Members of the Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls track and field team pictured Thursday, April 16, at the East Marshall Girls Invite in Le Grand. Senior Kennedy Brant, far right, was scheduled to compete today, Friday, April 24, in high jump at the 116th running of the prestigious Drake Relays. PHOTO COURTESY G-R SCHOOLS

LE GRAND – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck girls’ track and field team took 10th at the East Marshall Girls Invite Thursday, April 16, with senior Kennedy Brant leading the Rebel charge with a pair of gold-medal finishes.

G-R scored 27 points total, while Bondurant-Farrar won the 15-team meet with 129 points, followed by Newton (119) and Oskaloosa (78).

Brant notched a track record performance in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1 minute, 6.6 seconds to earn first place in the event. She also earned gold in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 2 inches. Her nearest competitors were Bondurant-Farrar junior Amiya Hester and Oskaloosa senior Tierney Carter, both with leaps of 5 feet flat.

Brant also placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.85 seconds.

Rebel freshmen Dally Nicholas and Cadence Danner-Roderick both set personal records that evening in shot put with throws of 25 feet, 11 inches and 23 feet, 4 inches, respectively. Sophomore Ryanne White also set a PR in the 200-meter dash (33.93 seconds) and the long jump (12-1.5 feet).

On Friday, April 24, Brant is scheduled to compete at the 116th running of the Drake Relays in the high school girls high jump; she is seeded eighth in the event.

The Drake Relays are hosted each spring by Drake University in Des Moines on the storied Drake Stadium ‘Blue Oval.’ The meet is part of Drake Relays Week – widely considered one of the United States’ top track and field events. This year the Relays take place April 22-25.

At the 2025 Drake Relays, Brant finished as part of a five-way tie for fifth place with a jump of 5-4 alongside Ankeny senior Reagan Hanfelt, Dowling-Catholic senior Alex Gaskell, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto (MVAOCOU) senior Trista Ohlmeier, and Linn-Mar sophomore Claire Lorenz.

The Sun Courier will feature coverage of Brant’s performance at the 2026 Drake Relays in next week’s edition.