EUGENE, Oregon – Cedar Falls High School’s track and field athletes made a strong statement at the 2025 Nike Outdoor Nationals, earning both a national title and All-American honors during a standout weekend at the University of Oregon’s historic Hayward Field.
On Sunday, the Cedar Falls 4×400-meter relay team of Hunter Russell, Keegan Steege, Jaxon Schreiber, and Jordan Townsend captured the national championship in commanding fashion. The quartet clocked a time of 3:15.15, comfortably defeating the Mira Costa Track Club from California, which finished in 3:17.19. Russell led off with a 50.14-second split, followed by Steege’s 48.6, Schreiber’s 49.0, and a strong anchor leg from Townsend at 47.32.
Just a month earlier, the same team had etched its name into Iowa high school track history by posting the second-fastest 4×400 time ever in the state 3:14.34 en route to winning the Class 4A state championship.
Adding to Cedar Falls’ success, the club’s 4×800-meter relay team of Kieran DeGroote, Connor Martin, Porter Myers, and Brennen Hoyer secured All-American honors by placing third in Saturday’s final with a time of 7:44.09. The race was won by Downers North Track and Field (Illinois) in 7:40.76. This Cedar Falls group had also been state runners-up to Ankeny in May, posting a 7:40.25 at the Iowa Class 4A state meet.
In another highlight from the meet, Western Dubuque senior Quentin Nauman, an Oregon commit, delivered a thrilling finish in the one-mile run. Nauman edged Stanford-bound Evan Noonan of Dana Hills, California, at the line, setting a new meet record with a time of 4:00.52. His victory was fueled by a blistering 56 second final lap and a closing 800 meters in 1:55, breaking a record that had stood for 28 years.
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