Track Season

Waterloo West's Jonathan Litzkow competes in the Wheelchair 200 Meter Dash at the MVC Men's Indoor Track Meet at the UNI-dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Monday, March 15, 2010.
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Team Spirit

Grundy Center's Meghan Krausman, right, hands off the baton to Grundy Center's Alexia Adrianne, left, in the Girls 1A Sprint Medley Relay Finals at the Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, May 23, 2009.
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Grundy Center's Alexia Adrianne, left, wins the Girls 1A Sprint Medley Relay Finals at the Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, May 23, 2009. Grundy Center won the event and set a state record of 1:50.45.
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Grundy Center's Meghan Krausman, center, reacts as an official presents her team with shells from the starting gun after winning the Girls 1A Sprint Medley Relay Finals at the Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, May 23, 2009. Grundy Center set a state record of 1:50.45.
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Grundy Center's Alexis Adrianne, left, Abby Graves, center, Meghan Krausman, right, and Morgan Appel, back, react after winning the Girls 1A Sprint Medley Relay Finals at the Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

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State Track First

Dike-New Hartford's Hannah Willms competes for a state record of 6' 11'' in the Girls 2A High Jump Finals at the Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Friday, May 22, 2009.
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I'm currently on assignment in Des Moines covering State Track. This is another first for me! Most of what I've turned in thus far have been average track images. Today, I made an image that I liked. It made me smile :)

MVC Men's Track

Waterloo East's Harrison Shelby III, left, pushes past Cedar Falls' Kyle Bernard, right, in the 110 High Hurdles at the MVC Mens Track meet at Memorial Stadium in Waterloo, Iowa, on Friday, May 8, 2009.
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Aldrich Relays

NU's Aaron Jones competes in the high jump at the 2009 Aldrich Relays at the Cedar Falls High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa on Thursday, May 7, 2009.

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Big 8

Waterloo West's Jadyn Spencer throws the shot put at the Women's Big 8 Classic Track and Field Meet at the Cedar Falls High School on Thursday, April 30, 2009 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
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Girls Metro Track

Cedar Falls' Cassie Crotty, center, takes first place in the 400 Meter Dash at the Girls Metro Meet 2009 at Cedar Falls High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
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Waterloo West's Jadyn Spencer, center, takes the lead as she competes against Waterloo East's Essoria Greer, left, and Cedar Falls' Brianne Hutchins, right, in the 200 Meter Dash at the Girls Metro Meet 2009 at Cedar Falls High School in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Tuesday, April 21, 2009.
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Men's Gordy Yuska Wahawk Relays

Waterloo West's Brady Heckenlively, left, and Waukee's Jordan Officer, right, step up their pace as they reach the finish line in heat one of the 4x800 Relays in the Gordy Yuska Wahawk Relays on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Memorial Stadium in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Dike-New Hartford's Kyle Andersen competes in the first heat of the Suttle Hurdle Relays in the Gordy Yuska Wahawk Relays on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Memorial Stadium in Waterloo, Iowa.
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Cedar Falls' Josh Fuller competes in the Long Jump portion of the Gordy Yuska Wahawk Relays on Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Memorial Stadium in Waterloo, Iowa.
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18 Heats

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I got bored.

Track & Field Championships

Dike-New Hartford's David Weber, center, and Eddyville-Blakesburg's Jacob Batterson, right, run in the 60 Meter Dash preliminary round at the 2009 A.D. Dickinson Iowa High School Indoor Track and Field Championships at the UNI-dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Monday, March 23, 2009.

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Cedar Falls' Kyle Bernard, left, and Hudson's Channing Puls, right, compete in the finals of the 60 Meter Hurdles at the 2009 A.D. Dickinson Iowa High School Indoor Track and Field Championships at the UNI-dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Monday, March 23, 2009.

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Waterloo West's Josh Diehm competes in the High Jump at the 2009 A.D. Dickinson Iowa High School Indoor Track and Field Championships at the UNI-dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Monday, March 23, 2009.

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Track Season-Boys

Cedar Falls' Josh Fristo competes in the Long Jump competition at the MVC Men's Indoor Track Meet at the UNI-dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Tuesday, March 17, 2009.
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Track Season-Girls

Cedar Falls' Megan Hartmann competes in the third heat of the 60 Meter Hurdles at the MVC Women's Indoor Track Meet at the UNI-dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Monday, March 16, 2009.
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Olympic Qualifier

Adam Hairston, running for Iowa, warms up before the 400 meter run at the Olympic Qualifier at UNI on Saturday, June 7, 2008.
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Ray Varner (Iowa), completes the final hurdle in the 400 Hurdles portion of the Olympic Qualifier at the UNI track on Saturday, June 6, 2008.
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Zach Splan (Iowa), completes the final hurdle in the 400 Hurdles portion of the Olympic Qualifier at the UNI track on Saturday, June 7, 2008.
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Mike Craddick (UNI), and Adam Hairston (Iowa), take their marks on Saturday, June 7, 2008, at the Olympic Qualifier at UNI.
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