The Indianola girls 4×400 relay came oh-so-close to white flags and a celebration to cap off a stellar weekend showcase at the 2025 Drake Relays. Indianola’s quartet of Emma White, Kendal Sandy, Madison Grover, and Josie McGraw came into the weekend with the best time in the state and a school record, and were .15 seconds away from keep that mark, narrowly placing 2nd behind Waukee Northwest Saturday afternoon. The time of 3:51.16 is 7th best all-time in the history of Iowa track and field. Despite the heartbreaking finish, the Indians are motivated to find that extra second and then some to set up for a special run in late May to close out state weekend.

Full interview with the 4×400 Relay:

That race was the end of a strong three days of competition for an Indianola team that has its sights set on fighting for a top three Class 4A trophy at Drake Stadium. Jordyn Brown put together a school record even as she fell down at the finish line in the 1500 meters Saturday with a time of 4:38.11. She was 15th fastest in the 3000 meters on Thursday.

Earlier, the Shuttle Hurdle Relay pushed its way into the finals, with the group of Sully Downey, Madison Grover, Lilly Hoger, and Josie McGraw dropping another school record at 1:02.5.

McGraw added another school record in the 400 meter hurdles, placing 3rd. Her time is now second best in Class 4A. Grover placed 11th at 1:05.85 — which was 6th fastest among the 4A athletes competing this weekend. Josie added another all-time best at Indianola with her 14.06 and runner-up finish in the 100 meters.

Indianola finished 3rd as a team in the relay challenge with 12 points, which included their 4×400 performance and 5th place performance in the sprint medley relay (Tessa Gripp, Kiley Kindelspire, Kendal Sandy, Emma White) with a time of 1:48.16.

Other finishes for Indianola girls:
400 Meters – Emma White – 14th (58.56)
Shot Put – Sam Gripp – 23rd
4×200 Relay – (Lily Hoger, Kiley Kindelspire, Hadley Vetter, Hadley Erickson) – 18th (1:46.11)
4×100 Relay – (Tessa Gripp, Kiley Kindelspire, Hadley Vetter, Sully Downey) – 31st