Prairie Boys Cross Country

Hawks, Cougars rule in Iowa City

IOWA CITY - Cedar Rapids Prairie senior Mitch Pritts raced to victory at the Iowa City West Invitational cross country meet Tuesday and led the Hawks to the team championship.

The Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls also had a good day and claimed first place in their race.

Pritts captured the 5K boys race in 16 minutes, 7.51 seconds. Mason Tope of Davenport Central finished second in 16:14.04.

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Prairie runs 3rd at Heartland Classic

AMES - Cedar Rapids Prairie placed third out of 33 teams at the 7th Heartland Classic Saturday on the Iowa State course in Ames.

Four Hawks finished in the Top 30 with Isaiah Vlasek 17th, Mitch Pritts 21st, Jake Moore 22nd and Tysen Van Draska 28th.

Edina (Minn.) won the boys' race. Johnston placed second with 168 points, nipping top-ranked Prairie by eight points for the runnerup spot.

Linn-Mar finished 13th and Cedar Rapids Washington was 28th.

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Pritts ranked No.1 in cross country

Cedar Rapids Prairie senior Mitch Pritts has taken over the No.1 spot in the Class 4A state cross country rankings, compiled by the Iowa Track Coaches Association.

Pritts won the Cedar Rapids Invitational last Thursday and jumped from No.3 to No.1 in the rankings. His performance helped Prairie climb from No.11 to No.1 in the team rankings.

The Prairie Hawks have four runners in the Top 25 with Pritts at No.1, Isaiah Vlasek No.5, Jake Moore No.10 and Tyson Van Draska No.21.

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Prairie jumps to No.1 in rankings

The Cedar Rapids Prairie boys cross country team jumped into the No.1 spot in the Class 4A rankings Wednesday by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches.

Prairie won the Cedar Rapids Invitational last Thursday and climbed all the way from No.11 to the top spot among the biggest schools in the state.

Linn-Mar, which had been No.1, fell to No.3 in the rankings, but the Lions have been running without state track champion Josh Evans, who is expected to return this Saturday at the Heartland Classic in Ames.

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