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National Spotlight Awaits Dutch at Gans Creek Classic
The Pella girls will step onto one of the country’s premier cross country courses Friday evening for their most significant test of the season. Only Pella’s top 10 girls will make the trip to Columbia, [...]
Dutch Girls Battle to Runner-Up Finish at Heartland Classic; Boys Tested in Deep Field
Saturday’s Heartland Classic delivered exactly what its reputation suggests: a deep field, difficult racing and a meaningful test for the Pella Cross Country teams. With temperatures hovering around 79 degrees and rain leaving the Central [...]
Dutch Set for Major Midseason Test at Heartland Classic
The Pella cross country teams return to the Central College Cross Country Course on Saturday for the Heartland Classic, one of the largest and most competitive regular-season meets on their schedule. The field brings [...]
Dutch Girls Deliver Statewide Statement at Gilbert; Boys Battle Through Adversity
Pella’s girls delivered their most complete performance of the young season Thursday at the Gilbert Invitational, dominating a deep field of ranked teams at the Iowa State University Cross Country Course. The Dutch placed four [...]
Meet Preview: No. 1 vs. No. 2 Highlights Gilbert Invitational
The Pella Dutch return to action Thursday, September 10, for one of the strongest meets on their regular-season schedule: the Gilbert Cross Country Invitational at the Iowa State Cross Country Course in Ames. Twenty high [...]
2026 Pella Invitational Recap
Brenneman Returns as Dutch Girls Dominate Pella Invitational Photo Credit Andrew Schneider The return of senior Elsie Brenneman highlighted a dominant performance by the Pella girls Saturday morning at the Pella Invitational, while [...]
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Legacy of Success
BOYS
Little Hawkeye Conference Championships
2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2023
SQM Champions
2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021, 2022. 2023, 2024, 2025
State Meet Appearances (place)
2005 (15th), 2006 (13th), 2007 (2nd), 2008 (2nd), 2009 (1st), 2010 (6th), 2011 (1st), 2012 (2nd), 2013 (4th), 2014 (3rd), 2015 (3rd), 2016 (5th), 2018 (5th), 2019 (10th), 2020 (4th), 2021 (4th), 2022 (1st), 2023 (2nd), 2024 (3rd), 2025 (3rd)
GIRLS
Little Hawkeye Conference Championships
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2024, 2025
SQM Champions
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
State Meet Appearances (place)
2006 (12th), 2007 (3rd), 2008 (10th), 2009 (5th), 2010 (3rd), 2011 (3rd), 2012 (7th), 2013 (4th), 2014 (6th), 2015 (2nd), 2016 (2nd), 2017 (2nd), 2018 (6th), 2019 (8th), 2020 (8th), 2022 (1st), 2023 (1st), 2024 (1st), 2025 (1st)
2025 season Coaches Challenge
The coaching staff has committed to running 4,500 miles between the State November 1st, 2024 and the first day of practice August 11th, 2025. You can follow the coaches on Strava, Instagram, Twitter, and this page to see our progress.
2,841 Miles Run as of June 2, 2025 (69 days left)