Here are the top 10 times in Iowa high school girls cross country this season

West Des Moines Valley's Kamryn Ensley, Ankeny's Alli Macke, Ames' Marley Turk, West Des Moines Valley's Addison Dorenkamp, and Ames' Claire Helmers battle for the lead at the beginning of a 2021 race
West Des Moines Valley's Kamryn Ensley, Ankeny's Alli Macke, Ames' Marley Turk, West Des Moines Valley's Addison Dorenkamp, and Ames' Claire Helmers battle for the lead at the beginning of a 2021 race

We're into the seventh week of the Iowa high school girls cross country season.

There have been several outstanding 5K times run so far through the first six weeks of the 2022 season. Different courses bring unique challenges for every runner, so it should be noted that not all times are created equal.

Even facing a difficult course or poor weather conditions hasn't stopped several athletes from turning in outstanding times. Multiple runners have broken 18 minutes and one broke the girls state 5k record earlier this year.

There have been a couple of new additions to the top 10 times for this week.

Note: We count only the fastest time recorded for each runner. There aren't multiple entries for an individual runner.

Here are the top 10 times in Iowa this season.

  1. Paityn Noe (Sr.), Ballard, 17:23.60 (New state 5K record. The previous record was 17:23.90 set by Ames' Camille Jackson in 2019.)

  2. Addison Dorenkamp (Jr.), West Des Moines Valley, 17:31.00

  3. Lourdes Mason (Sr.), Mount Vernon, 17:56.50

  4. Adrienne Buettner-Cable (Sr.), Des Moines Roosevelt, 18:00.10

  5. Olivia Verde (Jr.), Johnston, 18:02.40

  6. Ava Rush (Sr.), Atlantic, 18:06.86

  7. Danielle Hostetler (Jr.), Mid-Prairie, 18:11.20

  8. Julia Gehl (Jr.), Dubuque Hempstead, 18:13.00

  9. Abi Hahn (Sr.), Des Moines Roosevelt, 18:13.40

  10. Grace Boleyn (So.), Pleasant Valley, 18:15.30

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