The Madrid girls’ cross country team capped off a remarkable season with an individual state championship from senior Madelyn Grothus as the Tigers had a runner-up finish at the Iowa High School Cross Country Championships on Friday morning, October 31, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course near Fort Dodge.
The Tigers placed second in the Class 1A team standings with 149 points, trailing only Maquoketa Valley’s championship total of 54 points.
Madrid finished ahead of third-place Collins-Maxwell, which scored 155 points.
Grothus delivered a dominant performance in her final high school race, covering the 5,000-meter course in 18 minutes, 17.6 seconds to claim the Class 1A individual title.
Senior Hannah Brandhorst earned 21st place in 19:56.0.
Sophomore Charis Peasley posted a personal-best time of 21:04.8 to finish 68th overall.
Eighth-grader Jordyn Adams also delivered a personal-best effort, placing 88th in 21:51.7, while senior Adelyn White completed the team scoring with a season-best time of 22:15.3 and a 104th-place finish.
Freshman Claire McCarty added a 112th-place finish in 22:22.2, and sophomore Makayla Mullenbach rounded out the lineup with a season-best 23:12.4 for 123rd place.
The season ended with two final trips to the podium, as Madrid secured its place among Iowa’s elite by bringing home an individual championship and the Class 1A state runner-up trophy.
Jill Lutz reporting
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