DES MOINES - Hannah Willms and Sara Stoakes aren't ones to let previous success go to their heads. Instead, they push for more.

Both athletes repeated as four-event state track and field champions at Saturday Drake Stadium. In the process, they left their names in the track and field history books.

Willms opened the morning by anchoring Dike-New Hartford's sprint medley to a Class 2A state meet record time of 1:47.19. It was her fourth record in as many events.

Stoakes won titles in the 800 and 1,500 to go with previous wins in the 400 hurdles and 400-meter dash. She singlehandedly led North Tama to its fourth consecutive Class 1A team title with a total of 40 points.

"I think it's a real honor for coach Kent Hanser to coach four state championships," Stoakes said. "Not many coaches can do that, and he's had to put up with a lot of crap from girls. Girls' track isn't that fun to coach so I think he deserves a lot of credit for those four titles."

Stoakes finished her career with 12 state titles in eight events. She's the first athlete to win four individual running events in a single state meet.

Stoakes also finished her career with a record for titles in different running events. Individually, Stoakes has won the 100, 200, 400, 400 hurdles, 800 and 1,500. She was also on championship sprint medley and distance medley relays.

"I like to do it all, and I guess making myself a well-rounded person like that is something I'm really proud of," Stoakes said.

In the 800, she won an event in which former teammate Brooke Dinsdale owns the state meet record and Blair Dinsdale owns the all-time mark. Stoakes then defeated 3,000-meter champion Abby Schlater of Council Bluffs St. Albert in the 1,500. The Kansas State recruit passed Schlater with 600 meters remaining and received a standing ovation from the crowd as she charged toward the finish line with a time of 4:44.78.

"It's something I've dreamed of since I was a freshman," Stoakes said. "It's the final race and everyone is on their feet. It gives you goosebumps. There's no other way to describe it, it's awesome."

For Willms, breaking her team's Class 2A sprint medley record from last season had added meaning as she got to share it with teammates Mallory Bakker, Sara Koch and Jenny Willms. She also added a win in the 200-meter dash in 24.78. The time didn't match her preliminary record effort, but it was good enough to prevent runner-up Alex Gochenour of Logan-Magnolia from becoming a four-event champion herself.

Willms has now won 10 titles in 11 state events. As her teammates will attest, she remains grounded despite all her success.

"She's very humble," senior Jenny Willms said. "She's a great teammate. She doesn't got out and say she's the best or anything. She's all about the team, and she's going to work hard and do her best in every race."

"She's very inspiring," added Koch, a freshman on the Wolverines' sprint medley.

Entering this year, Willms planned to play only volleyball at Iowa State. Her track and field success has caused her to re-evaluate that decision.

"It would be really sad just to end it all after everything that's happened," she said. "But right now it's just volleyball. High jumping is still in my head and I'll see what happens next year."