Xavier High School - Cedar Rapids, Iowa

3 Metro players make INA all-state

Jordan Bohannon of Linn-Mar, Jacob Olson of Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Adam McDermott of Xavier have been named to the Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) all-state basketball teams.

Bohannon, a 6-foot-1 guard, made second team all-state in Class 4A. He averaged 17.6 points this season as a sophomore.

Olson, a 6-0 guard, also made second team all-state in Class 4A. He averaged 20.7 points as a senior.

McDermott, a 6-4 guard, made third team all-state in Class 3A. He averaged 16.5 points as a junior.

Wyatt Lohaus, who helped Iowa City West win its third Class 4A title in a row, was named Mr. Basketball. Lohaus will play in college at Northern Iowa.

Soeken, Morgan place 2nd at ISU meet

AMES - Kenzie Soeken of Cedar Rapids Prairie and Halley Morgan of Linn-Mar placed second at the Iowa State indoor girls track meet Monday in Ames.

Soeken tied for second in the high jump at 5 feet, 2 inches. Morgan finished second in the 60-meter dash in 7.86 seconds.

Linn-Mar placed second in the 4x400 relay (4:13.59) and the 800 sprintmedley (1:55.85).

Prairie finished fourth in the 4x100 relay (53.12).

Molly Breitbach of Xavier placed fifth in the 60 in 8.27 seconds. The Saints finished fifth in the 4x100 relay (53.24).

Cook wins 2 events at MVC indoor

CEDAR FALLS - Famiek Cook of Cedar Rapids Kennedy captured the 200 meter dash and long jump at the Mississippi Valley Conference indoor track meet at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls Monday.

Cook took the 200 in 23.21 seconds and claimed the long jump at 21 feet, 3 inches.

Shawn Beyer of Kennedy won the high jump at 6 feet, 2 inches. The Cougars also claimed the shuttle hurdle relay (34.36 seconds) and captured the 4x400 relay (3:36.13).

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Kayla Armstrong wins IGHSAU award

Xavier High School graduate Kayla Armstrong has been elected as the recipient of the "Jack North Basketball Award," one of the highest high school athletic honors in Iowa.

The award is given by the IGHSAU to an outstanding basketball player from the previous year who has graduated. Armstrong was a member of Xavier's 2013 state championship girls basketball team and was named captain of the 2013 state tournament team. She currently attends Drake University, where she plays soccer.

"I am both humbled and grateful to have been selected as the recipient of the Jack North Award," said Armstrong. "I may be the one accepting this honor, but this award truly belongs to the great teammates and coaches that I have had the opportunity to work with and teams I have been fortunate enough to be a part of during the various stages of my career.

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