Recap: Cross Country

Cross Country

Dallas Center-Grimes wins first title, Dowling, Tipton, Madrid repeat in Fort Dodge

FORT DODGE, Iowa – The 41st year of co-ed state cross country championships saw a cool day and close times with great crowds turning out for the debut of individual ticketing at Lakeside Golf Course.

Brief breakdowns on the November 2 state meet to follow…

CLASS 4A: Dowling Catholic, W.D.M won its eighth state team championship and fourth of the last five years by placing its top four runners in the top 20 of a fast 4A field. The Maroons were led by Sam Hall, who claimed runner-up honors after being caught from behind by sprinting Max Murphy of Pleasant Valley just meters from the finish line. Murphy won in 15:29.3 thanks to that kick, edging out Hall (15:29.5) individually, but finishing one spot behind for team trophies. Dubuque, Hempstead finished third as a with Ryan Winger, Owen Maloney, and Mason Suarez finishing in the top 11 for team scoring.

CLASS 3A: Dallas Center-Grimes won its first team title by just one point, edging out Clear Creek-Amana after a close post-race count. Coach Matt Pries’s squad placed three of the top 10 runners, and the scoring Mustangs finished within 65 seconds of leader Aidan Ramsey. Clear Creek-Amana kept it close as its top five runners were within 45 seconds of each other, but the Clippers took home the runner-up banner after a 109 to 110 score. ADM, Adel’s Nate Mueller was an individual qualifier and cruised to victory in 15:45.7, seven seconds ahead of runner-up Quinton Orr of Humboldt, who finished second for the seconds straight year.

CLASS 2A: Tipton repeated as team champion with junior Caleb Shumaker leading the charge against familiar River Valley Conference opponents and securing vital team points with his third-place finish. Shumaker followed Camanche’s Dylan Darsidan and Bellevue’s Brady Griebel through the chute, but it was enough for the Tigers (78) to edge Des Moines Christian (82) and Monticello (106) on the medal stand.

CLASS 1A: Madrid didn’t sweep 1A trophies like it did in 2018, but coach Kelley Grothus’s team did more than enough to repeat as team champion and win its third boys’ cross country title overall. Joshua Baudler became the first individual champion in Nodaway Valley’s proud cross country history, taking down 5K at Kennedy Park in 16:10.6. Sidney’s Noah Jorgenson and Madrid’s Jason Renze finished second and third in the final race of the 2019 season.

Class 4A Team

1. Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. 2. Pleasant Valley 3. Dubuque, Hempstead 4. Johnston 5. Sioux City, North 6. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 7. Cedar Falls 8. Iowa City, West 9. Southeast Polk 10. Iowa City, Liberty 11. Ames 12. Waukee 13. Urbandale 14. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 15. Linn-Mar, Marion

Class 3A Team

1. Dallas Center-Grimes 2. Clear Creek-Amana 3. Center Point-Urbana 4. Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque 5. Marion 6. Gilbert 7. Carlisle 8. Decorah 9. Norwalk 10. Pella 11. North Polk, Alleman 12. Humboldt 13. Waverly-Shell Rock 14. Atlantic 15. Grinnell

Class 2A Team

1. Tipton 2. Des Moines Christian 3. Monticello 4. Albia 5. Davis County, Bloomfield 6. Danville-New London 7. Williamsburg 8. South Hardin 9. Camanche 10. Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck 11. Western Christian, Hull 12. Okoboji, Milford 13. North Fayette Valley 14. George-Little Rock/Central Lyon 15. Treynor

Class 1A Team

1. Madrid 2. Nodaway Valley 3. Calamus-Wheatland 4. Earlham 5. Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 6. Denver 7. St. Albert, Council Bluffs 8. South Winneshiek, Calmar 9. West Fork, Sheffield 10. Pekin 11. Tri-Center, Neola 12. Ogden 13. Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 14. Newman Catholic, Mason City 15. Saint Ansgar 87 96 100 135 160 188 194 206 220 254 262 281 286 290 302

109 110 127 156 174 179 179 188 208 225 236 243 265 280 288

78 82 106 151 174 183 186 200 237 239 253 257 279 307 307

74 107 118 119 209 211 215 223 223 227 232 247 254 260 303

Class 4A Top Individuals

1. Max Murphy, Pleasant Valley 15:29.3 2. Sam Hall, Dowling Catholic 15:29.5 3. Jacob Green, C.R., Kennedy 15:35.0 4. Kent Nichols, Pleasant Valley 15:46.1 5. Drake Hanson, Southeast Polk 15;46.1 6. Ryan Winger, Dubuque, Hempstead 15:48.6 7. Jack Pendergast, Prairie, Cedar Rapids 15:53.0 8. Owen Maloney, Dubuque, Hempstead 15:.53.5 9. Jaysen Bouwers, Sioux City, North 15:54.3 10. Max Locher, C.R., Washington 15:57.1 11. Mason Suarez, Dubuque, Hempstead 16:00.9 12. Dylan Dolezal, Linn-Mar 16:01.7 13. Payton Marrs, Urbandale 16:01.8 14. Sam Schmitz, Johnston 16:01.9 15. Zach Fry, Dowling Catholic 16:.01.9

Class 3A Top Individuals

1. Nate Mueller, ADM, Adel 15:45.7 2. Quinton Orr, Humboldt 15:52.1 3. Eli Larson, Center Point-Urbana 16:09.0 4. Brady Hogan, Decorah 16:15.4 5. Aidan Ramsey, D.C.-Grimes 16:19.9 6. Josiah Wittenberg, Pella 16:21.2 7. Trey Gross, Harlan 16:23.1 8. Bradley Ramsey, D.C.-Grimes 16:25.2 9. Luke Post, Center Point-Urbana 16:.27.0 10. Jacob Storey, D.C.-Grimes 16:28.3 11. Nick O’Connor, Clear Creek-Amana 16:29.5 12. Zach Sporaa, North Polk 16:30.6 13. Brandon Barker, Clear Creek-Amana 16:3.07 14. Nathan Patel, Gilbert 16:31.7 15. Kolby Fritz, Carlisle 16:33.7

Class 2A Top Individuals

1. Dylan Darsidan, Camanche 16:02.0 2. Brady Griebel, Bellevue 16:02.8 3. Caleb Shumaker, Tipton 16:11.4 4. Louden Foster, West Central Valley 16:25.2 5. Cody Smith, Des Moines Christian 16:28.0 6. Tage Hulstein, Western Christian, Hull 16:34.0 7. Lake LeBahn, Union, LaPorte City 16:37.4 8. Carson Shively, Davis County 16:40.7 9. Quinton Grove, South Hamilton 16:.41.2 10. Harrison Ahlrichs, Monticello 16:42.3 11. Carter VandeVegte, Sioux Center 16:42.3 12. Andrew Hilgendorf, Northeast 16:44.4 13. Cole Cruise, Monticello 16:46.3 14. Jackson Edens, Tipton 16:53.2 15. Kenny Cronin, Davis County 16:54.4

Class 1A Top Individuals

1. Joshua Baudler, Nodaway Valley 16:10.6 2. Noah Jorgenson, Sidney 16:24.1 3. Jason Renze, Madrid 16:27.4 4. Bennett Heisterkamp, St. Albert 16:32.6 5. Randy Jimenez, Southeast Warren 16:37.0 6. Brady Millikin, Pekin 16:38.1 7. Jayden Dickson, Earlham 16:39.0 8. Garrett Buxton, Ogden 16:39.4 9. Will Roder, Gehlen Catholic, LeMars 16:39.8 10. Chase Knoche, Calamus-Wheatland 16:40.2 11. Sam Hansen, Hudson 16:41.6 12. Aiden Housman, Wapello 16:43.3 13. Colten Glosser, Pekin 16:46.7 14. Zach Hein, Wilton 16:48.0 15. Zach Dixon, Earlham 16:48.1

Class 4A: Dowling Catholic, W.D.M.

Class 3A: Dallas Center-Grimes

Class 2A: Tipton