The mud beneath the freshly-cut grass was slightly wetter and softer than the runners would have liked, but considering the entire season--full of delays and cancellations due to rain and flooding--that...

Cross-country runners at the 2018 Heartland Classic pushed past more than just their competitors on Saturday; the 98-degree heat index forced many athletes past their point of endurance. “I was expecting...

The last time the City High Girls Cross-Country team failed to qualify for the State meet was in 1987. 30 years later, the tradition continues since the Girls team placed third at the District Meet...

The boys cross-country team has yet to run their entire line-up together. Their biggest challenge this season has been staying healthy enough to compete, and at the same time. “It’s just getting...

Despite early morning practices and long endurance runs, cross country is always fun, especially if the people surrounding you make you feel comfortable. On Friday August 25th, the seniors in girls...

In the winter of 2016, Annalise Rummelhart ‘19 sustained a serious stress fracture to her foot. By fall of 2016, Rummelhart had made her way onto the varsity cross country team. “It was really...

The Girls Cross Country team came into the District meet with a plan in mind. The pack-oriented strategy worked, securing the title of District champion and qualifying the team for the State Meet for the...

In the middle of the JV boys cross country race, Adam Todd ‘18 of Washington High School in Cedar Rapids ran off the course and towards the street. Little Hawk Evan Hansen ‘19, in the middle of...

Both the boys and girls varsity won their respective races at the Bud Williams Invitation at Kickers soccer complex in Iowa City, the annual City High cross country meet named after the legendary former...

Pulling ahead in the last 50 meters, Kinsee Brands ‘18 won the girls varsity race in her first cross country meet. The girls cross country team had chosen to hold its varsity out and ran the next...

This weekend the boys and girls cross country teams finished their seasons as they competed at the state meet in Fort Dodge. After failing to qualify last year the boys team went in ranked 14th in the...