Making History: Johnston’s Patrick Bose Wins XC Title
Johnston’s Patrick Bose capped off his senior season by winning the class 4A state Cross Country title on Saturday. Patrick won with a time of 15:37, six seconds ahead of the second
Johnston senior Patrick Bose made school history by winning the Class 4A state cross country meet. Photo courtesy of Michael Zamora/Des Moines Register.
place runner. Patrick becomes the first-ever individual state champion for Johnston’s Cross Country program from either gender. As a team, the Dragons finished in sixth place overall. It was the fourth time in five years the Dragons have finished in the top 6 at state (2012 – 6th, 2013 – 2nd, 2014 – 3rd, 2016 – 6th). Congrats to all of the runners, Coaches Matt Jaschen and Pat Mattingly, and all of the Dragon parents and supporters on a great season! Below are results from the state meet.
Johnston Runners
1st Place: Patrick Bose 15:37
36th Place: Tom Altier 16:41
37th Place: Joe Schaefer 16:43
54th Place: Cade Meyer 17:00
62th Place: Luke Perman 17:04
72nd Place: Aidan MacGregor 17:14
76th Place: Riley Chartier 17:23
Team Scores
1 Dowling Catholic 100
2 Pleasant Valley 102
3 CR Prairie 140
4 WDM Valley 147
5 IC West 163
6 Johnston 190
7 CR Washington 192
8 Linn Mar 209
9 IC High 211
10 DB Hempstead 223
11 Waukee 231
12 Indianola 249
13 Ankeny 259
14 DB Senior 307
15 Cedar Falls 320
Complete Meet Results – Class 4A