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Dowling Catholic XC

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DowIing CathoIic High School Boys & Girls Cross Country | 17x Iowa Team State Champions | Home of Olympian Karissa Schweizer and sub 4:00 Miler Jackson Heidesch

 West Des Moines, IA
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Joined June 2015
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Maroon Crew@MaroonCrewOct 22
ON TO STATE!!! Our #6 ranked Girls XC team qualified for State with a runner-up finish at the State Qualifying Meet in Iowa City. The team of Lizzy Tiffany, Payton Wolfe, Abby Muehling, Birdie Bratney, Ari Horras, Cora Volp, and Frankie Darnell will represent Dowling Catholic next Saturday in Ft. Dodge!
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Maroon Crew@MaroonCrewOct 22
STATE BOUND! Our #1 ranked Boys XC team qualified for the State Meet for the 17th straight season! Qualifiers include Charlie Deick, Theo Tollakson, Elias Stein, Isaac Sands, Nate Timboe, Carter Haigh, Rob Beecher, and Will Tice. The State Championships take place Saturday, October 31 in Fort Dodge!
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Maroon Crew@MaroonCrewOct 10
Our #3 ranked Boys XC team finished 1st at the Fort Dodge Invitational-congrats!! For the first time this season our top 4 runners all finished under 16 minutes: Charlie Deick, Will Tice, Nate Timboe, and Theo Tollakson. Elias Stein rounded out the scoring to help the Maroons to a 71 point victory! Our #10 ranked Girls XC team finished 4th overall at the Ft. Dodge Invitational ahead of 4 other top 15 teams. Lizzy Tiffany, Cora Volp, Abby Muehling, Payton Wolfe, and Ari Horras led the team as scorers to finish with a 19:36 team avg. time! Great job, Maroons!
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Maroon Crew@MaroonCrewOct 7
Last Saturday our Boys XC team finished 4th at the Steve Johnson Invite hosted by Wartburg College. Senior trio Charlie Deick, Will Tice, and Carter Haigh all finished within the top 25! Next up the team travels to Fort Dodge on Thursday for an early preview of the State Meet course.
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Maroon Crew@MaroonCrewSep 21
Our Girls XC team finished 19th out of 34 teams in the championship race at the Roy Griak Invitational in MN on Saturday. Setting new career personal records in the process were Abby Muehling, Birdie Bratney, Amelia Howard, Cora Volp, Ari Horras, and Payton Wolfe!
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Maroon Crew@MaroonCrewSep 21
Our #2 ranked Boys XC team finished 2nd at the Roy Griak Invitational in MN on Saturday, finishing ahead of teams from Colorado, Florida, Minnesota, and more! Led by medalist Charlie Deick, our top 8 finishers all set career personal records on the wet but flat Twin Cities course.
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S/O to our #11 ranked Girls XC team for finishing 5th today at the Johnston Sunrise Invitational! The team was led by top 20 medalists Payton Wolfe in 12th and Cora Volp in 14th.
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Maroon Crew@MaroonCrewAug 29
Congrats to our #1 ranked Boys XC team for winning the Johnston Sunrise Invitational this morning! Top 20 medalists were Charlie Deick in 4th, Will Tice in 7th, Theo Tollakson in 14th, and Carter Haigh in 18th. Next up is the Marshalltown Bobcat Invitational on September 10.
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Pre-season rankings have our boys at #1 and our girls at #11! iatrackcoaches.org/2026-team…
2026 Team Weekly Rankings | Iowa Association of Track Coaches

2026 Team Weekly Rankings | Iowa Association of Track Coaches

Who are the top cross country teams in the state of Iowa? Find the Iowa Association of Track Coaches' weekly Iowa cross country rankings here.

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Tonight our boys and girls cross country teams volunteered with some gardening at the Jordan House in West Des Moines. Day 1 of the 2026 season was a full one!
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Last week 50 of our runners and coaches attended the Bridge 23 running camp. It was a wonderful time of learning, team-building, training, and having fun. It was a great momentum-builder for the 2nd half of summer training!
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This is the 4th sport THIS SEASON Rob Beecher has qualified for State: Cross Country, Swimming, Track & Field, and Tennis! @dchs_boysswim @dchstrack @tennis_dchs
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Boys Tennis 🎾: On to State!  Congratulations to 4 Maroons! District Doubles Champs: Ian Chapman/Landon Cody 2nd: Rob Beecher/Marek Dessimoz May 27th and 28th in Iowa City! Go Maroons!
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Proud of you Will!
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Our Alumni Run is scheduled for 9:00 AM on December 24, Christmas Eve! Meet in the gym at school to catch up with old friends and enjoy a light run before holiday festivities.
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Another season another US team for @KarissaSchweiz4! Congratulations!
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TEAM USA FOR THE 2026 WORLD CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 🇺🇸 Here’s your team for the individual men’s and women’s races in Tallahassee on Jan. 10th, 2026: WOMEN • Weini Kelati – 5th time representing Team USA at a global championship, 3rd World XC team • Katie Izzo – 3rd time representing Team USA at a global championship, 3rd World XC team • Ednah Kurgat – 2nd time representing Team USA at a global championship, 2nd World XC team • Karissa Schweizer – 6th time representing Team USA at a global championship, 2nd World XC team • Emily Venters – First time representing Team USA at a global championship • Grace Hartman – First time representing Team USA at a global championship MEN • Parker Wolfe – First time representing Team USA at a global championship • Rocky Hansen – First time representing Team USA at a global championship • Wesley Kiptoo – First time representing Team USA at a global championship • Ahmed Muhumed – 3rd time representing Team USA at a global championship, 2nd World XC team • Nico Young – 3rd time representing Team USA at a global championship, 1st World XC team • Graham Blanks – 3rd time representing Team USA at a global championship, 1st World XC team
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Maroon Crew@MaroonCrew22 Nov 2025
🏆 2025 STATE CHAMPIONS! 🏆 Maroons defeat Liberty 27-10! What a game! What a season!
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Congratulations Maroon swimmers!
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STATE CHAMPION DOWLING MAROONS!!!!! Back to back baby!!!! @MaroonCrew
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Our Buffalo Road Track Club runners took on the NXR Heartland in cold, windy, and snowy conditions on Sunday. Our boys open team finished 5th in their section while our girls finished 4th. Deick and Paulsen ran 16:14 & 16:20 in the championship section. 🥶 💨 ☀️ 🔥
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