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Ankeny’s Lindaman, Centennial’s Cogdill named At Large Coaches of the Year

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Ankeny boys’ cross country coach Jon Lindaman talks to his team prior to the CIML Conference meet on Oct. 12 at Johnston High School. Lindaman has been named an At Large Coach of the Year by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches after guiding the Hawks to a third-place finish in the Class 4A state meet. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

Ankeny boys’ cross country coach Jon Lindaman and Ankeny Centennial girls’ cross country coach Eric Cogdill have been named At Large Coaches of the Year by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches.

The IATC names a State Coach of the Year along with five At Large Coaches of the Year in each class. State champion coaches Tim Ives of the Dowling Catholic boys’ team and Sharon Klein of the Dubuque Hempstead girls’ squad were selected the Class 4A State Coaches of the Year.

Lindaman guided the Hawks to a third-place finish at the state meet. It was the team’s highest finish in two decades.

Cogdill, meanwhile, led the Jaguars to a fourth-place finish. They placed three runners in the top 22 and had a faster team time than the 2020 squad that placed third overall.

Ankeny Centennial girls’ cross country coach Eric Cogdill talks to his team prior to the Tom Karpen Invitational on Sept. 13 at Valley Southwoods Freshman High School. Cogdill has been named an At Large Coach of the Year by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches after guiding the Jaguars to a fourth-place finish in the Class 4A state meet. (Photo by Dan Holm)