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For the fourth consecutive season and eighth time in the last decade Clear Creek Amana is headed to the state cross country meet.

Sixth-ranked Clear Creek Amana secured at spot at the state meet with a third-place finish at the Class 3A state qualifying meet at Central College in Pella on Wednesday.

Second-ranked Pella won the team title with 28 points followed by No. 10 ADM with 91 and Clear Creek Amana with 103.

Sophomore Carson Meskimen led Clear Creek Amana with a runner-up finish at the Clippers had three runners in the top 25.

Meskimen finished runner-up in a time of 16:08.72 behind only Pella senior Canaan Dunham who won the individual title in a time of 15:13.69.

Mason Miller finished 20^th in 17:15.97 for the Clippers and Micah Johnson was 24^th in 17:33.92.

Caden Burkle placed 28^th in 17:36.76 and Kyle Vogel was 29^th in 17:44.14 for Clear Creek Amana.

Class 3A State Qualifying Meet

At Central College  

Team scores – 1. Pella 28; 2. ADM 91; 3. Clear Creek Amana 103; 4. Carlisle 123; 5. Cedar Rapids Xavier 141; 6. Oskaloosa 172; 7. Knoxville 196; 8. Newton 201; 9. Saydel 212; 10. Creston 219; 11. Fairfield 314; 12. Clarke 359; 13. Boone 366

Individual leaders – 1. Canaan Dunham (PEL) 15:13.69; 2. Carson Meskimen (CCA) 16:08.72; 3. Mason Gaulke (PEL) 16:20.25; 4. Jonah Ebersole (PEL) 16:23.42; 5. Isaac Rankin (KNX) 16:24.12; 6. Kael Streeter (CAR) 16:30.36; 7. Ty Landphair (ADM) 16:30.94; 8. Porter Carlton (PEL) 16:31.68; 9. Lane Smith (OSK) 16:36.99; 10. Gage Moreno (SAY) 16:44.01; 11. Jacob McPherren (SAY) 16:46.3; 12. Noah Schuknecht (PEL) 16:47.49; 13. Andrew Allen (CRX) 16:48.27; 14. Lance Mueggenberg (CRX) 16:50.41; 15. Blake Herny (OSK) 16:54.43

Clear Creek Amana (103) – 2. Carson Meskimen 16:08.72; 20. Mason Miller 17:15.97; 24. Micah Johnson 17:33.92; 28. Caden Burkle 17:36.76; 29. Kyle Vogel 17:44.14; 34. Jackson VanHorn 17:58.96; 46. Nic Schieltz 18:34.43

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