A second Drake Relays Blue Standard for the Pella boys track and field team highlighted a long Friday afternoon of competition at the Central College indoor meet. Hanson King ripped off four total throws exceeding the 55 foot, 6 inch benchmark to automatically qualify for the showcase of Iowa’s best track and field athletes in April. King’s best was a 57-03.5 toss to end the day, establishing a new indoor record for the hallmark part of the Dutch program. King looks forward to bettering these marks in the outdoor season and is excited to have officially earned a trip to the famous Blue Oval.

Other top finishes:
4×800 Relay – 1st – 8:31.42 (Stephen Gaul, Mason Gaulke, Canaan Dunham, Nathan Vander Waal)
400 meters – Canaan Dunham, 2nd (53.93); Nathan Vander Waal, 5th (55.06); Colin Kerndt, 8th (55.53)
1600 meters – Aren Hellbusch, 8th (4:55.34)
3200 meters – Jonah Ebersole, 5th (10:44.67); Devon Browne, 6th (10:46.97)

Pella’s girls wrap up the indoor season today with a limited lineup at the Central meet, with field events starting at 10 a.m. and running at 11:00.