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The boys cross country team hoists their state-qualifying banner up. This is the second year in a row the boys team has made an appearance at state.

Cross Country Season Ends in Fort Dodge

Grace Clay, Editor November 5, 2019

The cross country season has come to a close following the state meet. The boys’ team came in 14th place on Saturday. There were 15 squads present at the meet.  Individually, junior Craig Alan Becker...

THE END OF AN ERA -- Seniors Clayton Jipsen and Zach McKay are deep in conversation. Both have been involved with cross country since their freshman year.

Boys Cross Country Team State Bound

Grace Clay, Editor October 29, 2019

With the state cross country meet looming ahead, and the districts meet over, the Trojans are going to be taking junior Taylor McCreedy as an individual to state, along with the entire boys' squad. In...

JV runner Rio Johnson runs hard at home meet. Johnson is a freshman this year.

Trojan XC Compete in Hawkeye 10 Meet

Grace Clay, Editor October 21, 2019

The Trojan cross country team competed in the Hawkeye 10 Thursday, Oct. 17. Creston hosted the meet. Harlan took the first place spot on the girls’ side, while Lewis Central was the top dog in the boys'...

The girls cross country team huddles up after the Creston meet. Two freshmen run varsity this year.

Freshmen in the Varsity XC Lineup

Connor Church, Editor October 18, 2019

Ava Rush and Claire Wiederstein are both on the varsity cross country team as freshmen. Rush is in the top five, meaning her score counts for the team score. While Wiederstein isn't a top five runner,...

The varsity boys team starts the race at the home meet this past Saturday. The boys earned sixth place, and the girls finished in seventh.

Cross Country Continue Season at Home

Grace Clay, Editor October 14, 2019

Due to rainy weather, the cross country meet that was scheduled on Thursday, Oct. 10, was postponed until Saturday, Oct. 12. It was the teams’ final home meet until Districts, which will be held on Thursday,...

Junior Madison Botos is running hard. She finished 68th on Thursday.

Trojan XC Run Hard Against Tough Competition

Grace Clay, Editor October 8, 2019

The Trojan cross country teams ran at Southeast Polk this past Thursday. The boys team earned tenth place, and the girls earned 11th. They both ran against a field featuring mostly 4A teams. The boys...

Seniors Clayton Jipsen and Ben Andersen compete a recent meet. Both boys tear up the JV course.

Trojan XC Working Hard This Season

Grace Clay, Editor October 1, 2019

The Trojan cross country teams ran at Harlan on Saturday, Sept. 28. The girls are ranked at #10 and the boys are ranked at #12.  On the girls' side of the meet, Atlantic ran against a variety of ranked...

Freshmen Dana Dreager and Edria Brummer focus on finishing. Both runners tear up the JV circuit.

Trojan XC Continues To Prosper

Grace Clay, Editor September 25, 2019

With a cancelled meet on Saturday, the Trojan cross country teams continued the season Tuesday when they ran in Creston. The boys earned first place and the girls earned third. Three of the boys’...

Junior Craig Alan Becker speeds by during the time trials at the beginning of the season. Becker finished fourth on Monday.

Trojan XC Continues Season Strong

Grace Clay, Editor September 19, 2019

On Monday, Sept. 16, both of the Trojan cross country teams had a big opportunity to compete against some of the top-ranked teams in the state. Of the class B girls teams, the girls placed second with...

Junior Taylor McCreedy leads the pack at a meet last season. McCreedy took home first place at Tuesdays meet at Clarinda.

Boys and Girls XC Stomp Out Competition

Grace Clay, Editor September 13, 2019

The cross country teams had a great night on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Clarinda meet. Both teams earned first place. The girls had a score of 30, while the boys had a score of 37. Second place at the girls’...

Senior Pluma Pross and sophomore Addie DeArment run neck and neck while freshman Claire Weirderstein trails behind.

Trojans Start XC Season Strong

Grace Clay, Editor September 10, 2019

As all the fall sports seasons begin, the Trojan cross country teams competed at Dallas Center Grimes and Harlan. Time trials were held Tuesday, Aug. 27 to determine which runners would run varsity for...

ONCE A TROJAN, ALWAYS A TROJAN - Senior Jalen Petersen is joined by NIACC head cross country coach Curtis Vais and Atlantic head cross country coach Dan Vargason. Petersen has participated in cross country, basketball and track throughout his high school career.

Petersen Commits to NIACC

Ashley Wendt, Lead Editor December 14, 2018

As the semester winds down, yet another senior has made the commitment to participate in college athletics. Jalen Petersen, a three-sport athlete for the Trojans, has signed to continue his running career...

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