The Madrid cross country teams enjoyed a memorable afternoon at the Class 1A State Qualifying Meet hosted by Panorama on Thursday, October 22, as both the Tiger girls and boys teams punched their tickets to the state meet.
The Madrid girls captured the team championship with 45 points, comfortably ahead of Manson Northwest Webster’s 67-point total.
The boys also delivered an outstanding performance, finishing second with 74 points behind only champion Nodaway Valley’s 45.
Girls bring home team title
Led by a pair of senior standouts, Madrid placed four runners in the top 11 to secure the Class 1A state-qualifying championship.
Senior Madelyn Grothus paced the Tigers with a runner-up finish in 19:45.02.
Fellow senior Hannah Brandhorst crossed seventh in 20:48.85, while sophomore Charis Peasley added a 10th-place finish in 22:05.37.
Eighth-grader Jordyn Adams placed 11th in 22:27.92, giving Madrid four runners among the top 11 finishers.
Freshman Claire McCarty completed the scoring five with a 25th-place finish in 23:26.25.
Senior Adelyn White was 29th in 24:00.49, and sophomore Makayla Mullenbach placed 51st in 26:16.56.
With five runners finishing in the top 25, Madrid claimed the team title and earned a trip to state.
Boys finish runner-up
The Madrid boys matched the girls’ state-meet qualification with a strong second-place performance in a talented field.
Sophomore Hudson White led the Tigers, finishing fourth overall in 17:41.29.
Freshman Jacob Brandhorst was close behind in sixth place with a time of 17:49.88, giving Madrid two runners in the top six.
Junior Kris Petersen added a 15th-place finish in 18:44.62, followed by senior Caleb Berberich in 20th at 18:57.49.
Freshman Isaac Boes rounded out the scoring lineup with a 36th-place finish in 20:10.01.
Sophomore Sean Udelhoven placed 55th in 21:05.78, and junior Aiden Titus finished 61st in 21:21.97.
The Tigers placed five runners in the top 36 to score 74 points and secure the team runner-up trophy.
Complete results were previously posted to kwbg.com
The teams will run in the 2026 State Cross Country Meet on Friday, October 30, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.
The Class 1A girls will run at 10:30 a.m., and the Class1A boys will run at 11:15 a.m.
Jill Lutz reporting
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