Who were the best on the track this winter? Here are the Providence Journal's selections for first- and second-team All-State ...

Who were the best on the track this winter? Here are the Providence Journal's selections for first- and second-team All-State ...

Connell, who ran for Charles City in high school, becomes the second Iowa State woman to win a Drake 3,000 steeplechase title. The first was Abby Caldwell, a former Waverly-Shell Rock prep, in 2021.

Many former area high school standout athletes have graduated and went on to play their respective sports at the collegiate level, with a handful electing to stay close to home.