Ankeny's Tyler Hentzel takes off at the start of a Class 4A district meet on Thursday at Marshalltown with teammate Andrew Poock right behind him. Hentzel went on to place eighth in a time of 16 minutes 38 seconds to qualify for the state meet as an individual. (Photo by Dan Holm) Ankeny senior Tyler Hentzel was hoping to advance to the state cross … [Read more...] about Hentzel places 8th at Marshalltown, earns trip to state cross country meet
Girls' Cross Country
Centennial girls take 2nd at conference meet, while Hawkettes finish 5th
Ankeny Centennial's Kathryn Vortherms races to the finish line in the CIML Central Conference meet on Thursday at DMACC. She placed fifth in a time of 19 minutes 40 seconds to lead the Jaguars to a second-place finish. (Photo by Dan Holm) Kathryn Vortherms and the Ankeny Centennial girls' cross country team didn't want to focus on next week's state … [Read more...] about Centennial girls take 2nd at conference meet, while Hawkettes finish 5th
Centennial, Ankeny boys finish 1-2 at Atlantic Invite; Girls’ teams also shine
Ankeny Centennial's Kade Christensen (right) and Nate Jones run up a hill during the Tom Karpen Invitational on Sept. 17 at Valley Southwoods Freshman High School. Christensen and Jones helped the Jaguars to the team title at the Atlantic Invitational on Saturday. (Photo by Dan Holm) The Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial cross country teams badly needed to … [Read more...] about Centennial, Ankeny boys finish 1-2 at Atlantic Invite; Girls’ teams also shine
Hawks place 8th, Hawkettes finish 9th at muddy S.E. Polk Invitational
Ankeny's Lauren Clark competes in the Ames Invitational on Sept. 5 at the Iowa State cross country course. (Photo by Dan Holm) Thursday's Southeast Polk Invitational cross country meet was held despite wet conditions and cool temperatures. The muddy course forced the cancellation of the junior varsity races, but each varsity team was allowed to enter up … [Read more...] about Hawks place 8th, Hawkettes finish 9th at muddy S.E. Polk Invitational
Ankeny teams turn in solid performances at Rim Rock Farm Country Classic
The Ankeny runners take off at the start of the 11/12 race at the Ankeny Centennial Invitational on Aug. 27 at DMACC. (Photo by Drue Wolfe) A long trip to Lawrence, Kan., proved to be beneficial for the Ankeny cross country teams. Both the boys' and girls' squads competed in the Rim Rock Farm Country Classic on Saturday at the University of Kansas. … [Read more...] about Ankeny teams turn in solid performances at Rim Rock Farm Country Classic