Photos: Iowa City 4A Cross Country State Qualifier meet - (10/22/25)

See photos as area high schools competed for the chance to compete at the Iowa state cross country meet.

Oct. 22, 2025 10:14 pm, Updated: Oct. 22, 2025 10:39 pm

Dubuque Senior’s Emma Chesterman (3974) runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Chesterman won with a time of 18:22.9. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa City City High’s Abigail Burns (3986) runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa City City High’s Grace Hamann runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa City West’s Adrienne Hodge runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa City City High’s Eliza Doster runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Liberty’s Chelsea VeDepo runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Runners navigate the course during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa City City High’s Abigail Burns (3986) runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Runners navigate the courseduring a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Adam Gray runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Slader Buckheister runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Jonathan Mittelsteadt (3928) and Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Tanner Stockert (3944) run during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty’s Keegan Decker celebrates as he approaches the finish during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Adam Gray runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Slader Buckheister runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa City West’s Michael Hanna runs during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

Iowa City Liberty’s Tayson Cho (right) and Dubuque Senior’s Jack Kirman (left) race to the finish during a state qualifier cross country meet in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)

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