Defending Class 4A state champion Pleasant Valley claimed victory on its home course Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, as the second-ranked Spartans defeated No. 1 Johnston and three other teams ranked in the top 10 in their class at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Pleasant Valley won the team title with 51 points; Johnston was second with 80; Edina, ranked fourth in Class AAA in Minnesota, was third with 93; Iowa City High, ranked fifth in Iowa 4A, was fourth with 95; and Naperville North, ranked second by MileSplit in the Illinois 3A ratings, rounded out the top five with 107.

Ninth-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie placed seventh, No. 13 Iowa City West was eighth and No. 17 Iowa City Liberty placed ninth in the 15-team standings.

Emma Chesterman of Dubuque Senior won individual honors, running the 5,000-meter course in 18 minutes, 38 seconds. Joley Sullivan of Davenport Central was the runner-up in 18:45. Abigail Burns led City High with a sixth-place finish (18:59) and Prairie’s Harper Groteluschen (eighth, 19:14) and City High’s Grace Hamann (ninth, 19:17) and Eliza Doster (11th, 19:19) also finished in the top 11.

Iowa City High's top two runners, Grace Hamann (126) and Eliza Doster (127) round a corner Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. Hamann placed ninth, and Doster took 11th place. Dubuque Senior's Emma Chesterman (407) was the individual champion of the 5,000-meter race in 18:38. Iowa City West's Adrienne Hodge (565), one of five ninth-graders among West's top seven runners, led the team with a 41st-place finish in 20:41. Dubuque Hempstead's Chelsea Heiberger (346) placed 39th.

Harper Groteluschen (222) of Cedar Rapids Prairie and Lyla Drayna (464) of Edina (Minn.) head toward the final turn and the homestretch Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. Drayna, who placed seventh as an eighth-grader last year at the Minnesota Class AAA state meet, finished seventh Saturday in 19:12, 2 seconds of Groteluschen, who placed eighth.

Iowa City Liberty's Chelsea VeDepo (513) runs ahead of teammate Mackenzie Maher (511), Dubuque Hempstead's Chelsea Heiberger (346) and Iowa City High's Madeline Fischer (131), Naomi Downing-Sherer (second from left) and Calissa Fruin (second from right) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. VeDepo led Liberty with a 36th-place finish in 20:31.

Top-10 finishers Rianna Tandon (842) of Naperville North, 10th place in 19:17; Harper Groteluschen (222) of Cedar Rapids Prairie, eighth in 19:14; Abigail Burns (125) of Iowa City High, sixth in 18:59; and Lyla Drayna (464) of Edina, seventh in 19:12, complete the first mile Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Runners climb the first uphill portion of the course Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. The early frontrunners include third-place finisher Alyx Woodley (644) of Johnston, fifth-place finisher Maddie Millage (929) of Pleasant Valley, seventh-place finisher Lyla Drayna (464) of Edina (Minn.) and runner-up Joley Sullivan (286) of Davenport Central.

Pleasant Valley's Brynn Edgin (931) and Vivian McCombs (932) run side by side as they pass the mile mark Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. Edgin and McCombs finished 12th and 13th, respectively, to help the defending Class 4A state championship team win their home invitational.

A group of Iowa City West runners, including Kate Van Waning (564) and Ellie DeWaard (567), are in a group making a turn to the left early on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. Also in the group are Muscatine's Avery Bradley (741) and Pleasant Valley's Selah Flanigan (934).

Aleah Williams of Iowa City Liberty and Dubuque Senior's Millie Eikamp battle each other nearing the finish line Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. Eikamp edged Williams by 1 second for 56th place.

Iowa City West's top runner, Adrienne Hodge, passes the mile mark with others, including Dubuque Senior's Briel Bechen (406), Edina's Kasja Howe (469) and Naperville North's Georgia Karstens (839) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Anika Roe (224) of Cedar Rapids Prairie, Ava Twait (566) of Iowa City West and Ella Lambi (510) of Iowa City Liberty run with Dubuque Senior's Mallory Schaefer (411) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Iowa City West's Kate Van Waning (564) runs in a pack of Cedar Rapids Prairie runners -- Reese Wiley (227), Ella Faul (221), Stella Rose (226) and Anika Roe (224) -- Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Kasja Howe (469) and Maren Ohe (468) of Edina (Minn.) and Georgia Karstens (839) of Naperville North lead a pack of Johnston runners, including Grace Beasley (639), Audrey Dummermuth (640) and Aubrielle Tousey (642) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Top-10 placewinners Rianna Tandon (842) of Naperville (Ill.) North, Harper Groteluschen (222) of Cedar Rapids Prairie and Lyla Drayna (464) of Edina (Minn.) pass the mile mark Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Pleasant Valley's Vivian McCombs (932), Edina's Lyla Drayna (464), Pleasant Valley's Sarah Foad (930) and Davenport Central's Joley Sullivan (286) make a left turn after climbing an early hill Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Rock Island's Lucille Mass (left) and North Scott's Natalie O'Flahrity battle as the top runner for each team Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. O'Flahrity placed 60th in 21:38, while Mass finished 62nd, 4 seconds later.

Ninth-graders Ella Stone (left) of Iowa City West and Eleanor Johnson of Iowa City Liberty approach the homestretch Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. Stone finished 1 second ahead of Johnson.

Iowa City West's Angela Wang (570) runs ahead of Muscatine's Kensley Paul (746) and Marissa Eads (742) and Davenport Central's Emma DeToye (283) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Iowa City Liberty's Ayla Trolliet (left) and Claire Cannon reach the top of the final hill and head for the finish line Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Haddon Stilling (841) of Naperville North runs ahead of Cedar Rapids Prairie's Ella Faul (221) and Stella Rose (226) and Dubuque Hempstead's Paige Pitz (350) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Cedar Rapids Prairie's Ella Faul (221) and Stella Rose (226) run on each side of Paige Pitz of Dubuque Hempstead on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Aleah Williams of Iowa City Liberty runs ahead of Rock Island's Amelia Heine (1016) and North Scott's Natalie O'Flahrity (854) at the mile mark Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Edina's Kasja Howe (469) and Maren Ohe (468), and Naperville North's Georgia Karstens (839) follow Briel Bechen (406) of Dubuque Senior on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Grace Hamann (front) and Eliza Doster (back) of Iowa City High run with Harper Groteluschen (left) of Cedar Rapids Prairie and Lyla Drayna (464) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Harper Groteluschen (222) of Cedar Rapids Prairie leads a group, including Brynn Edgin (931) of Pleasant Valley, around a corner Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. Groteluschen claimed eighth place to lead Prairie.

Iowa City High runners Grace Hamann (126) and Eliza Doster pass the mile mark ahead of Pleasant Valley's Brynn Edgin (931) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Eventual meet winner Emma Chesterman (407) of Dubuque Senior follows meet runner-up Joley Sullivan (286) of Davenport Central as they pass the 1-mile mark Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Johnston's Alyx Woodley (left) and Pleasant Valley's Maddie Millage (929) pass the mile mark in the lead Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. Both were timed in 5:48 for the opening mile.

Sarah Foad (930) of Pleasant Valley passes the 1-mile mark (orange box) in third place in 5:51 on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Ellie DeWaard of Iowa City West reaches the top of the final hill, called the "Exasperator," on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Iowa City West's Kate Van Waning (564) and Cedar Rapids Prairie's Reese Wiley (227) follow Dubuque Senior's Lisa Hoyer (409) past the mile mark Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Joley Sullivan (286) of Davenport Central, who was the meet runner-up in 18:45, passes the mile mark in fourth place (5:52) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Shania Tandon (843) of Naperville North is followed by Jaylee Duncan (933) of Pleasant Valley and Edina (Minn.) teammates Eva Jain (465) and Kate Hanson (467) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Iowa City Liberty runners Ayla Trolliet (512) and Claire Cannon (508) are followed by North Scott's Sophi Schneckloth (851) and Khloe Hamilton (850) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Alyx Woodley (644) of Johnston and Madde Millage (929) of Pleasant Valley lead the runners up the first incline Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Lamise Ajram (220) of Cedar Rapids Prairie runs with Cameron Shumpert (285) of Davenport Central on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Iowa City West's Ellie DeWaard (567) runs with Muscatine's Whitney Estabrook (743) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Iowa City Liberty's Ayla Trolliet (512), Eleanor Johnson (509) and Claire Cannon (508) run together near Rock Island's Yazmyne Martinez (1020) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Grace Beasley (639) leads a Johnston pack of Audrey Dummermuth (640), Ele Wharton (643) and Aubrielle Tousey (642) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Johnston's Grace Beasley (639), Audrey Dummermuth (640) and Aubrielle Tousey run with Naperville North's Chloe Piot (840) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

From left, Cedar Prairie's Harper Groteluschen, Iowa City High's Abigail Burns and Edina's Lyla Drayna run together Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Naperville (Ill.) North athletes Chloe Piot (840), Haddon Stilling (center), Georgia Karstens (839) and Valentine Abramov (837) run in a pack Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Sarah Hughes of Cedar Rapids Prairie checks her watch as she nears the homestretch Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Ella Stone (569) of Iowa City West runs ahead of North Scott's Sophi Schneckloth (851) and Zoey Ayers on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Frankie Gotto (935) of Pleasant Valley, Nevaeh Kessler (410) of Dubuque Senior and Riley Koehler (470) of Edina run side by side Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Anika Roe of Cedar Rapids Prairie heads toward the finish line Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

North Scott's Brylee Rathe eyes the final turn and the homestretch Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Karen Martinez of Molina and Ellie Huebl (284) of Davenport Central run together Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Dubuque Hempstead's Natalie Leitzen (348) and Maria Hart (345) run together Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Rock Island's Izabel Vega (1015) and Amelia Heine (1016) run together Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Iowa City Liberty's Ella Lambi makes a final push toward the finish line Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Iowa City High's Claire Locher heads toward the finish line Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Susanna Olson of Iowa City West passes the 1-mile mark Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Dubuque Hempstead's Zoey Pelegrin (349) and Willa Foust (344) run together Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Olivia Seidlitz of Rock Island runs Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Dubuqe Hempstead's top runner Chelsea Heiberger runs Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Pleasant Valley's Nos. 6 and 7 runners, Frankie Gotto (935) and Selah Flanigan (934) run together Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Iowa City Liberty's Eleanor Johnson (509) follows teammate Ayla Trolliet (512) while running ahead of Bettendorf's Olivia McGivern (22), Muscatine's Kirsten Holler (744) and Rock Island's Sydnee Mosely (1019 and Olivia Seidlitz (1018) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Ella Stone (569) of Iowa City West runs ahead of North Scott's Sophi Schneckloth (851) and Zoey Ayers (856), and Bettendorf's Hadley James (21) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Bettendorf's Olivia McGivern (22) and Noelle inger (23) challenge each other in a battle to be their team's No. 3 runner Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf. Winger finished 2 seconds ahead of McGivern.

Rock Island's Sydnee Mosely (1019) and Olivia Seidlitz (1018) run on each side of Bettendorf's Campbell Keibler (25) on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, at the Spartan Invitational girls cross country meet at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.