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DES MOINES AREA (IOWA) CC Bears ::: 2025 Men's Cross Country

DES MOINES AREA (IOWA) CC Bears

2025 Men's Cross Country

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Head Coach: Michael Melchert

Season Summary

Season Team Rankings and Finishes

Coaches’
Rank
    FINAL
Team Rank
First Stick
#2 National NJCAA DII 2nd Elijah BLIX (48th)
Regional Midwest Eli PAGE (12th)
  Conference Region 11
  Indian Hills Invitational 1st Eli PAGE (2nd)
  Dutch Open 3rd Eli PAGE (7th)

Athletes

Top Athletes Projection (TAP)

This is a projected listing of a team’s “A-team” as determined by participation in national, regional, or conference championship events. If prior to championship events, this list is the top-seven athletes based on head-to-head competition within the team during the regular season in countable, at-large eligible races (meeting date and distance criteria) in which those top athletes race.
  NJCAA Half-Marathon Championships

November 11
21.1k (13.1M)
place (0 pts)
NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships

November 8
8.0k (4.9M)
2nd place (110 pts)
NJCAA Region 11/ICCAC Cross Country Championships

October 24
8.0k (4.9M)
1st place (18 pts)
Indian Hills Invitational

October 10
8.0k (4.9M)
1st place (37 pts)
Dutch Open

September 26
8.0k (4.9M)
3rd place (66 pts)
Eli PAGE (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:17.4 (M) 5:17.7


22nd 2
27:33.4
(KM) 3:26.6
(M) 5:32.6
12th 1
25:37.5
(KM) 3:12.1
(M) 5:09.3
2nd 1
25:18.8
(KM) 3:09.8
(M) 5:05.5
7th 1
26:48.6
(KM) 3:21.0
(M) 5:23.6
Sam MORA (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:19.9 (M) 5:21.7


26th 3
27:39.9
(KM) 3:27.4
(M) 5:33.9
16th 2
26:05.5
(KM) 3:15.6
(M) 5:14.9
10th 4
26:12.6
(KM) 3:16.5
(M) 5:16.3
Elijah BLIX (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:21.4 (M) 5:24.2


48th 1
73:06.0
(KM) 3:28.0 / adj: 3:19.8
(M) 5:34.8 / adj: 5:21.6
32nd 5
27:47.9
(KM) 3:28.4
(M) 5:35.5
21st 4
26:37.8
(KM) 3:19.7
(M) 5:21.4
5th 2
25:51.0
(KM) 3:13.8
(M) 5:12.0
12th 4
27:23.1
(KM) 3:25.3
(M) 5:30.5
Christian CHOATE (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:22.5 (M) 5:25.9


63rd 2
74:38.8
(KM) 3:32.4 / adj: 3:24.2
(M) 5:41.9 / adj: 5:28.7
29th 4
27:42.5
(KM) 3:27.8
(M) 5:34.4
18th 3
26:22.8
(KM) 3:17.8
(M) 5:18.4
14th 5
26:29.8
(KM) 3:18.7
(M) 5:19.8
10th 3
27:12.8
(KM) 3:24.1
(M) 5:28.4
Joseph LAWRY (FR)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:24.9 (M) 5:29.8


71st 6
28:33.4
(KM) 3:34.1
(M) 5:44.6
22nd 5
26:39.5
(KM) 3:19.9
(M) 5:21.7
16th 6
26:46.2
(KM) 3:20.7
(M) 5:23.1
Zack STOERMER (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:21.0 (M) 5:23.5


9th 1
27:11.9
(KM) 3:23.9
(M) 5:28.2
24th 6
26:56.8
(KM) 3:22.1
(M) 5:25.2
6th 3
25:52.8
(KM) 3:14.1
(M) 5:12.3
9th 2
27:12.7
(KM) 3:24.0
(M) 5:28.4
Hunter LANDPHAIR (SO)
adj. season avg: (KM) 3:32.9 (M) 5:42.7


74th 7
28:35.2
(KM) 3:34.4
(M) 5:45.0
32nd 7
28:12.6
(KM) 3:31.5
(M) 5:40.5
27th 7
28:03.1
(KM) 3:30.3
(M) 5:38.5
43rd 6
28:44.0
(KM) 3:35.5
(M) 5:46.8

Season Race-by-Race Results

November 11 NJCAA Half-Marathon Championships
Fort Dodge, Iowa * None (host: Iowa Central CC)
21.1k (13.1M)

Des Moines Area (Iowa) CC Starters
Overall
Place
Athlete Year Time
48th Elijah BLIX SO 1:13:06.0
63rd Christian CHOATE FR 1:14:38.8
Team Scores
Team
Rank
Score 1-5
Gap
TAP
s/f
Team NJCAA DII
Region
Conference
1st 25 1:55.2 6s/6f #6 Iowa Western CC NJCAA DI
2nd 68 3:44.9 6s/6f #1 Iowa Central CC NJCAA DI
3rd 100 5:24.2 4s/4f #7 New Mexico JC NJCAA DI
4th 116 4:21.0 5s/5f #4 Snow (Utah) NJCAA DI
5th 245 11:04.3 5s/5f #12 Crowder (Mo.) NJCAA DI
6th 245 2:57.0 6s/6f #14 Blinn (Texas) NJCAA DI
7th 251 8:42.5 4s/4f #13 Garden City (Kan.) CC NJCAA DI
8th 281 15:43.0 6s/6f #10 Odessa (Texas) NJCAA DI
9th 291 5:08.0 6s/6f #22 El Paso (Texas) CC NJCAA DI
10th 326 10:08.9 4s/4f #9 Colby (Kan.) CC NJCAA DI
11th 334 7:56.6 6s/6f #20 Vincennes (Ind.) NJCAA DI
12th 350 7:27.8 7s/7f #13 Pasco-Hernando (Fla.) Atlantic Region 8
13th 359 4:04.6 6s/6f #2 DuPage (Ill.) NJCAA DIII
14th 377 8:59.4 7s/7f #18 Amarillo (Texas) NJCAA DI
15th 397 14:47.8 5s/5f #22 Walters State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
16th 454 7:49.6 4s/4f #12 Southeastern (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
17th 458 5:20.5 7s/7f #26 Eastern Florida State Atlantic Region 8
18th 485 13:37.1 4s/4f #18 Pellissippi State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
19th 559 16:41.5 4s/4f #27 Neosho County (Kan.) CC NJCAA DI
20th 595 12:00.3 5s/5f #28 Southeast (Neb.) CC West Region 9
21st 600 14:48.5 6s/6f #38 Carroll (Md.) CC Atlantic Region 20
22nd 635 11:09.6 5s/5f #32 Spoon River (Ill.) Midwest Region 24
23rd 690 16:54.1 5s/5f #39 North Iowa Area CC Midwest Region 11
0 1s/1f #21 South Plains (Texas) NJCAA DI
0 4s/4f #15 Ranger (Texas) NJCAA DI
0 4s/4f #11 Salt Lake (Utah) CC NJCAA DI
0 3s/3f #23 Cloud County (Kan.) CC NJCAA DI
0 2s/2f #2 DES MOINES AREA (IOWA) CC Midwest Region 11
0 3s/3f Roane State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
0 2s/2f Trinidad State (Colo.) NJCAA DI
0 1s/1f #33 Dawson (Mont.) CC West Region 13
0 1s/1f #4 Daytona State (Fla.) Atlantic Region 8
0 4s/4f #30 Hagerstown (Md.) CC NJCAA DI
0 3s/3f #24 Grand Rapids (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
0 3s/3f #5 Mineral Area (Mo.) NJCAA DIII
0 2s/2f Colorado Northwestern CC NJCAA DI
0 3s/3f #26 Monroe-New Rochelle (N.Y.) NJCAA DI

November 8 NJCAA Division II Cross Country Championships
Fort Dodge, Iowa * Lakeside Golf Course (host: Iowa Central CC)
8.0k (4.9M)

Des Moines Area (Iowa) CC Starters
Squad
Place
Overall
Place
Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap
Rolling
Avg
1 9th Zack STOERMER SO 27:11.9 8 27:11.9
2 22nd Eli PAGE SO 27:33.4 21 0:21.5 27:22.6
3 26th Sam MORA FR 27:39.9 24 0:28.0 27:28.4
4 29th Christian CHOATE FR 27:42.5 27 0:30.6 27:31.9
5 32nd Elijah BLIX SO 27:47.9 30 0:36.0 27:35.1
6 71st Joseph LAWRY FR 28:33.4 (67) 1:21.5 27:44.8
7 74th Hunter LANDPHAIR SO 28:35.2 (70) 1:23.3 27:52.0
Team Scores
Team
Rank
Score 1-5
Gap
TAP
s/f
Team NJCAA DII
Region
Conference
1st 32 0:49.5 6s/6f #1 Lansing (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
2nd 110 0:36.0 7s/7f #2 DES MOINES AREA (IOWA) CC Midwest Region 11
3rd 127 1:39.0 7s/7f #3 Paradise Valley (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
4th 168 0:56.4 7s/7f #4 Daytona State (Fla.) Atlantic Region 8
5th 230 1:08.0 7s/7f #5 Mesa (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
6th 235 0:39.4 7s/7f #6 Wallace State-Hanceville (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
7th 253 1:41.5 6s/6f #7 Heartland (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 24
8th 298 3:33.6 6s/6f #8 Cowley (Kan.) West Region 6
9th 357 3:08.7 5s/5f #9 Macomb (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
10th 373 3:10.7 7s/7f #10 Shelton State (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
11th 395 0:58.2 6s/6f #11 Jacksonville (Texas) West Region 14
12th 462 2:07.0 5s/5f #12 Southeastern (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
13th 466 1:53.0 7s/7f #13 Pasco-Hernando (Fla.) Atlantic Region 8
14th 467 4:06.7 7s/7f #14 Coconino (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
15th 488 3:02.1 7s/7f #15 Texas Southmost West Region 14
16th 505 2:38.3 6s/6f #16 Southwestern Michigan Great Lakes Region 12
17th 562 2:01.2 6s/6f #17 Northeast Alabama CC Central Region 22
18th 590 1:41.3 6s/6f #18 Pellissippi State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
19th 605 3:21.2 6s/6f #19 NorthWest Arkansas CC West Region 2
20th 617 4:03.2 6s/6f #20 State Fair (Mo.) Central Region 16
21st 633 2:27.2 6s/6f #21 Lake-Sumter State (Fla.) Atlantic Region 8
22nd 635 5:02.9 7s/7f #22 Walters State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
23rd 641 1:06.5 6s/6f #23 UA Rich Mountain (Ark.) West Region 2
24th 643 4:22.5 7s/7f #24 Grand Rapids (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
25th 646 3:44.0 7s/7f #25 Muskegon (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
26th 664 2:49.9 7s/7f #26 Eastern Florida State Atlantic Region 8
27th 693 2:07.2 7s/7f #27 Florida State-Jacksonville Atlantic Region 8
28th 733 1:53.2 7s/7f #28 Southeast (Neb.) CC West Region 9
29th 743 3:04.7 5s/4f #29 Calhoun (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
30th 796 1:15.0 7s/7f #30 Carl Albert State (Okla.) West Region 2
31st 805 2:33.0 7s/7f #31 Kaskaskia (Ill.) Midwest Region 24
32nd 823 2:33.5 5s/5f #32 Spoon River (Ill.) Midwest Region 24
33rd 845 6:16.7 6s/6f #33 Dawson (Mont.) CC West Region 13
34th 885 1:42.5 6s/6f #34 Moraine Valley (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 4
35th 900 5:18.7 7s/7f #35 Redlands (Okla.) CC West Region 2
36th 934 3:22.4 7s/7f #36 Enterprise State (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
37th 945 4:40.7 6s/6f #37 Oakland (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
38th 945 4:26.1 6s/6f #38 Carroll (Md.) CC Atlantic Region 20
39th 951 6:36.2 5s/5f #39 North Iowa Area CC Midwest Region 11
40th 1004 3:14.7 7s/7f #40 Gadsden State (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
41st 1054 7:06.0 5s/5f #41 Southern Union State (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
42nd 1067 4:03.9 7s/7f #42 Murray State (Okla.) West Region 2
43rd 1190 4:27.3 7s/7f #43 Potomac State (W.Va.) Atlantic Region 20
44th 1207 5:47.6 7s/7f #44 Florida Gateway Atlantic Region 8
45th 1330 7:45.2 5s/5f #45 Metropolitan (Mo.) CC Central Region 16
46th 1514 3:00.7 7s/7f #46 Jefferson State (Ala.) CC Central Region 22
0 2s/2f Mid Michigan CC Great Lakes Region 12
0 3s/3f Roane State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
0 1s/1f Kirtland (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
0 1s/1f Glendale (Ariz.) CC West Region 1
0 2s/2f Sauk Valley (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 4
0 2s/2f Mott (Mich.) CC Great Lakes Region 12
0 1s/1f Connors State (Okla.) West Region 2
0 2s/2f Southwestern (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
0 2s/2f Dyersburg State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
0 3s/3f Cleveland (N.C.) CC Atlantic Region 10
0 1s/1f North Central Michigan Great Lakes Region 12
0 2s/2f Carl Sandburg (Ill.) Midwest Region 4
0 3s/3f Waubonsee (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 4
0 1s/1f Kishwaukee (Ill.) Midwest Region 4
0 1s/1f Jackson State (Tenn.) CC Central Region 7
0 2s/2f Coastal Alabama CC-North Central Region 22
0 1s/1f Northeastern Tech (S.C.) Atlantic Region 10
0 4s/4f Highland (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 4

October 24 NJCAA Region 11/ICCAC Cross Country Championships
Fort Dodge, Iowa * Lakeside Golf Course (host: Iowa Central CC)
8.0k (4.9M)

Des Moines Area (Iowa) CC Starters
Squad
Place
Overall
Place
Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap
Rolling
Avg
1 12th Eli PAGE SO 25:37.5 1 25:37.5
2 16th Sam MORA FR 26:05.5 2 0:28.0 25:51.5
3 18th Christian CHOATE FR 26:22.8 4 0:45.3 26:01.9
4 21st Elijah BLIX SO 26:37.8 5 1:00.3 26:10.9
5 22nd Joseph LAWRY FR 26:39.5 6 1:02.0 26:16.6
6 24th Zack STOERMER SO 26:56.8 (7) 1:19.3 26:23.3
7 32nd Hunter LANDPHAIR SO 28:12.6 (9) 2:35.1 26:38.9
8 44th Gabe LIST FR 29:28.5 3:51.0 27:00.1
9 53rd Owen AMENT FR 31:33.6 5:56.1 27:30.5
Team Scores
Team
Rank
Score 1-5
Gap
TAP
s/f
Team NJCAA DII
Region
Conference
1st 18 1:02.0 7s/7f #2 DES MOINES AREA (IOWA) CC Midwest Region 11
2nd 26 1:09.3 7s/6f #6 Iowa Western CC NJCAA DI
3rd 30 0:55.5 7s/7f #1 Iowa Central CC NJCAA DI
4th 45 2:42.5 5s/5f #12 Southeastern (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
5th 82 4:50.6 6s/6f #39 North Iowa Area CC Midwest Region 11
DNF 5s/4f 5s/4f Southwestern (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
0 4s/4f Indian Hills (Iowa) CC NJCAA DI
0 3s/3f Hawkeye (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
0 1s/1f Northeast Iowa CC Midwest Region 11

October 10 Indian Hills Invitational
Ottumwa, Iowa * Cedar Creek Golf Course (host: Indian Hills (Iowa) CC)
8.0k (4.9M)

Des Moines Area (Iowa) CC Starters
Squad
Place
Overall
Place
Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap
Rolling
Avg
1 2nd Eli PAGE SO 25:18.76 2 25:18.8
2 5th Elijah BLIX SO 25:50.94 5 0:32.2 25:34.9
3 6th Zack STOERMER SO 25:52.71 6 0:34.0 25:40.8
4 10th Sam MORA FR 26:12.52 10 0:53.8 25:48.8
5 14th Christian CHOATE FR 26:29.72 14 1:11.0 25:57.0
6 16th Joseph LAWRY FR 26:46.17 (16) 1:27.4 26:05.2
7 27th Hunter LANDPHAIR SO 28:03.07 (27) 2:44.3 26:22.0
8 38th Gabe LIST FR 28:56.11 3:37.4 26:41.3
9 54th Owen AMENT FR 30:57.01 5:38.3 27:09.7
Team Scores
Team
Rank
Score 1-5
Gap
TAP
s/f
Team NJCAA DII
Region
Conference
1st 37 1:11.0 7s/7f #2 DES MOINES AREA (IOWA) CC Midwest Region 11
2nd 74 3:31.2 4s/4f (“B”) Indian Hills (Iowa) CC NJCAA DI
3rd 78 2:04.2 6s/6f St. Ambrose (Iowa) NAIA
4th 78 1:03.2 7s/7f #7 Heartland (Ill.) CC Midwest Region 24
5th 111 2:41.9 5s/5f #12 Southeastern (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
6th 161 4:56.1 5s/5f Southwestern (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
7th 178 4:52.7 6s/6f #39 North Iowa Area CC Midwest Region 11
8th 227 11:10.8 6s/6f Faith Baptist Bible (Iowa) NCCAA
0 3s/3f (“B”) Hawkeye (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
0 3s/3f (“B”) Graceland (Iowa) NAIA
0 2s/2f (“B”) North Central Missouri Central Region 16

September 26 Dutch Open
Pella, Iowa * Central College Cross Country Course (host: Central (Iowa))
8.0k (4.9M)

Des Moines Area (Iowa) CC Starters
Squad
Place
Overall
Place
Athlete Year Time Points Team
Gap
Rolling
Avg
1 7th Eli PAGE SO 26:48.6 7 26:48.6
2 9th Zack STOERMER SO 27:12.7 9 0:24.1 27:00.6
3 10th Christian CHOATE FR 27:12.8 10 0:24.2 27:04.7
4 12th Elijah BLIX SO 27:23.1 12 0:34.5 27:09.3
5 34th Dylan JONES FR 28:18.8 28 1:30.2 27:23.2
6 43rd Hunter LANDPHAIR SO 28:44.0 (33) 1:55.4 27:36.6
Team Scores
Team
Rank
Score 1-5
Gap
TAP
s/f
Team NJCAA DII
Region
Conference
1st 35 1:28.0 5s/5f Central (Iowa) NCAA DIII
2nd 47 1:39.6 6s/6f Simpson (Iowa) NCAA DIII
3rd 66 1:30.2 5s/5f #2 DES MOINES AREA (IOWA) CC Midwest Region 11
4th 85 1:23.5 6s/6f Grinnell NCAA DIII
5th 148 0:40.0 7s/7f William Penn (Iowa) NAIA
6th 162 3:31.9 5s/5f Clarke (Iowa) NAIA
7th 217 7:28.7 5s/5f Hawkeye (Iowa) CC Midwest Region 11
8th 228 4:18.5 6s/6f Faith Baptist Bible (Iowa) NCCAA
0 0s/0f (“B”) Westminster (Mo.) NCAA DIII
0 0s/0f ??? None

Season Individual Results

Eli PAGE – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Dutch Open 8.0k (4.9M) 26:48.6 7th 1
Oct 10 Indian Hills Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 25:18.8 2nd 1
Oct 24 Region 11/ICCAC 8.0k (4.9M) 25:37.5 12th 1
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 27:33.4 22nd 2

Sam MORA – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 10 Indian Hills Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 26:12.6 10th 4
Oct 24 Region 11/ICCAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:05.5 16th 2
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 27:39.9 26th 3

Elijah BLIX – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Dutch Open 8.0k (4.9M) 27:23.1 12th 4
Oct 10 Indian Hills Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 25:51.0 5th 2
Oct 24 Region 11/ICCAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:37.8 21st 4
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 27:47.9 32nd 5
Nov 11 NJCAA 21.1k (13.1M) 73:06.0 48th

Christian CHOATE – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Dutch Open 8.0k (4.9M) 27:12.8 10th 3
Oct 10 Indian Hills Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 26:29.8 14th 5
Oct 24 Region 11/ICCAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:22.8 18th 3
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 27:42.5 29th 4
Nov 11 NJCAA 21.1k (13.1M) 74:38.8 63rd

Joseph LAWRY – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 10 Indian Hills Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 26:46.2 16th 6
Oct 24 Region 11/ICCAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:39.5 22nd 5
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 28:33.4 71st 6

Zack STOERMER – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Dutch Open 8.0k (4.9M) 27:12.7 9th 2
Oct 10 Indian Hills Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 25:52.8 6th 3
Oct 24 Region 11/ICCAC 8.0k (4.9M) 26:56.8 24th 6
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 27:11.9 9th 1

Hunter LANDPHAIR – SO

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Dutch Open 8.0k (4.9M) 28:44.0 43rd 6
Oct 10 Indian Hills Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 28:03.1 27th 7
Oct 24 Region 11/ICCAC 8.0k (4.9M) 28:12.6 32nd 7
Nov 8 NJCAA DII 8.0k (4.9M) 28:35.2 74th 7

Dylan JONES – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Sep 26 Dutch Open 8.0k (4.9M) 28:18.8 34th 5

Gabe LIST – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 10 Indian Hills Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 28:56.2 38th 8
Oct 24 Region 11/ICCAC 8.0k (4.9M) 29:28.5 44th 8

Owen AMENT – FR

Date Meet Distance Time Place
Oct 10 Indian Hills Invitational 8.0k (4.9M) 30:57.1 54th 9
Oct 24 Region 11/ICCAC 8.0k (4.9M) 31:33.6 53rd 9