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Iowa 's top-ranked teams and individuals all saw action at conference
championships the week of October 12. The top 15 Class 4A boys and girls
teams in Iowa compete in one of six conferences: the two divisions of
the Mississippi Valley Conference, the three conferences of the Central
Iowa Metropolitan League, and the Mississippi Athletic Conference. These
meets serve as a final test before next week's all-important Regional
Championships to determine who competes at State on November 1.
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Hannah Roeder (l) and Millie Bell (r) of Des Moines
Roosevelt finished 1-2 at the CIML Metro meet, and helped lead their
team to a fourth consecutive conference title.
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CIML METRO CONFERENCE
Sleepy Hollow Sports Park, Des Moines
October
14, 2003
Des Moines
Roosevelt scored a double-double in the CIML Metro, winning both the
boys' and girls' team and individual titles. It was the fourth consecutive
team title for both Roosevelt squads. The US #8 Roosevelt boys
were just two points away from a perfect score with a 1-2-3-5-6 finish.
Kiel Uhl led the Roughriders with a time 15:37 5K.
In the 4K girls' race, Class 4A #6 Roosevelt was led by a 1-2 finish
of Hannah Roeder (15:00) and Millie Bell (15:15) to score 28 points
and hold off a challenge by #13 Ottumwa (34 points).
BOYS
Team Scores
1. DM Roosevelt,
17
2. DM Lincoln, 59
3. Ottumwa, 84
4. DM East, 101
5. DM Hoover, 102
Top 10 Individuals
1. Kiel Uhl, Des Moines Roosevelt, 15:37
2. Jon Thomas, Des Moines Roosevelt, 15:43
3. Austin Williamson, Des Moines Roosevelt, 15:47
4. Jeremiah Yassin, Des Moines East, 16:04
5. Jeremiah Danga, Des Moines Roosevelt, 16:10
6. Yawusa Kinda, Des Moines Roosevelt, 16:20
7. Thom Waters, Des Moines Roosevelt, 16:23
8. Kevin Morgan, Des Moines Lincoln, 16:46
9. Simon Thor, Des Moines Lincoln, 16:46
10. Zac Bales-Henry, Des Moines Lincoln, 16:59
GIRLS
Team Scores
1. DM Roosevelt, 28
2. Ottumwa, 34
3. DM Lincoln, 79
4. DM Hoover, 106
5. DM East, 156
6. DM North, 175
Top 10 Individuals
1. Hannah Roeder, Des Moines Roosevelt, 15:00
2. Millie Bell, Des Moines Roosevelt, 15:15
3. Molly Fisher, Ottumwa, 15:22
4. Paige Gruis, Des Moines Lincoln, 15:45
5. Betsy Rosenblatt, Des Moines Roosevelt, 15:46
6. Melissa Jay, Ottumwa, 16:04
7. Katie Paulson, Ottumwa, 16:08
8. Sam Thorguard, Ottumwa, 16:15
9. Hilary Woodhouse, Des Moines Roosevelt, 16:24
10. Denise Eslinger, Ottumwa, 16:30
CIML CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Southeast Polk High School, Altoona
October
14, 2003
Two ranked
boys teams and three ranked girls teams faced off at the CIML Central
championship. Even though Indianola claimed the top two individuals � Colin
Donahue (16:47) and Brett Carter (16:51) � it was the Class 4A #5 Ankeny
boys who claimed the next six spots to score 25 points on their way
to a team title. A similar result occurred in the girls' race. Two
runners from Class 4A #9 Urbandale were first and second � Cassi Sokol
(15:22) and Nicole Wilson (15:32) � but it was #11 Johnston capturing
team honors with a score of 44, just ahead of #12 Ankeny's 48 points.
BOYS
Team Scores
1. Ankeny, 25
2. Indianola, 61
3. Johnston, 81
4. Southeast Polk, 112
5. Dowling, 114
6. Urbandale,
142
Top 10 Individuals
1. Collin Donahue, Indianola, 16:47
2. Brett Carter, Indianola, 16:51
3. Blair Boehm, Ankeny, 16:58
4. Tim Huegerich, Ankeny, 17:20
5. Todd Vogel, Ankeny, 17:27
6. Travis Olsen, Ankeny, 17:30
7. Josh Boersma, Ankeny, 17:33
8. Tyler Schipper, Ankeny, 17:35
9. Jake Haden, Johnston, 17:47
10. Kevin Kooienga, Urbandale, 17:51
GIRLS
Team Scores
1. Johnston, 44
2. Ankeny, 48
3. Urbandale, 79
4. Indianola, 86
5. Dowling, 97
6. Southeast
Polk, 164
Top 10 Individuals
1. Cassi Sokol, Urbandale, 15:22
2. Nicole Wilson, Urbandale, 15:32
3. Whitney Mark, Indianola, 15:43
4. Steph Robison, Johnston, 15:49
5. Ashley Thomas, Ankeny, 15:54
6. Kelsey Dicken, Johnston, 15:55
7. Lori Bjork, Johnston, 15:55
8. Heather Wendel, Johnston, 15:56
9. Katy Fuchtman, Ankeny, 15:57
10. Mackenzie Madison, Ankeny, 15:58
CIML IOWA CONFERENCE
Valley Southwoods School, West Des Moines
October
16, 2003
In what was
the closest conference championship in the state, the Class 4A #6 Ames'
boys finished ahead of #8 Marshalltown,
50-52. Defending state champion Ryan McCurnin of Mason City claimed
the individual crown with a 15:54, ahead of Corbin Miller of Marshalltown
(16:04). The #4 West Des Moines Valley
girls repeated as conference champs, beating #5 Ames 36-48.
Valley also won the individual title as Jessica Wiegert ran a 14:22 4K to just beat Lisa Koll of Fort
Dodge (14:23).
BOYS
Team Scores
1. Ames, 50
2. Marshalltown, 52
3. Valley, 81
4. Ft Dodge, 84
5. Mason City, 102
6. Newton,
139
Top 10 Individuals
1. Ryan McCurnin, Mason City, 15:54
2. Corbin Miller, Marshalltown, 16:04
3. John Gilarski, Ames, 16:13
4. Kang Yol, Marshalltown, 16:20
5. Sam Ballin, Valley, 16:21
6. Matt Mach, Valley, 16:25
7. David Everett, Ft. Dodge, 16:32
8. Mat Clark, Ames, 16:38
9. Clayton Carper, Mason City, 16:41
10. Tyler Jordison, Ft. Dodge, 16:43
GIRLS
Team Scores
1. West Des Moines Valley,
36
2. Ames, 48
3. Ft Dodge, 59
4. Marshalltown, 96
5. Newton, 111
6. Mason
City, 175
Top 10 Individuals
1. Jessica Wiegert, Valley, 14:22
2. Lisa Koll, Ft. Dodge, 14:23
3. Traci Hawley, Ames, 14:38
4. Kersten Thorgaard, Ames, 14:45
5. Alex Krog, Ft. Dodge, 14:45
6. Alissa Duffy, Valley, 14:52
7. Lindy Shaw, Valley, 14:59
8. Casey McDermott, Newton, 15:07
9. Lauren Hill, Valley, 15:08
10. Rachel Hawks, Marshalltown, 15:13
MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION
Linn-Mar High School, Marion
October
16, 2003
It was no surprise
that the US #15
girls of Iowa City West won big in their MVC division meet, and a 1-2-3-4-6
finish gave them a near-perfect score of 16. Sarah Wickman led the
team with a 14:39 4K on
her way to the individual title. On the boys' side, Class 4A #3 Linn-Mar
also won both crowns. With a 1-2 finish by Dave Gott (16:14) and Andy
Hodge (16:17), Linn-Mar scored 27 points to win top honors, ahead of
#9 Cedar Rapids Kennedy (74).
BOYS
Team Scores
1. Linn-Mar,
27
2. Cedar
Rapids Kennedy, 74
3. West High,
82
4. Cedar
Rapids Prairie, 94
5. Waterloo West,
101
6. Dubuque Hempstead,
141
7. Waterloo
East, incomplete
Top 5 Individuals
1. Dave Gott,
Linn-Mar, 16:14
2. Andy Hodge,
Linn-Mar, 16:17
3. Mike Clancy,
IC West, 16:18
4. Levi Forrester, Waterloo West,
16:27
5. Drew Craig,
CR Kennedy, 16:44
GIRLS
Team Scores
1. Iowa
City West High, 16
2. Cedar
Rapids Kennedy, 76
3. Dubuque Hempstead,
87
4. Linn-Mar,
100
5. Cedar
Rapids Prairie, 112
6. Waterloo West,
138
7. Waterloo
East, incomplete
Top 5 Individuals
1. Sarah Wickman,
IC West, 14:39
2. Janet Dobyns,
IC West, 14:56
3. Claire Hall,
IC West, 15:18
4. Julia Frudden,
IC West, 15:31
5. Megan Yossi,
CR Prairie, 15:34
MVC VALLEY DIVISION
Noelridge Park, Cedar Rapids
October
16, 2003
Iowa City High,
whose boys' and girls' teams are both ranked #2 in Iowa,
came away with two team titles at the conference championship. The
City High boys, led by Dan Groepper's 16:03, put four runners in the
top five, scoring 27 points to finish ahead of #4 Cedar Falls (62)
and #10 Dubuque Senior (71). The defending state champion City High
girls put three runners in the top 10 to score 40 points and finish
on top of Class 3A #2 Cedar Rapids Xavier (56), Class 4A #3 Cedar Falls
(63) and Class 3A #5 Dubuque Wahlert (93). However, it was Wahlert's
Sarah Fassbinder, who has been untouchable all year, coming away with
medalist honors thanks to a 14:10 4K.
BOYS
Team Scores
1. City High,
27
2. Cedar
Falls, 62
3. Dubuque Senior,
71
4. Dubuque Wahlert,
119
5. Cedar
Rapids Jefferson,
140
6. Cedar
Rapids Xavier, 154
7. Cedar
Rapids Washington,
170
Top 5 Individuals
1. Dan Groepper,
IC High, 16:03
2. Dirk Marple,
IC High, 16:14
3. Dan Fagan,
CR Xavier, 16:22
4. Colin Swaney,
IC High, 16:28
5. David MacKay,
IC High, 16:28
GIRLS
Team Scores
1. City High,
40
2. Cedar
Rapids Xavier, 56
3. Cedar
Falls, 63
4. Dubuque Wahlert,
93
5. Cedar
Rapids Washington,
114
6. Dubuque Senior,
165
7. Cedar
Rapids Jefferson,
197
Top 5 Individuals
1. Sara Fassbinder,
Wahlert, 14:10
2. Nelle Trefz,
IC High, 14:32
3. Jennie Funk,
IC High, 14:42
4. Erin Penticoff,
CR Xavier, 15:01
5. Samantha
Nygren, Cedar Falls, 15:08
MISSISSIPPI ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Credit Island Park, Davenport
October
14, 2003
The Bettendorf boys,
ranked #5 in Class 4A, and girls, ranked #14, both picked up team titles
at the MAC championship. Putting four runners in the top 10, the Bettendorf boys
scored 35 points to finish on top. Brett Adams of Davenport Assumption,
last year's Class 2A state runner-up, ran a 15:36 5K
to beat Clinton's Joe Morgan
(15:56), who was the Class 3A state runner-up
in 2002. With three of the top ten finishers, the Bettendorf girls
scored 70 points to win, but it was a neck-and-neck race between Kelsey
Bulat of Pleasant Valley and Jenna Bieri of Davenport Central for the
individual championship. In the end, Bulat's 14:43 4K
put her three seconds ahead of Bieri.
BOYS
Team Scores
1. Bettendorf, 35
2. Pleasant Valley, 63
3. Davenport Assumption, 80
4. North Scott, 110
5. Clinton, 116
6. Burlington, 155
7. Davenport North, 165
8. Muscatine, 218
9. Davenport Central, 270
10. Davenport West, 283
Top 10 Individuals
1. Brett Adams, Assumption, 15:36
2. Joe Morgan, Clinton, 15:56
3. Kenny Slocum, Pleasant Valley, 15:58
4. James Wetzel, Bettendorf, 16:24
5. Jason Henderkott, Bettendorf, 16:33
6. Jacob Heninger, Bettendorf, 16:34
7. Peter Woods, Assumption, 16:34
8. Jordan Lang, Pleasant Valley, 16:36
9. Jacob Preisser, Bettendorf, 16:47
10. Phil Young, Assumption, 16:49
GIRLS
Team scores
1. Bettendorf, 70
2. Pleasant Valley, 73
3. Clinton, 98
4. Davenport Assumption, 118
5. Muscatine, 143
6. Davenport North, 147
7. North Scott, 149
8. Burlington, 173
9. Davenport Central, 226
10. Davenport West, 265
Top 10 Individuals
1. Kelsey Bulat, Pleasant Valley, 14:43
2. Jenna Bieri, Davenport Central, 14:46
3. Ellen Hart, Pleasant Valley, 15:16
4. Annie Ripslinger, Davenport North, 15:27
5. Beth Whalen, Bettendorf, 15:32
6. Jessica Ryan, Burlington, 15:46
7. Jessica Viner, North Scott, 15:55
8. Paige Temperley, Clinton, 16:14
9. Diane Gapinski, Bettendorf, 16:15
10. Sarah Hampton, Bettendorf,
16:19
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