Category: Boys Cross Country

  • Messerly Wins Again! State Cross Country Recap

    Messerly Wins Again! State Cross Country Recap

    Piper Messerly is back in the winner’s circle! The DCG Junior claimed a second consecutive Iowa High School Cross Country State Championship with a time of 17:41 to claim the Class 4A title on Saturday, November 1. Messerly also took home the crown as a sophomore in 2024. Piper was joined in the 2025 top

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  • Double Dose of DCG at State XC

    Double Dose of DCG at State XC

    The DCG Cross Country teams are heading back to the Iowa High School State Championships! The Mustangs qualified for state after an impressive performance at the Class 4A State Qualifying Meet in Council Bluffs on Wednesday, October 22. State Qualifying Results – DCG Girls State Qualifying Results – DCG Boys Our Mustangs will run at

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  • DCG Boys Cross Country Celebrates Strong Season

    DCG Boys Cross Country Celebrates Strong Season
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    The DCG Boys Cross Country team celebrated their season at a banquet on November 12. The Mustangs finished second in theLittle Hawkeye Conference, with four all-conference members, second at the district meet with four all-district members, and finished fourth at the Iowa High School State Meet with a 2nd Team All-State runner. Since 2014, the

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  • Messerly Claims State Cross Country Title

    Messerly Claims State Cross Country Title

    DCG has a state champion! Sophomore Piper Messerly claimed the Class 4A State Championship! Piper’s winning time was 17:58.7 and she led the Mustangs to a 5th place team finish! Click here to view the results. Messerly is DCG’s first state champion since Madison Waymire (Melchert) won the crown in 2011. The DCG Boys Cross

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  • DCG Cross Country Heads to State

    DCG Cross Country Heads to State

    Back to state! The DCG Boys and Girls Cross Country teams are heading back to the Iowa High School State Cross Country Meet. The DCG Girls took home second place in the state qualifying meet and will head back to Fort Dodge. Piper Messerly won the event with a time of 17:51.5. Maddy Stevens (6th),

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  • Get to Know – Matt Pries

    Get to Know – Matt Pries

    Where did you grow up? Mostly Iowa (Dubuque, Parkersburg, Pella), though I lived in Michigan and Washington briefly when I was young.   Schools attended? Pella High School Wartburg College  University of Northern Iowa Who is in your family? I’m married to Heidi (21 years); we have two sons, Owen (20) and Alex (18).  Favorite hobby

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  • The DCG Double at State Cross Country

    The DCG Double at State Cross Country

    Our Mustangs are moving to state! BOTH the DCG Boys and DCG Girls Cross Country teams are heading to the state meet! The state competition is scheduled for Friday, October 27 in Fort Dodge! The DCG Girls won the State Qualifying Meet Championship in Ames on October 18. The Mustangs had four runners in the top ten!

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