Washington boys, Kennedy girls advance

CEDAR FALLS -- It was the most important race of the season. But for Robert Hogg and Etienne Nzoyisaba, it wasn't much different than a jaunt on Cottage Grove Avenue or in Noelridge Park.

"Just like practice," Hogg grinned.

Hogg and Nzoyisaba finished 1-2 to lead the Cedar Rapids Washington boys to second place at a Class 4A district cross country meet Thursday at Birdsall Park.

"Etienne and I have run a lot of workouts together," said Hogg, who pulled past his teammate in the final stretch to take the title. "With a half-mile to go, I was about to yell, 'Go, Etienne, go!' "

That was when Nzoyisaba was out front and being challenged by two Cedar Falls runners, and Hogg was running fourth. In the end, Hogg passed them all and finished in 16:10. Nzoyisaba was next in 16:11.

"I've been a track guy," Hogg said. "(My kick) has been my forte."

Cedar Falls swept the team championships, with Washington's boys and Cedar Rapids Kennedy's girls earning runner-up honors.

The top three teams and top 10 individuals from each meet advance to the state meet Oct. 29 at Lakeside Golf Course, Fort Dodge.

Cedar Falls' boys tallied 28 points, while the Hogg-Nzoyisaba daily double staked Washington to a 39-point total. Dubuque Senior edged Dubuque Hempstead, 101-105, for the final state bid.

In the girls' competition, Cedar Falls scored 30 points, compared to 39 for Kennedy. Senior held off Washington, 80-85, for the third spot.

Allison Gregg and Brianna King of Cedar Falls were the first two finishers, in 15:13 and 15:28.

Then came a Kennedy stampede. Alyssa Averhoff, Jessica Rodman and Katie Wampole were third, fifth and sixth. Lauren Meyer was 10th.

"I really got out slow," said Averhoff, who worked her way up through the string of runners throughout the race and finished in 15:42.  "I was really motivated at the end. I saw the clock, and it looked like my time was slow."

Times don't matter. Places matter. State matters.

The Cougars qualified last year, and placed 15th.

"We're going to do better this year," Averhoff said. "Tenth or better."

Washington's Shannon Gorman qualified individually, placing fourth in the girls race.

CLASS 4A GIRLS' REGIONALS

At Cedar Falls

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Cedar Falls 30, 2. C.R. Kennedy 39, 3. Dubuque Senior 80, 4. C.R. Washington 85, 5. Dubuque Hempstead 134, 6. C.R. Xavier 175, 7. Waterloo West 224, 8. Mason City 233, 9. C.R. Jefferson 238, 10. Waterloo East 311.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Allison Gregg (CF), 15:13; 2. Brianna King (CF), 13:28; 3. Alyssa Averhoff (CRK), 15:42; 4. Shannon Gorman (CRW), 15:46; 5. Jessica Rodman (CRK), 15:46; 6. Katie Wampole (CRK), 15:52; 7. Cassy Herkelman (CF), 16:08; 8. Jane Bradley (DS), 16:10; 9. Kate Halloran (CF), 16:13; 10. Lauren Meyer (CRK), 16:13.

At Marshalltown

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Linn-Mar  33, 2. Iowa City West  45, 3. Johnston 53, 4. C.R. Prairie  132, 5. Marshalltown  157, 6. Southeast Polk 163, 7. Ottumwa 178, 8. Newton 223, 9. Des Moines East 289, 10. Des Moines Lincoln 320.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Molly Leveille (ICW), 15:10; 2. Pombie Silverman (ICW), 15:15; 3. Carolyn Newhouse (LM), 15:17; 4. Rachel Perry (LM), 15:25; 5. Ashlynn Yokom (ICW), 15:29; 6. Morgan Uridil (LM), 15:30; 7. Maddie Kleve (Johnston), 15:30; 8. Kenzie Foldes (Johnston), 15:37; 9. Maddie Saville (LM), 15:44; 10. Jordyn Kleve (Johnston), 15:46.

At Bettendorf

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Pleasant Valley 37, 2. Iowa City High 47, 3. Bettendorf 60, 4. (tie) Muscatine 153, North Scott 153, 6. Clinton 175, 7. Davenport West 215, 8. Burlington 224, 9. Davenport North 228, 10. Davenport Central 243.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Mahnee Watts (Bett), 14:17; 2. Addie Royer (PV), 14:32; 3. Anna Peer (Bett), 14:32; 4. Kate Kaster (Clinton), 14:41; 5. Meg Richardson (ICH), 14:43; 6. Maddie Reynolds (PV), 14:47; 7. Mickey Malmgren (PV), 14:57; 8. Kaley Ciluffo (PV), 14:59; 9. Courtney Bruns (ICH),  15:03; 10. Harper Beasley (ICH), 15:14.

CLASS 3A GIRLS' REGIONALS

At Anamosa

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) -  1. Solon 37, 2. Davenport Assumption 58, 3. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 60, 4. Mount Pleasant 143, 5. Fort Madison 157, 6. Anamosa 167, 7. Clear Creek-Amana 171, 8. Marion 184, 9. DeWitt Central 210, 10. Washington 263.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Lauren Benzing (Solon), 15:13; 2. Laura Neurenberger (Maq), 16:07; 3. Alex Smith (Solon), 16:11; 4. Maddie Hinsley (CCA), 16:24; 5. Kendra Schmidt (MV-L), 16:25; 6. Erica Grubbs (DA), 16:34; 7. Hannah Weber (MP), 16:36; 8. Lauren Wilch (MV-L), 16:37; 9. Rebecca Mallon (DA), 16:39; 10. Tayvia Hansen (Solon), 16:42.

At Knoxville

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Pella 39, 2. Williamsburg 59, 3. Benton Community 106, 4. Centerville 123, 5. Grinnell 136, 6. Oskaloosa 192, 7. Knoxville 193, 8. South Tama 229, 9. Norwalk 239, 10. Iowa Falls-Alden 257, 11. Fairfield 257, 12. Nevada 265, 13. Carlisle 305, 14. Chariton 466.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Gabi Meirick (Pella), 15:36; 2. Hanna Martin (Pella), 15:39; 3. Brooke VanHouweling (O), 15:47; 4. Olivia Gallo (Grinnell), 15:51; 5. Alissa VanKlootwyk (Knox), 15:56; 6. Natasha Bruer (Williamsburg), 16:01; 7. Ashley Mills (BC), 16:07; 8. Shannon Mullnix (Williamsburg), 16:12; 9. Kira Savage (Williamsburg), 16:13; 10. Christa Follette (Grinnell), 16:19.

At Manchester

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Decorah 36, 2. Dubuque Wahlert 62, 3. Western Dubuque 78, 4. Waverly-Shell Rock 89,  5. Crestwood 150, 6. Charles City 162, 7. West Delaware 170, 8. Waukon 202, 9. Vinton-Shellsburg 238, 10. Waterloo Columbus 258.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Anna Holdiman (WSR), 15:09; 2. Shana Kelly (Decorah), 15:25;  3. Amanda Taylor (Decorah), 15:38; 4. Lauren Rusch (DW), 15:39; 5. Gara Lonning (Decorah), 15:50; 6. Dakota Tell (Western Dub), 15:54; 7. Tessa Leytem (DW), 15:57; 8. Abby Heiderscheit (Western Dub), 15:58; 9. Susan Maslo (Waukon),16:03; 10. Jessica Blumberg (CC), 16:05.

CLASS 2A GIRLS' REGIONALS

At Letts

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Northeast 56, 2. Iowa City Regina 64, 3. Davis County  112, 4. Wilton 141, 5. Albia 158, 6. Columbus Junction 161, 7. Louisa Muscatine 169, 8. Mid-Prairie 175, 9. Danville/New London 209, 10. Mediapolis 230, 11. Durant 243.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Cassie Stuflick (DNL), 16:37; 2. Mariah Casey (NE), 16:53; 3. Sofia Chmaruk (MP), 16:59; 4. Melanie Luttrull (LM), 17:06; 5. Emily Franks (NE), 17:07; 6. Joyse Kaczinski (NE), 17:07; 7. Caitlin Bisbey (Wilton), 17:08; 8. Magan McCusker (ICR), 17:22; 9. Chandra Smith (DC), 17:23; 10. Mallory McArtor (MP), 17:24.

At West Union

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Denver 52, 2. South Winneshiek 62, 3. North Fayette 78, 4. Monticello 90, 5. Union 121, 6. Osage 173, 7. (tie) Cascade 209, Central Springs 209, 9. Dyersivlle Beckman 247, 10. Sumner-Fredericksburg 274, 11. North Cedar 312, 12. New Hampton 326.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Brittany Frush (Union), 15:19; 2. Kelsey Kirchoff (Denver), 15:24; 3. Lerena Temple (Camanche), 16:12; 4. Mariah Kauder (Cascade), 16:15; 5. Chelsea Matlack (Denver), 16:16; 6. Kelsey Feldman (North Fayette), 16:17; 7. Emily Moon (MFL-MarMac), 16:18; 8. Makayla Kaeppel (North Fayette), 16:19; 9. Kelley Hauber (South Winn), 16:23; 10. Natasha Eby (Monti), 16:28.

CLASS 1A GIRLS' REGIONALS

At Dike

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Eagle Grove 151, 2. Nashua-Plainfield  174, 3. Grundy Center 176, 4. Jesup 195, 5. (tie) Dike-New Hartford 203, Edgewood-Colesburg 203, Turkey Valley 203, 8. Central Elkader 225, 9. North Iowa 227, 10. Wapsie Valley 231, 11. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 237, 12. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 307, 13. Mason City Newman 313, 14. Valley Community 322, 15. Clayton Ridge 331, 16. Tripoli 335, 17. Starmont 346, 18. West Fork 397, 19. North Butler 397, 20. East Buchanan 551.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Tiffany Christensen (EG), 15:29; 2. Lauren Sharp (DNH), 15:31; 3. Lindsey Kite (Jesup), 15:49; 4. Kari Fitzpatrick (EC), 15:50; 5. Jasmine Staebler (CR), 16:00; 6. Kendra Nolan (Star), 16:09; 7. Sammy Sproul (Jesup), 16:12; 8. Olivia Reicks (TV), 16:14; 9. Kaitlyn Muhlenbruch (CAL), 16:20; 10. Emily Campbell (NB), 16:21.

At Wapello

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. North Linn 48, 2. Prince of Peace 64, 3. Wapello 93, 4. Bellevue Marquette 93, 5. Lone Tree 112, 6. Preston 128, 7. Holy Trinity 207, 8. Winfield-Mount Union 215, 9. Waco 271, 10. Cardinal 315, 11. Keota 328, 12. Bellevue 331, 13. English Valleys 354, 14. Maquoketa Valley 408.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Arden Betzer (Springville), 15:54; 2. Nicole Miller (NL), 16:02; 3. Audrey Griffin (POP), 16:04; 4. Ella Feldman (LT), 16:31; 5. Theresa Koos (BM), 16:34; 6. Jackie Kokjohn (POP), 16:36; 7. Sarah Lampe (BM), 16:37; 8. Renee Buckwalter (IMS), 16:37; 9. Aryka Parsons (Wapello); 10. Angie Hoogland (Springville), 16:54.

CLASS 4A BOYS' DISTRICTS

At Cedar Falls

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Cedar Falls 28, 2. C.R. Washington 39, 3. Dubuque Senior 101, 4. Dubuque Hempsead 105, 5. C.R. Kennedy 136, 6. Waterloo West 164, 7. C.R. Jefferson 174, 8. Mason City 195, 9. Waterloo East 290.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Robert Hogg (CRW), 16:10; 2. Etienne Nzoyisaba (CRW), 16:11; 3. Matthew Adrian (CF), 16:17; 4. Adam Streicher (CF), 16:18; 5. Jaime Zarate (CF), 16:32; 6. Kody Fitzjerrells (DS), 16:35; 7. Mitch Hammer (CF), 16:35; 8. Calvin Daack (DH), 16:43; 9. Timothy Sevcik (CF), 16:44; 10. Laurent Hakizimana (CRW), 16:47.

At Marshalltown   

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Iowa City 56, 2. Linn-Mar  58, 3. C.R. Prairie  67, 4. Johnston  98, 5. Marshalltown 129, 6. Southeast Polk 150, 7. Ottumwa 192, 8. Des Moines Lincoln 253, 9. Newton 256, 10. Des Moines East 286.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Josh Evans (LM), 15:54; 2. Jacob Aune (CRP), 16:14; 3. Daniel Gardarsson (ICW), 16:19; 4. Isaac Jensen (ICW), 16:21; 5. Christian Kremer (Mtown), 16:26; 6. Mitch Pritts (CRP), 16:26; 7. Cody McConnell (Ott), 16:27; 8. Alex Hershey (Johnston), 16:27; 9. Ethan Pellegrino (SEP), 16:28; 10. Zach Wells (Mtown), 16:31.

At Bettendorf

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Pleasant Valley 43, 2. Iowa City High  53, 3. Burlington 86, 4. Bettendorf 88, 5. Davenport, Central 141, 6. Muscatine 174, 7. Davenport West 184, 8. Clinton 203, 9. North Scott 252, 10. Davenport North 274.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Matt Butler (Bettendorf), 16:09; 2. Caleb Drake (PV), 16:19; 3. Brook Price (ICH), 16:31; 4. Tony Meyer (PV), 16:31; 5. Emanuel Marcos-Teles (Clinton), 16:37; 6. Michael Hart (ICH), 16:49; 7. David Zimmer (PV), 16:51; 8. Rane Nichols (DW), 16:53; 9. Brian Thomas (Bett), 16:58; 10. Kaleb Sterler (Bur), 16:59.

CLASS 3A BOYS' DISTRICTS

At Knoxville  

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Pella  32, 2. Grinnell  74, 3. Knoxville  85, 4. Centerville  140, 5. Norwalk  142, 6. South Tama 169, 7. Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR  180, 8. Nevada  218, 9. Benton Community 236, 10. Carlisle  258, 11. Oskaloosa  279, 12. Fairfield  323, 13. Chariton  390.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Zach Buchheit (Pella), 15:35; 2. Nathan Carr (Grinnell), 15:56; 3. Wick Cunningham (Knoxville), 16:16; 4. Evan Jones (Pella), 16:17; 5. Brandon Nelson (ST), 16:29; 6. Alex Ropes (Pella), 16:37; 7. Isaac Montes (IF-A/AGWSR), 16:39; 8. Luc Moisan (Grinnell), 16:43; 9. Wade Pingel (Pella), 16:49; 10. Chance Sauer (Norwalk), 16:54.

At Anamosa

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 42, 2. Fort Madison 62, 3. Marion 66, 4. C.R. Xavier 123, 5. Solon 124, 6. DeWitt Central 154, 7. Davenport Assumption 177, 8. Maquoketa 235, 9. Clear Creek-Amana 258, 10. Anamosa 272, 11. Mount Pleasant 293, 12. Washington 343, 13. Keokuk 361.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Conner Smock (MV-L), 16:39; 2.  Isaac Steffensmeier (FM),  16:58; 3.  Lukas Mees (Marion), 17:04;     4.  Dain Gerber (Ana), 17:23; 5.  Ben Schueler (CRX), 17:31; 6. Jordan Murray (DC), 17:33; 7.  James Wenzel (MV-L), 17:33; 8. Garrett Ruth (MV-L), 17:49; 9. Alex Dean (FM), 17:50; 10.  Cole Kuethe (Marion), 17:50.

At Manchester

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Decorah  43, 2. DubuqueWahlert 55, 3. Charles City 108, 4. Western Dubuque 121, 5. Vinton-Shellsburg 153, 6. West Delaware156, 7. Center Point-Urbana 172, 8. Waterloo Columbus 192, 9. Waverly-Shell Rock 223, 10. Crestwood 227, 11. Oelwein 354, 12. Independence 365.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Daniel Huff (WSR), 15:55;2. Patrick Larson (Dec), 16:36;3. Buddy Franson (DW) 16:38;4. Brien Nugent (DW), 16:40;5. Parker Beard (Dec), 16:58;6. Wyatt Lyons (VS), 17:03;7. Josh Yeager (CPU), 17:04; 8. Thomas Knobbe (Dec), 17:05; 9. Jacob Day (CC), 17:09; 10. Kyle Hosting (Dec), 17:12.

CLASS 2A BOYS' DISTRICTS

At Letts

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Iowa City Regina 59, 2. Tipton  92, 3. Northeast 93, 4. Mid-Prairie 123, 5. Durant  143, 6. Albia  150, 7. Columbus Junction  195, 8. Mediapolis  197, 9. Eddyville-Blakesburg  278, 10. Davis County 342, 11. Louisa-Muscatine  346, 12. Danville  356, 13. West Burlington/Notre Dame  374.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. David Crompton  (ICR), 17:47; 2. Brennan Bogert  (ICR), 17:50; 3. Eli Kaczinski (NE), 17:57; 4. Dillon Timmerman (Mediapolis), 17:59; 5. Matt Bowman  (NE), 18:00; 6. Peter Schwartz  (MP), 18:00; 7. Ben Friederichs (Durant), 18:01; 8. Chase Hamilton  (WL), 18:05; 9. Liam Hartley  (ICR), 18:05; 10. Slater Marshall (Durant), 18:06.

At West Union  

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Monticello  27, 2. Denver  72, 3. South Winneshiek 88, 4. Osage  93, 5. Western Dubuque 121, 6. North Fayette 167, 7. Dyersville Beckman 194, 8. Central Springs  230, 9. North Cedar 278, 10. Union 298, 11. Aplington-Parkersburg  304, 12. MFL MarMac  308, 13. New Hampton  323, 14. Sumner-Fredericksburg  438.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Ben Ahlrichs (Monti), 16:00; 2. Michael Melchert (Monti), 16:13; 3. Shane Kirchoff (Denver), 16:20; 4. Tyler Randall (Osage), 16:32; 5. Kyle Kehoe (Denver), 16:35; 6. Josh Lyons (South Winn), 16:38; 7. Dallas Lumpa (Monti), 16:39; 8. JJ Frawley (Monti), 16:43; 9. Tiler Streets (Monti), 16:44; 10. Thomas Hunt (Beckman), 16:47.

CLASS 1A BOYS' DISTRICTS

At Dike

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 67, 2. Dike-New Hartford  78, 3. Nashua-Plainfield  147, 4. Wapsie Valley 153, 5. Elkader Central 162, 6. Starmont  168, 7. Edgewood-Colesburg  234, 8. Lansing Kee   253, 9. Eagle Grove  256, 10. West Fork 324, 11. Valley Community 326, 12. North Butler  327, 13. Cedar Falls-Valley Lutheran 359, 14. Lake Mills  360, 15. Clayton Ridge 394, 16. Jesup  401, 17. Grundy Center  437, 18. Northern University High  453, 19. Mason City Newman 503, 20. Rockford  506, 21. East Buchanan 565, 22. Clarksville  572.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Nate Kolacia (FDSE), 16:34; 2. Seth Reel (FDSE), 17:10; 3. Brandon Culmore (NU High), 17:22; 4. Ian Darland (DNH), 17:25; 5. Zach Marpe (LM), 17:27; 6. Sloan Beninga (DNH), 17:32; 7. Jordan Wheeler (WV), 17:34; 8. Austin Habel (EC), 17:35; 9. Jason Bergan (EC), 17:40; 10. Kyle Jones (Star), 17:45.

At Wapello  

Teams (top 3 qualify for state) - 1. Highland 80, 2. Wapello 82, 3. Bellevue Marquette 94, 4. Prince of Peace 112, 5. Lone Tree 118, 6. Van Buren 176, 7. HLV 220, 8. Alburnett  246, 9. Winfield-Mt. Union  263, 10. (tie) Bellevue and Preston 280, 12. Belle Plaine 297, 13. Keota 305, 14. Fort Madison Holy Trinity 308, 15. Harmony 346, 16. Calamus-Wheatland 358.

Individual state qualifiers - 1. Bennett Moser (Wapello), 16:24; 2. Jason McVay (Alburnett); 3. Ben Polley (Wapello), 17:11: 4. Matt Eden Highland (Highland), 17:13; 5. Trevor Draisey (Keota) 17:15; 6. Joe Schnier (POP) 17:16; 7. Evan Mahler (Highland), 17:18; 8. Jesse Shetler (IMS), 17:44; 9. Tyler Gosnell (LT), 17:51; 10. Rhett Thys (HLV), 17:51.

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