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.

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.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – The Atlantic RAGBRAI® Committee announced that vendor and housing forms are now being accepted for RAGBRAI 2024. All forms can be found at www.atlanticragbrai.com or at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce, located at 102 Chestnut Street.

Vending fees for local non-profit vendors are $150. Fees for local, for-profit vendors are $350. For any non-local vendor wishing to participate in Atlantic RAGBRAI, the fee will be $600. There is a $100 refundable clean-up deposit and a $50 electrical fee for vendors that need electricity.

“The committee wanted to make sure local vendors benefited from the RAGBRAI experience. RAGBRAI brings 17,000-20,000 people to our community, all of whom love nothing more than to support a local vendor. By keeping the vendor fees low, we’re confident our local vendors and non-profits will have an extraordinary day”, Kelsey Beschorner, Atlantic RAGBRAI Publicity Chair stated.

If you have questions about what it takes to be a housing host or questions about the vendor applications, we encourage everyone to attend the “Music & Margs” Town Hall Meeting on May 5th at the Telegraph Building. This Town Hall allows community members to talk directly with RAGBRAI Committee members and get answers to their specific questions. The Town Hall will also give community members an exclusive look at event apparel, merchandise, and receive information about day-of festivities.

The Atlantic RAGBRAI Committee will continue to meet regularly to plan for Atlantipalooza on July 22nd. As information is available, it will be shared with the community and on the website www.atlanticragbrai.com. Community members and riders alike are encouraged to follow Atlantic RAGBRAI on Facebook and Instagram for all things Atlantic RAGBRAI.