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Waukee Northwest celebrates their 4x400 win at the Drake Relays on April 25, 2026, in Des Moines.

Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker and Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman take off from the starting line in the boys mile run on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Collegiate athletes run during the Drake Relays on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Collegiate athletes run during the Drake Relays on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Gilbert’s Tanner Twedt runs during the boys 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee Northwest’s Sadie McCann waits at the starting block during the girls 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Roger Steen winds up to throw in the WACT shot put on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Collegiate athletes run during the Drake Relays on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Southeast Polk’s Teresa Tarplah celebrates a win in the girls 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker runs the boys mile on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee’s Jayden Jeter looks back as he crosses the finish line in the boys 400m hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Iowa City High’s Maeve Bowen-Burt reacts to winning the girls 400m hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Southeast Polk’s Alayna Goldsberry reacts as Southeast Polk wins the girls 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Dowling Catholic’s Beau Williams sprints down the track during the boys 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Iowa City High’s Maeve Bowen-Burt reacts to winning the girls 400m hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Southeast Polk’s Alayna Goldsberry reacts as Southeast Polk wins the girls 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Iowa’s Holly Duax smiles as she crosses the finish line during the Drake Relays women’s 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Iowa City West’s Waleed Ibrahim runs in the boys 4x110 shuttle hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee Northwest’s Katie Willits clears a hurdle during the girls shuttle hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee Northwest’s Faith Johnson rums on the girls shuttle hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Valley’s Matsi Bonkafo-Efofa runs in the girls shuttle hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

The starting pistol is fired during the start of a race at the Drake Relays on April 26, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Johnston’s Jayna Lamping runs to hand off to her teammate Olivia Fehn on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

The Waukee Northwest girls shuttle hurdle team celebrate their Drake Relays win on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Valley’s Mila Hughes competes in the girls shuttle hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Griff II sits on the infield turf during Saturday’s events at the Drake Relays on April 26, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Johnston’s Aubrielle Tousey hands off the baton to her teammate Jayna Lamping during the girls 4x800 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee Northwest’s Katie Willits runs during the girls 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee Northwest celebrates their 4x800 win on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee Northwest’s Emee Dani celebrates after winning the girls 4x800 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Ames’ Brandon Johnson throws in the boys discus on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Urbandale’s Daxon Kiesau throws during the boys discus on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Indianola’s Aiden Curtis winds up to throw on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker runs during the boys 3200m on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee’s Ajak Malual competes in the boys high jump on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee Northwest’s Emmy Stubbendeck catches her breath after finishing 4th in the girls 3000m on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Valley’s Joseph Alexander clears the bar during the boys high jump on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Drake Relays official Scott Stevenson (center) adjusts the high jump bar on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Gilbert’s Aubrey Johnson leaps into the air during the high school girls long jump on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee’s Ajak Malual clears the bar during the boys high jump on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Epworth Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman runs during the boys 3200m on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Waukee Northwest’s Emmy Stubbendeck competes in the girls 3000m run on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker runs during the boys 3200m on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Ames’ Sophia Hatcher competes in the high school girls long jump on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

Norwalk’s Kaiden Kunze lands during high school boys long jump in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Runners cross the hurdles in the university men’s 110-meter hurdles in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Ankeny’s Makenna Madetzke celebrates after winning high school girls 800-meter run in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Treynor’s Cauy Konz celebrates after winning high school boys 100-meter dash in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Ballard’s Stetson Kane crosses the bar during high school boys 110-meter hurdles preliminary in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Ankeny’s Treyton Grossman and Hayden Carlson exchange baton during the high school boys 4x200-meter relay in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Waukee Northwest’s anchor runner Katie Willits celebrates after winning high school girls 4x200-meter relay in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

West Des Moines Valley’s Miciah LeLaCheur lands during high school boys long jump in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Waukee Northwest Katie Willits and Pella Christian Rachel Kacmarynski finishes 100-meter dash preliminary in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

West Des Moines Valley’s anchor runner Joseph Alexander celebrates after winning the high school boys 4x200-meter relay in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Ankeny’s Quinn Roush, Charlee Cibula, Lena Bruening, and Morgan Fisher celebrates after winning 800-meter sprint medley relay in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Ankeny’s Hayden Carlson and Clear Creek-Amana’s Tay Seals battle for lead during high school boys 110-meter hurdles in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Valley West Des Moines Morgan Karr takes the leads during the high school girls 100-meter hurdles in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa. Karr won the race

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Waukee Northwest celebrates their 4x400 win at the Drake Relays on April 25, 2026, in Des Moines.

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Waukee Northwest celebrates their 4x400 win at the Drake Relays on April 25, 2026, in Des Moines.

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Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker and Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman take off from the starting line in the boys mile run on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Collegiate athletes run during the Drake Relays on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Collegiate athletes run during the Drake Relays on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Gilbert’s Tanner Twedt runs during the boys 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee Northwest’s Sadie McCann waits at the starting block during the girls 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Roger Steen winds up to throw in the WACT shot put on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Collegiate athletes run during the Drake Relays on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Southeast Polk’s Teresa Tarplah celebrates a win in the girls 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker runs the boys mile on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee’s Jayden Jeter looks back as he crosses the finish line in the boys 400m hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Iowa City High’s Maeve Bowen-Burt reacts to winning the girls 400m hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Southeast Polk’s Alayna Goldsberry reacts as Southeast Polk wins the girls 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Dowling Catholic’s Beau Williams sprints down the track during the boys 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Iowa City High’s Maeve Bowen-Burt reacts to winning the girls 400m hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Southeast Polk’s Alayna Goldsberry reacts as Southeast Polk wins the girls 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Iowa’s Holly Duax smiles as she crosses the finish line during the Drake Relays women’s 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Iowa City West’s Waleed Ibrahim runs in the boys 4x110 shuttle hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee Northwest’s Katie Willits clears a hurdle during the girls shuttle hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee Northwest’s Faith Johnson rums on the girls shuttle hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Valley’s Matsi Bonkafo-Efofa runs in the girls shuttle hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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The starting pistol is fired during the start of a race at the Drake Relays on April 26, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Johnston’s Jayna Lamping runs to hand off to her teammate Olivia Fehn on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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The Waukee Northwest girls shuttle hurdle team celebrate their Drake Relays win on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Valley’s Mila Hughes competes in the girls shuttle hurdles on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Griff II sits on the infield turf during Saturday’s events at the Drake Relays on April 26, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Johnston’s Aubrielle Tousey hands off the baton to her teammate Jayna Lamping during the girls 4x800 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee Northwest’s Katie Willits runs during the girls 4x100 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee Northwest celebrates their 4x800 win on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee Northwest’s Emee Dani celebrates after winning the girls 4x800 on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Ames’ Brandon Johnson throws in the boys discus on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Urbandale’s Daxon Kiesau throws during the boys discus on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Indianola’s Aiden Curtis winds up to throw on April 25, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker runs during the boys 3200m on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee’s Ajak Malual competes in the boys high jump on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee Northwest’s Emmy Stubbendeck catches her breath after finishing 4th in the girls 3000m on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Valley’s Joseph Alexander clears the bar during the boys high jump on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Drake Relays official Scott Stevenson (center) adjusts the high jump bar on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Gilbert’s Aubrey Johnson leaps into the air during the high school girls long jump on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee’s Ajak Malual clears the bar during the boys high jump on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Epworth Western Dubuque’s Quentin Nauman runs during the boys 3200m on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Waukee Northwest’s Emmy Stubbendeck competes in the girls 3000m run on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker runs during the boys 3200m on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Ames’ Sophia Hatcher competes in the high school girls long jump on April 23, 2026, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

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Norwalk’s Kaiden Kunze lands during high school boys long jump in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Runners cross the hurdles in the university men’s 110-meter hurdles in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Ankeny’s Makenna Madetzke celebrates after winning high school girls 800-meter run in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Treynor’s Cauy Konz celebrates after winning high school boys 100-meter dash in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Ballard’s Stetson Kane crosses the bar during high school boys 110-meter hurdles preliminary in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Ankeny’s Treyton Grossman and Hayden Carlson exchange baton during the high school boys 4x200-meter relay in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Waukee Northwest’s anchor runner Katie Willits celebrates after winning high school girls 4x200-meter relay in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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West Des Moines Valley’s Miciah LeLaCheur lands during high school boys long jump in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Waukee Northwest Katie Willits and Pella Christian Rachel Kacmarynski finishes 100-meter dash preliminary in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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West Des Moines Valley’s anchor runner Joseph Alexander celebrates after winning the high school boys 4x200-meter relay in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Ankeny’s Quinn Roush, Charlee Cibula, Lena Bruening, and Morgan Fisher celebrates after winning 800-meter sprint medley relay in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Ankeny’s Hayden Carlson and Clear Creek-Amana’s Tay Seals battle for lead during high school boys 110-meter hurdles in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Valley West Des Moines Morgan Karr takes the leads during the high school girls 100-meter hurdles in the Drake Relays at drake Stadium on April 24, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa. Karr won the race

The week of April 26-May 2 saw male spring sports teams and athletes from the Des Moines metro area turn in some impressive performances.

Area boys track and field teams followed up the Drake Relays with competitive meets as they strive to continue to cut times before state. The 2026 Iowa high school state track and field championships take place from May 21-23 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.

It was an exciting week of boys golf, tennis and soccer. Athletes from these sports are headed into their final stretch run of the regular season.

Here are the Des Moines Register's male Athlete of the Week candidates from the Des Moines metro area for the week of April 26-May 2. DesMoinesRegister.com readers vote to determine the winners, who will be announced at the end of the week.

Stephano Terekeza, Des Moines Hoover

Des Moines Hoover forward Stephano Terekeza (20) races Ames' Gavin Murphy (6) to the ball during the first half of the Class 3A No. 3 Huskies' boys soccer game against Ames on May 1 at the Ames High Football Stadium in Ames, Iowa.

Terekeza recorded a hat-trick during Class 3A No. 3 Des Moines Hoover's 6-0 victory over Des Moines East in high school boys soccer on April 28 in Des Moines.

Terekeza netted three goals for the Huskies in helping them cruise to their eighth victory of the season. He converted all three of his shots on goal.

Myles Matzen, North Polk

Matzen tied for the top individual score at the Winterset Invitational boys golf meet on May 1 at the Lakeview Country Club in Winterset.

The North Polk freshman carded a 3-over par round of 73 over 18 holes to tie Gilbert's Johathan Bouska for the top individual score at the meet. Matzen helped North Polk shoot a 303 as a team to edge Newton by two strokes for the team title.

Garrett Weichers, Ankeny

Weichers had a a victory in the No. 1 singles match during the Ankeny boys tennis team's 9-2 loss to Dowling Catholic on April 30 at West Des Moines.

Weichers defeated Dowling's Landon Cody in straight sets, 7-5 and 6-0.

Keaton Mennen, Van Meter

Mennen recorded the fourth-best boys shot put toss in the state during the Madrid Invitational on April 28 at Madrid.

Mennen won the event at Madrid with a toss of 60 feet, 8.5 inches.

Ramadhani Songwa, Des Moines North

Songwa had a huge night on offense for the Des Moines North boys soccer team in helping the Polar Bears roll to a 10-0 victory over Fort Dodge on April 28 in Des Moines.

Songwa had a hand in six goals for North. Songwa put four goals into the net himself, and he chipped in two assists.

Joe Randleman covers high school sports for the Ames Tribune. Contact him at jrandleman@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JoeRandleman

This article originally appeared on Ames Tribune: Vote for Des Moines Register male Athlete of the Week April 26-May 2