On track: Iowa Class of 2022 breakdown
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 2022 class from the 2019 track season:
Class of 2022
Macy Daufeldt Macy Daufeldt 5'10" | OH West Liberty | 2022 State #74 Nation IA
School: West Liberty
PrepDig rank: 2
Commitment: Drake
Club: Iowa Rockets
Long jump: 17-7.75
100 dash: 13.24
200 dash: 28.71
Comment: No wonder Drake coveted her so much. Daufeldt’s best long jump as a freshman last year was good for third in Class 2A and she flashed some speed on the track as well.
Lauren Carter Lauren Carter 5'11" | S Winterset | 2022 State #43 Nation IA
School: Winterset
PrepDig rank: 3
Commitment: Denver
Club: Club Ignit Select
High jump: 5-0
100 hurdles: 17.61
Kora Ruff Kora Ruff 5'9" | S Pleasant Valley | 2022 State #86 Nation IA
School: Pleasant Valley
PrepDig rank: 4
[player_tooltip player_id="17325" first="Kora" last="Ruff"]Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
200 dash: 26.96
Faith DeRonde Faith DeRonde 5'10" | OH Oskaloosa | 2022 State #165 Nation IA
School: Oskaloosa
PrepDig rank: 5
Commitment: None
Club: Club Ignit Select
High jump: 4-2
Shot put: 36-9
Discus: 138-9
100 dash: 13.90
200 dash: 28.63
Comment: What an athletic resume. DeRonde could do it all as a freshman — jumping, throwing, running. Her best discus toss put her seventh overall in the state, the highest-rated freshman last year. And that power seemed to translate to the court where she powered down 337 kills, 3.87 per set.
[player_tooltip player_id="79233" first="Meredith" last="Bahl"]Meredith Bahl Meredith Bahl 5'10" | OH Western Dubuque | 2022 State IA
School: Western Dubuque
PrepDig rank: 7
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
High jump: 5-1
100 hurdles: 16.90
400 dash: 1:06.80
Comment: It’s no surprise to find Bahl on a list like this. Her range on the track perfectly translates to volleyball where she’s known as a solid jumper and scrappy defender.
Ava Reynolds Ava Reynolds 5'11" | OH Ankeny | 2022 State #155 Nation IA
School: Ankeny
PrepDig rank: 8
Commitment: None
Club: Club Ignit Select
Shot put: 33-8.5
Chloe Largent Chloe Largent 6'1" | RS AC/GC | 2022 State IA
School: AC/GC
PrepDig rank: 9
Commitment: None
Club: Club Ignit Select
High jump: 5-2
Long jump: 13-9
Alexis Moses Alexis Moses 6'3" | MB Cedar Rapids Prairie | 2022 State IA
School: Cedar Rapids Prairie
PrepDig rank: 10
Commitment: South Dakota
Club: Iowa Rockets
400 dash: 1:01.96
Morgan Brandt Morgan Brandt 6'0" | S Sumner-Fred | 2022 State IA
School: Sumner-Fredericksburg
PrepDig rank: 11
Commitment: Iowa State
Club: Six Pack
400 hurdles: 1:24.39
Ella McLaughlin Ella McLaughlin 5'10" | OH North Scott | 2022 State IA
School: North Scott
PrepDig rank: 13
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
High jump: 4-8
400 dash: 1:06.45
Kiersten Schmitt Kiersten Schmitt 6'0" | OH Beckman | 2022 State #103 Nation IA
School: Dyersville Beckman
PrepDig rank: 14
Commitment: None
Club: DBQ Elite
High jump: 5-0
100 hurdles: 17.47
200 dash: 30.30
400 dash: 1:10.44
Comment: Schmitt won a lot of battles in volleyball this year by being sheerly more athletic than most of her opponents. She was part of Beckman’s state champion shuttle hurdle relay team and was an adequate sprinter and jumper her freshman year.
Brynlee Arnold Brynlee Arnold 6'3" | RS Glenwood | 2022 State IA
School: Glenwood
PrepDig rank: 15
Commitment: None
Club: Nebraska Premier
High jump: 4-6
100 dash: 14.16
Alayna Finucan Alayna Finucan 5'5" | DS/L Webster City | 2022 State IA
School: Webster City
PrepDig rank: 18
Commitment: None
Club: Central Ignit Select
Long jump: 13-8.75
100 dash: 14.88
Kelsey Drake Kelsey Drake 5'7" | OH Wilton | 2022 State IA
School: Wilton
PrepDig rank: 19
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
Long jump: 16-2.75
100 dash: 14.26
200 dash: 27.71
400 dash: 1:03.16
Comment: Coaches want consistent hands in their setters. But a well-rounded athlete like Drake can’t hurt either. Her track numbers indicate she has the speed and the hops to hold her own as a facilitator.
Calliope Coppola Calliope Coppola 5'8" | DS/L Dowling | 2022 State IA
School: Dowling Catholic
PrepDig rank: 21
Commitment: None
Club: Central Ignit Select
High jump: 5-0
Long jump: 15-4
Madison Geise Madison Geise 6'0" | S Roland-Story | 2022 State IA
School: Roland-Story
PrepDig rank: 22
Commitment: None
Club: IPVA
Discus: 101-1
400 dash: 1:11.23
Comment: An interesting find here. Geise has the strength and control to boom the disk over 100 feet and a nice mid-distance running time. Combined those stats point to a well-rounded athlete.
Ella Caffery Ella Caffery 5'9" | S Wilton | 2022 State IA
School: Wilton
PrepDig rank: 23
Commitment: None
Club: Iowa Rockets
High jump: 4-6
Meredith Street Meredith Street 5'5" | OH Osage | 2022 State IA
School: Osage
PrepDig rank: 25
Commitment: None
Club: CIA
Long jump: 16-3.5
100 dash: 12.80
200 dash: 26.91
400 dash: 1:02.35
Comment: That’s some top-rate speed with a sub-13-second 100 meter dash time. Street’s other track figures are promising, too.
Ella Kolloc
School: West Delaware
PrepDig rank: 32
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Long jump: 15-2
200 dash: 28.99
Shea Lockin Shea Lockin 5'8" | RS Alta-Aurelia | 2022 State IA
School: Alta-Aurelia
PrepDig rank: 34
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Long jump: 13-4.75
Madison Maahs Madison Maahs 5'8" | S Western Dubuque | 2022 State IA
School: Western Dubuque
PrepDig rank: 36
Commitment: None
Club: PowerPlex
Shot put: 33-9.5
Discus: 104-2
Comment: Go figure. Western Dubuque’s top setter was also the team’s top power thrower as a freshman. Seeing Maahs’ shot put and discus stats explains a lot about how she has the upper-body strength to push the ball to almost anywhere on the court — from anywhere.
Lydia Imbrogno Lydia Imbrogno 5'9" | OH Wapsie Valley | 2022 State IA
School: Wapsie Valley
PrepDig rank: 38
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Shot put: 30-11.5
Discus: 105-1
Chloe Van Etten Chloe Van Etten 5'11" | OH North Linn | 2022 State IA
School: North Linn
PrepDig rank: 40
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Long jump: 14-3
200 dash: 30.47
400 dash: 1:09.51
Abby Martin Abby Martin 5'7" | OH Lamoni | 2022 State IA
School: Lamoni
PrepDig rank: 41
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Long jump: 14-3.5
100 dash: 13.15
200 dash: 27.54
Payton Lode
School: Sheldon
PrepDig rank: 44
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
High jump: 5-1
Discus: 96-10
Comment: Lode put down twice as many kills as anyone else on her team last year, along with 38 aces. On the track, she showed power and stellar jumping ability.
Anisia Smith Anisia Smith 5'9" | MB Cedar Falls | 2022 State IA
School: Cedar Falls
PrepDig rank: 51
Commitment: None
Club: CIA
100 dash: 12.77
200 dash: 26.83
Comment:
Miranda Ring Miranda Ring DS/L Tri-Center | 2022 State IA
School: Tri-Center
PrepDig rank: 54
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
200 dash: 31.58
400 dash: 1:09.11
Aliyah Christenson Aliyah Christenson 5'7" | S New London | 2022 State IA
School: New London
PrepDig rank: 59
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
200 dash: 30.18
400 dash: 1:07.32
Ash Krousie Ash Krousie 5'6" | OH Montezuma | 2022 State IA
School: Montezuma
PrepDig rank: 60
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Long jump: 12-7
High jump: 4-10
200 dash: 30.27
400 dash: 1:05.51
Alyssa Tegeler Alyssa Tegeler 6'0" | OH Belle Plaine | 2022 State IA
School: Belle Plaine
PrepDig rank: 61
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
High jump: 4-8
200 dash: 28.54
Macy Sievers Macy Sievers 5'6" | S Newell-Fonda | 2022 State IA
School: Newell-Fonda
PrepDig rank: 62
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
200 dash: 29.45
400 dash: 1:08.16
Annie Hoffman Annie Hoffman 5'8" | S Edgewood-Coleburg | 2022 State IA
School: Edgewood-Colesburg
PrepDig rank: 66
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
200 dash: 32.26
400 dash: 1:15.92
Shot put: 30-7
Discus: 77-3
Kelsey Hansel Kelsey Hansel 5'9" | MB Edgewood-Coleburg | 2022 State IA
School: Edgewood-Colesburg
PrepDig rank: 67
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
High jump: 5-0
100 dash: 14.87
200 dash: 29.54
400 dash: 1:10.09
Macy Hiemes
School: Starmont
PrepDig rank: 68
Commitment: None
Club: Unlisted
Long jump: 15-9.25