Written by Barrett Morgan
The Bulldogs had a great 2025 cross country season.
The season started off at Spencer where the boys came in 5th and the ladies in 6th. The next stop took the teams to Webster City where the boys placed 1st and the ladies came in 4th. Estherville is where the Bulldogs ran next. The boys came in 3rd place while the ladies finished in 5th. Storm Lake is where the Bulldogs competed next. The boys came in 7th and the ladies came in 11th. At the Humboldt meet the boys took home 1st place and the ladies came in 7th. At the home meet the boys came in 4th place and the ladies in 9th. At the Conference meet, the boys came in 2nd with the ladies came in 5th. At the District meet the boys came in 6th place and the ladies in 13th.
While the season had some lows for the runners, there were also several high points and personal best times.
Algona definitely had a star runner this year. Gavin Weber, a four year Varsity runner for the Bulldogs, took home gold in seven meets throughout the season. At the NCC Conference meet he ran a time of 16:02. His senior year was finally the year that all of his hard work and sacrifices to the sport paid off. Weber ran a time of 16:12 at the 3A State Meet, which landed him in 12th place, earning him some hardware to take home. “Cross country has taught me how to overcome difficult obstacles,” stated Weber.
The Bulldogs graduate four athletes from the team: Barrett Morgan, Breckin Borchardt, Owen Doocy, and Gavin Weber.