Mid-Prairie’s Hostetler sisters go 1-2 at cross country state championships

FORT DODGE — Mid-Prairie freshman Marie Hostetler looked ahead to the distant finish line and saw the one lone runner that crossed before she could.

What could have been a moment of runner-up disappointment morphed quickly into a beam of pride with the knowledge her big sister Anna had won a state championship.

Junior Anna Hostetler ran the only sub-18 minute time of the day across all four girls' classes and won the Class 2A cross country title in 17:57 Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course.

'It means the most,' Anna Hostetler said. 'She's my best friend. I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else. We have a lot of competition, but we also encourage each other and help each other through the rough days.'

Marie's runner-up time of 18:15 gave the Hostetler girls the distinction of being the first sisters to place 1-2 at the state cross country meet since Blaire and Brooke Dinsdale of North Tama achieved the feat in 1A in 2007.

'It's great,' Marie Hostetler said. 'It's been a dream season and this was one of my goals all season, to run with Anna and to do this at state.'

Mid-Prairie finished third overall in the girls' team standings with 133 points, two shy of second-place South Winneshiek. Springville/Central City was fourth (145 points), while Cascade placed seventh with 182.

The sisters' big day dethroned two-time defending state champion Paige Holub of Monticello, who placed fourth in 18:26. Holub's performance – plus an eighth-place day from junior Jordyn Patterson – helped Monticello reclaim the 2A girls' team title for the second time in three years.

'When we started running back in June, these girls were focused on one thing,' Monticello Coach Dan Sauser said. 'They had a sour taste in their mouth last year and they felt like they let one slip away. They were not going to let that happen again. All year, they really worked hard and trained like they wanted it and they won.'

Mid-Prairie Coach Mark Hostetler has double the reason to celebrate. Not only did his daughters take the top two spots of the 2A girls' race and lead the team to the highest finish in school history, the Golden Hawks also claimed the first Class 2A boys' cross country team title with 98 points.

'It was a team effort,' Mark Hostetler said. 'All seven of the boys ran as hard as they could.'

Ogden senior Andrew Stumbo won the 2A boys' individual title in 15:53. Iowa City Regina junior Nate Green was seventh (16:47).

CLASS 2A GIRLS

Teams —

1. Monticello 93, 2. South Winneshiek 131, 3. Mid-Prairie 133, 4. Springville-Central City 145, 5. CMB Baxter 170, 6. Pocahontas Area/L-M 175, 7. Cascade 182, 8. Shenandoah-Essex 199, 9. Osage 199, 10. Okoboji Milford 210, 11. Aplington-Parkersburg 242, 12. Emmetsburg 251, 13. Underwood 265, 14. Unity Christian 317, 15. Roland-Story 426

Individuals —

1. Anna Hostetler (MP), 17:57; 2. Marie Hostetler (MP), 18:15; 3. Karley Larson (Underwood), 18:25; 4. Paige Holub (Monti), 18:26; 5. Jordan Winke (Albia), 18:48; 6. Sophia Jungling (AP), 19:00; 7. Josie Kriener (S. Winn), 19:09; 8. Jordyn Patterson (Monti), 19:14; 9. Alayna Kollasch (D-NH), 19:28; 10. Becca McDermott (Cascade), 19:34

1. Monticello (93):

4. Paige Holub 18:26, 7. Jordyn Patterson 19:14, 13. Keeley Anderson 20:00, 27. Gabrielle Steiner 20:44, 42. Taylor McDonald 21:12

2. South Winneshiek (131):

6. Josie Kriener 19:09, 9. Felicity Taylor 19:39, 33. Shelby Reicks 20:59, 34. Olivia Massman 21:01, 49. Ashley Kriener 21:34

3. Mid-Prairie (133):

1. Anna Hostetler 17:57, 2. Marie Hostetler 18:15, 38. Greta Schmidt 21:07, 40. Abby Tornow 21:09, 52. Kessa Jones 21:35

4. Springville-Central City (145):

10. Emily Staal 19:45, 18. Samantha Uhlenkamp 20:22, 19. Janelle Staal 20:28, 45. Elle Scriver 21:21, 53. Sariann Uhlenkamp 21:36

7. Cascade (182):

8. Becca McDermott 19:34, 12. Madeline Rhomberg 19:58, 22. Madison Kelchen 20:31, 46. Ellie Loes 21:25, 94. Skylar Dolphin 23:51, 96. Marie Knepper 24:03

CLASS 2A BOYS

Teams —

1. Mid-Prairie 98, 2. Unity Christian 115, 3. Western Christian 130, 4. George-Little Rock 148, 5. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 163, 6. South Hamilton 164, 7. South Winneshiek 180, 8. Clear Lake 186, 9. East Marshall 191, 10. Aplington-Parkersburg 194, 11. Tipton 226, 12. Waukon 253, 13. Ogden 274, 14. Roland-Story 330, 15. Monticello 376

Individuals —

1. Andrew Stumbo (Ogden), 15:53; 2. Reece Smith (GHV), 16:02; 3. Gable Sieperda (George-LR), 16:27; 4. Spencer Moon (South Central Calhoun), 16:29; 5. Mason Tyler (AP), 16:34; 6. Joe Anderson (George-LR), 16:38; 7. Logan Dalbeck (GHV), 16:39; 8. Nate Green (Iowa City Regina), 16:47; 9. Joseph Schoonhoven (Unity Christian), 16:51; 10. Nick Meling (East Marshall), 16:52

1. Mid-Prairie (98):

11. Peyton Miller 17:02, 12. Zach Pettit 17:06, 14. Floyd Evans 17:10, 26. Marshal Teets 17:37, 35. Quinn Schmidt 17:54

7. South Winneshiek (180):

19. Paxten DeVilbiss 17:26, 25. Derek Dietzenbach 17:36, 36. Paul Hageman 17:55, 42. Jordon Snyder 17:59, 58. Eric Franzen 18:21

11. Tipton (226):

22. Trent Pelzer 17:32, 32. Ben Ellis 17:46, 48. Bryce Deerberg 18:04, 60. Gabe Peach 18:22, 64. Sam Bierman 18:27

12. Waukon (253):

13. Austin Day 17:08, 46. Tyler O'Neill 18:02, 51. Nate Helgerson 18:10, 57. Hunter Jensen 18:18, 86. Andrew Miller 19:11

15. Monticello (376):

62. David Titman 18:26, 73. Aaron Loes 18:36, 76. Cole Cruise 18:43, 77. Tyler Hospodarsky 18:44, 88. Tylor Boheman 19:21.

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