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For the third time this month West High senior Bailey Nock put her number one ranking on the line against a loaded field that included the state’s second ranked runner.

On Saturday Nock showed once again exactly why she is atop the Class 4A rankings.

Nock won the individual title at the 12th Heartland Classic Cross Country Invite on Saturday to remain unbeaten against Iowa competition this season.

The defending 4A state champion, Nock was the only runner to break the 19-minute mark on Saturday the Iowa State Cross Country Course winning the individual title in a time of 18:51.9.

Nock finished better than 13 seconds in front of runner-up Olivia Sovereign of St. Thomas Aquinas, Missouri and more than 23 in front of second-ranked Linn-Mar freshman Micah Poellet.

The individual title by Nock helped West High to a third-place team finish at the 26-team meet.

Class 4A top-ranked Johnston won the team title with 108 points while No. 2 West Des Moines Dowling was second with 119 points.

Third-ranked West High was third with 123 points while Lincoln Southwest, Nebraska was fourth with 184, Waukee was fifth with 201 and City High was sixth with 251.

Nock led three West High runners that finished in the top 20.

Senior Colleen Bloeser was 11th in a time of 19:49.4 while freshman Kiara Malloy-Salgado was 20th in 20:13.9.

City High was led by Esti Brady who placed 25th in a time of 20:28.9.

The Little Hawks had three other runs in the top 56 as Kinsee Brands finished 51st in 20:54.8, Amelia Morrow was 54th in 20:57.9 and Anna Lindower was 56th in 20:58.6.

In the boys race, Kolby Greiner finished ninth in 16:15.6 to lead West High to a 15th place finish with 396 points.

Edina, Minnesota won the team title with 84 as the top three teams were all from outside of Iowa.

Top-ranked West Des Moines Dowling was the top finishing in-state team, placing fourth with 178 points.

City High had a pair of runners in the top 50 and finished 13th with 388 points.

Robbie Strang finished 46th in 17:14.8 and Quenton Max was 50th in 17:17.8 to lead the Little Hawks.

West Des Moines Dowling senior Matthew Carmody won the individual title 15:42.9.

12th Heartland Classic Cross Country Invite

At Iowa State Cross Country Course

Boys Results

Team scores – 1. Edina (MN) 84; 2. Stillwater (MN) 100; 3. St. Thomas Aquinas (MO) 152; 4. West Des Moines Dowling 178; 5. Lincoln Southwest (NE) 202; 6. Papillion-LaVista (NE) 210; 7. Cedar Rapids Prairie 237; 8. Johnston 272; 9. Dubuque Hempstead 276; 10. Fremont (NE) 316; 11. West Des Moines Valley 364; 12. Ankeny Centennial 369; 13. City High 388; 14. Waukee 396; 15. West High 396; 16. Blue Valley Southwest (KS) 414; 17. Linn-Mar 429; 18. Gilber 429; 19. Omaha Central (NE) 451; 20. Shawnee Mission Northwest (KS) 480; 21. Sioux City North 569; 22. Sioux Falls Roosevelt (SD) 594; 23. Indianola 607; 24. Gretna (NE) 632; 25. Marion 656; 26. Des Moines Roosevelt 662; 27. Shawnee Mission South (KS) 667; 28. Blue Valley West (KS) 695; 29. Des Moines Lincoln 737; 30. Pella 820; 31. Des Moines Hoover 965; 32. Des Moines North 1,038.

Individual results – 1. Matthew Carmody (WDD) 15:42.9; 2. Addison Stansbury (STIL) 15:51.8; 3. Maxwell Manley (EDI) 15:52; 4. Jake Ralston (PLV) 15:58.8; 5. Jeremy Fopma (MAR) 16:05.9; 6. Camden Cox (AC) 16:06.9; 7. Dylan Miller (BVSW) 16:13.2; 8. Ethan Marshall (STA) 16:13.4; 9. Kolby Greiner (ICW) 16:15.6; 10. Merga Gemeda (SCN) 16:26.7.

City High – 46. Robbie Strang 17:14.8; 50. Quenton Max 17:17.8; 73. James Momberg 17:24.4; 96. Caden Turnbough 17:40.1; 123. Owen Jones 17:56.4; 145. Charles Maxwell 18:20.9; 163. JP Rethwisch 18:39.2. 

West High – 9. Kolby Greiner 16:15.6; 66. Ethan Goers 17:23; 90. Ethan Trepka 17:38.1; 115. Will Conrad 17:52.4; 116. Kyle Sulwer 17:52.6; 127. Yousef Salama 17:59.8; 139. Osman Salama 18:09.1. 

Girls Results

Team scores – 1. Johnston 108; 2. West Des Moines Dowling 119; 3. West High 123; 4. Lincoln Southwest (NE) 184; 5. Waukee 201; 6. City High 251; 7. St. Thomas Aquinas (MO) 268; 8. Des Moines Roosevelt 273; 9. Fremont (NE) 282; 10. Blue Valley West (KS) 283; 11. Ankeny Centennial 331; 12. Linn-Mar 343; 13. Shawnee Mission South (KS) 347; 14. Cedar Rapids Prairie 349; 15. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 386; 16. Southeast Polk 392; 17. Ballard 397; 18. Gilbert 411; 19. Gretna 459; 20. Dallas Center-Grimes 477; 21. Blue Valley South West (KS) 479; 22. Pella 483; 23. West Des Moines Valley 501; 24. Omaha Marian (NE) 527; 25. Marion 691; 26. Sioux City North 751.

Individual Results – 1. Bailey Nock (ICW) 18:51.9; 2. Olivia Sovereign (STA) 19:05.6; 3. Micah Poellet (LM) 19:15.3; 4. Jessica McKee (JON) 19:24.8; 5. Sophie Call (BVW) 19:26; 6. Mazie Larsen (GRET) 19:31.7; 7. Lilly Geelan (LM) 19:32.6; 8. Brooke McKee 19:39.8; 9. Helen Gould (WDV) 19:48.4; 10. Sydney Schaffer (WAU) 19:49.2.

West High – 1. Bailey Nock 18:51.9; 11. Colleen Bloeser 19:49.4; 20. Kiara Malloy-Salgado 20:13.9; 45. Deniz Ince 20:47.4; 46. Erica Buetner 20:50.4; 115. Katie Hoefer 21.47.6; 151. Claire Ronnebaum 22:53.1.

City High – 25. Esti Brady 20:28.9; 51. Kinsee Brands 20:54.8; 54. Amelia Morrow 20:57.9; 56. Anna Lindower 20:58.6; 65. Bridget Brown 21:06.1; 66. Aly Hecker 21:07; 113. Gabriel McCormick 21:47.4.