Men’s cross country finishes regular season strong as Districts near

Photo by Ethan Timmerman

Senior Dominic Williams surges the last couple hundred meters to outkick Cedar Rapids Prairie senior Cole Carrizales, beating him by 0.06 seconds to take second place at the MVC super meet with a time of 15:27.2 on Oct. 8 at Irv Warren Golf Course in Waterloo.              

Number four Williams has continued to climb the rankings. Just a couple weeks ago he was ranked 12, then last week moved to 10 and now after his recent performance he earned himself a spot inside the top five.        

Williams said, “My mindset before the race is chill until the last mile.”

The team members run about 40-50 miles per week to prepare for competition. 

Sophomore Jeremy Gall took eighth place at MVC super meet, with a time of 16:03.3, and right behind him placing ninth was senior Porter Myers, with a time of 16:07.5.

The team placed first, beating Iowa City Liberty, by nine points. Cedar Falls scored a 44 with runners finishing second, eighth, ninth , 11th and 14th place.  

Tigers senior Ethan Rea said, “We’re a community, we aren’t just a bunch of guys going out for a run. We are each others’ friends, and that translates into school, not just at practice.” 

On Oct. 15 Williams won the boys MVC divisional championships with a time of 15:48.1, and finishing second was Gall with a time of 16:02.0, third was senior Porter Myers with a time of 16:30.6 and fourth was senior Kyler Blanchard with a time of 16:36.5 securing the Tigers the top four spots at their last meet and setting them up as a top team going into their district meet at Dubuque Senior on Oct. 21.