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After a one-year absence the City High girls cross team is headed back to the state meet.

A year after having its state-record string of consecutive state meet appearances end at 30 the Little Hawks secured a return to state on Thursday with a runner-up finish at the Class 4A state qualifying meet at Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls.

Class 4A second-ranked Dubuque Senior won the team title with 29 points followed by sixth-ranked City High with 53 points and No. 12 Western Dubuque with 92.

Rowan Boulter placed third in a time of 19:07 to pace four City High runners that finished in the top 15.

Junior Lilly Reynolds was sixth in 19:41 while freshman Iris Wedemeyer and Erin Anderson were 13th and 14th respectively.

Class 4A State Qualifier

At Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls

Team scores – 1. Dubuque Senior 29; 2. City High 53; 3. Western Dubuque 92; 4. Cedar Falls 101; 5. Ames 125; 6. Cedar Rapids Washington 162; 7. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 214; 8. Muscatine 227; 9. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 260; 10. Waterloo 287

Individual leaders – 1. Camille Jackson (AME) 17:59; 2. Lillian Schmidt (DS) 18:53; 3. Rowan Boulter (ICH) 19:07; 4. Claire Edmondson (DS) 19:17; 5. Izzy Gorton (DS) 19:25; 6. Lilly Reynolds (ICH) 19:41; 7. Lauren Klein (WD) 19:48; 8. Kate Miron (DS) 19:48; 9. Makenzie Michael (CF) 20:02; 10. Grace Ries (DS) 20:05; 11. Mary Cline (CRW) 20:08; 12. Audrey Biermann (WD) 20:15; 13. Iris Wedemeyer (ICH) 20:18; 14. Erin Anderson (ICH) 20:25; 15. Lucy Tompkins-Garoutte (DS) 20:25

City High – 3. Rowan Boulter 19:07; 6. Lilly Reynolds 19:41; 13. Iris Wedemeyer 20:18; 14. Erin Anderson 20:25; 17. Mary Bounds 20:38; 21. Lucy Corbin 21:10; 23. Esti Brady 21:21

Keeney Wins Individual Title at Marshalltown Meet

Liberty High sophomore Ashlynn Keeney won the individual title to highlight a trio of individual qualifiers for the Lightning at the Class 4A state qualifying meet at Marshalltown Community College on Thursday.

Keeney won the title in 17:58.4, finishing more than 20 seconds in front of Indianola freshman Emily Naughton who was second in 18:20.9.

Liberty High juniors McKenzie Logan and Cam Mac each secured trips to the state meet with top-15 finishes.

Logan was ninth in 19:26.4 while Mac placed 12th in 19:31 as Liberty High missed qualifying for the state meet as a team by five points.

Top-ranked Johnston won the team title with 36 points while Indianola was second with 81 and Cedar Rapids Prairie was third with 84 points.

Liberty High placed fourth with 89 points.

Class 4A State Qualifier

At Marshalltown Community College  

Team scores – 1. Johnston 36; 2. Indianola 81; 3. Cedar Rapids Prairie 84; 4. Liberty High 89; 5. Ottumwa 111; 6. Ankeny 158; 7. Mason City 186; 8. Marshalltown 201; 9. Newton 264; 10. Fort Dodge 315

Individual leaders – 1. Ashlyn Keeney (ICL) 17:58.4; 2. Emily Naughton (IND) 18:20.9; 3. Bella Heikes (JON) 18:25.5; 4. Aleah Tenpas (JON) 18:54.2; 5. Samantha Strauss (JON) 19:02.7; 6. Alli Bookin-Nosbisch (OTT) 19:07.7; 7. Phoebe Hermanson (MAR) 19:10.7; 8. Gabby Cortez (CRP) 19:15.7; 9. McKenzie Logan (ICH) 19:26.4; 10. Laurdyn Meyer (CRP) 19:26.8; 11. Brooke McKee (JON) 19:27.7; 12. Cami Mac (ICL) 19:31; 13. Clara Toot (JON) 19:34.8; 14. Carollin Mellin (OTT) 19:46.5; 15. Joey Werling (IND) 19:58.2

Liberty High – 1. Ashlyn Keeney 17:58.4; 9. McKenzie Logan 19:26.4; 12. Cami Mac 19:31; 33. Elizabeth Jaeger 21:18.2; 34. Isabelle Woody 21:26.9; 43. Carly Sulwer 22:02.6; 49. Malia Taylor 22:16.8

West High Qualifiers Three For State Meet

West High had three individuals qualify for the state meet but had a string of 24 consecutive state meet appearances end with a fifth-place finish at the Class 4A state qualifier at Southeast Polk.

Camden Zirker, Maddy Negley and Annie Schwartz all qualified for the state meet as West High placed fifth with 81 points.

Class 4A No. 5 Southeast Polk won the team title with 34 points followed by West Des Moines Valley with 68 and West Des Moines Dowling with 75.

Des Moines Roosevelt was fourth with 76 points followed by West High.

Zirker led the Women of Troy with a 12th place finish in 20:39.4 while Negley was 14th in 20:41.7 and Schwartz was 15th in 20:57.3.

Class 4A State Qualifier

At Southeast Polk High School

Team scores – 1. Southeast Polk 34; 2. West Des Moines Valley 68; 3. West Des Moines Dowling 75; 4. Des Moines Roosevelt 76; 5. West High 81; 6. Des Moines Lincoln 192; 7. Des Moines East 213

Individual leaders – 1. Arianna Jackson (DMR) 19:41.6; 2. Mattison Plummer (SEP) 19:59.5; 3. Annie Flood (WDD) 20:06.2; 4. Lauren Schulze (WDV) 21:12.3; 5. Jenna Francois (SEP) 20:18.5; 6. Abi Hahn (DMR) 20:19.1; 7. Magda McGowan (SEP) 20:24.1; 8. Lauryn Frerichs (WDD) 20:28.4; 9. Grace Larkins (SEP) 20:29.4; 10. Madeline Hollander (WDV) 20:31; 11. Tarryn Hill (SEP) 20:36; 12. Camden Zirker (ICW) 20:39.4; 13. Kamryn Ensley (WDV) 20:41.3; 14. Maddy Negley (ICW) 20:41.7; 15. Annie Schwartz (ICW) 20:57.3.

West High – 12. Camden Zirker 20:39.4; 14. Maddy Negley 20:41.7; 15. Annie Schwartz 20:57.3; 19. Lucy Westemeyer 21:12.7; 21. Erica Buetner 21:13.2; 26. Emma Kearney 21:38.5; 27. Minou Emmad 21:48.7

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