Official Iowa HS XC 2024 thread

dowling

ankeny

cedar falls

norwalk

johnston

pleasant valley

cedar rapids kennedy

dcg

waukee nw

waukee

cr prairie

dbq hemp

dsm roosevelt

ic high

marshalltown

sub 16 4a returners:

Ethan Zuber 12 Ankeny 15:07.7 Bobcat Invite
Jaden Merrick 11 Cedar Falls 15:08.6 Jim Boughton Invite
Jack Flori 12 Dowling Catholic 15:32.4 Bobcat Invite
Owen Marett 12 Des Moines Roosevelt 15:35.7 Kirk Schmaltz Invite
Joseph Lawry 12 Waukee 15:36.1 Fort Dodge Invite
Adam Gray 11 CR Kennedy 15:38.4 MVC Divisional
Moustafa Tiea 12 Iowa City West 15:40 Dan Huston Invite
Ike Smith 11 Ankeny 15:40.8 Districts
Keegan Decker 10 Iowa City Liberty 15:42.3 Districts
Blake Smith 12 Urbandale 15:49.5 Bobcat Invite
Zack Janulewicz 12 Waukee Northwest 15:50.5 Kirk Schmaltz Invite
Nick Lee 12 CR Prairie 15:51.7 CR Invite
Nick Robie 12 Ankeny 15:52.1 Districts
Tate Brownsberger 12 Ankeny 15:53.4 Districts
Cam Gotto 12 Pleasant Valley 15:53.7 Jim Boughton Invite
AJ Willey 11 Bettendorf 15:54.5 Jim Boughton Invite
Noah Gregoire 12 Iowa City Liberty 15:54.9 Districts
Jack Perry 12 Pleasant Valley 15:55.1 Jim Boughton Invite
Tony Anania 12 Norwalk 15:55.2 Kirk Schmaltz Invite
Jacob Madsen 12 Iowa City Liberty 15:55.8 Districts
Owen Wolfe 12 Dowling Catholic 15:57 Fort Dodge Invite
Elias Arbuckle 12 DCG 15:57.4 Districts
Connor Martin 12 Cedar Falls 15:58.9 Jim Boughton Invite
Colin Mandernach 11 DCG 15:59 Districts
Josh Mohan 12 Dowling Catholic 15:59.4 Fort Dodge Invite

Dowling Catholic 17:20 in the 4xmile. DeRocher was the only senior here

Good list.

what makes you think kennedy is gonna be that good

I, too, was surprised by this pick. They were 5-deep last year and lose 3 of their top 4

He put a lot of time into laying it out. He can't be correct on every pick. Please provide your picks rather than question 1 pick from someone else.

1. Dowling Catholic

2. Cedar Falls

3. Ankeny

4. Norwalk

5. Waukee Northwest

6. Prairie

7. Iowa City Liberty

8. Dallas-Center Grimes

9. Johnston

10. Iowa City High

I don't know why Steines transferred but Wedemeyr transfered because of issues with the track coach at ICH who then got fired after she had already transferred. But she landed at a great program and will make a very good PV team even better this year. On the girls side the Mississippi Valley Conference will not be as strong, having lost Hempstead's top two, Senior's #1, Cori Mac from Liberty and Wedemeyer. It seems like Ollivierre will run away with the conference title unless she chooses to focus on basketball. Senior had an off day at state last year but should be decent though they won't be in the conversation about a title again

Interesting. He was a highly respected coach. That probably gave her an exception from having to move or sit out.

Steines was at a tiny school. Maybe she wanted some teammates. I think that she sat out the required amount of time.

Made a list without really looking at who's all returning. Completely forgot Liberty as well. I looked at the top returning 5 for each team (varsity results from 2023 only):

I think CR Prairie and City High make the biggest jumps this year.

Team | Average Returning T5 PR
1 Ankeny 15:56.87
2 Cedar Falls 15:57.75
3 Dowling Catholic 16:07.5
4 Waukee Northwest 16:17.75
5 Iowa City Liberty 16:18.82
6 CR Prairie 16:20.81
7 Norwalk 16:21.28
8 Pleasant Valley 16:22.09
9 Waukee 16:28.55
10 DCG 16:29.8
11 Dubuque Senior 16:34.02
12 Iowa City High 16:34.07
13 Johnston 16:43.18
14 Ankeny Centennial 16:45.53
15 Indianola 16:45.93
16 Iowa City West 16:49.64
17 Linn Mar 16:56.01
18 CR Kennedy 16:57.2
19 Des Moines Roosevelt 16:59.14
20 Urbandale 16:59.33
21 Bettendorf 17:01.93
22 Dubuque Hempstead 17:04.92
23 Ames 17:05.44
24 Marshalltown 17:06.85
25 Davenport Central 17:18.25
26 WDM Valley 17:33
27 Waterloo West 17:48.23
28 Muscatine 17:48.61
29 Southeast Polk 17:53.22
30 Mason City 18:05.77
31 North Scott 18:07.11
32 Sioux City East 18:09.76
33 Sioux City North 18:11.96
34 CR Washington 18:28.14
35 Davenport North 18:28.52
36 Burlington 18:45.05
37 Des Moines Lincoln 18:48.59
38 Fort Dodge 18:52.04
39 CR Jefferson 18:54.83
40 Sioux City West 18:58.27
41 Ottumwa 19:10.75
42 Davenport West 19:25.45
43 Des Moines North 19:28.24
44 CB Jefferson 19:28.75
45 Des Moines East 19:31.96
46 Clinton 19:40.85
47 CB Lincoln 20:00.28
48 Waterloo East 21:57.03

Fast course. Slow course. But it is a decent guide.

For Ankeny to have a possibility of winning the state title, they need a 5th runner

Wrong.

Cedar falls girls will be ones to keep an eye on this season.

Agree.
The best 4a girl could be a CF 9th grader.

Gilbert has 2 incoming sophomores who ran a 15:55 and 15:59 at the state meet last year

Lot of schools have 2 sub 16 runners but not 5! Even school size of cedar falls only has 2

They will have the most senior-heavy team they’ve had in a long time