AMES -- Josh Evans and Stephanie Jenks of Linn-Mar posted impressive victories at the Heartland Classic cross country meet on the Iowa State campus Saturday.

Evans, a junior at Linn-Mar, won the boys 5K race in 15:52, topping a field of 175 runners that included Ben Anderson, the defending state champion from West Des Moines Valley.

Jenks, just a freshman, captured the girls 4K race in 14:10, stamping her as one of the favorites for the state title this year. She topped a field of 179 contestants.

Evans finished ahead of Anderson in the Heartland Classic last year as well, but Anderson won the state title a month later and Evans was second. Now Evans has beaten Anderson again, perhaps setting the stage for another showdown at the state meet in October.

Evans beat Will Burke of Edina, Minn., by nine seconds Saturday. Anderson placed fourth in 16:06, a full 14 seconds behind Evans.

Jenks is a nationally ranked triathlete who jumped onto the state cross country scene this month by winning the Cedar Rapids Invitational. She also competes for the Linn-Mar swim team.

Jenks defeated Jeralyn Poe of Lincoln, Neb., by 14 seconds Saturday. Linn-Mar finished second in the 24-team standings with 106 points. Dowling won top honors with 70 markers.

Etienne Nzoyisaba from Cedar Rapids Washington finished seventh in the boys race in 16:19. Mitch Pritts of Cedar Rapids Prairie placed 10th in 16:22.

Linn-Mar finished seventh in the boys standings with 191 points. Prairie placed 11th (292) and Washington was 12th (320). Dowling won the title with 65 points.

Shannon Gorman of Cedar Rapids Washington placed 11th in the girls race in 14:56.

Teams from Iowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota competed in the prestigious event.

HEARTLAND CLASSIC

At Iowa State

GIRLS RESULTS

4K

Team Standings

1. Dowling 70, 2. Linn-Mar 106, 3. Iowa City West 144, 4. Bettendorf 152, 5. Waukee 171, 6. West Des Moines Valley 189, 7. Ames 200, 8. Cedar Falls 205, 9. Johnston 208, 10. Des Moines Roosevelt 254, 11. Eastview (Minn.) 254, 12. Marian (Neb.) 316, 13. Ankeny 333, 14. Olathe North (Kan.) 369, 15. Fremont (Neb.) 400, 16. Dallas Center-Grimes 404, 17. Millard North (Neb.) 482, 18. Pella 500, 19. Sioux Falls Roosevelt (S.D.) 507, 20. Shawnee Mission South (Kan.) 528, 21. Shawnee Mission North (Kan.) 530, 22. Indianola 587, 23. Prairie 659, 24. Des Moines Hoover 786.

Top 10 Individuals

1. Stephanie Jenks, Linn-Mar       14:10

2. Jeralyn Poe, Lincoln (Neb.)     14:24

3. Ashlynn Yocom, IC West          14:25

4. Allison Gregg, Cedar Falls      14:28

5. Karissa Schweizer, Dowling      14:34

6. Madison Waymire, Dallas Center  14:37

7. Brianna King, Cedar Falls       14:47

8. Mckenzie Iverson, Shawnee NW    14:49

9. Lydia Saggau, WDM Valley        14:52

10. Katie Patrick, Sioux Falls     14:54

Linn-Mar Results

1. Stephanie Jenks 14:10, 13. Rachel Perry 15:17, 14. Amber Decker 15:17, 25. Maddie Saville 15:36, 53. Morgan Uridil 16:07, 64. Morgan Garcia 16:17, 91. Caitlin Novak 16:38.

Prairie Results

86. Beth Heims 16:34, 133. Madeline Rainey 17:20, 144. Anna Rubsam 17:49, 147. Hope Steimel 18:02, 149. Sarah Meyers 18:08, 150. Abby Rubsam 18:09, 153. Holly Wisnousky 18:16.

BOYS RESULTS

5K

Team Standings

1. Dowling 65, 2. Fremont (Neb.) 161, 3. Sioux Falls Lincoln (S.D.) 163, 4. Wayzata (Minn.) 169, 5. Iowa City West 171, 6. Edina (Minn.) 182, 7. Linn-Mar 191, 8. Shawnee Mission NW (Kan.) 194, 9. Sioux Falls Roosevelt (S.D.) 263, 10. West Des Moines Valley (269), 11. Prairie 392, 12. Washington 320, 13. Waukee 324, 14. Pella 357, 15. Ames 368, 16. Johnston 386, 17. Shawnee Mission North (Kan.) 424, 18. Indianola 424, 19. Lincoln North Star (Neb.) 440, 20. Ankeny 542, 21. Shawnee Mission South (Kan.) 548, 22. Olathe North (Kan.) 554, 23. Des Moines Roosevelt 555, 24. Millard North (Neb.) 644, 25. Des Moines Lincoln 748, 26. Des Moines Hoover 809.

Top 10 Individuals

1. Josh Evans, Linn-Mar              15:52

2. Will Burke, Edina (Minn.)         16:01

3. Mohamed Hamdan, Lincoln (Neb.)    16:03

4. Ben Anderson, WDM Valley          16:06

5. Nathan Schroeder, Sioux Falls     16:15

6. Jason Thomas, Dowling             16:18

7. Etienne Nzoyisaba, Washington    16:19

8. Spencer Clark, Dowling            16:20

9. Connor Olson, Wayzata             16:21

10. Mitch Pritts, Prairie            16:22

Linn-Mar Results

1. Josh Evans 15:52, 19. Chase Grabau 16:35, 40. Tanner Rathje 17:04, 57. Kyle Read 17:17, 74. Michael Mather 17:30, 75. Jay Halverson 17:31, 122. Keegan Cook 18:08.

Prairie Results

10. Mitch Pritts 16:22, 31. Isaiah Vlasek 16:55, 67. Jake Moore 17:25, 79. Zach Waite 17:34, 105. Connor Neuhaus 17:58, 118. Luke Galloway 18:05, 141. Ross Adams 18:30.

Cedar Rapids Washington Results

7. Etienne Nzoyisaba 16:19, 61. Joe Berry 17:21, 62. Trevor Luebe 17:21, 86. Jon Rockwell 17:40, 104. Matt Wittman 17:57, 143. Finbar Berry 18:38, 150. Robbie Gearhart 18:46.