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Metro track athletes have golden chance
Metro athletes might need to hire a Brink's truck to haul all their gold medals back home from the state track meet in Des Moines this week.
Metro girls are favored to win seven events at the Class 4A meet at Drake Stadium and Metro boys are ranked No. 1 in three events. In addition, numerous Metro individuals and relay teams are ranked No. 2 or No. 3 and are quite capable of moving into the victory circle.
The Linn-Mar girls, featuring distance star Stephanie Jenks and freshman phenom Payton Wensel, could have enough firepower to claim the 4A team championship if a few things break their way.
The state meet will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday with all seven Metro schools in the running for high honors (Cedar Valley Christian does not have a varsity track program).
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