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Houdeshell wins historic wheelchair race
FORT DODGE - Jordan Houdeshell enjoys blazing new trails for himself and other people with physical disabilities.
He did it again Saturday in historic fashion.
Houdeshell won the first wheelchair cross country title in state history with an inspirational performance that drew the loudest ovations of the day at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course.
State officials think it also was the first wheelchair state cross country race in the country.
"I think it's awesome," said Houdeshell, a junior at Linn-Mar High School. "This may sound kind of dumb, but I wish I wasn't the first, because I wish there were more people doing it."
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