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Ankeny’s Brown, Heim, Wise qualify for state cross country meet as individuals

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Although both Ankeny cross country teams placed fourth in a state qualifying meet on Wednesday at Iowa City, the Hawks and Hawkettes will still be represented at next week's state meet. Mia Heim and Vanessa Wise of the Ankeny girls' squad both qualified as individuals. They'll be joined at the state meet by Gus Brown of the Ankeny boys' team. "We're … [Read more...] about Ankeny’s Brown, Heim, Wise qualify for state cross country meet as individuals

Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Gus Brown, Ankeny boys’ cross country

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Sophomore Gus Brown led the 17th-ranked Ankeny boys' cross country team to a seventh-place finish in the CIML Conference meet on Wednesday at Johnston. The Hawks posted a total of 188 points. Brown, who is 18th in Class 4A in the individual rankings, placed sixth in the 5k race with a personal-best time of 15 minutes 31 seconds. His previous best of 15:47 … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Gus Brown, Ankeny boys’ cross country

‘The result was great’: Centennial boys place 2nd, Hawks 7th at conference meet

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The Ankeny Centennial boys' cross country team is hoping that history repeats itself. A year ago, the Jaguars placed fourth in the CIML Conference meet before going on to earn a third-place trophy at the Class 4A state meet two weeks later. It was their highest finish ever at both meets. On Wednesday, ninth-ranked Centennial raised the bar even higher … [Read more...] about ‘The result was great’: Centennial boys place 2nd, Hawks 7th at conference meet

Centennial’s Alvarez, Ankeny’s Brown race to victories at Jaguar Early Bird Invite

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Jax Alvarez of Ankeny Centennial and Gus Brown of Ankeny didn't put much pressure on themselves heading into Tuesday's season-opening cross country meet. The duo responded with a pair of boys' victories in the Jaguar Early Bird Invitational at DMACC. Alvarez, a senior, pulled away from the field to win the 11/12 race in a time of 15 minutes 53 seconds. … [Read more...] about Centennial’s Alvarez, Ankeny’s Brown race to victories at Jaguar Early Bird Invite