Germany’s Till Steinforth became the first athlete at the Drake Relays to top eight thousand points in the decathlon since 1998. The Nebraska redshirt won seven of 10 events to finish with 8053 points.
Steinforth says there is still plenty of room for improvement.
(Radio Iowa) – Fines will be increasing for motorists caught ignoring crossing gates and flashing lights and illegally driving across railroad tracks in 21 Iowa locations called “quiet zones.” Trains approaching railroad crossings in these zones are not required to sound the horn, in an effort to reduce noise in urban settings. Senator Tom Shipley of Nodaway says doubling the fine for illegally crossing train tracks in an Iowa “quiet zone” will hopefully be a deterrent. “It’s just simply a matter of safety of being able to keep people from trying to beat the train because they didn’t hear the whistle,” Shipley says.
Cities are able to install flashing lights and gates to establish a “quiet zone” at a railroad crossing, but Representative Derek Wulf of Hudson says it’s expensive. “This increase of penalties will help these communities stomach that potential cost which can range anywhere from $30,000 to $1 million,” Wulf says.
The fine, starting July 1st, will be five-hundred-20 dollars ($520) for illegally driving through a railroad crossing in a quiet zone when the warning lights are on. Three railroad crossings in the city of Hiawatha were recently designated as quiet zones where train horns don’t have to be activated to warn vehicles a train is approaching. Cedar Rapids officials are hoping to take similar steps for some railroad crossings, including one that’s near a 267-room hotel in downtown Cedar Rapids.
Among the cities that have “quiet” railroad crossing in western Iowa, are those in: Creston, Denison, Sergeant Bluff and Sioux City.
Atlantic 160, Shenandoah 173, Red Oak 193
Medalist: Hudson McLaren, Atlantic (38)
Runner-up: Tristan Hays, Atlantic (39)
Atlantic Results: Gage Gross 41, Brady Wood & Sam Brosam 42, Roth Den Beste 49
Clarinda 161, Harlan 167
Medalist: Braydon Ernst, Harlan (38)
Glenwood 185, St. Albert 204
Medalist: Brody Sneed, Glenwood (42)
Kuemper Catholic 168, Denison-Schleswig 168, Lewis Central 185
Medalist: Easton Emery, Denison-Schleswig (37)
East Mills 160, Fremont-Mills 226
Medalist: Lincoln Palmer, East Mills (37)
Sidney 179, Lenox 190, Bedford 198
Medalist: Michael Hensley, Sidney (42)
Audubon 177, Griswold 201
Medalist: Colten Taylor, Griswold (41)
Treynor 156, Logan-Magnolia 185
Medalist: Ethan Konz, Treynor (36)
IKM-Manning 196, Tri-Center 219
Medalist: Miles Nuzback, IKM-Manning (46)
CAM 187, West Central Valley 209, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 217
Medalist: Chase Jahde, CAM (38)
Panorama 311, Coon Rapids-Bayard 330, Woodward-Granger 350, ACGC 383
Medalist: Evan Powell, Panorama (75)
Boys Scores
Lewis Central 7, Council Bluffs Jefferson 0
Treynor 10, Logan-Magnolia 0
AHSTW 4, Missouri Valley 1
Gilbert 5, Nevada 4
Sioux City North 2, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 1
Girls Scores
Treynor 7, Logan-Magnolia 0
Missouri Valley 9, AHSTW 0
Underwood 3, Tri-Center 0
ADM 4, Winterset 1
Glenwood 4, Harlan Community 0
Pella 2, Nevada 1
Dowling Catholic 1, Des Moines Christian 0
Boys Results
Kuemper Catholic 9, Audubon 0
Bishop Heelan 7, Sioux City North 2
Shenandoah 9, Creston 0
Indianola 8, Dallas Center-Grimes 3
Clarke 5, David County 4
Lewis Central 7, Denison-Schleswig 2
Girls Results
Clarinda 9, Harlan 0
Atlantic 5, Red Oak 4
Atlantic singles winners — Jacobi Harter, Maylynn Ferrell, Paytn Harter
Atlantic doubles winners — Lily Willrich/J. Harter, P. Harter/Ferrell
St. Albert 9, Glenwood 0
Kuemper Catholic 8, Audubon 1
Boys Long Jump
11. Mason Boothby, Underwood (21-03.75)
17. Brehden Eggerss, Harlan (20-08.00)
Girls High Jump
1. Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama (5-7.00)
15. Avah Underwood, St. Albert (5-01.00)
Girls 3000 Meter Run
9. Lili Denton, St. Albert (10:10.44)
14. Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan (10:14.37)
Boys 3200 Meter Run
6. Ethan Eichhorn, Lewis Central (9:09.06)
7. Landon Bendgen, Woodbine (9:10.27)
11. Natnael Kifle, Sioux City North (9:15.69)
15. Bryant Keller, Glenwood (9:23.18)
21. Kevin Coots, Lewis Central (9:59.13)
Girls Shot Put
13. Emma Kuhlman, Carroll (37-8.50)
20. Jordyn Matiyow, Lewis Central (35-09.50)
Boys Discus
5. Max Tiarks, Underwood (178-01.00)
12. Evan Adams, Kuemper Catholic (162-02.00)
17. Morgan Cooley, East Union (156-02.00)
20. Carson McInerney, Bishop Heelan (149-08.00)
Cedar Falls sophomore Jade Merrick passed Ankeny’s Ethan Zuber on the final lap to win the boys’ 3200 meter run. His winning time of eight minutes, 55-point-14-seconds is a Drake Relays record.
Merrick says it is a huge boost of confidence.
Drake Relays director Blake Boldon expects more than 100 athletes taking part in the Drake Relays this week to compete in the Paris Olympics. For a meet like Drake an Olympic year aways provides challenges in assembling a field as many Olympic hopefuls alter their schedule to get ready for the U-S Olympic Trials. Others use Drake as an early season test.
Boldon says many of the athletes competing this week are Olympic hopefuls.
Boldon says a large contingent of foreign athletes this week will compete in Paris.
Even at the age of 41 Lolo Jones is still chasing an Olympic dream. The Des Moines native is a two-time Olympic hurdler and a member of a U-S Olympic bobsled team. Jones has returned to the track and wants to qualify for the U-S Olympic Trials and compete in the Paris Olympics.She runs in the 100 hurdles on Saturday at the Drake Relays.
Jones knows she is a long shot to make the U-S team in an event the American women dominate.
Jones has enjoyed her return to competitive racing.
Jones was inducted into the Drake Relays Hall of Fame on Thursday and has been competing at Drake Stadium since her days at Des Moines Roosevelt High School.
Lexi Keller finished second in the final five events as the former Colorado State star won the Drake Relays heptathlon title.
Keller’s score of 5846 points is a personal record.
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