletes of the Week, March 5-10” title for more.

  Click on the “Meets > Results > Statistics/Rankings” title for how to submit compilable results from meets, find meet results, and access automatically generated athlete and team statistics & rankings from the results.

    Click on the “Iowa vs. National” title for a perspective on Iowa vs. national track & field, and the relationship between IOWATFXC.COM and MILESPLIT.COM .  

  Click on the “Photos in IOWATFXC.COM” title for how to view photos already in IOWATFXC.COM, how to add new ones, and how to become an IOWATFXC.COM photographer at major meets.

Maddie Beeler, I-35 HS, UNI Click on the title for the known “New College Signing, as of 2/21”.

  Click on the title “Brief Chat, Katie Flood (U of Washington; Dowling Catholic, 2010)” for links to interview with Katie.

  Click on the title for information on “Editing Your Meet Information in IOWATFXC.COM”  

  Former University of Iowa women’s track and field coach Jerry Hassard passed away …

  Click on the “Submitting Meet Results” title for how to rapidly and efficiently get your T&F meet results on IOWATFXC.COM.

Brooke Foreman, CR Washington HS, to Drake University   Click on the title for known "New College Signings, as of 2/15".

(Jesup HS's Hannah Riensche, Bailey Wright, Lindsey Kite, Sammie Sproul)   Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Lisa Loecher, head girls track coach, Jesup HS, 2A Division.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Madison Waymire, sophomore, Dallas Center-Grimes HS

Madison Waymire, 2011 3A State Champ – 800m, runner-up -  1500 & 3000   Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Rich Kloster, head girls track coach, Dallas Center-Grimes HS, 3A

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Dan Kroeze, head girls track coach, Western Christian HS 2A Division.

  Click on the title “Featured Meet -  Waukee Invitational (girls), 4/3/12” for more.

Go to http://www.iatfcc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=78&Itemid=7 for the home page of the Iowa Association of Track Coaches Hall of Fame, and links to the alphabetical listings and bios on the Hall of Fame members.  Click on the title for one nominee for “Iowa’s All-time Greatest Track & Field Athlete”.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with McKennan Cronbaugh, Junior, Iowa City West HS.

If you’re hosting a major HS T&F meet,  IOWATFXC.COM will help you promote it.  Click on the “Promote Your Major Meet on IOWATFXC.COM” title for how.

Lolo Jones at U.S. Open (photo by USATF) Go to http://usatf.org/News/Jones-back-on-top-at-U-S--Open.aspx for article on Lolo Jones (Des Moines Roosevelt HS, 2000) return to top form at the U.S. Open, Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, 1/28/12.

  Rapidly approaching the 2012 T&F season, we’re asking coaches to begin preparing for using IOWATFXC.COM as a primary source of information on your team, athletes, meets, results, statistics/rankings, and much more.  Click on the title “T&F Coaches - Update Your Team/Athletes Information” on how to begin.

Clear Creek Amana, winning State 3A 4X400, 2011   Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Tony Brack, head boys track coach, Clear Creek Amana HS, 3A Division.

Click on the title for the "State T&F Meet Schedule, 2012".  

  For National Federation of State High School Associations track & field news and new rules for 2012, go to http://www.iahsaa.org/track/2012%20NFHS%20Track%20and%20Field%20Pre-Meet%20Notes.pdf  . 

Click on the title for the “IHSAA Spring Sports Manual, Track & Field, 2012”; also available at  http://www.iahsaa.org/track/2012_Spring_Manual_IHSAA.pdf . 

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Rebekah Topham, freshman, Griswold HS

Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Mike Parker, head girls track coach, Iowa City West HS, 4A Division.

Daniel Huff, Waverly-Shell Rock HS, University of Iowa   Click on the title for the known “New College Signings, as of 2/2”.

Taylor Twedt, West Fork HS, University of Wisconsin-Madison   Click on the title for the known “College Signings or Commitments, as of 2/1”.

Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Neil Flattery, Senior, St Edmond Catholic, Fort Dodge

Click on the “Signings” title  to get your T&F signings on IOWATFXC.COM.

Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Jared Ganschow, Junior, Clear Creek-Amana HS.  

Leah Seivert, Sibley-Ocheyedan HS Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Keith Swenson, head girls track coach, Sibley-Ocheyedan HS, 1A Division.

James Harrington, 4 State Championships in 2011 Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Jeff Hartman, head boys track coach, Cedar Falls HS, 4A Division.

  Click on the title for how to participate in discussions relating to track & field topics.

  Ben Anderson, junior, Valley HS, named Gatorade Iowa Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, 2011.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’s opinions on the “Advantages & Disadvantages of Private T&F/XC Coaches”.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Joe Carber, Senior, Central Clinton, DeWitt High School

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Sarah Pate, Junior, Clarke HS, Osceola.

  Click on the title for the “Iowa High Schools and Classifications for Track & Field, 2012“ as reported by the IHSAA and IGHSAU.  

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Grace Gibbons, Freshman, Dowling Catholic

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Michael Malloy, Senior, Sioux City Bishop Heelan HS

  Record Breakers, 2011 -  Shelby Houlihan, Rachel Peth, Alana Enabnit Click on the title for the “Iowa HS Girls’ Outdoor T&F Records”, as of 1/1/12.

    Record breakers, 2011 -  Kevin Lewis, Nick Efkamp, James Harrington   Click on the title for the “Iowa HS Boys’ Outdoor T&F Records”, as of 1/1/12.    

    Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Mahnee Watts, junior, Bettendorf HS.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Karissa Schweizer, sophomore, Dowling Catholic HS.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Brent Van Hauen, head boys track coach, Pella HS, 3A Division.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Mat Beu, head girls track coach, Corning HS, 1A Division.

Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Tim O’Neill, head girls track coach, Davenport Assumption HS, 3A Division.

Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Allison Gregg, junior, Cedar Falls HS.

    Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Dennis Adamson, head girls track coach, Ankeny HS, 4A division.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Larry Weier, head girls track coach, Dowling Catholic HS, 4A division.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Brianne Burns, head girls track coach, Des Moines Roosevelt HS, 4A division.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Ben Anderson, junior, Valley HS, West Des Moines.

  Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with James Harrington, senior, Cedar Falls HS.

  Rebekah Topham, freshman, Griswold HS, named Gatorade Iowa Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year.

Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Erin Hawkins, senior, Des Moines Roosevelt HS.

Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Zach Buchheit, senior, Pella High School.

Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Joshua Evans, Soph., Linn-Mar HS

Click on the title for IOWATFXC.COM’S interview with Taylor Twedt, Sr., West Fork High School

Taylor Twedt, West Fork -  projected to win the 1A 100mH and HJ, and finish 2nd in the 400mH. Click on the title for our “Projections of individual & team places in the 2012 State Outdoor T&F Meet”.  

James Harrington, Cedar Falls, ranked #1 in Class 4A 60m dash Click on the title for the “Pre- Indoor Season 2012 T&F Individual Rankings”, based on 2011 times, minus 2011 graduates.    

#1, Katie Flood, Dowling Catholic, 2009 For the “Best Iowa High School State XC Meet Times, Girls, 4000m”, click on the title, click on Lists > TopGirlsStateXC Times, OR go to http://ia.milesplit.com/articles/77413-best-iowa-high-school-state-xc-meet-times-girls-4000m .  If corrections, email to lknudson@milesplit.com.

Ben Anderson, Valley, #1 on list For the “Best Iowa High School State XC Meet Times, Boys, 5000m”, click on the title, click on Lists > Top Boys State XC Times, or go to http://ia.milesplit.com/pages/topboysstatexctimes .

  Meet Managers -  If you’re already using automated online entry, meet operations, and results production-distribution systems, you need not read further!!!.  If not, click on the “T&F Meet Managers -  Online Entries, Meet Operations, Results” title.

Click on the title for the IOWATFXC.COM “Calendar of Indoor/Outdoor Track & Field Meets” information.

  Lisa Koll, Shelby Houlihan, Katie Flood Click on the “Iowa HS Graduates in XC, 2011” title for details.

Click on the “Iowa Finishers at Footlocker Midwest Regional Championships” title for details.

Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar MS, National Qualifier Click on the “Top Iowa Teams & Individuals at Nike Cross Heartland Regional” title for details.

Maddie Beeler, I-35 HS, UNI