Prep cross country: Rested and refueled, North Linn’s Meghan Wheatley is at her best ever. She and Washington’s Micah Rees are individual champions at the North Linn Invitational.
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Prep cross country: Rested and refueled, North Linn’s Meghan Wheatley is at her best ever. She and Washington’s Micah Rees are individual champions at the North Linn Invitational.
Led by individual champion Adam Gray, Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ cross country team earned its first MVC Super meet title in school history Thursday at Birdsall Park. The Cougars placed all five scorers in the top 17 and upset Class 4A top-ranked, short-handed Cedar Falls.
A standing-room-only crowd packed the new 1,500-seat facility Thursday as the community celebrated the opening of its first true home field and the donation that made it all possible.
A sophomore, Adam Gray ran second individually and paced the Cougars’ fast foursome to an impressive title run at the Cedar Rapids Invitational cross country meet Thursday afternoon at Seminole Valley Park.
Prep cross country: 20 girls teams, 19 boys squads entered for Thursday’s Cedar Rapids Invitational at Seminole Valley Park.
Prep cross country: Middle of the race no longer fazes Washington’s Micah Rees, who blisters the pack at the Bob Brown Invitational.
Seven straight years, the Class 2A girls’ state cross country race has been won by a member of the Hostetler family. The master of a tactical race who gets stronger as the competition continues, Danielle earned 2A titles in 2020, 2021 and 2022.
A 2023 watch list for top Gazette area boys’ cross country teams and individuals. Iowa City Regina is the reigning Class 1A state champion.
A 2023 watch list for top area girls’ cross country teams and individuals. Mid-Prairie’s Danielle Hostetler is the three-time defending Class 2A state champion.
The Gazette’s 2023 Female Athlete of the Year is Peyton Robinson of Lisbon. She captured 16 varsity letters, won a state track and field relay title and has played in (at least) four state softball tournaments. She will play volleyball at Wartburg College.
Even The Gazette’s Athlete of the Year candidates who are honorable mention seem pretty amazing. You’d be making a safe wager betting on their futures.
For the first time since 2019, registration numbers for the annual Fifth Season Races exceeded 1,000.
The five Female finalists for Gazette Athlete of the Year 2023: Cassidy Hartman of Iowa City Liberty, Nia Howard of Springville, Peyton Robinson of Lisbon, Alivia Schulte of West Delaware and Devin Simon of Cascade.
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