Ustfccca Names Iowa High School Cross Country Coaches Of The Year

Two Iowa precocious schoolhouse transverse state coaches person been honored arsenic U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association authorities transverse state coaches of nan year.

Eli Horton of Chariton High School and Pete Westerkamp from Waukee Northwest High School took location apical honors from nan USTFCCCA.

Presented by nan United States Marine Corps, nan honors are handed retired to 1 boy and 1 woman coach successful each of nan 50 states - arsenic good arsenic nan District of Columbia - for nan occurrence they had this past fall. A committee of experts from astir nan federation make nan selections.

State-by-state winners were selected connected nan occurrence of their respective squad passim nan 2025 transverse state season, including squad people and placement astatine nan authorities championships, separator of victory, capacity against rankings, individual championships and really nan squad performed stacked up to erstwhile seasons.

Both Horton and Westerkamp will person a trophy from nan USTFCCCA.

Each victor is now successful information for nan National High School Cross Country Coach of nan Year award. Those will beryllium announced successful February.

Under Horton, Chariton captured nan Class 2A Iowa boys precocious schoolhouse authorities transverse state squad title this past autumn successful Fort Dodge, Iowa from Lakeside Golf Course and Kennedy Park. They scored conscionable 42 points, arsenic each 5 counting scorers vanished successful nan Top 15 of nan individual title for counting teams.

Lucas Anderson placed 3rd overall, Cy Stuart was 5th and Cody Dixson vanished 12th for Chariton.

Pete Westerkamp, Waukee Northwest Won 4A Girls State Gold

Westerkamp and Waukee Northwest scored 67 points, earning first successful nan 4A squad standings astatine authorities complete top-ranked Pleasant Valley and Johnston.

The Wolves had each 5 counting runners decorativeness wrong of nan Top 25 of those pinch counting squad runners towards nan authorities championship.

Sunset Laney was nan runner-up and Emmy Stubbendeck vanished sixth overall.