Here are the top 10 high school boys cross country times this season

As the temperatures begin to drop, the fall foliage starts to paint a breathtaking view and the days get shorter, that invariably means high school cross country times start to get faster.

While the top of the state leaderboard remains unchanged, there are a couple of changes this week in the middle of the pack.

One of the biggest meets of the season was this past Saturday when eight Iowa teams traveled north to Minneapolis, Minnesota, for the annual Roy Griak Invitational at the Los Bolstad Cross Country Course.

Dowling won the boys crown with 153 points, led by Jackson Heidesch, who placed second overall in 15 minutes, 33.5 seconds.

Ford Washburn of Iowa City High finished a close third in 15:34.0.

Natneal Kifle of Sioux City North took 10th in 16:08.6.

While none of those times were season bests for the three Iowa runners, it does show how competitive Iowa runners are, both regionally and nationally.

In fact, Iowa has five runners — Heidesch, Washburn, Patrick Heffernan of Boyer Valley, Kifle and Jedidiah Osgood of Marion— in the top 50 fastest times nationally this year.

Here are the top 10 boys cross country times in Iowa this season so far

Note: We count only the fastest time recorded for each runner. There are no multiple entries for an individual runner.

1. Colin Lillie (Sr.), Council Bluffs St. Albert, 14:52.7

2. Jackson Heidesch (Sr.), Dowling Catholic, 14:57.1

3. Patrick Heffernan (Sr.), Boyer Valley, 14:59.3

4. Natneal Kifle (Jr.), Sioux City North, 15:00.3

5. Jedidiah Osgood (Sr.), Marion, 15:02.4

6. Miles Wilson (Sr.), Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 15:07.6

7. Gabe Nash (Sr.), Sioux City North, 15:25.4

8. Carson Owens (Sr.), Southeast Polk, 15:26.0

9. Ford Washburn (Sr.), Iowa City High, 15:32.5

10. Jacob Mumey (Sr.), Pleasant Valley, 15:35.5

This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Iowa high school boys cross country's top 10 times this season