Blue Standards Being Hit Despite Weather

The Drake Relays are just over 3 weeks away... hard to believe with this weather, right? But the wintery misery hasn't held these athletes back from hitting their Blue Standards so far this season.

Here are the individuals and relays that have hit the Blue Standard so far.

BOYS

    Individuals

Myles Bach	CPU	3200m	9:29.29
Grant Bouwer	Sibley Ocheyden	High Jump	6'6.75"
Blair Brooks	Marion	High Jump	6'6"
Camdem Cox	Ankeny Centennial	1600m	4:22.44
Dominic Etherington	Algona	Shot Put	57'5"
Braeden Hoyer	Northeast	High Jump	6'8"
Keith Keahna	South Tama	High Jump	6'6"
Owen Minshall	Waukee	High Jump	6'6"
Nick Phelps	KP-WC	Shot Put	65'9"
Cole Schroeder	Dowling Catholic	3200m	9:33.36

Mount Pleasant

Shuttle Hurdle Relay

57.73

Kitra Bell	Iowa City West	Long Jump	17'11"
Sydney Durbin	OABCIG	High Jump	5'5"
Ellie Friesen	Crestwood	800m	2:14.91
Ellie Friesen	Crestwood	1500m	4:43.26
Ellie Friesen	Crestwood	3000m	10:06.08
Kiesten Fisher	Southeast Valley	High Jump	5'5"
Lea Grady	Davenport central	Discus	134'11"
Anna Hostetler	Mid Prairie	3000m	10:06.84
Marie Hostetler	Mid Prairie	3000m	10:24.17
Chandler Haight	Iowa City West	Shot Put	42-11
Maria Gorham	North Polk	High Jump	5'5"
Jamie Kofron	Tipton	Shot Put	42-11.5
Bailey Nock	Iowa City West	1500m	4:46.17
Bailey Nock	Iowa City West	3000m	10:26.78
Skyler Presier	Linn Mar	High Jump	5'5"

Dubuque Wahlert	4x100m	50.33
Southeast Polk	4x400m	3:59.46

Ellie Friesen's performances are particularly intriguing. Not only is she the only athlete to qualify in three events so far (800, 1500, 3000), she also hosts the top times in all three events so far this season. It will most definitely be an exciting couple of weeks to see if others begin to challenge those times, and will be interesting to see who comes out on top on the Blue Oval!

If you know others who have hit the standard, DM us on Twitter with their name, event, and result.