Photos: Class 3A state cross country qualifier hosted by West Delaware

Photos from the boys’ and girls’ state-qualifying meet

Geoff Stellfox Gazette Visuals

Oct. 19, 2022 7:13 pm, Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 6:21 pm

West Delaware hosted a Class 3A Iowa high school cross country state-qualifying meet at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022.

Vinton-Shellsburg’s Elijah Blix becomes emotional after crossing the finish line during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Marion’s Cooper Cook celebrates crossing the finish line in second place during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Solon’s Kayla Young blazes across the finish line during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Solon’s Kayla Young pulls out in front during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. Young finished in first overall with a time of 18:36, which was a personal record. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Solon’s Kayla Young hugs her father Jake after winning the high school cross country 3A girls state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Runner try to break free from the pack after the starting gun during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Lake’s Addison Doughan rounds the corner on the final leg of the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Xavier’s Emma Arnold battles with Wahlert’s Lucy Murphy during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. Arnold finished in 4th overall with a time of 19:42. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Marion’s Cooper Cook speeds into the finish line in second place during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Marion’s Jedidiah Osgood crosses the finish line during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. Osgood finished in first overall. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Marion’s Jedidiah Osgood flashes a huge smile as he crosses the finish line during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. Osgood finished in first overall. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Lake’s Addison Doughan crosses the finish line during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Waverly Shell-Rock’s Caleb Hoins tries to keep pace with the leaders during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Lake’s Jack Crane crosses the finish line during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Charles City’s Xander Graeser keeps his eyes on the leaders during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Wahlert’s Lucy Murphy embraces Xavier’s Emma Arnold after the pair finished fifth and fourth, respectively, during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Runners take time to collect themselves after crossing the finish line during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek Amana’s Peyton Stadler collapses after finishing in 22nd place during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

The main pack of runners crosses the first bridge during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek Amana’s Isaac Sorenson supports Wahlert’s Jayden Brookins after crossing the finish line during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Clear Creek Amana’s Isaac Sorenson hugs coach Ben Robison after finishing in 13th place during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Waverly Shell-Rock’s Caleb Hoins collapses after giving everything to cross the finish line in eighth place during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Hampton-Dumont-Cal’s Lydia Maas looks to close in on the leaders during the high school cross country 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Hart Ridge Golf Course in Manchester, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

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