Iowa boys' cross country 2020: Gazette area teams to watch

Top area boys' cross country teams for the 2020 season:

Cedar Rapids Prairie

• Coach: Bill Schwarz

• 2019 state place: 6th in Class 4A

• Returning state runners (3): Andrew Bickford (sr.), Hunter Kalous (sr.), Ty Costigan (sr.)

Center Point-Urbana

• Coach: Amy Marshall

• 2019 state place: 3rd in Class 3A

• Returning state runners (6): Eli Larson (jr.), Luke Post (sr.), Mason Bach (jr.), Cole Whitehead (sr.), Jonah Salow (soph.), J.J. Eilers (sr.)

Iowa City Liberty

• Coach: Josh Hildebrand

• 2019 state place: 10th in Class 4A

• Returning state runners (6): Jack Kinzer (sr.), Caleb Schillinger (sr.), Christian Montover (jr.), Bowen Gryp (sr.), Ethan Keeney (jr.), Logan Nelson (jr.)

Iowa City West

• Coach: Josh Kidman

• 2019 state place: 8th in Class 4A

• Returning state runners (4): Nicolo Schianchi (jr.), Alex McKane (jr.), Caden Noeller (jr.), Mohan Kumar (sr.)

Maquoketa Valley

• Coach: Pat Meehan

• 2019 state place: 5th in Class 1A

• Returning state runners (4): Nolan Ries (jr.), Cy Huber (jr.), Michael Schaul (jr.), Ethan Doyl (sr.)

Monticello

• Coach: Dan Sauser

• 2019 state place: 3rd in Class 2A

• Returning state runners (5): Harrison Ahlrichs (soph.), Carter Kurt (jr.), Jasper Nietert (sr.), Zach Chapman (sr.), Grant Hospodarsky (jr.)

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