Iowa 2025 Track & Field Thread

I hope he does regular high school training next year. Plenty of time to train for 10k in college.

She had a good qualifying meet. Hoping to see a big state meet from her.

Weather looks good for distance meets. We coukd see some fast times. The boys' distance events look to be the best.

Yes. 3A boys are unbelievable. Nauman is on track to be the best Iowa high school runner in history. Add Ten Pas and Dunham to the mix which will make the events very exciting.

3A boys 1600m certainly looks to be the race to watch this state meet

Nauman 1:47 in medley.

Nauman put on a show!

SUB 4

SUB 1:50

1:47 SPLIT

ALL AT THE SAME MEET

I believe he can be much faster than he was today. That 800 was a negative split run, and the 3200 was a jog fest with a nasty kick to win it. He also closed that 1600 in 56. By senior year, he should be close to Alan Webb’s 3:53. Webb was a 1:47 guy in HS as well, so Nauman has the wheels

Where are those people saying he wouldn't break every record before he graduates? He broke some already. He will break them all.

Since someone really wants to punk on “the hater” (what?) I’ll bump my comment from six weeks ago, where I said that I thought he COULD run 1:49 this season and the sky was the limit for him…such a hater. He actually hasn’t broken the records I said I didn’t see him breaking this year, but as an impartial fan of Iowa distance runners I’ll be the first to say he has a great shot at Heidesch’s 3:59.08 mile if he gets in the right race this Spring. Next year, geez, who knows? Very effing fast.

Most fans know that he will break all of the Iowa records. He now has the 800 and 1600 and he could break the 3200 this year if he chose to. He is a year ahead of Heidesch.

Cross your fingers. Hope he stays injury free. Not everyone is capable of that when pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Break records or burn up on reentry? Time will tell.

You sort of doubled down. There is no doubt that he is on a different level. He set the all-time 800 record. He set the all-time 1600 record. I realize that Heidesch broke 4 for the mile but Nauman did this on his 4th event of the meet. He is clearly in way under 4 minute mile shape. And the way he closes his 3200, he could break 8:40 and he is only a junior. He may not just be the best Iowa prep of all-time, he may end up as the best US prep distance runner of all-time.

if you weren’t at the stadium yesterday, you truly missed a great moment. most everyone on this thread is a track and XC fan and would really enjoy seeing him (or anyone else) progress and break all the records. I understand it is very easy to look at results and compare to others at certain points in their careers, but the reality is nothing is guaranteed and everyone progresses differently. As a fan it would be great to see him compete in a few postseason races but if he chooses not to that would be fine with me also.

It was a great moment with the crowd on its feet, Oregon has a good one here. Side note for those in attendance yesterday, why the hell does Iowa have 36 track officials that DQ’d many athletes (not false starts) for hooking a hurdle, running on the line or an exchange zone violation where the official placed the athlete in the wrong position and then DQ’d a podium placed team. A female 400m hurdler tripped into a hurdle face first, hands did not touch the hurdle & got up and finished second. The officials told the coaches she was good and then 40 minutes later was DQd for hooking a hurdle on the ground. They also DQd a 400m runner for running on the line (I get it) but the athlete was 25 meters behind the field and took last. The meet director (she) continued to override the officials who discussed the issues and deemed no violation.

Iowa does some weird stuff with track and field. A lot of gender segregated meets with boys only meets-girls only meets, etc...7 relays which is probably more than any other state in relay events and only 4 field events...girls run 1500/3k while boys run 1600m/3200m...they have a separate boys and girls high school athletic association is partially why all the discrepancies...not long ago girls and boys not only didn't have the same events-they didn't have the same order of events......they also don't start regular season meets till 5 or 6 PM during the season-kids get home on school nights twice a week around midnight and rarely run Saturday meets.

I'm not sure why they are so obsessed with DQ's at state. Questionable DQ's in the shuttle and sprints while blatant false starts at times were ignored...The state has a tremendous amount of track and field talent-and good coaches, but officials seem less competent or knowledgable about the sport. 5-6 years ago they ran a 7 lap 3200m at the state meet because the meet officials miscounted laps....it was total chaos with half the field finishing at 7 (bell rang at 6) and the other half finishing...the announcer over the loud speaker was announcing they were on the final lap on lap 7 to add to the confusion-which a quick look at the clock could have told you it wasn't the bell lap. They ended up calling the state 3200m race at 7 laps and gave no official times only places...

They also only have 48 teams in class 4A so literally half of the entire state in each of the 7 relay events in 4A qualifies for state (24 qualifiers) while each lower class has progressively more teams (64-3A, 96-2A, 140ish-1A) but qualifying spots remain the same...if you are 4A it's hard to not qualify for state in a relay with 7 different chances to be in top half of field.

Gender specific meets allows for more organization and flexibility between varsity and JV/9-10 races, especially if substitutions are needed since they dont require relay cards/declaration at regular season meets. Honesty policy on entry limitations but typically nobody wants to be in more than 2 events indoor season 2-3 in April and probably varsity only 4 max including prelims by Drake, Conference, District and State. So, it behooves coaches and athletes to pick and choose early season events when trying to pop Drake qualifiers and not overrace especially in the cooler parts of the season. Some larger school meets allow for unlimited 1600, 200 and 4 x 4 and 4-6 entries in field events and 800.

Personal opinion: If you invite more than 8 teams or attend meets with more than 8, its your own fault for the meets running late, especially on school nights.

There are more co-ed meets than ever before. The girls used to have their state meet the week before the boys so there's a reason but since evolving to Coed state meet you see more during the regular season. I think you would find many coaches prefer separate but depending on school size that could be changing. By the time the district coed meets come along, squads are down to their varsity and not a lot of distraction and a whole lot of focus on performance. Respect the separate Union and Association. You lrobably dont understand the history of what the state of Iowa has done for girls sports. They are national leaders on so many levels in that regard.

Relays and Field Events: the Association took away boys pole vault around 85 citing safety and lack of qualified coaches but everyone knows it was about expense of upgrading pits to be in compliance with national rules for good reason, purchase of poles etc.. for just a few athletes. The girls never got to pole vault. That is an embarrasment in my opinion and missed opportunities. Coaches wanted triple jump as a replacement but didnt get it. They got more relays which increased participation much more than another field event. Ever seen the rat race of a state with 7 field events and starting running events at the same time? Way more officials needed, usually volunteers without experience. All the checking in and out of field events to run a race or make an attempt in another field event just further delays the meet. I'd really like to see kids get that experience but coaches need to limit how many field events athletes are in at any one meet or make sure prelim attempts are cafeteria style with a cutoff time to go to finals.

State meet officials come from all over the state. They are usually working alone or with very few others at regular season meets and cant cover everything. They may be asked to cover events they arent familiar with and make mistakes. Thats unfortunate for the kids as some officials do over scrutinize taking their job a little too seriously. Look how many missed calls there are in other sports like basketball etc...The state official organization doe a lot to organize and educate to keep their numbers up but its always a challenge to replace retirees these days. Mistakes are made in all states. Overall, they do want to see the kids have success but there are a few bad ones. Lap counting should never be a problem but....

Class sizes in Iowa are appropriate and fair. Border schools with growth or reduction just live with it but I think there's at least 2 years between class changes. Some states definitely have too many clases.

Iowa chooses participation and geographic representation for state tournaments. It works well for them and are major community events. They treat their hs athletes well. There are no pro sports to contend with. The media does a great job with coverage. You need to see other states to understand how well Iowa does for their people and all sports to promote a great educational experience and community pride.

PS I dont believe schools are getting home after midnight 2 times a week. Rain delay, maybe but every meet and twice a week, No.

Also, since they went to 3 day CoEd state meet, the quality of the small school athletes skyrocketed across the board. Hard to not get excited about performing in front of nearly 40k spectators in historic Drake Stadium. So yeah, as far as presentation goes, Id put Iowa up against any state.