By Sam Parsons

The state cross country meets wrapped up in Fort Dodge on Saturday, with plenty of area athletes in attendance.

One of the highlights of the meet was the trio of runners sent by Oskaloosa, as Tierney Carter, Emmalee Wells-Stout, and Will Roach constituted the biggest group sent by the school to the state cross country meet since 2016. Wells-Stout and Roach each earned identical 82nd place finishes, with the former clocking in at 20:47.8 and the latter finishing his run in 17:25.3. The sophomore Carter, however, was the standout for the Indians: in her second consecutive state cross country appearance, she bested her PR and brought home an 11th place finish at 19:14.1, earning all-state honors in the process.

Results for all area runners can be found below, with complete results available here.

Class 1A Girls

Team finishes: Pekin #6

17. Chloe Gosser – Pekin – 19:54.4

51. Lauren Steigleder – Pekin – 20:50.3

55. Audrey Fariss – Pekin – 20:55.4

59. Addison Achenbach – English Valleys – 20:57.6

76. Audrey Achenbach – English Valleys – 21:13.3

79. Olivia Norrish – Lynnville-Sully – 21:18.8

88. Emmerson Jedlicka – North Mahaska – 21:31.2

114. Abby Guise – Pekin – 22:42.3

120. Lexi Swearingen – Pekin – 22:51.6

132. Breanna Drish – Pekin – 23:27.3

134. Cambree Earnest – Pekin – 23:35.2

Class 1A Boys

Team finishes: Pekin #10

9. Gage Heyne – English Valleys – 16:25.6

10. Brady McWhirter – Pekin – 16:26.5

45. Brayden Veiseth – North Mahaska – 17:28.2

55. Jaedon Wolver – Pekin -17:44.4

69. Hendrick Lowry – Lynnville-Sully – 17:55.8

72. Kurt Kuhnen – Pleasantville – 17:59.1

85. Mason Dahlstrom – Pekin – 18:08.7

97. Cole Millikin – Pekin – 18:25.5

109. Colton Alberts – Lynnville-Sully – 18:38.6

118. Lane Fariss – Pekin – 18:52.9

134. Ben Guise – Pekin – 19:24.7

144. Dylan Sobaski – Pekin – 20:22.7

Class 2A Girls

Team finishes: Albia #9

2. McKenna Montgomery – Albia – 18:35.7

31. Bailey Vos – Pella Christian – 20:15.1

63. Serene Thompson – Albia – 20:52.5

68. Avery Major – Albia – 21:03.5

73. Jaclyn Holmes – Pella Christian – 21:10.5

79. Lila Milani – PCM – 21:20.2

90. Juliana Brown – Albia – 21:33.7

102. Olivia Sheffield – Albia – 21:54.4

104. Millia McAninch – Albia – 21:57.1

121. Lily Buckingham – Albia – 22:44.7

Class 2A Boys

Team finishes: Pella Christian #14

43. Sawyer Meinders – Pella Christian – 17:10.6

62. Garrett Pumphrey – Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont – 17:22.4

79. Deacon Branderhorst – Pella Christian – 17:40.7

84. Tysen DeVries – Pella Christian – 17:49.0

92. Paxton Bouma – Pella Christian – 18:02.7

101. Coby DeRaad – PCM – 18:16.8

109. Shaun Bos – Pella Christian – 18:34.0

119. Eli Hoksbergen – Pella Christian – 18:59.1

125. Logan Gallaher – Pella Christian – 19:46.5

Class 3A Girls

Team finishes – Pella #1

1. Marissa Ferebee – Pella – 18:38.6

11. Tierney Carter – Oskaloosa – 19:14.1

17. Autumn Blink – Pella – 19:30.5

25. Raegan Snieder – Pella – 19:43.4

30. Ruth Dunham – Pella – 19:48.1

49. Macy Schroeder – Pella – 20:08.8

50. Lizzie Neumann – Pella – 20:10.0

53. Elsie Brenneman – Pella – 20:12.4

82. Emmalee Wells-Stout – Oskaloosa – 20:47.8

Class 3A Boys

Team finishes – Pella #2

1. Canaan Dunham – Pella – 15:18.5

3. Nathan Vander Waal – Pella – 15:39.8

11. Devon Browne – Pella – 16:06.7

23. Mason Gaulke – Pella – 16:37.5

35. Liam Crites – Grinnell – 16:52.6

39. Stephen Gaul – Pella – 16:55.1

43. Cadel Conner – Grinnell – 16:57.5

62. Javin Doland – Newton – 17:09.0

72. Noah Schuknecht – Pella – 17:15.1

78. Aren Hellbusch – Pella – 17:20.7

82. Will Roach – Oskaloosa – 17:25.3

84. Landon Menninga – Newton – 17:26.1

113. Isaac Rankin – Knoxville – 17:51.1

Class 4A Girls

123. Jasmin Luedtke – Ottumwa – 20:56.4