Boys XC: Teams/runners to watch

AREA BOYS CROSS COUNTRY TEAMS TO WATCH FOR 2013: 

CEDAR RAPIDS PRAIRIE

Coach – Bill Schwarz

2012 state finish – 8th in Class 4A

Returning state competitors (5) – Mitch Pritts (sr., 13th); Isaiah Vlasek (sr., 25th); Jake Moore (soph., 57th); Connor Neuhaus (sr., 68th); Ross Adams (sr., 86th) 

CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER

Coach – Bryan Jones

2012 state finish – 11th in Class 3A

Returning state competitors (5) – Jacob Schmitt (sr., 28th); Steven Culpepper (soph., 74th); Jonathan Francois (soph., 76th); Evan Gradoville (jr., 81st); Evan Bednar (jr., 101st) 

CENTER POINT-URBANA

Coach – Lew Paine

2012 state finish – 6th in Class 2A

Returning state competitors (6) – Josh Yeager (jr., 5th); Michael Marshall (jr., 17th); Adam Millikin (sr., 45th); Kevin Ockenfels (soph., 89th); Ulysses Grant (sr., 102nd); Braden Hansen (soph., 121st) 

DECORAH

Coach – Dennis Evelsizer

2012 state finish – 1st in Class 3A

Returning state competitors (3) – Isaac Marquardt (jr., 27th); Forde Nesteby (sr., 36th); Oran Deen-Lester (sr., 56th) 

LINN-MAR

Coach – Todd Goodell

2012 state finish – 3rd in Class 4A

Returning state competitors (4) – Josh Evans (sr., 9th); Tanner Rathje (sr., 16th); Michael Mather (soph., 44th); Daniel Murphy (jr., 52nd) 

MONTICELLO

Coach – Dan Sauser

2012 state finish – 1st in Class 2A

Returning state competitors (4) – Michael Melchert (sr., 3rd); Nick Meyers (sr., 8th); Ben Ahlrichs (sr., 22nd); Anthony Kinley (sr., 42nd) 

TOP RETURNING INDIVIDUALS

JOSH EVANS, sr., Linn-Mar -- 9th in 4A, 15:12

MITCH PRITTS, sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie -- 13th in 4A, 15:33

TANNER RATHJE, sr., Linn-Mar -- 16th in 4A, 15:38

MICHAEL MELCHERT, sr., Monticello -- 3rd in 2A, 15:46

ISAIAH VLASEK, sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie -- 25th in 4A, 15:48

DANIEL GARDARRSON, sr., Iowa City West -- 33rd in 4A, 15:51

CHRIS OHRT, sr., Iowa City High -- 38th in 4A, 15:54

PATRICK KARANJA, soph., Iowa City West -- 40th in 4A, 15:58 

MICHAEL MATHER, soph., Linn-Mar -- 44th in 4A, 16:01

JOSH YEAGER, jr., Center Point-Urbana -- 5th in 2A, 16:04

ERIC LENZ, jr., Tipton -- 6th in 2A, 16:05

DANIEL MURPHY, jr., Linn-Mar -- 52nd in 4A, 16:06