DES MOINES -- Mind over matter?In the case of Stephanie Jenks, it's more like "body over mind.""My goal was to sit back and wait for my body to do what it felt like doing," Jenks said Thursday after winning the girls' 3,000-meter championship at the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids Washington cross country runner Shannon Gorman gets faster by running with the boy's team.TV9's Chelsi McDonald profiles Gorman in the video above.

Top returning girls' cross country individuals for 2012:Name Yr. School 2011 state finishRachel Perry Jr. Linn-Mar 12th in 4A, 14:29Molly Leveille Sr. Iowa City West 13th in 4A, 14:29Lauren Benzing Sr. Solon 2nd in 3A, 14:30Alyssa Averhoff Jr. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 16th in 4A, 14:34Pombie Silverman Sr. Iowa City West 17th in 4A, 14:35Morgan Uridil Jr. Linn-Mar 19th in 4A, 14:37Shannon Gorman Jr. Cedar Rapids Washington 22nd in 4A, ...

MARION -- Rachel Perry called it "a blur."Speak for yourself. And of yourself.Perry anchored home a speedy 1,600-meter relay to clinch a team championship for host Linn-Mar at the Lion Relays girls' track meet Tuesday at Linn-Mar Stadium.Kennedy Japenga, Audra Schminke, Maddie Saville and Perry ran ...

 CEDAR FALLS -- It was the most important race of the season. But for Robert Hogg and Etienne Nzoyisaba, it wasn't much different than a jaunt on Cottage Grove Avenue or in Noelridge Park."Just like practice," Hogg grinned.Hogg and Nzoyisaba finished 1-2 to lead the ...