On track: Iowa Class of 2020 breakdown
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Where stats and accolades don’t tell the full story of a recruit, track and field might just fill in the blanks. The spring track and field season is on hold in Iowa, but a closer look at running, jumping and…
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Continue ReadingWhere stats and accolades don’t tell the full story of a recruit, track and field might just fill in the blanks.
The spring track and field season is on hold in Iowa, but a closer look at running, jumping and throwing totals is a way to gauge raw athleticism in Hawkeye State prospects. Using QuikStatsIowa.com, PrepDig cross-referenced its rankings with how recruits fared on the track.
NOTE: We used QuikStats’ figures from the 2019 track season because it represents the most recent, comprehensive data set. While Iowa indoor track season was underway just prior to the shutdown of sports, not every high school had participated in meets, which would’ve excluded athletes on the list.
Here is a look at Iowa athletes in our rankings for the 2020 class from the 2019 track season:
CLASS OF 2020
Aliyah Carter Aliyah Carter 5'9" | OH Dubuque Wahlert | 2020 State IA
School: Wahlert
PrepDig rank: 2
Commitment: Kansas State
Club: Early graduate
High jump: 5-6
Long jump: 18-8.5
Comment: It’s easy to see why Kansas State coveted the 5-foot-9 Carter, who won the last two Class 3A state long jump championships.
Sommer Daniel Sommer Daniel 5'9" | S Tipton | 2020 State IA
School: Tipton
PrepDig rank: 4
Commitment: Utah
Club: Early graduate
High jump: 5-0
400 dash: 1:05.14
Helaina Hillyard
School: Mediapolis
PrepDig rank: 15
Commitment: Western Illinois
Club: Adrenaline
High jump: 5-4
Long jump: 16-10
100 dash: 12.84
200 dash: 27.21
400: 1:04.96
Comment: She had the 17th highest jump in Iowa while showcasing plenty of range in running events. Western Illinois is getting a terrific athlete for sure.
Kyah Luhring Kyah Luhring 5'6" | OH Grundy Center | 2020 State IA
School: Grundy Center
PrepDig rank: 24
Commitment: Northwest Missouri State
Club: CIA
Long jump: 17-1.25
100 dash: 13.22
200 dash: 26.70
400 hurdles: 1:08.78
Comment: Luhrig ranked top-70 in the state in three events: long jump, the 200 and the 400 hurdles.
Emma Loveall Emma Loveall 6'0" | OH Spirit Lake | 2020 State IA
School: Spirit Lake
PrepDig rank: 29
Commitment: UW-Milwaukee
Club: Kairos Elite
High jump: 4-4
Shot put: 34-6
Comment: Loveall is a rare find: a shot-put thrower who also took on high jump. Can’t go wrong with power and vert.
Kacie Rewerts Kacie Rewerts 6'0" | OH Nevada | 2020 State IA
School: Nevada
PrepDig rank: 30
Commitment: Drake
Club: IPVA
1500 run: 5:00.03
3000 run: 10:30.22
[player_tooltip player_id="17192" first="Haleigh" last="Hadley"]Haleigh Hadley Haleigh Hadley MB Gilbert | 2020 State IA
School: Gilbert
PrepDig rank: 31
Commitment: Iowa State
Club: Iowa Heart
High jump: 5-4
200 dash: 27.90
400 dash: 1:01.93
Katelyn Knudsen Katelyn Knudsen MB Dallas Center-Grimes | 2020 State IA
School: Dallas Center-Grimes
PrepDig rank: 42
Commitment: None
Club: Power Plex
Long jump: 15-6.25
100 dash: 13.63
100 hurdles: 17.52
Sara Klunder Sara Klunder 6'1" | OH Hudson | 2020 State IA
School: Hudson
PrepDig rank: 43
Commitment: Missouri Baptist
Club: Six Pack
High jump: 4-2
100 dash: 14.01
200 dash: 27.52
Kaci Beesecker Kaci Beesecker 5'4" | MB Wapsie Valley | 2020 State IA
School: Wapsie Valley
PrepDig rank: 45
Commitment: Upper Iowa
Club: Six Pack
100 dash: 13.73
Malea Daugherty
School: Ankeny
PrepDig rank: 51
Commitment: William Jewell
Club: IPVA
100 hurdles: 15.85
Comment: One of the 50 best 100 hurdle times shows that Daugherty has a lot of athleticism working in her favor.
Calea Jones Calea Jones OH Ankeny Centennial | 2020 State IA
School: Ankeny Centennial
PrepDig rank: 58
Commitment: Drake
Club: Iowa Power Plex
High jump: 5-0
100 hurdles: 16.93
Claudia Johnson Claudia Johnson 6'0" | MB Bettendorf | 2020 State IA
School: Bettendorf
PrepDig rank: 60
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
High jump: 5-3
100 hurdles: 16.83
Comment: Bettendorf’s kills leader backs it up with a strong high jump number and solid work as a hurdler.
Grace Lueken Grace Lueken MB Wahlert | 2020 State IA
School: Wahlert
PrepDig rank: 70
Commitment: None
Club: CIA
800 run: 2:43.38
Taylan Keefer Taylan Keefer OH Council Bluffs Lincoln | 2020 State IA
School: Council Bluffs Lincoln
PrepDig rank: 71
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
100 hurdles: 16.64
400 hurdles: 1:20.79
Ilah Perez-Johnson Ilah Perez-Johnson OH Pleasant Valley | 2020 State IA
School: Pleasant Valley
PrepDig rank: 72
Commitment: Cornell
Club: Iowa Select
Shot put: 39-0
Discus: 111-6
Comment: Ranked among the best in Iowa’s largest class for both throwing events.
Lauren Brown Lauren Brown S Underwood | 2020 State IA
School: Underwood
PrepDig rank: 74
Commitment: Central
Club: Unlisted
200 dash: 28.61
400 dash: 1:05.60
800 run: 2:32.16
Alex Knop Alex Knop MB East Mills | 2020 State IA
School: East Mills
PrepDig rank: 75
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
100 dash: 14.96
Khaylor Fleck Khaylor Fleck DS/L Solon | 2020 State IA
School: Solon
PrepDig rank: 76
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
Long jump: 16-6
200 dash: 27.63
Mallory Badding Mallory Badding DS/L Carroll-Kuemper | 2020 State IA
School: Kuemper Catholic
PrepDig rank: 77
Commitment: None
Club: IPVA
Long jump: 17-1.25
100 dash: 13.53
200 dash: 27.29
400 dash: 1:05.79
Comment: There is a ton to like here in Badding between her speed and elite jumping numbers.
Rachel Rinken Rachel Rinken RS New Hampton | 2020 State IA
School: New Hampton
PrepDig rank: 78
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Long jump: 17-5
100 dash: 13.40
200 dash: 27.54
Comment: That long jump number made Rinken a top-four leaper in Iowa Class 2A last year.
Alivia Bauer Alivia Bauer MB Indianola | 2020 State IA
School: Indianola
PrepDig rank: 79
Commitment: None
Club: CIS
Shot put: 40-10.75
Discus: 139-0
Comment: When it comes to throwing, Bauer was a Hawkeye State heavyweight, cracking the top-15 in both events.
Jada Golden-Smith Jada Golden-Smith MB Cedar Falls | 2020 State IA
School: Cedar Falls
PrepDig rank: 88
Commitment: None
Club: Flight
400 dash: 1:02.64
Katie Keitges Katie Keitges S Knoxville | 2020 State IA
School: Knoxville
PrepDig rank: 91
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
400 dash: 1:03.75
800 run: 2:25.42
1500 run: 5:07.20
3000 run: 11:51.38
Comment: The big takeaway here is range. It’s not easy to jump from the 400 to the 3,000.
Sophia Walker Sophia Walker S Red Oak | 2020 State IA
School: Red Oak
PrepDig rank: 96
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
200 dash: 28.74
400 dash: 1:02.87
Sutton Schlumbohm Sutton Schlumbohm 5'8" | DS/L Central Lyon | 2020 State IA
School: Central Lyon
PrepDig rank: 101
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
100 hurdles: 16.98
Macay Van’t Huul
School: Western Christian
PrepDig rank: 105
Commitment: Northwestern
Club: Unlisted
800 run: 2:26.43
Summer Brand Summer Brand S Mount Vernon | 2020 State IA
School: Mount Vernon
PrepDig rank: 106
Commitment: Cornell
Club: Unlisted
800 run: 2:37.22
Meg Koenig Meg Koenig 5'7" | OH Durant | 2020 State IA
School: Durant
PrepDig rank: 113
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
100 dash: 13.30
200 dash: 27.07
400 dash: 1:03.50
Meredith Hoffman Meredith Hoffman 6'3" | MB Carlisle | 2020 State IA
School: Carlisle
PrepDig rank: 117
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Discus: 112-7
Breanna Vermeer
School: Bettendorf
PrepDig rank: 119
Commitment: Bethel
Club: Iowa Rockets
800 run: 2:26.31
Bailey Hoff Bailey Hoff MB Janesville | 2020 State IA
School: Janesville
PrepDig rank: 120
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
100 hurdles: 18.94
400 hurdles: 1:14.76
Annika Braaten Annika Braaten RS Bettendorf | 2020 State IA
School: Bettendorf (in 2019)
PrepDig rank: 125
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Select
High jump: 5-3
Hailey Cavan Hailey Cavan MB South Hamilton | 2020 State IA
School: South Hamilton
PrepDig rank: 126
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Heart
100 dash: 14.79
100 hurdles: 16.60
Jaden Studer Jaden Studer MB Johnston | 2020 State IA
School: Johnston
PrepDig rank: 131
Commitment: None
Club: CIS
200 dash: 27.93
Skylar Presler
School: Linn-Mar
PrepDig rank: 132
Commitment: None
Club: CIA
High jump: 5-0
Amber Weltha Amber Weltha S Baxter | 2020 State IA
School: Baxter
PrepDig rank: 138
Commitment: Coe
Club: Iowa Heart
Shot put: 33-4.5
Discus: 104-11
Emily Gehring
School: North Scott
PrepDig rank: 139
Commitment: None
Club: Platform Elite
400 hurdles: 1:21.19
Sara Hoskins Sara Hoskins 5'8" | DS/L Pleasant Valley | 2020 State IA
School: Pleasant Valley
PrepDig rank: 150
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Select
High jump: 5-6
Comment: Anyone still looking for a leaper might want to take a peak at the uncommitted Hoskins, who posted a top-five mark statewide in high jump.
Mira Baccile Mira Baccile MB Dowling | 2020 State IA
School: Dowling
PrepDig rank: 159
Commitment: None
Club: IPVA
High jump: 5-4
Long jump: 16-2.75
100 hurdles: 15.25
100 dash: 13.20
Comment: Baccile excelled in three very different event categories, showcasing impressive speed in the 100, elite jumping and a top hurdles time. She is certainly a quality athletic find.