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Photos: 2A and 1A Iowa high school cross country state championships

Oct. 30, 2021 4:38 pm
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Mid-Prairie's Danielle Hostetler (583) smiles as her teammates celebrate their victory in getting first place in the girls 2A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Tipton's Troy Butler (754) runs the course during the boys 2A race at the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Tipton's Cody Bohlmann (753) runs the course during the boys 2A race at the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Tipton girls huddle together before the start of the girls 2A 5000 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
1A girls run the course during the 5000 meter race at the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie's Sydney Yoder (587) paces herself while running in the girls 2A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Girls 2A runners run along the course during the first half of the 5000 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Monticello's Chesney Capron (720) runs alongside ther runners during the boys 2A 5000 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Cherokee Washington's Julia Letsche (538) gets emotional as she hugs her teammate after finishing the girls 2A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Regina's Sam Welter (1058) keeps pace during the boys 1A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
North Linn runners comfort each other after finishing the girls 1A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Montezuma's Ellen Cook (846) runs the course during the girls 1A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie's Danielle Hostetler (583) runs along the course during the girls 2A race at the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie's Sydney Yoder (587) runs along the course during the girls 2A race at the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Regina's Josie Pursley (886) hugs a teammate after finishing the girls 1A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Central Decatur Leon's William Gillis (963) leads the boys 1A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
St. Edmond's Michaela Leiting (910) collapses on the floor after finishing the girls 1A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Monticello's Emma Althoff (588) paces herself as she runs the course during the girls 2A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Tipton team members hug each other after finishing in the boys 2A 5000 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Jessup fans hang out on the sidelines before the start of the girls 2A 5000 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Regina's Adam Boblenz (1052) keeps pace while running the course during the boys 1A race at the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Regina's Aidan O'Neil (1055) runs the course during the boys 1A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Turkey Valley's Jalyssa Blazek (921) maintains second place while running in the girls 1A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie's Sydney Yoder (587) runs towards the finish line and places seventh in the girls 2A race with a time of 19:22 during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Tipton's Troy Butler (754) runs across the finish line and places 10th in the boys 2A race with a time of 16:50 during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie's Danielle Hostetler (583) pulls ahead of Union La Porte City's Ellie Rathe (624) about 8:30 minutes into the girls 2A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie's Sydney Yoder (587) reaches out to Mid-Prairie's Abby Fleming (582) after finishing the girls 2A 5000 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Jesup's Nolan Evans (706) hugs a family member after placing second in the boys 2A race with a time of 16:09 during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie's Danielle Hostetler (583) runs across the finish line and places first in the girls 2A race with a time of 18:27 during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Tipton's Chloe Klabo (619) smiles while talking with Tipton's Coryn Wallick (622) after running the girls 2A 500 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Mid-Prairie's Danielle Hostetler (583) hugs Mid-Prairie's Sydney Yoder (587) after finishing in the girls 2A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Tipton's Brody Deerberg (755) hugs Tipton's Bob Ryan (758) after finishing the boys 2A race and finding out their team placed first in the race overall during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Boys 2A runners pace themselves as they run the first half of the course during the 5000 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Tipton's Rebecca Hinderaker (618) becomes emotional as she talks with her dad, Clint Hinderaker of Tipton after finishing in the girls 2A 5000 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Kallie Wallick of Tipton encourages Tipton's Coryn Wallick (622) on the sidelines after she finished in the 2A girls 5000 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Western Christian Hull's Noah DeWeerd (776) and Mid-Prairie's Thaddeus Shetler (715) lay on the ground after finishing the boys 2A 5000 meter race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
North Linn's Meghan Wheatley (863) runs towards the finish line and places sixth with a time of 19:34 during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Fans cheer on Jesup's Nolan Evans (706) as he races towards the finish line and places second with a time of 16:09 in the boys 2A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Tipton's Clay Bohlmann (752) runs across the finish line and places ninth with a time of 16:48 during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Turkey Valley's Jalyssa Blazek (921) runs towards the finish line and places second in the girls 1A race with a time of 18:36 during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Calamus-Wheatland's Noelle Steines (794) and Turkey Valley's Jalyssa Blazek (921) take the lead during the girls 1A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
North Tama's Jules Breakenridge (864) and North Tama's Grace Lidgett (867) keep the pace while running the course during the girls 1A race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Regina's Natalie Franklin (883) cries as she hugs her teammates after their team placing sixth overall in the race during the Iowa High School Cross Country State championships at Kennedy Park in Ft.Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
2A and 1A schools competed in the Iowa State Cross Country State Championships at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge, Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021.