Here are the top 10 times in Iowa high school girls cross country this season

We're into the ninth week of the Iowa high school girls cross country season.

There have been several outstanding 5K times run so far through the first eight weeks of the 2022 season. Different courses bring unique challenges for every runner, so it should be noted that not all times are created equal.

Even facing a difficult course or poor weather conditions hasn't stopped several athletes from turning in outstanding times. Multiple runners have broken 18 minutes and one broke the girls state 5k record earlier this year.

There have been a couple of new additions to the top 10 this week. Expect a few new faces to enter the fold next week as we come down to the wire and inch closer to the state finals.

Note: We count only the fastest time recorded for each runner. There aren't multiple entries for an individual runner.

Here are the top 10 girls cross country times in Iowa this season

1. Paityn Noe (Sr.), Ballard, 17:09.8 (New state 5K record. The previous record was 17:23.60 set by Noe at Webster City in September.)

2. Addison Dorenkamp (Jr.), West Des Moines Valley, 17:31.0

3. Adrienne Buettner-Cable (Sr.), Des Moines Roosevelt, 17:40.7

4. Lourdes Mason (Sr.), Mount Vernon, 17:56.5

5. Olivia Verde (Jr.), Johnston, 18:02.4

6. Julia Gehl (Jr.), Dubuque Hempstead, 18:03.3

7. Keelee Leitzen (Jr.), Dubuque Hempstead, 18:03.5

8. Abi Hahn (Sr.), Des Moines Roosevelt, 18:04.90

9. Ava Rush (Sr.), Atlantic, 18:06.9

10. Danielle Hostetler (Jr.), Mid-Prairie, 18:11.2

This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Top 10 Iowa high school girls cross country times