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Photos: 2021 Class 4A cross country state qualifiers in Cedar Rapids
Oct. 20, 2021 6:44 pm, Updated: Oct. 21, 2021 2:04 pm
Schools including Dubuque Hempstead, Prairie and CR Kennedy all qualified for state while competing at the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifiers event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021.
Hempstead’s Julia Gehl pulls ahead of Hempstead’s Keelee Leitzen as they run towards the finish line during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Hempstead’s Derek Leicht runs towards the finish line and places first in the boys 5k with a time of 15:27 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Hempstead’s John Maloney places third with a time of 15:51 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Prairie’s Lourdes Mason runs to the finish line and places fourth with a time of 18:37 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Hempstead’s Evie Henneberry places fifth in the girls 5k with a time of 18:37.69 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
CR Kennedy’s Bethany Smeed places 10th in the girls 5k with a time of 19:29 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
CR Kennedy’s Henry McMahan places ninth in the boys 5k race with a time of 16:34 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Hempstead’s Derek Leicht leads the race with Cedar Fall’s Brayden Burnett closely following behind during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Hempstead girls cross country team members cheer on their boys team during the boys 5k race at the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Cedar Fall’s Brayden Burnett places second in the boys 5k race with a time of 15:42 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Hempstead’s Brooke O’Brien finishes in third place with a time of 18:35 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Prairie’s Keirra Hess places eight in the girls 5k with a time of 18:51 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Hempstead’s Caleb Kass places 10th in the boys 5k with a time of 16:38 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dubuque Senior’s Kaitlyn Miller places ninth in the girls 5k with a time of 19:21 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
CR Kennedy’s Miles Wilson places fifth in the boys 5k race with a time of 16:00 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Prairie’s Gabrielle Cortez places sixth in the girls 5k race with a time of 18:40 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Runners from Hempstead, Prairie and Dubuque cluster together as they run during the girls 5k during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dubuque Senior’s Leah Klapatauskas runs to the finish line and places seventh in the girls 5k race during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Runners take off from the start line during the boys 5k varsity race during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Runners collapse on the ground next to the finish line after running in the boys 5k race during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Prairie’s Anthony Lee runs towards the finish line and places seventh in the boys 5k race with a time of 16:19 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Hempstead’s Brady Blean runs towards the finish line and places fourth in the boys 5k race with a time of 15:57 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Hempstead’s Julia Gehl finishes in first place during the girls 5k run with a time of 18:17:61 and her teammate Keelee Leitzen finishes second with a time of 18:17:62 during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Hempstead’s Keelee Leitzen, left, and Julia Gehl run alongside each other while leading the pack during the girls 5k run at the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
16-year-old Lindsey Stabenow, right, and 17-year-old Lucy Dunning cheer on the Cedar Falls girls as they compete in the 5k race during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
After finishing ninth in the boys 5k race, CR Kennedy’s Henry McMahan lays on the grass to catch his breath during the 2021 Class 4A State Qualifier event at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
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