2025 Cross Country Coach of the Year Awards

2025 High School Award Winners

Boys
  • 1A
    Coach of the Year: Riverside (Alex Oliver)
    AL: Lake Mills (Beth Van Roekel)
    AL: Ankeny Christian Academy (Nathan Davis)
    AL: Earlham (Dion Braet and Marty Dalton)
    AL: Springville (Tim Stamp)
    AL: Columbus Community (Steve Riley)

    2A
    COY: Chariton (Eli Horton)
    AL: Forest City (DJ Wolfram)
    AL: Oelwein (Jason Gearhart)
    AL: Denver (Valerie Pickett)
    AL: Unity Christian (Jacob Byma)
    AL: Waukon (Tara Stein)

    3A
    COY: Gilbert (Aaron Thomas)
    AL: Mount Vernon-Lisbon (Kory Swart)
    AL: Pella (Douglas Cutler)
    AL: Des Moines Christian (Andrew Hamer)
    AL: Central DeWitt (Eric Olson)
    AL: Decorah (Brad Johansen)

    4A
    COY: Indianola (Kevin Barnes)
    AL: Cedar Falls (Brett Egan)
    AL: Ankeny Centennial (Chad Fickbohm)
    AL: Cedar Rapids Prairie (Bill Schwarz)
    AL: Johnston (Matt Jaschen)
    AL: DCG (Matt Pries)

    Wheelchair COY Boys: Bedford (Jacob Kinghorn)
Class 1A Boys XC 2025 COY
1A: Alex Oliver (Riverside, Oakland), Tim Stamp (Springville), Steve Riley (Columbus Community)
Class 2A Boys XC 2025 COY
2A: Eli Horton (Chariton), DJ Wolfram (Forest City), Jason Gearhart (Oelwein), and Valerie Pickett (Denver)
Class 3A Boys XC 2025 COY
3A: Aaron Thomas (Gilbert) and Andrew Hamer (Des Moines Christian)
Class 4A Boys XC 2025 COY
4A: Brett Egan (Cedar Falls), Kevin Barnes (Indianola), Bill Schwarz (Cedar Rapids Prairie), Matt Jaschen (Johnston), Matt Pries (DC-G)
Girls
  • 1A
    COY: South Winneshiek (Connie Formanek)
    AL: Sumner-Fredricksburg (Alicia Jones)
    AL: Hudson (Joe Terrones)
    AL: Earlham (Dion Braet and Marty Dalton)
    AL: Madrid (Kelley Grothus)
    AL: Martensdale St. Mary’s (Josh Hart)

    2A
    COY: Treynor (Chaley Hempel)
    AL: Waukon (Tyler Scholl)
    AL: Unity Christian (Shauna Vander Kooi)
    AL: West Marshall (Cynthia Hilleman)
    AL: PCM Monroe (Eric Osterhaus)
    AL: Van Meter (Josh Flaws)

    3A
    COY: Pella (Doug Cutler)
    AL: Des Moines Christian (Andrew Hamer)
    AL: Mt. Vernon-Lisbon, (Kory Swart)
    AL: Sioux Center (Brock Lehman)
    AL: Winterset (Trey Thompson)
    AL: Solon (Emy Williams)

    4A
    COY: Waukee Northwest (Pete Westerkamp)
    AL: Pleasant Valley (Jane Wheeler)
    AL: Johnston (Pat Hennes)
    AL: Ankeny Centennial (Eric Cogdill)
    AL: Dallas Center Grimes (Justin Droppert)
    AL: Cedar Falls (Leah Jennings)
Class 1A Girls XC 2025 COY
Connie Formanek (South Winneshiek), Alica Jones (Sumner-Fredricksburg), Joe Terrones (Hudson), Kelley Grothus (Madrid), and Josh Hart (Martensdale-St. Mary’s)
Class 2A Girls XC 2025 COY
Eric Osterhaus (PCM Monroe), Chaley Hempel (Treynor), and Josh Flaws (Van Meter)
Class 3A Girls XC 2025 COY
Andrew Hamer (Des Moines Christian), Trey Thompson (Winterset), and Emy Williams (Solon)
Class 4A Girls XC 2025 COY
Leah Jennings (Cedar Falls)

2025 Middle School Award Winner

Seth Thorson, Forest City

Middle School XC 2025 COY
Forest City Head Coach DJ Wolfram and Forest City Middle School Coach Seth Thorson

2025 Assistant Coach of the Year

Boys Assistant Coach of the Year: Stacy Garrels, Indianola

Girls Assistant Coach of the Year: Heather Yochum, Treynor

Boys Assistant XC 2025 COY
Kevin Barnes (Head Coach-Indianola) and Stacy Garrels (Assistant Coach-Indianola)
Girls Assistant XC 2025 COY
Treynor Head Coach Chaley Hempel and Treynor Assistant Coach Heather Yochum

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