Waukee Northwest wins, a lot, with Katie Willits running her race
There were few individuals who experienced as much success at Drake Relays as Katie Willits, but there's more to the Waukee NW star than meets the eye
Katie Willits stands in the middle of the track at Waukee Northwest High School, gripping an aluminum baton and waiting for a signal from her coach. He readies the camera, presses the red button to start the recording, and nods. The drill is complete in a matter of seconds; the handoff practice went off without a hitch.
The Wolves senior sprinter feels good about that exercise, so she’s on to the next. Willits moves to another corner of the track, where she goes through one more handoff drill. And that’s all Ben Duea, the Waukee Northwest girls track and field head coach, needs to see.
“I think Katie is good,” he says to another coach. She takes her track spikes off and packs up her backpack, but Willits’ time at practice is not over. She walks to the opposite corner of the stadium, where she finishes with a few hurdling exercises.
Willits – who has competed in eight different individual and relay events this season – is accustomed to bouncing around at practice. She’s also used to being done with one exercise after just a few repetitions. That is because Willits separated herself and emerged, this season, as one of the top sprinters in the state.
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