Jessica Heims wins Metro Spotlight Award
Jessica Heims of Cedar Rapids Prairie is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday night.
Heims, a junior, represented the United States at the 2015 International Paralympic World Championships in Qatar last week. She finished fifth in the discus and also placed fifth in the 400 meter dash, posting personal records in both events.
Heims hurled the discus 82 feet, 9 inches and ran the 400 in 1 minute, 12.48 seconds.