The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — With joy comes speed, according to Reese Brownlee. “My dad always tells me, ‘Happy girls ...

Linn-Mar’s Abby Mecklenburg comes in for a landing during the Class 4A girls’ long jump at the state track and field meet Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Mecklenburg won with a leap of 19 feet, ...

With the 2025 Iowa high school girls track and field season underway, Ames coach Erica Lynn Douglas is jumping for joy. The talent she has available in both the long jump and high jump events is the ...

Federal Way’s Cassandra Atkins competes in the 4A long jump during of the Track and Field Championship at Mount Tahoma High School, on Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Tacoma, Wash. Brian Hayes ...

Wichmann has been as good a jumper as there is in the state across the board. She set a new PR in the long jump on her way to a Bergen County Championship with a mark of 18-1.25. ANALYSIS: A duo of ...

The 2025 track and field season has reached its midpoint, and we’ve sen numerous standout performances each week throughout the Mid-Penn Conference. With the season at it’s midpoint, it’s time to ...