On track: Iowa Class of 2021 breakdown

<p>Where stats and accolades don't tell the full story of a recruit, track and field might just fill in the blanks.</p> <p>The spring track and field season is on hold in Iowa, but a closer look at running, jumping and throwing totals is a way to gauge raw athleticism in Hawkeye State prospects. Using QuikStatsIowa.com, PrepDig cross-referenced its rankings with how recruits fared on the track.</p> <p><em>NOTE: We used QuikStats' figures from the 2019 track season because it represents the most recent, comprehensive data set. While Iowa indoor track season was underway just prior to the shutdown of sports, not every high school had participated in meets, which would've excluded athletes on the list.</em></p> <p>Here is a look at Iowa athletes in our rankings for the 2021 class from the 2019 track season:</p> <p><strong><u>Class of 2021</u></strong></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41237" first="Sydney" last="Dennis"]</strong></p> <p>School: North Cedar</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 2</p> <p>Commitment: Iowa</p> <p>Club: Adrenaline</p> <p>Long jump: 14-5</p> <p>200 dash: 30.21</p> [caption id="attachment_49149" align="alignright" width="220"] [player_tooltip player_id="17246" first="Layanna" last="Green"] celebrates after clearing a jump at the Iowa State Track Meet.[/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="17246" first="Layanna" last="Green"]</strong></p> <p>School: Waukee</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 9</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa PowerPlex</p> <p>High jump: 5-6.25</p> <p>Comment: Posted the best high jump number in Iowa's largest class as just a sophomore. It's scary to think how Green might've built on that vert and her volleyball stats (332 kills for Waukee) suggest she's got her hitting form down, too.</p> [caption id="attachment_82153" align="alignleft" width="300"] Middleton attacking for Iowa Power Plex[/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41239" first="Morgan" last="Middleton"]</strong></p> <p>School: Clarion-Goldfield Dows</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 10</p> <p>Commitment: NDSU</p> <p>Club: Iowa PowerPlex</p> <p>Shot put: 36-2.5</p> <p>Discus: 102-9.5</p> <p>1500 run: 7:00.34</p> <p>Comment: Middleton's 1,500 time isn't all that impressive but considering the rare throwing-distance running combination, she's definitely athletic.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="17239" first="Saari" last="Kuehl"]</strong></p> <p>School: Gladbrook-Reinbeck</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 12</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Six Pack</p> <p>High jump: 5-4</p> <p>100 dash: 14.43</p> <p>200 dash: 28.71</p> <p>Comment: Clearly a lot of explosion in those legs with solid sprint times and a top high jump.</p> [caption id="attachment_70737" align="alignleft" width="300"] [player_tooltip player_id="17227" first="Martha" last="Pace"][/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="17227" first="Martha" last="Pace"]</strong></p> <p>School: West Liberty</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 14</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa Rockets</p> <p>800 run: 2:40.98</p> <p>1500 run: 5:31.95</p> <p>3000 run: 11:37.62</p> <p><strong>Natalie Welch</strong></p> <p>School: Mount Vernon</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 15</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Adrenaline</p> <p>High jump: 4-8</p> <p>400 dash: 1:04.77</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41296" first="Jorie" last="Randall"]</strong></p> <p>School: Mount Vernon</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 16</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Adrenaline</p> <p>800 run: 2:32.75</p> [caption id="attachment_74498" align="alignright" width="300"] Kisley[/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41248" first="Paige" last="Kisley"]</strong></p> <p>School: Osage</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 19</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Flight</p> <p>100 dash: 13.72</p> <p>100 hurdles: 15.43</p> <p>200 dash: 27.52</p> <p>Comment: To post a top-25 hurdle time as a sophomore really says something about Kisley's all-around athletic potential.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="17244" first="Emma" last="Schubert"]</strong></p> <p>School: Assumption</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 20</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa Select</p> <p>High jump: 4-2</p> [caption id="attachment_83880" align="alignleft" width="300"] [player_tooltip player_id="41249" first="Mia" last="Gamet"][/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41249" first="Mia" last="Gamet"]</strong></p> <p>School: Sergeant Bluff-Luton</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 21</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: MVP</p> <p>100 dash: 13.83</p> <p>200 dash: 29.93</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79021" first="Kylee" last="Sallee"]</strong></p> <p>School: Hudson</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 71</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: CIA</p> <p>High jump: 5-3</p> <p>Long jump: 17-11.5</p> <p>100 dash: 13.51</p> <p>200 dash: 26.28</p> <p>400 dash: 1:04.70</p> <p>Comment: Sallee was incredibly busy last track season. Her best long jump was a full 9 inches farther than the next closest competitor in Iowa's smallest class, which she posted at Drake Stadium to win a state championship. She also had a top-five high jump in her class.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79034" first="Alaina" last="Freisleben"]</strong></p> <p>School: Clarion-Goldfield Dows</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 91</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Unlisted</p> <p>100 hurdles: 19.78</p> <p>400 hurdles: 1:24.27</p> <p></p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79015" first="Nessa" last="Johnson"]</strong></p> <p>School: Gilbert</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 41</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa PowerPlex</p> <p>Shot put: 28-4</p> <p>Discus: 61-6</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41250" first="Emily" last="Wood"]</strong></p> <p>School: Pleasant Valley</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 43</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Unlisted</p> <p>High jump: 5-2</p> <p>100 dash: 13.22</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79018" first="Zoe" last="Rus"]</strong></p> <p>School: Underwood</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 49</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa Rockets</p> <p>Shot put: 39-5.75</p> <p>Discus: 80-0</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79019" first="Sydney" last="Mosinski"]</strong></p> <p>School: Nevada</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 51</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Unlisted</p> <p>200 dash: 29.06</p> <p>400 dash: 1:06.50</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41305" first="Elle" last="Scarborough"]</strong></p> <p>School: Glenwood</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 58</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Unlisted</p> <p>100 hurdles: 15.48</p> <p>Discus: 123-7</p> <p>Comment: Hurdles and discus are a rare combination for an athlete. Scarborough has strong numbers in both events, indicating that she's highly coordinated, fast and strong.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="61558" first="Jenna" last="Brown"]</strong></p> <p>School: Don Bosco</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 64</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Flight</p> <p>Long jump: 13-2</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41264" first="Sydney" last="Marlow"]</strong></p> <p>School: West Burlington</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 68</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Unlisted</p> <p>100 dash: 12.96</p> <p>200 dash: 26.69</p> <p>Comment: Those 100 and 200 times make Marlow one of the fastest athletes listed here.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41288" first="Lauren" last="Blake"]</strong></p> <p>School: Indianola</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 70</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: PowerPlex</p> <p>High jump: 5-1</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79022" first="Kylie" last="Greenfield"]</strong></p> <p>School: Lake Mills</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 72</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa PowerPlex</p> <p>Shot put: 31-4</p> <p>Discus: 97-7</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79023" first="Mya" last="Merschman"]</strong></p> <p>School: Central Lee</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 73</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Unlisted</p> <p>Long jump: 16-6.75</p> <p>200 dash: 28.31</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41324" first="Alia" last="Vanderhoef"]</strong></p> <p>School: Iowa City High</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 75</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa Rockets</p> <p>High jump: 5-1</p> [caption id="attachment_86423" align="alignright" width="300"] [player_tooltip player_id="41330" first="Macey" last="Tisue"][/caption] <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="41330" first="Macey" last="Tisue"]</strong></p> <p>School: Dunkerton</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 77</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: CIA</p> <p>High jump: 4-2</p> <p>100 dash: 13.49</p> <p>200 dash: 28.20</p> <p>400 dash: 1:06.97</p> <p>400 hurdles: 1:17.40</p> <p>800 run: 3:05.71</p> <p>Comment: Apparently, Tisue wanted to try a little bit of anything. Individually, none of these numbers make her elite in any category, but the fact that she possesses the versatility to jump, hurdle, sprint and distance run make Tisue a rare athletic find.</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79024" first="Jenny" last="Wibholm"]</strong></p> <p>School: Iowa Falls-Alden</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 78</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: CIA</p> <p>High jump: 4-10</p> <p>100 hurdles: 19.47</p> <p>400 hurdles: 1:13.52</p> <p><strong>Grace Ehret</strong></p> <p>School: Williamsburg</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 80</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa Rockets</p> <p>200 dash: 27.21</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79026" first="Jori" last="Hajek"]</strong></p> <p>School: Humbolt</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 81</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Unlisted</p> <p>Long jump: 15-6</p> <p>100 hurdles: 16.57</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79028" first="Grace" last="Gasper"]</strong></p> <p>School: Bettendorf</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 83</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa Select</p> <p>100 hurdles: 16.83</p> <p>400 hurdles: 1:17.61</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79029" first="Kaylynn" last="Salyars"]</strong></p> <p>School: Muscatine</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 84</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa Select</p> <p>Long jump: 13-11.25</p> <p>100 dash: 14.38</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79033" first="Hannah" last="Thomsen"]</strong></p> <p>School: Nevada</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 90</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Unlisted</p> <p>100 dash: 14.02</p> <p>200 dash: 27.40</p> <p>400 dash: 1:09.17</p> <p><strong>Peyton Cook</strong></p> <p>School: Underwood</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 96</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: SWI</p> <p>Long jump: 13-1</p> <p>800 run: 2:47.32</p> <p>1500 run: 6:09.65</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79050" first="Olivia" last="Nahas"]</strong></p> <p>School: Dowling</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 107</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: CIS</p> <p>High jump: 4-8</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79060" first="Alexis" last="Morel"]</strong></p> <p>School: Pleasant Valley</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 117</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Platform Elite</p> <p>100 hurdles: 18.02</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79054" first="Isabel" last="Manning"]</strong></p> <p>School: Van Buren</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 111</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Unlisted</p> <p>200 dash: 28.64</p> <p>400 dash: 1:05.65</p> <p><strong>Kaylee Miller</strong></p> <p>School: Forest City</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 112</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Unlisted</p> <p>100 hurdles: 20.48</p> <p>100 dash: 14.58</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79063" first="Olivia" last="Falborg"]</strong></p> <p>School: Davenport North</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 120</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Platform Elite</p> <p>200 dash: 29.59</p> <p>400 dash: 1:08.13</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79072" first="Paige" last="Berst"]</strong></p> <p>School: Pleasant Valley</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 129</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Platform Elite</p> <p>100 hurdles: 17.18</p> <p><strong>[player_tooltip player_id="79076" first="Kelly" last="Proesch"]</strong></p> <p>School: North Cedar</p> <p>PrepDig rank: 133</p> <p>Commitment: None</p> <p>Club: Iowa Rockets</p> <p>Long jump: 13-5</p> <p>100 dash: 13.30</p> <p>100 hurdles: 15.53</p> <p>200 dash: 27.27</p> <p>400 dash: 1:05.58</p> <p>400 hurdles: 1:09.72</p> <p>Comment: Another very busy track athlete. All of this points to a prospect with tons of raw athleticism and she had some nice stats on the court for North Cedar last season with a team-high in kills.</p>