grundy center/gladbrook-reinbeck

Boys state XC roundup: Better-prepared GC/G-R boys earn top 10; Montoya improves in final HS race (PHOTOS)

Published by admin on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:43pm

FORT DODGE – With a mixture of experience and first-timers at Lakeside Golf Course, the Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck boys cross country team earned 10th place in Class 2A at Saturday's state cross country meet in Fort Dodge.

GC/G-R scored 239 points, two points shy of Camanche in ninth place but 14 points clear of Western Christian in 11th.

"We were definitely better prepared than last year, mentally and physically," GC/G-R head coach Jackson Anderson said. "From the steps we took this morning, fine-tuning and setting goals and plans on the Monday before for what we needed to do on Saturday.

"It's a tough, crowded field and our guys got spread out a bit but overall, our top five guys did well."

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Girls state XC roundup: Young D-NH team continues growth; Meyer earns state medal (PHOTOS)

Published by admin on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 12:39pm

FORT DODGE – With no seniors on this year's varsity team, it's another year of experience for Dike-New Hartford girls cross country.

The Wolverines finished one place higher in the team standings than their last appearance at Fort Dodge and also made time improvements across the board in an 11th-place finish in the 2A race at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge on Saturday.

The Wolverines scored 261 points, one point ahead of Waukon in 12th place and 19 short of the top 10.

Taylor Kvale earned her second state cross country individual medal with a 12th-place overall finish in 19:43.

She scored eighth-place team points in the process. Alexis Jensen was 42nd, followed by Jadyn Bennett in 60th, Kaity Houts in 70th, Zoie Callan in 81st to round out the top five and Ella Costello and Sierra Loger placing 93rd and 96th, respectively, as non-scorers.

Bennett made the biggest cut to her time from last year's state meet, skimming almost three minutes off her 24:40 time from last season, down to 21:50 this year.

"It's all about progress," Kvale said. "The girls and I have become a lot closer, and we're all working on maintaining the presence of Dike-New Hartford cross country while trying to push toward something bigger."

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2019 state cross country preview: Schedule, photos, stories

Published by admin on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 1:33pm

Basic information

Admission: $10 (all individuals, including children school-aged and older)

Parking: Four parking areas are available with shuttle service. Individuals pay $10 admission upon entering shuttle buses and receive a wristband. Wristband will not be required to return to any shuttle location, in case one is lost, torn, or a student-athlete is returning home with parents. Parking is free at the shuttle bus locations.

1. Fort Dodge Senior High School, 819 North 25th Street

2. Fort Dodge Middle School, 800 North 32nd Street

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D-NH, GC/G-R cross country books return state trips

Published by admin on Wed, 10/30/2019 - 11:53am

DIKE – The Class 2A state-qualifying cross country meet at Fox Ridge Golf Course in Dike last Thursday yielded a bunch of familiar faces that will be returning to the state meet this Saturday.

The Dike-New Hartford girls and Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck individual qualifier Taylor Stahl made it through on the girls side, and the GC/G-R boys will join Stahl at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

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Kvale, D-NH girls finish in top 5 (PHOTOS)

Published by admin on Fri, 10/18/2019 - 12:52pm

JESUP – Taylor Kvale paced Dike-New Hartford's girls to a fifth-place team finish at the NICL Cross Country Championships in Jesup, running 19:32 for third place overall at Jesup Golf and Country Club on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Kvale earned first-team all-conference honors with her finish and Jadyn Bennett earned second-team status in 18th place. Zoie Callan and Alexis Jensen received honorable mention after placing 23rd and 26th, respectively.

"I thought I ran a complete race, though after the first mile I struggled a bit," Kvale said. "Confidence was key in this race, knowing I could catch girls in front of me."

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GC/G-R boys cross country encouraged by 3rd-place finish (PHOTOS)

Published by admin on Fri, 10/18/2019 - 12:30pm

JESUP – Kenny Day is glad to be back on the course for Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck cross country.

The junior was the top finisher for the GC/G-R boys, running 4th overall as GC/G-R finished third in the team standings at the NICL Cross Country Championships at Jesup Golf and Country Club on Thursday, Oct. 17.

Day was one of three GC/G-R boys that earned first-team All-NICL status by finishing in the top 10 individuals, joined by Paul Brockett in ninth and Sam Schildroth in 10th. GC/G-R scored 95 points, trailing team champions South Hardin (65 points) and Denver (79). BCLUW was eighth in the team standings with 195 points and Dike-New Hartford was 11th with 256 points.

"That puts us in a good spot for the state-qualifier and gives us a great mindset," Day said. "It makes us believe that we can get three solo qualifiers in the top 15, and usually if you can do that, the team has a good chance of going too, so we're in great standing there."

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D-NH, GC/G-R cross country runs at Cedar Falls (PHOTOS)

Published by admin on Tue, 10/01/2019 - 11:06am

CEDAR FALLS – Dike-New Hartford's girls cross country posted a 15th-place team finish at a large-school field at Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls for the Rich Engel Classic.

The Wolverines finished with 399 points, led by Taylor Kvale's 18th-place run in 20:52. Alexis Jensen was 83rd in 22:48 and Zoie Callan was 96th in 23:24.