Iowa high school cross country 2025: Where the top area teams and runners go for 2A and 1A state-qualifying meets

This is the time of year in which things really click for the girls’ cross country team at South Winneshiek.

The Warriors invariably peak in time for the state-qualifying meet, and ultimately the state championships.

South Winn takes a No. 2 ranking into its Class 1A state-qualifier Thursday at Mason City.

The state field will be completed Thursday; 2A and 1A meets are statewide. In 2A, the top three teams and the top 15 individuals advance from each site to Fort Dodge next weekend. In 1A, it’s the top two teams and 10 runners from each site.

Here is a primer on where the area’s top teams and individuals are running Thursday:

Class 2A

AT IOWA CITY

The field — Anamosa, Camanche, Central Lee, Chariton, Grundy Center, Iowa City Regina, Mediapolis, Mid-Prairie, Notre Dame/West Burlington, Northeast, Tipton, West Liberty, West Marshall, Wilton.

Top-15 girls teams — (1) West Marshall, (9) Mid-Prairie.

Top-20 girls runners — (5) Brooklyn Stutzman, jr., Mid-Prairie; (8) Grace Storjohann, sr., Grundy Center; (9) Addie Thompson, sr., West Marshall; (16) Delaney Homan, jr., Camanche.

Top-15 boys teams — (2) Chariton, (10) Tipton, (13) Mediapolis.

Top-20 boys runners — (1) Emerson Vokes, sr., Grundy Center; (8) Lucas Anderson, jr., Chariton; (9) Simon Wendel, sr., Mediapolis; (10) Cy Stuart, soph., Chariton; (15) Will Schmidgall, jr., Mediapolis; (16) Cody Dixon, jr., Chariton.

AT OELWEIN

The field — Alburnett, Cascade, Central Springs, Crestwood, MFL MarMac, Monticello, New Hampton, North Fayette Valley, Oelwein, Osage, South Hardin, Union Community, Waterloo Columbus, Waukon.

Top-15 girls teams — (6) Waukon, (14) Monticello, (15) Crestwood.

Top-20 girls runners — (3) Mary Grace Lyons, fr., Monticello; (4) Scarlett Byrnes, sr., Osage; (10) Ashlyn Sauser, jr., Oelwein; (12) Mariam Downing, soph., Waukon; (14) Hallie Kelchen, sr., Cascade.

Top-15 boys teams — (4) Oelwein, (8) Waukon, (15) Monticello.

Top-20 boys runners — (4) Keshaun Williams, sr., Oelwein; (13) Brandon Leppert, sr., Waukon; (20) Sawyer Spence, sr., Union Community.

Class 1A

AT ARLINGTON

The field — Cedar Ridge Christian, Clayton Ridge, Don Bosco, Dunkerton, Dyersville Beckman, East Buchanan, Edgewood-Colesburg, Elkader Central, Janesville, Lansing Kee, Maquoketa Valley, Postville, Springville, Starmont/West Central, Sumner-Fredericksburg, Tripoli, Turkey Valley, Wapsie Valley

Top-15 girls teams — (1) Sumner-Fredericksburg, (12) Wapsie Valley.

Top-20 girls runners — (5) Lauren Krogmann, jr., Starmont/West Central; (11) Abbi Waskow, jr., Dunkerton.

Top-15 boys teams — (6) Dyersville Beckman, (8) Springville.

Top-20 boys runners — None.

AT MASON CITY

The field — Algona Garrigan, Aplington-Parkersburg, Clarksville, Clear Lake Classical, Collins-Maxwell, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Lake Mills, Mason City Newman, Nashua-Plainfield, North Iowa, Northwood-Kensett, Riceville, Rockford, Saint Ansgar, South Winneshiek, Valley Lutheran, West Fork, West Hancock.

Top-15 girls teams — (2) South Winneshiek, (10) Collins-Maxwell.

Top-20 girls runners — (9) Claire Zweibohmer, sr., Riceville; (10) Ivy Urbatsch, fr., Northwood-Kensett; (13) Julia Swift, soph., Algona Garrigan; (14) Alexis Mujica, fr., Mason City Newman; (15) Lauren Hillesland, sr., North Iowa; (17) Jayden Peters, jr., Collins-Maxwell.

Top-15 boys teams — (2) Lake Mills, (13) South Winneshiek.

Top-20 boys runners — (1) Knute Rogne, sr., Lake Mills; (2) Hayden Thompson, sr., Lake Mills; (9) Hugh Conway, soph., South Winneshiek.

AT PACKWOOD

The field — Danville, English Valleys, Fort Madison Holy Trinity (boys only), Highland, Hillcrest Academy, Keota, Louisa-Muscatine, Martensdale-St. Marys, Montezuma, Moravia, Moulton-Udell, New London, North Mahaska, Pekin, Sigourney, Twin Cedars, WACO, Wapello, Winfield-Mount Union.

Top-15 girls teams — (7) Martensdale-St. Marys, (9) English Valleys.

Top-20 girls runners — (2) Carson Oberender, sr., Martensdale-St. Marys; (3) Chloe Glosser, sr., Pekin; (7) Maclaine German, sr., Martensdale-St. Marys; (16) Fiona McGill, soph., Louisa-Muscatine.

Top-15 boys teams — (4) WACO, (12) Louisa-Muscatine.

Top-20 boys runners — (6) Jude Dykstra, sr., WACO; (20) Troy Klett, sr., Sigourney.

AT TROY MILLS

The field — Belle Plaine, Bellevue, Bellevue Marquette, BGM, Calamus-Wheatland, Clinton Prince of Peace, Columbus Community, Durant, Easton Valley, HLV-TC, Hudson, Iowa Valley, Lone Tree, Lynnville-Sully, Midland, North Cedar, North Linn, North Tama, Rivermont Collegiate.

Top-15 girls teams — (11) Lynnville-Sully, (13) Hudson.

Top-20 girls runners — (8) Mollie Hansen, sr., Hudson.

Top-15 boys teams — (9) Lynnville-Sully, (10) Columbus Community.

Top-20 boys runners — (19) Colton Alberts, jr., Lynnville-Sully.

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