Five Iowa high school track and field standouts picked up All-American honors at the recent Nike Outdoor Nationals/USATF U20 event. The track and field meet was held in Eugene, Oregon from Hayward Field at the University of Oregon.
Linn-Mar High School’s Abby Mecklenburg, who became the first Iowa high school girl to surpass 20 feet in the long jump earlier this year, placed third in the same event. Mecklenburg, who cleared a state-best of 20-8.25 in Dubuque at the Dubuque Hempstead Invitational, went 19-5.5 at the national meet.
Mecklenburg, a 17-year-old, placed behind Ava Kitchings and Kassidi Watkins at the meet. Kitchings went 20-0.25 and Watkins jumped 19-11.5…