Iowa high school boys’ cross country 2023: Top Gazette area teams and individuals

A 2023 watch list for top area boys’ cross country teams and individuals:

8 area teams to watch

CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY

2022 state finish: 8th in Class 4A

Returning state runners (6): Adam Gray, soph., 34th; Henry McMahan, sr., 41st; Jacob Bruns, sr., 78th; Reece Murray, sr., 80th; Slader Buckheister, soph., 99th; Reuben Schlaak, jr., 112th.

IOWA CITY REGINA

2022 state finish: Class 1A champion

Returning state runners (3): Riordan Smith, sr., 66th; Samuel Welter, jr., 85th; Colin Olney, sr., 97th.

MARION

2022 state finish: Class 3A runner-up

Returning state runners (2): Cooper Cook, sr., 24th; Jordan Fischer, sr., 51st.

MOUNT VERNON-LISBON

2022 state finish: 9th in Class 3A

Returning state runners (5): Grady Olberding, jr., 14th; Klayten Perreault, sr., 52nd; Wesley Sadler, jr., 62nd; Dawson Scheil, soph., 63rd; Seamus O’Connor, jr., 89th.

OELWEIN

2022 state finish: 5th in Class 2A

Returning state runners (5): Conall Sauser, jr., 11th; Benjamin Driscoll, sr., 36th; Caleb Schunk, jr., 86th; Gabe Driscoll, soph., 88th; Keshaun Williams, soph., 128th.

SOLON

2022 state finish: 11th in Class 3A

Returning state runners (7): Brick Kabela, sr., 22nd; Michael Yeomans, sr., 40th; Grant Bumsted, sr., 87th; Lawsin Sinnwell, sr., 93rd; Evan Burg, jr., 94th; Camden Lyons, soph., 116th; Wyatt Applegarth, sr., 121st.

TIPTON

2022 state finish: 3rd in Class 2A

Returning state runners (5): Clay Bohlmann, jr., 7th; Maxson Fogg, 30th, jr.; Caleb Bohlmann, soph., 33rd; Jett Kamberling, soph., 111th; Andrew Shumaker, sr., 122nd.

WAUKON

2022 state finish: 4th in Class 2A

Returning state runners (4): Skyler Dugan, sr., 25th; Isaac Reisinger, jr., 28th; Wyatt Gulla, sr., 34th; Connor Cahoon, sr., 44th.

The top 12 returning area individuals

Based on times and places at the 2022 state meet.

Tommy Tyynismaa, sr., South Tama — Placed 7th in Class 3A, 16:04

Aidan Decker, sr., Iowa City Liberty — Placed 24th in Class 4A, 16:23

Micah Rees, sr., Washington (Iowa) — Placed 13th in Class 3A, 16:26

Grady Olberding, jr., Mount Vernon-Lisbon — Placed 14th in Class 3A, 16:28

Noah Gregoire, jr., Iowa City Liberty — Placed 32nd in Class 4A, 16:29

Adam Gray, soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy — Placed 34th in Class 4A, 16:31

Nick Lee, jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie — Placed 37th in Class 4A, 16:33

Clay Bohlmann, jr., Tipton — Placed 7th in Class 2A, 16:35

Henry McMahan, sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy — Placed 41st in Class 4A, 16:36

Jacob Schellhorn, jr., MFL MarMac — Placed 9th in Class 1A, 16:37

Moustafa Tiea, jr., Iowa City West — Placed 51st in Class 4A, 16:43

Conall Sauser, jr., Oelwein — Placed 11th in Class 2A, 16:45

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