College signings · 2025-26 and 2026-27 signing classes

John F Kennedy High School Track & XC

5 Cedar Rapids, IA athletes signed to college track & field or cross country programs in the last two classes — 5 boys, 0 girls · 4 D1 · 1 D2. That is #12 of 191 Iowa programs we hold a signing for.

Source: each college's own published roster, matched to verified high-school marks. Marks shown are the athlete's best eligible high-school mark in the event the program signed them for. Updated as new rosters post.

Boys — where they signed

5 signed

Dawson Dougherty
South DakotaD1'26
10.47
Boys 100m
Jackson Rhinehart
South DakotaD1'26
54.66m
Boys Discus
Slader Buckheister
IowaD1'26
4:09.77
Boys 1600m
Ryan Bartels
Northern IowaD1'25
11.28
Boys 100m
Anthony Zachar
HillsdaleD2'26
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Boys	College	Level	Event	Signed on	Class
Dawson Dougherty	South Dakota	D1	Boys 100m	10.47	'26
Jackson Rhinehart	South Dakota	D1	Boys Discus	54.66m	'26
Slader Buckheister	Iowa	D1	Boys 1600m	4:09.77	'26
Ryan Bartels	Northern Iowa	D1	Boys 100m	11.28	'25
Anthony Zachar	Hillsdale	D2	—	—	'26

Class = high-school graduating year. A dash means we hold the signing but no mark that clears our publication gate for that event.

What each level signs in your events

Median high-school mark of this year's signees, by division, in the events John F Kennedy High School athletes were signed for. Real signings, not published standards.

Event	D1 median	D2 median	D3 median	NAIA median
Boys 100m	10.89n=471	11.17n=461	11.41n=606	11.34n=286
Boys 1600m	4:18.34n=706	4:31.40n=570	4:36.87n=752	4:42.63n=276
Boys Discus	50.90mn=180	45.69mn=180	41.38mn=279	43.47mn=94

n = signees with a verified mark in that event. Click a number for the full division standard (p25 / median / p75).

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