On Saturday, Clarke cross country runners Claire Jacobsen and Izzy Hay competed in the Class 2A girls cross country state meet, along with 134 other runners.
Senior Jacobsen placed 71st with a final time of 21:18.5. Mile one was run in 6:22.5, mile two 7:04.3 and the final mile 7:51.7. Jacobsen’s time set a personal record.
Sophomore Hay finished in 85th, with a time of 21:35.9. She completed mile one in 6:20.1, mile two 7:04.8 and the last mile in 8:11.0
Noelle Steines of Tipton won the meet with a time of 18:12.8; Van Meter’s Laura Streck came in second with 18:31.8, and third went to McKenna Montgomery of Albia with a time of 18:43.8.