Fort Dodge, Ia (Northwest Iowa Now) – The Class 1A and 2A Cross Country State Qualifying meets were held across the State of Iowa Thursday afternoon.

At the 2A State Qualifier in Sioux Center, hosted by Unity Christian of Orange City, the Knight’s own Kambrie Dekkers won the Girls race with a time of 18:32.43. In the Girls Team scores, Unity Christian picked up the win there as well with 50 points, Forest City was 2nd with 56, and George-Little Rock/Central Lyon was 3rd at 71. Cherokee was 5th, Emmetsburg 8th, Pocahontas Area took 9th, and Estherville Lincoln Central was 10th.

In the Boys race, Western Christian of Hull’s Ian Ten Napel won with a time of 16:16.62. Emmetsburg’s Ben Cox would qualify for the State Meet with a 15th place time of 17:34.5. For the Boys Team Scores, Unity Christian of Orange City won with 37 points, Forest City was 2nd with 65, and Western Christian of Hull took 3rd with 82. Cherokee was 5th, Emmetsburg took 8th, and Estherville Lincoln Central was 9th.

At the 2A State Qualifier at Eagle Grove Golf Course, hosted by Eagle Grove, Van Meter’s Laura Streck won the girls race with a time of 19:20.2. Taking 5th and advancing to the State Meet was Spirit Lake’s Ella Beck with a time of 20:45.7. In the Girls team scores, West Marshall won with 36 points, Van Meter was 2nd with 58, and Crestwood took 3rd with 73 points. Spirit Lake just missed a team qualification with 84 points in 4th, Okoboji was 7th, and Sheldon took 8th.

In the Boys race, Spirit Lake’s Jace Hungerford won with a time of 16:41.1. Sheldon went 4th and 5th with State Qualifiers as Malakai Vermeer clocked 17:14.4 and Jayden Hegenbarth finished with a time of 17:17.3. Okoboji’s Tyson Fear advances to the State Meet with a 6th place time of 17:22.8. Spirit Lake would also get in Chidi Nwala at 7th with a time of 17:26.8, Carson Profit 9th at 17:33.6, and Titus Coates in 11th with a time of 17:46 flat. Sheldon’s Lewis Scheaffer was 13th and advances to the State meet with a time of 17:48.7. Okoboji took 14th and 15th as JD Gravert ran 17:49.9 and Wesley Evenson clocked 17:51.6 to put both Pioneers in the State Meet. In the team scores, Spirit Lake won with 46 points, Okoboji was 2nd with 73, and Van Meter took 3rd with 81. Sheldon just missed qualifying as a team, taking 4th with 94 points.

At the 1A State Qualifier in Panora hosted by Panorama, the Panthers’ Kylie Rochholz won with a time of 19:11.57. Newell-Fonda’s Danika Meyer was 8th at 21:48.54 to qualify for the State Meet. In the team scores, Madrid won with 45 points and Manson-Northwest Webster took 2nd at 67. Newell-Fonda just missed qualifying as a team with 91 points in 3rd.

In the Boys race, Nodaway Valley’s Gabriel Winkelmann won with a time of 17:10.08. The Wolverines took the Boys team title with 35 and Madrid was 2nd at 74. Newell-Fonda took 7th.

At the 1A State Qualifier in Jewell, hosted by South Hamilton, Bishop Garrigan of Algona’s Julia Swift won with a time of 20:24.52. GTRA’s Addaley Girres finished 4th with a time of 21:02.71, advancing to the State Meet. In the Team scores, Sumner-Fredericksburg won with 46 points and St. Edmond of Fort Dodge was 2nd with 68.

At the 1A State Qualifier in Holstein, hosted by Ridge View, Hinton’s Stella Riediger won the girls race with a time of 19:59.06. Sioux Central’s Sage Weber is in to the State meet, finishing 2nd with a time of 20:59.19. Also advancing is Sibley-Ocheyedan’s Paisley Kreykes with a time of 21:21.11 in 6th. Winning the Girls team title was Hinton with 57 points. Sibley-Ocheyedan is heading to State as a team, taking 2nd with 63 points. Alta-Aurelia was 5th and Sioux Central took 7th.

In the Boys race, Sioux Central’s Lucos Wernimont won with a time of 16:17.79. Riverside won the Boys team title with 34 points and Boyer Valley was 2nd with 79. Sioux Central took 4th, Alta-Aurelia 5th, South O’Brien 7th, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn was 8th, and Harris-Lake Park took 13th.