Here are the Register's female Athlete of the Week candidates from the metro area for the week of April 20-26.

Linn-Mar's Abby Mecklenburg – the only Iowa high school girl to ever jump over 20 feet – led the state. Storm Lake’s Mackenzie Harder, Clear Lake’s Reese Brownlee, Ames’ Sophia Hatcher and Sioux City ...

This weekend is loaded with events from Brooks & Dunn and Shinedown, locals Andrew Hoyt and Allegra Hernandez, and comedian ...

The final event has gone for Friday at the Drake Relays, with the high school 4x400 relay qualifying round concluding with Johnston (boys) and Waukee Northwest (girls) having the lead time heading ...

Here are the top performances from all six Iowa City-area schools.

Emma Havighurst set the all-time Iowa best record in the 100 hurdles in the prelims of the Drake Relays & claimed the Relays ...

The Ankeny 4x800 relay team's approach to the track and field season isn't to win at the Drake Relays, but rather to peak in ...

The final day of the 2025 Drake Relays brought many exciting races for fans and participants. Waukee northwest girls finished ...

If you plan to travel near Forest Avenue in Des Moines in the coming days, beware of these road closures due to the Drake ...

That’s a clean sweep of the shuttle hurdle relays at the Drake Relays for Waukee Northwest. It’s been all about the girls in ...

The Relays ran throughout the week and featured tremendous performances from Des Moines-area high school male athletes. There ...