Jake Campos, a junior at Valley, is regarded as one of the top, if not the top, lineman recruit in the state of Iowa for the class of 2013. Jake is being recruited by schools such as Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Wisconsin, just to name a few. When you stand close to 6’6″ tall and weight 275 lbs you’re bound to be noticed. Now if you see a guy of that size running 20 mph you will really stand out if you didn’t before. Jake is our newest member of our Cheetah Club. He ran 20 mph for 6 seconds on our Super treadmill. This is just another accomplishment to bolster an already impressive resume. Keep up the great work Jake!
Cone drills are great for many reason. Whether you have a limited amount of space, a large group of kids, or both you can always find a way to get some good work in. Here’s an example of some athletes at our Urbandale facility doing a 2 cone drill and a 3 cone drill.
Ankeny senior wrestler and AI athlete Ross Larson has improved to 19-0 on the season. Larson is ranked #1 in the state of Iowa at 195 lbs and is also rated 14th nationally. Not only has Larson won all of his matches this year, but he has pinned every opponent in the first period. Keep up the good work Ross!!
Shoutout to Clara Healy and Lexi Cain for running 17.0 mph on the treadmill to get into the cheetah club. Katie Garrison and Trent Oldham also set personal records. Katie ran 20.5 mph and Trent hit 21.0 mph on the super treadmill. Keep up the good work!!
Dictionary is the only place that success comes before work. Hard work is the price we must pay for success. I think you can accomplish anything if you’re willing to pay the price.
-Vince Lombardi
AI Athlete Joel Shapiro is not doing the discount double check he actually won the championship belt this past weekend in Omaha for the 2012 AAU Winter Championships. Athletes from 15 states came to compete and Joel was the last man standing! We are very proud of Joel and what he has accomplished! He always gives everything he has for all his workouts and he never takes the easy way out which is no doubt why he was able to outlast the competition. Great work Joel!
Picture above are Track Stars Emma Drees, Maddie Rouw , Abby Krantz, Kayla Sabotin and Ryan Owens. Emma and Maddie were two of the fastest members of the Waukee Shuttle Hurdle team that won state and set the all time state record in that event! Kayla Sabotin has worked on her top end speed for her 800′s this year and has a great shot to make state. Abby and Ryan have been working extremely hard to get to state this year in the 100 and 200. Ryan will also be looking to play football in college next year with UNI at the top of the list. Great work guys keep going hard!
Cory Harding is close to making history at Acceleration Iowa. Just recently, Cory ran 23 mph on our Super Treadmill for 6 seconds. The speed record here is 23.5 mph which was set by Jared Grove of ADM this past summer. Cory is only a freshman so he still has plenty of time to break the record and set the bar even higher for athletes to come!
Just in this week are our new t-shirts with a brand new design never before seen at Acceleration Iowa!! Be sure to ask your facility director for a new shirt the next time you come in!! And don’t forget to mention us on Facebook and Twitter to make your self eligible for more free gear as well. We have been handing out wrist bands and water bottles to those athletes who have been persistent with their mentions!
Since the start of the new semester, some of you my have noticed some new trainers helping us out. Here in Urbandale we have three new trainers. Here pictured running the treadmills we have, from left to right, Ethan and Pat. Taking charge of the plyo group in the other photo is Natalie. Ethan is a senior at Simpson and Pat and Natalie are seniors at Iowa State. They are all pursuing degrees in Exercise Science. We are really looking forward to seeing the progress they make and how they will help develop our current athletes!
