Urbandale High School - Echo Yearbook (Urbanville, IA)

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Second, sixth place finish at State Six J-Hawk track team members qualified for the state meet. Placing third in districts and second at the Pella Relays, the team ended the season with a 2-0 dual meet record and fifth in the CIC. Qualifiers for state were D. Gunder and D. Allen, discus: S. West, long jumpg M. Sievers, 800 meter rung C. Zimmerman, high jump: and W. Boehm, 400 meter run. Zimmerman tied for sixth and Boehm broke his previous record in the 400 meters with a 49.0 to place second. ln district competition, Gunder placed first in the discus with a throw of 154'11 and Allen placed second. Sievers and Boehm each placed second in their events and Zimmerman placed first. ln a previous meet he broke the school record with a jump of 6'7 . Standout performances also included the medley relay team of M. Law, R. Kline, W. Boehm, and S. West, who qualified to the Drake Relays. The sophomore mile relay team of R. Kline, J. Newberg, B. Fink, and C. Taylor remained undefeated through the season. 1 At the state meet, Wes Boehm pours on the speed to place second in the 400 m t r e e run. 2 Qualifying for the Drake Relays, Craig Zimmerman clears 6'4 in the high jump. 3 Senior Doug Gunder places first in districts with a throw of 154'11 in the discus. .lb 'KI 1 ,ltr +1 fl ,tt l lik. nd IIA Boys' Track ' 159

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Ehm Captures State Title