DES MOINES — The River Valley Conference is a strong conference for many sports and last week, the Iowa Track and Field Coaches Association choose many RVC cross-country teams in their 2019 preseason rankings.
Both Tipton cross-country teams are ranked. The Tiger boys begin 2019 ranked No. 1 in Class 2A. The Tigers are the defending Class 2A state champs and have ve of their runners from last year’s state title back. Two Tigers are ranked individually. Junior Caleb Shumaker is ranked No. 1 in Class 2A after finishing fourth individually at the state meet last year. Senior Trent Pelzer is in the runners to watch category. The top-three ranked runners in Class 2A are from the River Valley Conference. Tipton’s Caleb Shumaker is ranked first followed by Bellevue’s Brady Griebel second, and Camanche’s Dylan Darsidan who is ranked third. Tipton senior Trent Pelzer is among the runners to watch in Class 2A. In Class 1A, Wilton’s Buddy Darting is ranked in the top-10 at No. 7.
Other RVC boy’s teams that are ranked are in 2A, Monticello No. 2, Camanche No. 7, Bellevue No. 14. In Class 1A, Durant is ranked 15th and Wilton 20th.
On the girl’s side, Tipton begins the season ranked No. 17. The Tigers return two runners with state meet experience in juniors Kallie Wallick and Rachel Bier- man. Bierman qualified individually in 2017 and Wallick qualified last year and placed in the top-15 finishers to earn All-State honors. Wallick begins the season ranked No. 10 in the top runner preseason rankings.
RVC teams ranked are Mid-Prairie No. 3 in 2A and Iowa City Regina No. 2 in Class 1A.
Class 2A Girls Rankings
1. Williamsburg, 2. Woodbury Central-Kingsley Pierson, 3. Mid-Prairie, 4. Jesup, 5. Panorama, 6. Danville-New London, 7. Starmont, 8. Waukon, 9. Unity Christian, 10. Dike-New Hartford, 11. Albia, 12. Cherokee, 13. Guthrie Center, 14. Shenandoah, 15. Crestwood. Other teams to watch: Emmetsburg, Tipton, GCGR, Roland- Story, Chariton.
Class 2A Boys Rankings
1. Tipton, 2. Monticello, 3. South Hardin, 4. Albia, 5. Davis County, 6. Des Moines Christian, 7. Camanche, 8. Okoboji, 9. Grundy Center/ Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 10. GLR-Central Lyon,
11. Williamsburg, 12. Unity Christian, 13. Red Oak, 14. Bellevue, 15. Western Christian. Other teams to watch: Crestwood, Red Oak, Sheldon, Waukon, Dike-New Hartford.
Class 1A Girls Rankings
1. Logan-Magnolia, 2. Iowa City Regina, 3. Hud- son, 4. Lansing Kee, 5. Aplington-Parkersburg, 6. Cascade, 7. Denver, 8. Pekin, 9. Earlham, 10. Bellevue Marquette, 11. North Linn, 12. East Marshall, 13. South Winneshiek, 14. Tri-Center, 15. Ridge View.
Class 1A Boys Rankings
1. Madrid, 2. Calamus-Wheatland, 3. Maquoketa Valley, 4. Nodaway Valley, 5. Earlham, 6. South Winneshiek, 7. Pekin, 8. BCLUW, 9. Council Blu s St. Alberts, 10. Woodward Academy, 11. Mason City Newman, 12. Denver, 13. Trinity Christian, 14. Ogden, 15. Durant. Other teams to watch: West Fork, Central Springs, Tri-Center, Woodbine, Wilton.
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