Posted: Aug 03, 2018

2018 Girls Cross Country Preview

School: Urbandale

Nickname: J-Hawks

Class: 4A

Colors: Blue and White

Conference: Central Iowa Metropolitan League – Iowa Conference

Head Coach:

Dan Davis (University of Northern Iowa, 1995)

20^th Season at Urbandale

2017 Record / Highlights:

Placed 6^th at the State Meet
Placed 2^nd at the Regional Meet
Placed 3^rd at the Iowa Conference Meet
Individual places at state meet: Macy Gaskill (15^th), Kayla Owens (22^nd), Ally Redenius (45^th), Abby Huls (50^th), Avery Peterson (59^th), Kati Heller (74^th), Brie Ruch (98^th)
Kati Heller was named to the Academic All-State Team

2018 Returning Letterwinners (14):

Carrie Cox
Kali Dixon
Emma Cochran
Reese Dial
Maggie Gardner
Abby Huls
Hope Johnson
Kayla Owens
Ally Redenius
Tessa Streich
Mykenna Cole
Macy Gaskill
Katelyn Moore
Brie Ruch

2018 Outlook:

Urbandale opens the season at Marshalltown on August 23, 2018, and once again hosts its own meet on September 1, 2018. Dan Davis and the J-Hawks look to return as a team to the State Meet in Fort Dodge in late October and improve upon their 6^th place finish from one year ago.

For more information, contact Head Coach Dan Davis at (515) 457-6885 or davisd@urbandaleschools.com or Bill Watson at (515) 457-6994 or william.watson@j-hawks.com.