Articles Tagged: Cross country

Led by the senior foursome of Ford Washburn, Ammon Smith, Noah Carey and Truman Thompson, the Iowa City High boys’ cross country team is thinking big in 2022.

A 2022 watch list for top area Iowa high school boys’ cross country teams and runners.

A 2022 watch list for top area Iowa high school girls’ cross country teams and runners.

The Marion and Tipton boys and Solon girls are preseason No. 1 teams in the 2022 Iowa high school cross country rankings.

While it certainly wasn’t the most beautiful of mornings Monday in downtown Cedar Rapids, the runners who competed in the Fifth Season 8K and 5K were able to finish just before the rain and thunderstorms began around 8:45 a.m. Matt Lorenz won the men’s 8K, while Elaina Biechler was first on the women’s side.

Today, The Gazette reveals its 2022 finalists for Athlete of the Year.

South Winneshiek claimed its first state championship in girls’ cross country.

Mid-Prairie’s girls won their fifth straight cross country title and the Tipton boys unseated Danville-New London in Class 2A.

Photos from the 2A and 1A Iowa high school cross country state championships in Fort Dodge.

Solon ran away with the Class 3A girls’ state cross country championship.

Iowa City West’s Alex McKane is the Class 4A state cross country runner-up.

Photos from the 4A and 3A Iowa high school cross country state championships in Fort Dodge.

An in-depth look at the 2021 Iowa high school state cross country championships.

City High freshman will run in state meet Friday after finding a home in running

The Tipton boys topped Danville-New London in 1-vs.-2 duel at a Class 2A cross country state-qualifying meet.