Avery Rump News Today

DES MOINES -- On a sweltering hot final day at the state track meet Saturday at Drake Stadium, Mara Smith simply blistered the blue oval.

The Fort Madison High School had plenty to prove at the Southeast Conference track and field meet Thursday at Richmond Stadium.

The Fort Madison High School girls track and field team paid its dues in the weight room in the off-season.

The Fort Madison High School girls track and field team finally got outdoors, and it proved to be a breath of fresh air for the Bloodhounds.

Fort Madison High School cross country coach Brian Mendez couldn’t have scripted a much better finish to the season than the one that played out on a cold, windy, wet

Paetyn Wiegand spent last fall watching her cross country teammates compete in the sport she loves most.

Avery Rump loves to run.

The Gilbert girls and boys teams and Ames female runner Claire Helmers have state championship aspirations heading into the state cross country meet.

Dutch Cross Country Teams Sweep All District Titles on Road to Fort Dodge

Fort Madison High School sophomore Avery Rump knows the cross country course at Rodeo Park so well that she could probably run it with her eyes closed.