Iowa boys XC predictions

1- City.

2- Dowling

3-Johnston

4- Cedar Falls

5- Wide open. Norwalk, Waukee NW seem most likely. SCN always seems to find 5 guys.

1- Washburn, 2- Heidesch 3- Nash 4- Plumb 5- Merrick. There are a few other under the radar guys capable of cracking this list.

Yeah at this point Sioux City North is looking to struggle after some heavy losses but returns 3 studs that scored last year + some incoming sophomores that almost made varsity.

Should have included dark horse runner and team but I don't know enough to guess.

I sure hope City can win. Dowling has been the bane of our existence in every sport...forever.

SCN will be top 5 because their top 2 will both be top 7. I think IC High is going to get the win with Washburn 1st. Heidesch either wins or blows up which he did at state in the 3200.

Teams-

IC

Dowling

Cedar Falls

Norwalk

SCN

Johnston

PV

Individuals-

Washburn

Nash

Kifle

Wilson

Mumey

Plumb

Milligan

I am curious to see how Merrick does. I realize that he ran 15:30 last year but I just don't see how he competes against 1:51/4:07/8:59 type guys because I think his track times are more like 2:00/4:30/9:40.

Dowling Catholic did go to NXN in 2012.

They had chances to get back since then but they choked so many times at NXR.

Merrick’s track times you have mentioned where from 7th grade and a young 13 age when they where done. He will be in the mix

Has he been injured past 9 months? That doesn't make me confident that he can beat guys who have run 9:20.

Not injured for 9 months as far as i know, heard there was a small non running related injury during 8th grade track season and he decided 9th grade xc was more important. rumor is he’s been back to training for last 3 months

and he will be only 14 for most of xc season

You make it sound abnormal. Tuohy and Nico have spring birthdays. Roisin Willis has an August birthday.

wouldn’t spring birthdays and august birthdays make them older then an october birthday? I wish every Iowa xc kid the best of look this year and looks to be one of the quickest state meets maybe ever! Pretty exciting!! Hopefully they don’t try and slow the meet down for first couple miles like in the past.

No. October birthdays turn 18 senior year in October while Willis amd Nico graduated at 17.

Maybe he ran for a middle school team and those results aren’t posted on milesplit?

A different 8th grader from Des Moines ran 4:26.

Shocking that such a small state this year had

Ramsey 1:54-8:58-15:22

Heidesch 1:54-4:07-9:01-15:18

Washburn 4:14-8:59-15:27

Kuhn 4:17-9:06-15:28

Maynard 1:52-4:09-9:06

Ryan 4:16-9:10

Mckane 9:11-15:13

Nash 49-1:51-15:08

Witt 1:52-4:19

Naumann 49-1:54-15:40

What high school is he going to?

Nash has the best 400/800 speed but I doubt he can compete with Heidesch and Washburn in XC this year. Between those two, I would love to see someone run sub-15 at the State Meet. Several guys have run 15:0x, but I’m pretty sure the first sub-15 has been elusive. These two have the talent to do it if they’re healthy and conditions are conducive.

Heidesch has had some injury problems, and Washburn’s improvement curve is impressive—including running 8:59 at Drake (2:04.0 final 800) and winning State in the 3200. It would seem to me that Washburn is the best 10k prospect, Nash with his 49.x open 400 speed as a junior is most likely to be a stud collegiate 800 runner, and Heidesch might have the greatest overall upside and the most likely to become a sub-4 miler.