Maquoketa Valley’s Matthew Schaul, English Valleys’ Gage Heyne 3-4 in 1A boys’ state cross country race

FORT DODGE — Everything got a bit fuzzy for Matthew Schaul as he approached the finish line.

“I started to blur out in the last 250 (meters),” he said. “I was thinking, ‘Give everything, everything.’ It was rough.”

It was worth it.

A senior at Maquoketa Valley, Schaul earned third place in the Class 1A boys’ race at the state cross country meet Saturday morning at Lakeside Golf Course.

“I gave everything I had,” Schaul said. “Last year, I ran 16:16, so I was (10) seconds faster today. That pace was the fastest I’ve ever been.”

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Gavin Grunvold of North Iowa won the race in 15 minutes, 57 seconds. Then it was Gunner Wagner of Woodbine (16:05), Schaul (16:06) and English Valleys’ Gage Heyne (16:08) in a scramble for second.

“Gavin ran a gutsy race,” Schaul said. “He took it out hard. My coach wanted me to go right with him and Gage, but I think my best move was to stay back and hope that one of them would come back to me.”

Through all of the collapsed bodies in the area immediately beyond the finish line, Schaul eventually located Heyne, and the two shared a brief embrace.

“I probably would have preferred a pace a little slower,” Heyne said. “I ended up dying at about 2 miles.”

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Maybe, but he reclaimed his groove down the stretch.

“It was the last 500 meters of the season,” Heyne said. “I kind of got a second wind.”

Lake Mills repeated as 1A boys team champion. The Bulldogs placed three runners in the top 15 and scored 88 points. Ankeny Christian (132) and Woodbine (144) were the other trophy teams.

Earlham’s girls out-balanced defending champion Madrid and won their second title in three years. The Cardinals posted 91 points, the Tigers 109. Treynor (172) was third.

Lili Denton, a junior at Council Bluffs St. Albert, set a 1A girls’ state-meet record with an effort of 17:59.

Lauren Krogmann of Starmont, Marie Yoder of Hillcrest Academy and Hallie Kelchen of Cascade were seventh, eighth and 10th, respectively.

2024 Iowa state cross country championships

At Lakeside Golf Course, Fort Dodge

Class 1A Iowa high school girls’ state cross country results

TEAMS

1. Earlham 91

2. Madrid 109

3. Treynor 172

4. South Winneshiek 173

5. English Valleys 175

6. Sioux Central 181

7. Alta-Aurelia 192

8. Lynnville-Sully 203

9. Panorama 223

10. Martensdale-St. Marys 223

11. Guthrie Center ACGC 232

12. Maquoketa Valley 241

13. Logan-Magnolia 244

14. Wapsie Valley 301

15. Collins-Maxwell 310

16. Danville 319

INDIVIDUALS

1. Lili Denton (Council Bluffs St. Albert), 17:59

2. Nora Peterson (Alta-Aurelia), 18:28

3. Chloe Glosser (Pekin), 18:31

4. Katelyn Brandhorst (Madrid), 19:01

5. Madelyn Grothus (Madrid), 19:09

6. Kadence Huck (Nashua-Plainfield), 19:11

7. Lauren Krogmann (Starmont), 19:13

8. Marie Yoder (Hillcrest Academy), 19:16

9. Karson Oberender (Martensdale-SM), 19:20

10. Hallie Kelchen (Cascade), 19:23

11. Tyra Schupbach (West Bend-Mallard), 19:26

12. Audra Burbridge (Maquoketa Valley), 19:27

13. Hannah Brandhorst (Madrid), 19:28

14. Kylie Rochholz (Panorama), 19:32

15. Lauren Hillesland (North Iowa), 19:40

16. Julia Swift (Algona Garrigan), 19:40

17. Emmerson Jedlicka (North Mahaska), 19:42

18. Maclaine German (Martensdale-SM), 19:42

19. Addy Tesch (Ridge View), 19:44

20. Hannah Frank (Earlham), 19:53

Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state cross country results

TEAMS

1. Lake Mills 88

2. Ankeny Christian 132

3. Woodbine 144

4. Ogden 152

5. Oakland Riverside 171

6. Earlham 179

7. Danville 197

8. Sioux Central 211

9. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 221

10. Guthrie Center ACGC 224

11. Tri-Center 232

12. Columbus Community 277

13. Van Buren County 302

14. Lynnville-Sully 302

15. Springville 308

16. Baxter 328

INDIVIDUALS

1. Gavin Grunhovd (North Iowa), 15:57

2. Gunner Wagner (Woodbine), 16:05

3. Matthew Schaul (Maquoketa Valley), 16:06

4. Gage Heyne (English Valleys), 16:08

5. Hayden Thompson (Lake Mills), 16:12

6. Anthony Valles (St. Edmond), 16:14

7. Ben Byers (Sibley-Ocheyedan), 16:26

8. Matt Richardson (Baxter), 16:29

9. Kohlby Newsom (Winfield-Mount Union), 16:29

10. Knute Rogne (Lake Mills), 16:31

11. Dawson Henderson (Riverside), 16:31

12. Max Handorf (Baxter), 16:31

13. Jackson Shacklett (Danville), 16:32

14. Lucos Wernimont (Sioux Central), 16:34

15. Kade Van Roekel (Lake Mills), 16:35

16. Brody Henderson (Riverside), 16:37

17. Levi Benesh (North Linn), 16:42

18. Alex Davis (Ankeny Christian), 16:46

19. Jude Dykstra (WACO), 16:46

20. Jace Matern (Waterloo Columbus), 16:47

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