Photo Courtesy of Zach Boyden-Holmes/The Des Moines Register

Friday was a big day in the state capital for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys and girls track teams as their best took on the best around the state at the 113th annual Drake Relays.

Sophomore Jayden Stafford owned the blue oval Friday, winning the wheelchair 400m in a time of 1:04.06, a new personal record and nearly three seconds faster than his closest competitor. The victory in Des Moines makes Stafford only the second Drake champion in Mid-Prairie boys track history, joining the 2008 sprint medley team of Tanner Miller, Darian Patterson, Lance Silbaugh and Aaron Stockstell.

Golden Hawk Cain Brown was in the long jump Friday morning. He entered as the 15 seed in the field and finished 16th at 20’2.75″. Abu Sama from Southeast Polk claimed the title with his jump of 23’6.25″.

For the Mid-Prairie girls, the 4×200 team of Madeline Schrader, Amara Jones, and Jovi and Tabitha Evans entered action as the 21st seed in the field of 24 Friday. They finished ninth in 1:44.49. Waukee Northwest was the event winner in 1:41.33.