August 27, 2025
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Area runners dominate at Lake Icaria

Five area girls medaled at Southwest Valley's meet at Lake Icaria. Picture from left to right: Creston's Paige Davis (138), Lenox's McKinna Hogan (134), East Union's Gabby Valencia (127) and Creston's Autumn Stafford (142) and Carly Green (141) fight for position coming around one of the first turns of Thursday's meet. (CNA photo)

Five area girls medaled at Southwest Valley's meet at Lake Icaria. Picture from left to right: Creston's Paige Davis (138), Lenox's McKinna Hogan (134), East Union's Gabby Valencia (127) and Creston's Autumn Stafford (142) and Carly Green (141) fight for position coming around one of the first turns of Thursday's meet. (CNA photo)

Lenox's Mizael Gomez (264) fights for position against Central Decatur's Mathew Patience (202) in the final stretch of Thursday's race. (CNA photo)

Creston's Clayton Staford (265) keeps pace with Red Oak's Class 2A No. 13 Baylor Bergren as the two battle for third place. Stafford took fourth place with a 17:37.8 while Bergren was slightly faster, running a 17:26.9 for third place. (CNA photo)

East Union's Jacob Driskill leads a Winterset runner during the last stretch of Southwest Valley's meet at Lake Icaria Thursday evening. Driskill finished with a 20:34.8 for 28th place. (CNA photo)