This fall, six local districts had their middle school athletes finish the season at the Washburn Classic State Cross Country Meet in Ankeny.

The Washington Demons had a pair of eighth graders compete in the girls Class 3A championship race. Olivia Lujan finished 27^th of 147 runners with a time of 13:25 while Sophia Lujan was 34^th in 13:37 across the two mile course. Harper Winegarden of Williamsburg was the winner in 11:27.

The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks had boys and girls teams in both 2A races. The Golden Hawk girls finished 12^th of 13 squads with a score of 179 points. Tipton won the title with 43 points. Top Golden Hawk girls finisher was seventh grader Keilah Fleming 15^th of 127 in 13:15. Txori Gomez of Denver was the overall winner in 12:17. Other Hawks included Audrey Huber 93^rd, Zoe Waters 98^th, Chloe Fay 99^th, and Ariel Carranza 114^th. The Mid-Prairie boys were 13^th of 19 schools with their score of 207 points. Team champs in 2A were Jesup with 29 points. Top Golden Hawk was eighth grader Jacob Lothamer 32^nd of 151 in 12:29. Overall boys winner was Caden Lucchesi of Roland Story in 10:55. Other Hawks included Berk Poll 85^th, Leo Swartzentruber 95^th, Josiah Liddell 104^th, Solomon Feltes 109^th, Jackson Rodgers 122^nd, Jeremy Overy 132^nd, Aven Jaspering 134^th, Nolan Mohling 142^nd, David Popejoy 144^th and Joshua Seale 149^th.

The Hillcrest Academy boys had their team compete in the 1A championship race, finishing 16^th of 22 schools with a score of 252. English Valleys was meet winner with 55 points. Eighth grader Braxton Ropp was best for the Ravens in 55^th of 176 with a time of 13:07. Overall winner was Griffin West of Starmont in 10:59. Other Hillcrest athletes included Merle Cronquist 105^th, Paxson Wilson 115^th and Everett Ward 116^th.

Sigourney had five total runners compete in the boys and girls 1A races. The trio of Sigourney boys were led by eighth grader Brody Seeley 32^nd in 12:41, followed by seventh graders Brentley Kephart 123^rd and Colton Voyles 154^th. For the Savage girls, eighth grader Jayde Snakenberg was 23^rd in 14:01 with seventh grader Lorelai Klett 138^th.

Lone Tree seventh grader Kolt Ackerman was 80^th in the boys race in 13:36 and Columbus eighth grader Bryson Lawson-Welborn was 94^th in 14:06.