FORT DODGE, Iowa | Before she and her teammates accepted a second consecutive Class 2A state championship trophy, sophomore Jennie Droog made a poster covered with hearts and the name “Jacki” …

FORT DODGE, Iowa | Will Norris credited his role models for making him a strong cross country runner.

SIBLEY, Iowa | Leah Seivert knows the difference between times and courses.

SIOUX CITY | Believe it or not, in Dan O’Brien’s 21 years of cross country coaching at Bishop Heelan, Carson Leiting is only the program’s third female to qualify for four consecutive state meets.

LARCHWOOD, Iowa | James Dubbelde came through in the clutch for West Lyon’s boys cross country team at Monday’s Class 1A state-qualifying meet at Holstein.

HULL, Iowa | The sky is the limit for Trinity Christian’s boys cross country team at Saturday’s Class 1A state meet.

SPENCER, Iowa | Bishop Heelan’s boys and MOC-Floyd Valley’s girls collected team titles in Monday’s Class 3A state qualifying cross country meet hosted by Spencer High School.

HURON, S.D. | Southeastern South Dakota is the home to plenty of young female cross country talent.

NORTH SIOUX CITY | Reminded about the extreme youthfulness -- four eighth graders and two freshmen -- of her Dakota Valley girls cross country team, Coach Tiffany Wendling smiled and made seve…

KEARNEY, Neb. | If Danielle Riesberg was disappointed about her runner-up finish at Friday afternoon’s Class D state cross country meet, she didn’t show it.