It should come as no surprise that KNIA/KRLS area athletes were featured heavily throughout the 2025 Iowa Track and Field Coaches Association postseason awards, which honor the runners, jumpers, and throwers who competed at the 2025 state track and field meet last month.

Several local competitors earned Elite All-State recognition, the highest possible honor from the organization, which is based on having a top four best time or distance among all classes at Drake Stadium May 23rd through 25th.

Girls Elite All-State Honorees (Also selected in class-by-class All-State Teams):
Rachel Kacmarynski, Pella Christian – 100 Meter Dash (2A State Meet Record)
Meredith Van Wyk, Pella Christian – 200 Meter Dash
Bailey Vos, Pella Christian – 200 Meter Dash
Marissa Ferebee, Pella – 3000 Meter Run
Josie McGraw, Indianola- 100 Meter Hurdles, 400 Meter Hurdles
Pella Christian 4×200 Meter Relay (Lexi Terpstra, Kacmarynski, Amaia Agre, Van Wyk)
Pella Christian Sprint Medley Relay (Terpstra, Agre, Van Wyk, Vos)
Indianola 4×400 Meter Relay (Emma White, Kendal Sandy, Madison Grover, Josie McGraw)
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Boys Elite All-State Honorees:
Caden Klein, Newton – 200 Meter Dash (Fastest among all classes); 400 Meter Hurdles
Canaan Dunham, Pella – 800 Meter Run (incorrectly left off of IATC list), 1600 Meter Run
Harrison Mullens, Pella – 400 Meter Dash
Koby Higginbotham, Knoxville – 110 Meter Hurdles, 400 Meter Hurdles (not listed on IATC website due to association errors, had 3rd fastest time in all classes in both races)
Newton 4×100 Relay – Nick Thomason, Reilly Trease, Ali Yahia, Christian Ergenbright – (not listed on IATC Website correctly due to association error, had 3rd fastest time in all classes)
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Girls Class-by-Class All-State Nominations (not included above):
Bailey Vos, Pella Christian – Class 2A 400 Meter Dash
Marissa Ferebee, Pella – Class 3A 1500 Meter Run
Jordyn Brown, Indianola – Class 4A 3000 Meter Run
Katie Scheckel, Pella – Class 3A Shot Put
Blake Putney, Indianola – Para Ambulatory Shot Put
Pella Christian 4×100 Relay (Terpstra, Agre, Claire Westerkamp, Kacmarynski) – Class 2A State Meet Record
Pella Christian 4×400 Relay (Kacmarynski, Van Wyk, Maisy Meinders, Vos) – Class 2A
Pella 4×400 Relay (Lizzy VandeVoort, Kyla Barnes, Mara Schiebout, Lizzie Neumann) – Class 3A
Indianola Sprint Medley Relay (Tessa Gripp, Kiley Kindelspire, Kendal Sandy, Emma White) – Class 4A
Indianola Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Sully Downey, Madison Grover, Lilly Hoger, Josie McGraw) – Class 4A
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Boys Class-by-Class All-State Nominations (not included above):
Riley Graber, PCM – Class 2A 400 Meter Dash
Canaan Dunham, Pella – Class 3A 3200 Meter Run
Nick Milburn, Newton – Class 3A Discus
Aiden Curtis, Indianola – Class 4A Discus
Logan Atherton, Norwalk – Class 4A High Jump
Newton 4×100 Relay – Nick Thomason, Reilly Trease, Ali Yahia, Christian Ergenbright – Class 3A
Pella 4×800 Relay – Mason Gaulke, Kaiden Browne, Jonah Ebersole, Canaan Dunham – Class 3A
PCM Shuttle Hurdle Relay – Jaden Houser, Jake Winters, Adrien Robbins, Gavin VanGorp – Class 2A
PCM Sprint Medley – Evan Jones, Adrien Robbins, Tad Wilson, Riley Graber – Class 2A
Newton Sprint Medley – Nick Thomason, Reilly Trease, Christian Ergenbright, Caden Klein – Class 3A
Pella Sprint Medley – Owen Kettler, Harry Tallman, Colin Kerndt, Harrison Mullens – Class 3A

Track and Field Coaches of the Year:
Class 2A Girls – Keith Anderson, Pella Christian (overall)
Class 3A Boys – Chad Garvis, Newton (overall), Brent Van Hauen, Pella (at-large)
Class 2A Boys – Logan Bieghler, PCM (at-large)
Class 4A Girls – Morgan Singleton, Indianola (at-large)

Academic All-State:
Knoxville – Kaiden Smith, Koby Higginbotham
Newton – Alex Riney, Lola Rivera, Macy Lampe
Indianola – Andrew DeWall, Kaisen Storm, Vinny Anderson, Lathan McDaniel
Norwalk – Cameron Thomas, Tony Anania, Grant Wallace, Brady Schmitz, AJ Mosqueda
PCM – Jake Winters, Adrien Robbins
Lynnville-Sully – Olivia Norrish
Southeast Warren – Cam Seuferer