On track: Iowa Class of 2021 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 2021 class from the 2019 track season:
Class of 2021
Sydney Dennis Sydney Dennis 5'5" | DS/L Mount Vernon | 2021 State IA
School: North Cedar
PrepDig rank: 2
Commitment: Iowa
Club: Adrenaline
Long jump: 14-5
200 dash: 30.21
[player_tooltip player_id="17246" first="Layanna" last="Green"] celebrates after clearing a jump at the Iowa State Track Meet.Layanna Green Layanna Green 6'0" | MB Waukee | 2021 State IA
School: Waukee
PrepDig rank: 9
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa PowerPlex
High jump: 5-6.25
Comment: Posted the best high jump number in Iowa’s largest class as just a sophomore. It’s scary to think how Green might’ve built on that vert and her volleyball stats (332 kills for Waukee) suggest she’s got her hitting form down, too.
Middleton attacking for Iowa Power PlexMorgan Middleton Morgan Middleton OH Clarion-Goldfield Dows | 2021 State IA
School: Clarion-Goldfield Dows
PrepDig rank: 10
Commitment: NDSU
Club: Iowa PowerPlex
Shot put: 36-2.5
Discus: 102-9.5
1500 run: 7:00.34
Comment: Middleton’s 1,500 time isn’t all that impressive but considering the rare throwing-distance running combination, she’s definitely athletic.
Saari Kuehl Saari Kuehl OH Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 2021 State IA
School: Gladbrook-Reinbeck
PrepDig rank: 12
Commitment: None
Club: Six Pack
High jump: 5-4
100 dash: 14.43
200 dash: 28.71
Comment: Clearly a lot of explosion in those legs with solid sprint times and a top high jump.
[player_tooltip player_id="17227" first="Martha" last="Pace"]Martha Pace Martha Pace 5'11" | OH West Liberty | 2021 State IA
School: West Liberty
PrepDig rank: 14
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
800 run: 2:40.98
1500 run: 5:31.95
3000 run: 11:37.62
Natalie Welch
School: Mount Vernon
PrepDig rank: 15
Commitment: None
Club: Adrenaline
High jump: 4-8
400 dash: 1:04.77
Jorie Randall Jorie Randall 5'7" | DS/L Mount Vernon | 2021 State IA
School: Mount Vernon
PrepDig rank: 16
Commitment: None
Club: Adrenaline
800 run: 2:32.75
KisleyPaige Kisley Paige Kisley OH Osage | 2021 State IA
School: Osage
PrepDig rank: 19
Commitment: None
Club: Flight
100 dash: 13.72
100 hurdles: 15.43
200 dash: 27.52
Comment: To post a top-25 hurdle time as a sophomore really says something about Kisley’s all-around athletic potential.
Emma Schubert Emma Schubert OH Assumption | 2021 State IA
School: Assumption
PrepDig rank: 20
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Select
High jump: 4-2
[player_tooltip player_id="41249" first="Mia" last="Gamet"]Mia Gamet Mia Gamet DS/L Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 2021 State IA
School: Sergeant Bluff-Luton
PrepDig rank: 21
Commitment: None
Club: MVP
100 dash: 13.83
200 dash: 29.93
Kylee Sallee Kylee Sallee OH Hudson | 2021 State IA
School: Hudson
PrepDig rank: 71
Commitment: None
Club: CIA
High jump: 5-3
Long jump: 17-11.5
100 dash: 13.51
200 dash: 26.28
400 dash: 1:04.70
Comment: Sallee was incredibly busy last track season. Her best long jump was a full 9 inches farther than the next closest competitor in Iowa’s smallest class, which she posted at Drake Stadium to win a state championship. She also had a top-five high jump in her class.
Alaina Freisleben Alaina Freisleben MB Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | 2021 State IA
School: Clarion-Goldfield Dows
PrepDig rank: 91
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
100 hurdles: 19.78
400 hurdles: 1:24.27
Nessa Johnson Nessa Johnson S Gilbert | 2021 State IA
School: Gilbert
PrepDig rank: 41
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa PowerPlex
Shot put: 28-4
Discus: 61-6
Emily Wood Emily Wood 5'9" | MB Pleasant Valley | 2021 State IA
School: Pleasant Valley
PrepDig rank: 43
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
High jump: 5-2
100 dash: 13.22
Zoe Rus Zoe Rus 5'10" | OH Underwood | 2021 State IA
School: Underwood
PrepDig rank: 49
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
Shot put: 39-5.75
Discus: 80-0
Sydney Mosinski Sydney Mosinski DS/L Nevada | 2021 State IA
School: Nevada
PrepDig rank: 51
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
200 dash: 29.06
400 dash: 1:06.50
Elle Scarborough Elle Scarborough 5'9" | OH Glenwood | 2021 State IA
School: Glenwood
PrepDig rank: 58
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
100 hurdles: 15.48
Discus: 123-7
Comment: Hurdles and discus are a rare combination for an athlete. Scarborough has strong numbers in both events, indicating that she’s highly coordinated, fast and strong.
Jenna Brown Jenna Brown MB Don Bosco | 2021 State IA
School: Don Bosco
PrepDig rank: 64
Commitment: None
Club: Flight
Long jump: 13-2
Sydney Marlow Sydney Marlow OH West Burlington | 2021 State IA
School: West Burlington
PrepDig rank: 68
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
100 dash: 12.96
200 dash: 26.69
Comment: Those 100 and 200 times make Marlow one of the fastest athletes listed here.
Lauren Blake Lauren Blake 5'8" | S Indianola | 2022 State IA
School: Indianola
PrepDig rank: 70
Commitment: None
Club: PowerPlex
High jump: 5-1
Kylie Greenfield Kylie Greenfield MB Lake Mills | 2021 State IA
School: Lake Mills
PrepDig rank: 72
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa PowerPlex
Shot put: 31-4
Discus: 97-7
Mya Merschman Mya Merschman OH Central Lee | 2021 State IA
School: Central Lee
PrepDig rank: 73
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Long jump: 16-6.75
200 dash: 28.31
Alia Vanderhoef Alia Vanderhoef OH City High | 2021 State IA
School: Iowa City High
PrepDig rank: 75
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
High jump: 5-1
[player_tooltip player_id="41330" first="Macey" last="Tisue"]Macey Tisue Macey Tisue OH Dunkerton | 2021 State IA
School: Dunkerton
PrepDig rank: 77
Commitment: None
Club: CIA
High jump: 4-2
100 dash: 13.49
200 dash: 28.20
400 dash: 1:06.97
400 hurdles: 1:17.40
800 run: 3:05.71
Comment: Apparently, Tisue wanted to try a little bit of anything. Individually, none of these numbers make her elite in any category, but the fact that she possesses the versatility to jump, hurdle, sprint and distance run make Tisue a rare athletic find.
Jenny Wibholm Jenny Wibholm OH Iowa Falls-Alden | 2021 State IA
School: Iowa Falls-Alden
PrepDig rank: 78
Commitment: None
Club: CIA
High jump: 4-10
100 hurdles: 19.47
400 hurdles: 1:13.52
Grace Ehret
School: Williamsburg
PrepDig rank: 80
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
200 dash: 27.21
Jori Hajek Jori Hajek 5'5" | OH Humboldt | 2021 State IA
School: Humbolt
PrepDig rank: 81
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Long jump: 15-6
100 hurdles: 16.57
Grace Gasper Grace Gasper RS Bettendorf | 2021 State IA
School: Bettendorf
PrepDig rank: 83
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Select
100 hurdles: 16.83
400 hurdles: 1:17.61
Kaylynn Salyars Kaylynn Salyars S Muscatine | 2021 State IA
School: Muscatine
PrepDig rank: 84
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Select
Long jump: 13-11.25
100 dash: 14.38
Hannah Thomsen Hannah Thomsen OH Nevada | 2021 State IA
School: Nevada
PrepDig rank: 90
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
100 dash: 14.02
200 dash: 27.40
400 dash: 1:09.17
Peyton Cook
School: Underwood
PrepDig rank: 96
Commitment: None
Club: SWI
Long jump: 13-1
800 run: 2:47.32
1500 run: 6:09.65
Olivia Nahas Olivia Nahas 5'11" | OH Dowling | 2021 State IA
School: Dowling
PrepDig rank: 107
Commitment: None
Club: CIS
High jump: 4-8
Alexis Morel Alexis Morel 5'6" | OH Pleasant Valley | 2021 State IA
School: Pleasant Valley
PrepDig rank: 117
Commitment: None
Club: Platform Elite
100 hurdles: 18.02
Isabel Manning Isabel Manning MB Van Buren | 2021 State IA
School: Van Buren
PrepDig rank: 111
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
200 dash: 28.64
400 dash: 1:05.65
Kaylee Miller
School: Forest City
PrepDig rank: 112
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
100 hurdles: 20.48
100 dash: 14.58
Olivia Falborg Olivia Falborg 6'0" | OH Davenport North | 2021 State IA
School: Davenport North
PrepDig rank: 120
Commitment: None
Club: Platform Elite
200 dash: 29.59
400 dash: 1:08.13
Paige Berst Paige Berst DS/L Pleasant Valley | 2021 State IA
School: Pleasant Valley
PrepDig rank: 129
Commitment: None
Club: Platform Elite
100 hurdles: 17.18
Kelly Proesch Kelly Proesch 5'9" | OH North Cedar | 2021 State IA
School: North Cedar
PrepDig rank: 133
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
Long jump: 13-5
100 dash: 13.30
100 hurdles: 15.53
200 dash: 27.27
400 dash: 1:05.58
400 hurdles: 1:09.72
Comment: Another very busy track athlete. All of this points to a prospect with tons of raw athleticism and she had some nice stats on the court for North Cedar last season with a team-high in kills.