Photos: Class 4A Iowa high school state cross country championships

Photos from the 2022 boys and girls Class 4A Iowa high school state cross country championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

Geoff Stellfox

Oct. 29, 2022 11:37 pm, Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 8:39 am

Runners jockey for position around the corner during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

City High’s Ford Washburn crosses the finish line in second place during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Kennedy’s Miles Wilson crosses the finish line during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

The Hempstead girls cross country team embraces after coming in first place for teams at the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

The Hempstead girls cross country team celebrate coming in first place for teams at the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Johnston’s Olivia Verde rounds the first turn during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Norwalk’s Will Chase (left) recovers with teammate Teegan Kralik after the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Pleasant Valley’s Lexi Minard is helped off the finish line after giving everything during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Kennedy’s Jacob Bruns (left) and Adam Gray hug after finishing the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

City High’s Ford Washburn (left) congratulates Dowling’s Jackson Heidesch after Heidesch finished first in the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Roosevelt’s Adrienne Buettner-Cable wins the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Hempstead’s Julia Gehl tries to make a late push to pass Johnston’s Olivia Verde during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Runners make their way down the first straight during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Harrison Allard crosses the first mile marker during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Kennedy’s Reuben Schlaak crosses the one mile marker during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Johnston’s Jaxson Plumb stretches to cross the finish line during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

City High’s Ford Washburn leads going into the second mile during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Pleasant Valley’s Carl Rekow chats with Liberty’s Aidan Decker after the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar’s Luke Steffen battles going into the second mile. during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

A runner shows off their peach shorts during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Prairie’s Bennett Allred wipes the sweat from his face after finishing the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Runners make their way down the first curve during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Runners cross the one mile marker during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)

Dowling Catholic’s Jackson Heidesch crosses the finish line in first place during the 4A Iowa state cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette)