History of ICWGXC
Iowa City West Girls Cross Country has a rich tradition of being successful. Over the years, the Trojans have taken home 5 Team State Titles, 6 Individual State Titles and 19 MVC Championship Titles. The 2001 team was ranked number 6 in Prep Teams of The Century by Iowa News Now and still holds the state record for lowest point total at the State Championships with 28, as well as finishing ranked #4 in the nation.
Fastforward to 15:50 on the video to see highlights of the 2001 team!
5 Time Team State Champions
1997 State Champions
77 points - Brittany Keith (9th) Lauren Levy (11th) Lesley Smith (12th) Laura Schlapkohl (20th) Veronica Bordewick (25th) Meredith Pedde (54th) Andrea Buckwalter (92nd)
1998 State Champions
50 points - Lesley Smith (2nd) Jeni Frudden (3rd) Lauren Levy (4th) Brittany Keith (14th) Veronica Bordewick (27th) Maggie Gill (74th) Sara Juvenal (99th)
2000 State Champions
31 points - Jeni Frudden (1st) Lesley Smith (3rd) Robdu Adam (5th) Lauren Levy (8th) Shirley Stern (14th) Lynn Dobyns (21st) Maggie Gill (111th)
2001 State Champions
28 points (lowest all-time!) - Jeni Frudden (1st) Robdu Adam (5th) Lynn Dobyns (6th) Julia Frudden (7th) Shirley Stern (9th) Janet Dobyns (11th) Nicole Novak (30th)
2004 State Champions
60 points - Sara Wickman (2nd) Janet Dobyns (9th) Claire Hall (11th) Julia Frudden (12th) Elise Walz (32nd) Christine Skopec (38th) Naomi Hillsman (87th)
ICWXC Individual State Champions
Jeni Frudden
2000 State Champion
Became the first Iowa City West girl to win a cross country state title, running 3200m in 10:59 and winning by 10 seconds!
Jeni Frudden
2001 State Champion
Led her team to the lowest point total in State Meet history with 28 points by running 3200m in a record 10:46 and winning by 23 seconds
Robdu Adam
2002 State Champion
Ran 14:07 in the 4000 meters to win by 12 seconds!
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Sara Wickman
2003 State Champion
Wins her first of two state titles by running 14:06 to win by 4 seconds over rival City High!
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Sara Wickman
2005 State Champion
Claimed her 2nd State Title and ran 14:41 in the 4000 meters to win by 10 seconds!
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Bailey Nock
2016 State Champion
Ran 18:06.90 in the 5000 meters to win by nearly 4 seconds!
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