2024 Girls Track Preview
School: Urbandale
Nickname: J-Hawks
Class: 4A
Colors: Blue and White
Conference: Central Iowa Metropolitan League
Head Coach: Mel Green, Jr.
4th Year at Urbandale as Head Coach; 18th overall
Assistant Coaches: Deidra Meyer, Taylor Fulton, Tiffany Schott
2022 Record / Highlights:
- Placed 22nd – State Meet
- Placed 4th – Regional Meet
- Placed 9th – CIML Central Conference Meet
- State Meet Results
- Girls 4x100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle Relay - Esaba Okwaramoi, Rylie Pruitt, Camryn Johnson, Lainey Drown - 1:07.94 (11th Place)
- Girls 4x800 Meter Relay – Alex Mackie, Megan Carmell,Norah Seeley, Victoria Martinez-Lohf - 9:51.45 (12th Place)
- Girls 100 Meter Dash prelims – Esaba Okwaramoi - 0:13.09 (19th Place)
- Girls Shot Put - Tatum Johnson - 34' 5.75" (15th Place)
- Girls Distance Medley Relay – Ela Tabakovic, Dennan Rew, Elleana Lekkas, Alex Mackie - 4:18.99 (12th Place)
- Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Prelims - Lainey Drown - 0:15.72 (16th Place)
- Girls Long Jump - Lainey Drown - 16'11' (8th Place), Jazlyn Hoehle - 16'5.25' (14th Place)
- Girls 800 Sprint Medley Relay – Ela Tabakovic, Precious Karyee, Lauren Nepper, Elleana Lekkas - 1:51.75 (14th Place)
- Girls 800 Meter Run - Alex Mackie - 2:20.89 (17th Place)
- Girls 100 Meter Hurdles Final - Esaba Okwaramoi - 14.54 (2nd Place, Elite All-State)
- Academic All-State: Ellena Lekkas, Lauren Nepper, Dennan Rew
2023 Returning Letterwinners:
24 Total
Lainey Drown, Alexandra Mackie, Ava Ross, Norah Seeley, Kaidyn Shull, Dayna Spencer, Anna Thompson, Madelyn Herteen, Camryn Johnson, Precious Karyee, Victoria Martinez-Lohf, Lauren Salmon, Ela Tabakovic, Sarah Webster, Tatum Johnson, Rylie Pruitt , Avery Smit , Emma Smith , Brooke Spencer , Vanessa Twitty , Maggie Walker , Kendra Pippett (Manager), Courtney Dunn (Manager)
2024 Outlook:
The J-Hawks open the season at the Mason City Invitational on Monday, March 4, 2024. Urbandale will host a COED Meet on April 11, 2023.
For more information, contact Head Coach Mel Green, Jr. at (515) 457-6945 or greenm1@urbandaleschools.com or Josh Frey at (515) 457-6994 or josh.frey@j-hawks.com.