The Pella High boys have won the 4th track and field state championship in program history.  The Little Dutch won the 4×400 meter relay in the final event of the session to clinch the team title.  Pella scored 80.5 points, beating second place ADM who scored 75.  The Little Dutch also won team championships in 1986, 2013 and 2016.

Play-by-play of the state championship victory as heard live on 92.1 KRLS:

Class 2A/3A:

Sprint Medley Relay (3A Girls) – Pella 3rd 1:49.60 (pictured)

Sprint Medley Relay (2A Boys) – Pella Christian 3rd 1:34.45 (pictured and interview below)

Sprint Medley Relay (3A Boys) – Pella 7th 1:35.29

Sprint Medley Relay (3A Boys) – Knoxville 8th 1:35.41 (pictured and interview below)

800 Meters (3A Boys) – Tony Schmitz, Pella 3rd 1:57.20

800 Meters (3A Boys) – Josiah Wittenberg, Pella 13th 2:00.58

800 Meters (3A Boys) – Kaden McGill, Knoxville 19th 2:02.88

Shuttle Hurdle Relay (3A Boys) – Pella 2nd 59:50 (pictured and interview below)

100 Meter Dash (3A Girls) – Emily McMartin, Pella 6th 12.90

100 Meter Hurdles (2A Girls) – Margo Chipps, PCM 8th 16.07

110 Meter Hurdles (3A Boys) – Nolan Clayberg, Pella 4th 15.30 (interview below)

110 Meter Hurdles (3A Boys) – Gage Huyser, Pella 5th 15.35 (interview below)

200 Meter Dash (3A Girls) – Calla Kerndt, Pella 4th 26.53 (interview below)

200 Meter Dash (2A Boys) – Levi Schelhaas, Pella Christian 7th 22.66

1600 Meters (2A Boys) – Ryan Natelborg, Pella Christian 24th 4:58.20

1600 Meters (3A Boys) – Chase Lauman, Pella 11th 4:31.95

1600 Meters (3A Boys) – Seth Walraven, Knoxville 19th 4:41.17

1600 Meters (3A Boys) – Josiah Wittenburg, Pella 23rd 4:52.57

4×100 Meter Relay (3A Girls) – Pella 2nd 49.11 (pictured and interview below)

4×400 Meter Relay (3A Boys) – Pella 1st – 3:22.29 (pictured and interview below)

Class 1A/4A (2 to 6 p.m.):
Sprint Medley Relay (4A Girls) – Norwalk – 2:10 p.m.
Sprint Medley Relay (4A Boys) – Indianola, Norwalk – 2:30 p.m.
800 Meters (1A Girls) – Rylee Dunkin, Twin Cedars – 2:40 p.m.
800 Meters (4A Girls) – Emily Naughton, Indianola; Breelie Mauro, Norwalk – 2:50 p.m.
800 Meters (4A Boys) – Ben Hanson, Norwalk; Derek Webster, Norwalk – 3:10 p.m.
1600 Meter Run (4A Boys) – Curtis Johnson, Indianola – 4:57 p.m.
1500 Meter Run (1A Girls) – Rylee Dunkin, Twin Cedars -5:05 p.m.
1500 Meter Run (4A Girls) – Emily Naughton, Indianola – 5:12 p.m.

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