Iowarunjumpthrow.com recently released their preseason rankings for the girls class 1a cross country season and Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center’s team sits within the top ten.

ACGC girls cross country team is placed 9th in the rankings. The Lady Chargers made the state tournament last year in Fort Dodge and Head Coach Colin Shawgo feels like they have something to prove this year.

“And I think they’re going to surprise some people with how much better they have gotten and how good they have the potential to be. And they use that 15th place finish as their main motivator. It’s what a lot of them have talked about over the past nine months.”

Coach Shawgo says his goal the girls team is to finish top 5 in the state. The seniors this year will include Taylor Carlson and Kierston Knobbe along with juniors include Hayden Coffman, Katelyn Schafer, Emerson Van Meter and Kelsey Carlson.