Compared to some of the elite teams the Dutch have faced all year, the field of competitors will be a bit more lowkey for the ranked Pella cross country teams today as they head to rural Kalona for their final regular season meet of 2024.

Pella heads to Hillcrest Academy, running two varsity teams a week ahead of a much stiffer test at the Little Hawkeye Conference meet in Newton. Outside of the green and white, only one ranked team is in the field (the #10 in 1A English Valleys girls).

Probable Team Lineups
Girls Varsity
– Pella Green: Carleigh Altwine, Elsie Brenneman, Ruth Dunham, Marissa Ferebee, Mara Schiebout, Raegan Snieder, Lizzy Vande Voort
– Pella White: Anna Dobson, Dana McCulla, Lizzie Neumann, Bryn Paulsen, Chloe Punt, Kamryn Trine, Rebekah Wittenberg

Varsity Boys
– Pella Green: Devon Browne, Kaiden Browne, Canaan Dunham, Mason Gaulke, Jonah Ebersole, Aren Hellbusch, Noah Schuknecht
– Pella White: Porter Carlton, MacK Copeland, Evan Johnston, Dane Paulsen, Daniel Rozenboom, Asher Schiebout, Ben Thompson

Racing begins for varsity competitors at 5:35 this evening at Hillcrest Academy.