Several area teams will head to Wayland today for the annual Ekstrand Relays hosted by WACO’s boys’ and girls’ track teams. Boys’ and girls’ track teams from Washington, Mid-Prairie, the Iowa Mennonite School, Highland, Lone Tree, and Winfield-Mount Union will compete in the annual meet at the Roth Track and Field.

Other schools set to run in the boys’ meet include Central Lee, Danville, Fairfield, HLV,  Keokuk, Mediapolis, New London, Van Buren, and West Branch. The girls’ side will include squads from Danville, HLV, Keokuk, Mount Pleasant, New London, Sigourney, West Branch and Wilton.

The Mid-Prairie boys’ track team is the defending Class A champions, and the Class A girls’ title was won by the Mount Pleasant Panthers last year. The Lone Tree Lions swept last year’s Class B championships.

First events of the Ekstrand Relays are scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. and will continue into the evening at WACO High School.