Indianola and Knoxville runners will compete in the Iowa High School Cross Country State Meet tomorrow in Fort Dodge, with the class 4A and 3A meets on Friday and class 1A and 2A on Saturday. The Indianola girls team qualified after a 3rd place finish in the 4A district meet to advance, CJ Johnson placed 7th and also qualified to run at state as an individual.
Knoxville’s Norah Pearson was 4th in a field at Pella with the top three individual runners in 3A to earn her 2nd straight trip to Fort Dodge. The Panthers’ Seth Walraven is state bound after earning All-District honors and a top 15 finish in the boys race.
J’Lyn Knutson of Melcher-Dallas is a four-time state cross country qualifier. The senior placed 5th among individuals at the Mt. Ayr district meet.
Full results of the state meet will be found on KNIAKRLS.com.