Waukon boys track team qualifies in eight events for State Meet
Qualifies in four events for State Meet ... Waukon boys track senior Braxton Stewart soars through the air on his way to one of his four second-place finishes and automatic qualifications for the Class 2A State Meet he earned at the Class 2A State Qualifying Meet at Osage Thursday, May 12. Stewart landed at 21’0.5 for his long jump runner-up finish, cleared 6’4” to finish second in the high jump, and also finished second in the 400 meter hurdles in 57.29 seconds and in the 400 meter dash in 52.82 seconds, earning a full schedule at this year’s season grand finale. View and find out how to purchase this photo and many more by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on this webpage.
The Waukon boys track has extended its 2022 season in eight events following its final team competitions of the year within the past week-plus. Following a fourth-place finish at their Northeast Iowa Conference Meet hosted by Waverly-Shell Rock Thursday, May 5, the Indians secured a second-place team finish at their Class 2A State Qualifying Meet at Osage Thursday, May 12, despite not winning a single event. The track Tribe secured five automatic State Meet qualifications with runner-up event finishes at that meet, and then had four other third-place finishes earn at-large bids based on Class 2A performances statewide for a total of nine State Meet qualifications in eight different events.
Those nine qualifications for this year’s season grand finale involve seven different athletes. Those State Qualifiers will compete one final time among this season’s Class 2A elite at Drake Stadium in Des Moines Thursday through Saturday, May 19-21, with further details of that season grand finale schedule printed on the Sports pages in the May 18, 2022 edition of The Standard.
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