For only the second time in school history, the Ankeny Centennial girls' cross country team is headed to the state meet as a regional champion. The eighth-ranked Jaguars won a Class 4A regional meet on Wednesday at DMACC with 47 points, edging No. 10 Valley by one point. They qualified for the state meet for the eighth time in nine years while also … [Read more...] about Centennial girls edge Valley for regional title; Hawkettes also advance to state
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Ankeny’s Macke races to conference title; Jaguars earn runner-up finish
Thursday's CIML Iowa Conference meet was an important one for the Ankeny and Ankeny Centennial girls' cross country teams. Next week's state qualifying meet will be even bigger. "I think we can do really well," Centennial junior Rondi Quass said of Wednesday's meet. "I think we can even be the top team with how we're running against Ankeny and Valley … [Read more...] about Ankeny’s Macke races to conference title; Jaguars earn runner-up finish
Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 155
Girls' cross country coaches Eric Klingensmith of Ankeny and Eric Cogdill of Ankeny Centennial, along with their team's top runners Alli Macke and Rondi Quass, are the guests in the latest edition of the Ankeny Fanatic weekly podcast sponsored by Coldwell Banker Mid-America. … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Podcast: Episode 155
Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Rondi Quass, Centennial girls’ cross country
Ankeny Centennial junior Rondi Quass is one of the state's best distance runners. She is eighth in the girls' Class 4A individual cross country preseason rankings by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches. Quass placed 14th in last year's Class 4A state meet with a time of 18 minutes 54 seconds. She led the Jaguars to a third-place finish, the best … [Read more...] about Ankeny Fanatic Prep of the Week: Rondi Quass, Centennial girls’ cross country
McMahon wins 3,000 in dramatic fashion; Jaguars place 3rd in 4×800 relay
Ankeny senior Lauren McMahon asked herself a question as she watched Iowa City Liberty's Ashlyn Keeney take the lead on the final lap of the 3,000-meter run in the girls' Class 4A state track meet on Thursday. "I knew she was going to come out with a really good 400 kick," McMahon said of Keeney. "I was just thinking in my head, 'Lauren, what do you have … [Read more...] about McMahon wins 3,000 in dramatic fashion; Jaguars place 3rd in 4×800 relay