Host sites and team assignments for the 2023 IHSAA and IGHSAU state qualifying meets for all four classes of boys’ and girls’ cross country are now available. Class 4A and Class 3A meets will begin at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18. Class 2A and Class 1A meets will begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 19. The state meet in Fort Dodge is also split over two days, with 4A and 1A racing on Friday, October 27, followed by 2A and 3A races on Saturday, October 28.

STATE QUALIFYING MEETS

Class 4A—Wednesday, October 18

Class 3A—Wednesday, October 18

Class 2A—Thursday, October 19

Class 1A—Thursday, October 19

STATE MEET

Class 4A—Friday, October 27

Class 1A—Friday, October 27

Class 2A—Saturday, October 28

Class 3A—Saturday, October 28

Link for more information on Cross Country State Qualifying Assignments.

https://www.iahsaa.org/cross-country-2023-state-qualifying-assignments/

University of Iowa men’s and women’s cross country notes for this Friday’s Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Illinois. The meet begins at 1:30 p.m. (CT) with the men’s 8,000-meter competition. The women’s 6,000-meter race follows at 2:15 p.m.

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ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The 2023-24 Drake women’s basketball schedule is now complete after finalizing the Missouri Valley Conference slate, the league announced this morning.

Drake opens MVC play just prior to the New Year holiday with a road trip to Southern Illinois on Dec. 30. Drake will then return home as the calendar turns to 2024 with home matchups against Indiana State and Evansville on Jan. 4 and Jan. 6, respectively. Their schedule continues with two more road tilts, this time at Valparaiso on Jan. 12 and UIC on Jan. 14.

January progresses with a rematch of the 2023 MVC Tournament championship game as Belmont visits Des Moines on Jan. 19 followed by a home bout versus Murray State on Jan. 21. The month concludes with another road trip to Bradley on Jan. 25 and Illinois State on Jan. 27.

February gets underway another installment in the in-state rivalry between Drake and UNI. The Bulldogs travel to Cedar Falls on Feb. 2.

Drake will then conclude a handful of season series with visits from Bradley (Feb. 8) and Illinois State (Feb. 10) and trips to Murray State (Feb. 15) and Belmont (Feb. 17). February will be finished with a three-straight home tilts, one against Missouri State (Feb. 22), a short jaunt to Cedar Falls for a date with UNI (Feb. 25), and a battle with UIC celebrate the leap year (Feb. 29).

The maddest month of the year includes three more games to punctuate the regular season. Drake hosts Valparaiso on Mar. 2 before heading to Evansville (Mar. 7) and Indiana State (Mar. 9) to conclude the schedule.

The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament will again be played at Vibrant Arena at the Mark in Moline, Ill. from Mar. 14-17.

Treynor captured the Western Iowa Conference girls cross country title Monday. The Cardinals and 31 points to slide by AHSTW with 38 points.

Madison Sporrer of Logan-Magnolia won the induvial title with Lilly Yochum of Treynor second. IKM-Manning’s Raegan Garrison was third, Bella Lamp of AHSTW was fourth and teammate Ava Paulsen was fifth.

Anne Miller of Treynor was sixth, Audubon’s Stefi Beisswenger placed seventh, IKM-Manning’s Taylor Beckendorf took eighth, Riverside’s Bailey Richardson was ninth and Rylie Knop of SAHSSTW round out the top 10.

On the boys side, Tri-Center won the team title with 49 points with Riverside second with 62 points.

Tri-Center’s Brennan Boden won the individual title with Brody Henderson of Riverside coming in second, and his teammates Mason McCready and Dawson Henderson fourth for the Bulldogs.

Missouri Valley’s Jacob Hoden was fifth, Logan-Magnolia’s Brodie Davis was sixth, Aidan Rangel of Missouri Valley finished seventh, IKM-Manning’s Lane Sams was eighth, and Simeon Weers and Nic Dahir of Tri-Center were ninth and tenth.

CLASS 1A GIRLS

10. Kylie Rochholz, FR, Panorama

14. Ava Campbell, JR, AC/GC

15. Allysen Johnsen, SO, Logan-Magnolia

22. Hannah Wilson, JR, Fremont-Mills

CLASS 1A BOYS

1. Landon Bendgen, SR, Woodbine

3. Andrew Mahaffey, SR, AC/GC

12. Owen Wise, SR, St. Albert

13. Gunner Wagner, JR, Woodbine

14. Parker Heisterkamp, JR, St. Albert

23. Gavin Sloss, JR, AC/GC

CLASS 2A GIRLS

10. Raenna Henke, JR, Clarinda

CLASS 2A BOYS 

2. Treyton Schaapherder, SR, Clarinda

13. Kyle Wagoner, JR, Clarinda

CLASS 3A GIRLS

1. Lindsey Sonderman, JR, Harlan

3. Grace Berglund, FR, Glenwood

11. Claire Pellett, SR, Atlantic

18. Lola Mendlik, JR, Denison-Schleswig

21. Delayna Reese, FR, Lewis Central

CLASS 3A BOYS

2. Bryant Keller, SR, Glenwood

3. Ethan Eichhorn, SR, Lewis Central

7. Andrew Smith, SR, Glenwood

18. Kevin Coots, SO, Lewis Central

25. Kade Diercks, SR, Lewis Central

Pride of Iowa Conference:

Mount Ayr 3-Central Decatur 1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-17, 25-16)
Mount Ayr 3-Wayne 1 (25-21, 25-19, 22-25, 25-23)
Nodaway Valley 3-Martensdale-St Marys 0 (25-20, 25-12, 25-16)
Southeast Warren 3-Bedford 0 (25-19, 25-19, 25-11)
Southwest Valley 3-East Union 0 (25-16, 25-20, 25-15)

Rolling Valley Conference:

Boyer Valley 3-West Harrison 0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-14)

West Central Conference:

ACGC 2-Woodward-Granger 0 (25-11, 25-13)
Des Moines Christian 2-Panorama 0 (25-8, 25-10)
Earlham 2-Pleasantville 0 (25-11, 25-18)
Ogden 2-West Central Valley 0 (25-21, 25-14)
Panorama 2-Interstate 35 0 (25-14, 25-23)
Van Meter 2-Ogden 0 (25-14, 25-12)
Woodward-Granger 2-Madrid 0 (25-22, 25-16)

Western Iowa Conference:

Audubon 3-Underwood 2 (25-18, 18-25, 25-20, 19-25, 19-17)
Logan-Magnolia 3-IKM-Manning 0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-22)
Riverside 3-Missouri Valley 0 (25-11, 25-13, 25-17)
Treynor 3-Logan-Magnolia 0 (25-9, 25-10, 25-16)
Tri-Center 3-AHSTW 0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-14)

(Glenwood) The Hawkeye Ten Conference Cross Country Meet scheduled for Thursday in Carroll has been moved to Wednesday afternoon at Glenwood.

The meet starts at 1:00 p.m. The meet order is  Middle School boys/girls, J.V. boys, followed by varsity boys, varsity girls, and J.V. girls.

More information will be released when it becomes available.

Reigning National Player of the Year Caitlin Clark says she needs to accept a bigger leadership role as she enters her senior season. The Hawkeyes have three starters returning this year but the loss of Monika Czinano and McKenna Warnock means new leaders need to emerge.

Clark made her comments at Big Ten Media Days in the Twin Cities. She says leadership will be important for this team.

The Iowa Hawkeye women are the favorite in the Big Ten race but coach Lisa Bluder says they will have plenty of competition. As many as five Big Ten teams are expected to enter the season ranked, including three in the top ten.

Bluder made her comments at Big Ten Media Days in the Twin Cities. She says they have moved on from last season but wants her players to relish the run to the NCAA title game.