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DES MOINES - Maliya Rattliffe, Lucy Schneekloth, Jasmine Blue and Rachel "Bronco" Broghammer have been chasing the Jefferson school record in the 4x200 relay all spring.
They finally got it Friday and quite a bit more.
The Jefferson quartet shattered the all-time state record in the 4x200 when they blazed to victory in 1 minute, 40.94 seconds at the Class 4A state meet at Drake Stadium.
Brandon Horman has been named co-head coach of the boys basketball team at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. He will assist Coach Stu Ordman at the varsity and sub-varsity levels.
Horman has been the head sophomore boys basketball coach the past two seasons. He has been a coach in the program for five years.
Chad Tompkins, the varsity assistant coach last season, will take over as sophomore coach.
First Drake, now state.
That could be the motto for Metro athletes this week as they eagerly prepare for the state track meet in Des Moines.
Metro athletes won six gold medals at the Drake Relays, where they competed against the top performers from all around the state regardless of school population.
Trying to play tennis Saturday morning at the Veterans Memorial Tennis Center was like hitting a ping-pong ball in a wind tunnel.
Under gale-force conditions, the Washington boys breezed by Jefferson 5-0 in a preliminary substate team match and moved on to play again next Saturday.
The Warriors will play Linn-Mar in a substate semifinal next Saturday at Kennedy. The winner of that match will face the winner between Cedar Falls and Clinton on Saturday afternoon at Kennedy for the right to advance to the state team tournament.
Gusty winds on the hill-top courts Saturday blew the ball about like a badminton birdie. Serves sailed into the backcourt, high lobs flew away and drop shots bounced every which direction.
DUBUQUE - Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior Timauntay Jones shattered a pair of ancient records in the 800-meter run Monday when he was timed in 1 minute, 53.36 seconds at the MVC Mississippi Division meet in Dubuque.
Jones broke the Jefferson school record of 1:55.4 that was set by Ralf Trimble in 1959. He also broke the Mississippi Valley Conference mark of 1:53.6 that was established by Mark Steffen of Davenport West in 1968.
Jones, who has signed to run at the University of Northern Iowa, was named the Mississippi Division Athlete of the Year for his exploits.
IOWA CITY - Kennedy's Marissa Estelle set a record in the 100 meter hurdles Monday night and helped lead the Cougars to a second-place finish in the Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Division girls track meet at Iowa City West.
Estelle ran the hurdles in 15.32 seconds, breaking the former mark of 15.41 set a year ago by Cedar Rapids Washington's Brooke Foreman.
Jefferson set the only other record at the meet, shattering the shuttle hurdle relay mark by 1.71 seconds. The old mark was set last year by Dubuque Senior.
Kyle Rodenkirk takes the helm at Jefferson as head coach at his alma mater. He replaces Mike Kuba, who has moved over to the softball program as an assistant coach at Jefferson.
Rodenkirk inherits a team that finished 15-21 in 2012 and graduated many of its top performers.
Gone is Chance Tiedke, who led the team with 53 hits, 34 RBIs and a .445 average. Also lost to graduation are Jordan Dee and Dylan Jellison, who were critical pieces to the J-Hawk offense.
Colten Jourdan, Austin Goodell, Dee and Tiedke combined for 26 starts on the mound, resulting in 11 of their 15 wins.
Despite the losses, Rodenkirk is fervent about the chances for his 2013 J-Hawks.
DES MOINES - Maliya Ratliffe, Taylor Jacobson and Rachel Broghammer were just sophomores in 2011 when they helped Cedar Rapids Jefferson win the 4x200 relay at the Class 4A state track meet.
The J-Hawks served notice Friday that they might be ready for an encore this year as seniors.
Ratliffe, Jacobson and Broghammer helped Jefferson finish a tight second in the 4x200 relay at the 104th Drake Relays Friday behind Des Moines Roosevelt, which is loaded with top sprinters.
Summer Carber joined Ratliffe, Jacobson and Broghammer in the winners circle at the state meet two years ago. Carber graduated last year and now sophomore Lucy Schneekloth is a member of the club.
The Jefferson Alumni Baseball Golf Outing will be held on Saturday, May 4 at the Wildcat Golf Course in Shellsburg.
The outing is a fundraider for the Cedar Rapids Jefferson baseball program.
The cost is $60 person or $240 for a four-person team. The cost will cover green fees, cart, lunch and the entry fee.
There will be a shotgun start at 2 p.m.
All Jefferson baseball alumni and anyone who wants to support Jefferson baseball is welcome.
Contact Jefferson baseball coach Kyle Rodenkirk at: Wilson School, 2301 J St. SW, Cedar Rapids, 52404, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
MOUNT PLEASANT - Jefferson won 10 events and roared to the championship of the Panther Relays girls track meet Tuesday night.
Jefferson won five relays and five J-Hawks claimed individual titles.
Jefferson senior Rachel Broghammer was a quadruple winner, taking the open 100 meters and running anchor on the 4x200, 4x100 and 4x400 relays.
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