Friday was the big day for area track teams trying to qualify events for the state track meet on the blue oval in Des Moines.

It was a big night for the Washington Demons with the boys advancing Mitchell Driscoll, Justin Simmering, Cade Hennigan, Lincoln Kleese, Ethan Hunt, the 4×100, 4×400, shuttle hurdle and sprint medley teams. For the Demon girls they will have Jenah Greiner, Isabel Bailey, the 4×100 and 4×200 in Des Moines.

The Mid-Prairie boys will be represented by Jack Baker, along with the sprint medley, 4×100, 4×200 and 4×800 teams. The Golden Hawk girls have Marie Hostetler, Mitzi Evans, Angelina Evans, Tori Boyse, the 4×100, 4×200, sprint medley and distance medley teams.

Iowa Mennonite School will be sending Suzanna Yoder and Leah Bontrager.

For other area schools, Highland has Trey Lasek, Madison Thomann, Emily Yahnke, Aly Stokes and the girls 4×100 and 4×200 teams.

Lone Tree will be sending Cale Yoder, the boys distance medley, Holley Johnson and the girls distance medley.

Winfield-Mt. Union will be represented by Brandon Snowden, Juanito Piper, Talon Newton, Anna Hudson and the boys 4×100 and 4×200 teams.

For WACO it will be Colton Horak and the Warrior boys shuttle hurdle.

The Keota Eagles will have Justin Moeller and the boys distance medley team in Des Moines.

Sigourney will have Spencer Magill, Payton Schauf, Sloane Magill, Summer Barthelman, Megan Stuhr and the girls shuttle hurdle relay.

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