Dowling Catholic is the best XC program in Iowa history and it's not even a contest.
The question is if they will pull through and make NXN in 2024. First time in a dozen years.
If Dowling makes it, this also would mean first time in a dozen years when no Minnesota boys team makes NXN. Stevens Point is looking to be the favorite in Heartland again.
I don't think you realize that every single varsity runner for Dowling during the last three state title wins went to a parochial middle school, which is where students go to prepare for enrolling at Dowling...
And a few kids in that parochial middle school league end up at other high schools in Des Moines. Some are very fast and would have made Dowling even better.
Dowling has no doubt had its struggles at NXN, but still far more successful at the regional meet than any other Iowa HS program has been which says something.
Correct, Dowling rarely has any runners, especially varsity, that didn't come from a parochial program that is meant to prep students for Dowling. Yes, some of those students don't even end up at Dowling anyway.
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