See through the lens of the Class 2A state cross country meet as the Shenandoah boys, Clarinda's Isaiah Stogdill and Shenandoah's Ava O'Rourke compete
Shenandoah sophomore Mason Sells (left) and senior Carter Buttry (right) open the race Friday, Oct. 30, at the Class 2A State Cross Country Championships in Fort Dodge. Buttry and Sells were both returners, leading the Mustangs into their first team state appearance since 2014. Shenandoah finished 13th.
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Shenandoah senior Conor O'Hara (left) and freshman Leo Weber (right) work alongside each other Friday, Oct. 30, as both competed at their first state cross country meet.
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Shenandoah sophomore Ava O'Rourke competes Friday, Oct. 30, at the state cross country meet. In her second career appearance finished 44th with a personal best time.
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Shenandoah senior Luke Daoust runs at his first state meet Friday, Oct. 30. Daoust was Shenandoah's second best on the day, placing 77th overall, and helping lead the Mustangs to a 13th-place team finish.
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Shenandoah junior Jonas Gutierrez competes Friday, Oct. 30, at the state cross country meet.
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Shenandoah senior Carter Buttry competes at the state meet Friday, Oct. 30, for the fourth time.
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Shenandoah sophomore Mason Sells competes Friday, Oct. 30, at the state cross country meet. Sells finished 24th overall in his second career state meet.
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Clarinda senior Isaiah Stogdill competes Friday, Oct. 30, at the state cross country meet. Stogdill came home in 51st place.
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Shenandoah sophomore Ava O'Rourke competed Friday, Oct. 30, at the state cross country meet.
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Members of the Shenandoah boys cross country team pose together for a picture in front of their team camp Friday, Oct. 30, at the Class 2A State Cross Country Championships. Making their first state team appearance in 12 years, the Mustangs finished 13th.