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MVC Champs '78, '79, '13, ‘16, ‘18-'21 | State Qualifier '78, '79, '88-'90, '93, '94, '13-'22 | 2nd @ State ‘17 & 18, 3rd in ‘19, 5th in '20, 7th in '21

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Hempstead XC
5 years
Third year in a row that this team is on the deck and bringing home a trophy! Very proud of their performance! Three juniors earn All-State Honors!
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Hempstead XC
8 years
Very special moment from last night's game. Fun to relive the celebration! Great day 2 B a Mustang! @HempsteadHoops
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Hempstead XC
5 years
Mustang XC had a big day at the Heartland Classic! 1st place at a highly competitive meet with some of the best teams in the Midwest! #stepintherightdirection #racingwithpride #jobsnotdone
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Hempstead XC
5 years
MVC Super Meet Champions!!!🔥🥇 It’s nice to be competing again! Winger = 🥇👀
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Hempstead XC
5 years
MVC Valley Divisional CHAMPS! 4th time since 2013. #jobsnotdone #newschoolrecord
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Hempstead XC
5 years
Congratulations and much appreciation to Assistant Coach James Hensley, Assistant Coach Chris Burke, and Athletic Trainer Brian Regan on being a part of the MVC Valley Coaching Staff of Year! You bring integrity, expertise, and total commitment to this staff!
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Hempstead XC
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Much gratitude, respect, and appreciation for Coach Burke and Coach Hensley! They are extremely deserving of MVC Coaching Staff of the Year!
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Hempstead XC
4 years
Big day for HHS XC! 🥇 HOO-RAH! Varsity places 1st over two fantastic teams! JV rises to the occasion to place 2nd!
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Hempstead XC
5 years
MVC Valley Divisional Honors: Ryan Winger - Athlete of the Year Mason Suarez - 1st Team MVC (4th) Owen Maloney - 1st Team MVC (5th) Matt Jungk - 1st Team MVC (7th) Marcus Leitzen - 2nd Team (11th) Jacob Westermeyer - 2nd Team (14th) Brady Blean - Honorable Mention (19th)
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Still amped up from the 15:37.3, 1st place finish from Derek Leicht at the Heartland Classic!
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Hempstead XC
4 years
Varsity 🥇Perfect score of 15 points! JV 🥇 Perfect score of 15 points! Not bad for our first race of the season, but not satisfied yet!
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Hempstead XC
7 years
State Runner-ups!!! Getting on the deck is a pretty special feeling! #TrustedTheProcess #History #Hardware #SchoolRecord
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Hempstead XC
5 years
Our program believes the only rankings that matter are the rankings at the end of the State Meet. Despite that fact, it sure is fun to see Mustang XC at the top of the rankings! #jobsnotdone
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Hempstead XC
6 years
We are extraordinarily proud of our Assistant Coach, Chris Burke who was named 2019 Iowa Teacher of the Year! Congratulations on a much-deserved honor! Your dedication to teaching all students, your humility, your work ethic, & your reflective nature make you a master teacher!
@TelegraphHerald
Telegraph Herald
6 years
BREAKING: Dubuque educator named 2019 Iowa Teacher of the Year
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Kudos to these boys for giving their all today. You make your coaches proud!
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Qualified for the State XC Meet for 6th year in a row! They ran impressive performances on a tough course against great competition! #jobsnotdone
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Congratulations to @CrossHempstead on a State Championship! Wonderful performance across the board. We're quite proud of you!
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Hempstead XC
7 years
Congratulations to Addison on committing to run at UNI!
@UNITrackFieldXC
UNI T&F/XC
7 years
Welcome to the Panther family, Addison Kalb! #UNIFight
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Varsity took first with some impressive lifetime PRs to run a new school record!!! Top Five Average of 16:04!!!
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Hempstead XC
4 years
State Qualifying Meet Championship for the Mustangs! 8th consecutive year in a row qualifying for State!
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Congratulations to our own @DerekLeicht and a top 15 finish at State!
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Hempstead XC
4 years
Ryan Winger on the deck receiving his Runner-up Medal! 3rd year in a row of earning Elite All-State! Proud of you, Ryan!
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Hempstead XC
4 years
4th year in a row in the top 5 at State!
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Congratulations to David Holesinger for signing his Letter of Intent to UNI! #proudmustang #UNI
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Hempstead XC
3 years
With a team title, the Mustangs are heading back to Fort Dodge. That makes 9 in a row. Way to get after it today boys!
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Hempstead XC
4 years
Pre-season Rankings are posted. Now, it’s time to earn that ranking!
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Hempstead XC
5 years
The course looks beautiful and is in great shape for the MVC Divisional Valley Meet tomorrow!!!
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Congratulations to David Holesinger, Ben Hermiston, and Ryan Winger on earning both All-State Honors & ELITE All-State Honors! We are very proud of you!
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Hempstead XC
4 years
MVC Divisional Sweep!!! 🥇 for 9th/10th (23 points) 🥇 for JV (17 points) 🥇 for Varsity (20 points) #depth
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Hempstead XC
2 years
Kudos to our own John Maloney with a 10th place finish!
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Hempstead XC
5 years
Took 2nd at SQM at PV. Lost to a tie-breaker to PV...32 points.😬 Kudos to PV. Gonna be an exciting State Meet! #jobsnotdone
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Hempstead XC
5 years
We continue to be proud of assistant coach @ctburke42 and his leadership in education! Iowa Teacher of the Year and his humility keeps him from sharing fun things like this lil surprise!
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David Holesinger II
5 years
@ctburke42 @hempsteadXC looking good up on the Jumbotron!
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Hempstead XC
8 years
First District Championship in school history! @THsportsfeed
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Hempstead XC
8 years
MVC Super Meet CHAMPIONS! Very proud of our 20 sec pack tonight!
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Hempstead XC
6 years
We are very proud of the varsity performance tonight! They won an MVC Valley Divisional Championship!
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Hempstead XC
5 years
We are excited about our End-of-the-Year Awards Banquet!
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Hempstead XC
7 years
Our State Runner-up trophy is now engraved and in the trophy case! #stillproud #LTLDR #hardworkpaysoff
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Hempstead XC
5 years
The Coach John Penning Memorial Award was awarded to Justin Schultz! You “Live The Life of a Distance Runner”, Justin! #LTLDR
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Hempstead XC
4 years
🚨🚨🚨School Record from MVC Divisional Meet last night! 5 athletes earn 1st All MVC: Athlete of the Year - Ryan Winger 1st Team - Derek Leicht 1st Team - Brady Blean 1st Team - Josh Davis 1st Team - Mason Suarez 2nd Team - Marcus Leitzen 2nd Team - George Holesinger
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Congrats to the coaching staff of @CrossHempstead for their MVC Divisional Coach of the Year recognition. A wonderfully deserving bunch!!!👏👏👏
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Hempstead XC
7 years
Please consider donating to my No-Shave November bucket. Alex Hudson is shaving his head if Coach Ressler raises $150!!! @AlexxHudsonnn
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Hempstead XC
5 years
Fun night celebrating David @holesinger13 at the Des Moines Register Sports Awards! Proud of him being honored in both XC and Track and Field! #redcarpetphoto @HHSmensTF
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Hempstead XC
1 year
Great fight on a fun course! Fort Dodge, we'll see you soon!
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Hempstead XC
4 years
2020 1600m Time Trial is in the books!
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Congratulations to Mason Saurez, Ryan Winger, David Holesinger, and Ben Hermiston for earning All MVC 1st Team Honors!
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Before we wrap things up tomorrow we want to offer a big THANK YOU to all of the parents/guardians, family, friends, teachers, mentors and fans of our Mustangs. Your love and support has been paramount in helping to shape these boys into the great people that they are.
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Hempstead XC
5 years
Concluding our Team Camp with our annual service project! Planted 40 Arborvitae, 5 Black Hills Spruce, and 5 Eastern White Pine!
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Hempstead XC
8 years
Congratulations to our XC managers! Murphy Bleymeyer is our 2016 HC Queen! Very proud of you!
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Hempstead XC
11 months
11th consecutive year at State with a 12th place finish in a deep field of teams. Nothing but pride and admiration of these gents!
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Hempstead XC
5 years
Mustache Medium Run for a little Friday fun!
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Hempstead XC
7 years
Thank you to all of the parents, friends, alumni, & Hempstead family who supported this team! This can only happen w/ love&support from you!
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Hempstead XC
7 years
Dubuque Hempstead and Senior boys and girls XC teams qualify for State XC! @THsportsfeed #dubuquepride
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Hempstead XC
4 years
🚨🚨🚨Updated records!!! Ryan Winger crushes his old school record by 18 seconds to run 15:11 at Wartburg! 🔥🔥🔥 Team’s top-five average school record was also broken by 19 seconds...new record = 15:44! 👀 Plenty of top ten times updated by grade, as well!
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Solid times from today's 2-mile time trial. Big time drops. Be proud boys!
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Hempstead XC
3 years
A big shout out to all of the individual qualifiers from this afternoon!
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Hempstead XC
2 years
Next stop, Fort Dodge! Congratulations gentlemen!
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Varsity sporting the throw back jerseys today. A class act for sure.
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Hempstead XC
8 years
Congratulations to our varsity squad who rose above adversity to earn a City Championship! Very proud of you! #foundawaytogetitdone
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Hempstead XC
8 years
District Team Champions! Undefeated for the past five meets!
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Hempstead XC
7 years
Addy Kalb ran 5th fastest 5K in school history last night at MVC Divisionals!
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Nice to finally get our racing legs beneath us. Plenty of PRs and first race experiences to celebrate. Good start to the season, but still hungry.
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Hempstead XC
5 years
2019 Most Valuable Runner was awarded to Ryan Winger! Ryan was valuable for more than just fast times!
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Hempstead XC
7 years
Excited to celebrate all of the team’s successes tonight at our End-of-Year Banquet!
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Huge night for XC! We are incredibly proud of the grit and competitiveness! Our #8 -17 runners raced the Varsity race and placed 7th out of 18 teams! JV ran amazing with a 1st place team finish in 19 points! Frosh/Soph places 1st as well! #depth #paintolerance #jobsnotdone
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Still smiling from the 16 PRs dropped on the Wartburg course yesterday. 🔥🔥🔥 Add on 5 Mustangs in top 26 and another podium visit for @DerekLeicht and there are plenty of reasons to celebrate.
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Hempstead XC
3 years
We are wildly excited for and proud of this young man! We can't wait to see how far his work ethic and dedication can take him.
@DerekLeicht
Derek Leicht
3 years
Excited to continue my track career at the University of Iowa, Go Hawks🖤💛
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Hempstead XC
5 years
2019 Most Dedicated Award goes to Mason Suarez! Proud of you, Mason! #clownstotheleft #jokerstotheright
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Mustang XC represented well tonight at the Mt. Vernon Invite! Boy and girls took first place! #jobsnotdone
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Hempstead XC
2 years
Thank you, gentlemen, for all of your hard work and a fantastic experience at State! We're proud of each of you.
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Hempstead XC
7 years
Congrats Zach! Extremely proud of all of your accomplishments as an involved student-athlete! Your habits and character bring you much-deserved success! #LTLDR
@TelegraphHerald
Telegraph Herald
7 years
Perfection: Dubuque student earns 36 on ACT on 1st try
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Hempstead XC
11 months
See you in Fort Dodge! Safe travels to all those making the trip.
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Crazy proud of these boys! Terrific effort across the board.
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3 years
2nd place against some tough competition. It's a good day to be a Mustang.
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Congratulations to Brett Tigges and Zach Lewis for earning All MVC Academic Honors!
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Fun morning watching the NCAA National Championships!!!
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Hempstead XC
5 years
A step in the right direction! 1st place for the Mustangs! 27 points, 16:20 Top 5 average, 58 second split!
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Hempstead XC
10 years
Hempstead boys took 2nd and girls took third at the State Qualifier meet! Both teams qualify for State XC! http://t.co/3JacaIKBCF
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Hempstead XC
1 year
Thank you to our seniors and all you brought to our program. It is your investment in each other that creates such a wonderful experience for so many!
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Hempstead XC
5 years
2019 Most Improved Runner goes to Marcus Leitzen! Keep it up, Marcus!
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Hempstead XC
9 years
Congratulations to 2015 Homecoming King - Isaac Slagel!!! The XC team is extremely proud! http://t.co/FMQLPrIkMT
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Almost go time! Here we go Mustangs!
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Hempstead XC
2 years
Congrats to @CrossHempstead and a clean sweep in the Valley Division. A shout out to Coach Klein and her crew as Coach of the Year and Julia Gehl as Athlete of the Year.
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Beautiful night to celebrate some great racing with this crew. And a big shout out to our seniors. Going to miss this bunch next year.
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Hempstead XC
5 years
Congrats Coach Leytem! Rams XC is lucky to have you! We wish you much success next fall!
@SeniorRamsAD
Brent P. Cook, CMAA
5 years
Pending school board approval the following individuals will take over the reins of the Men's XC program: Dain Leytem, Head Coach Parker Comentino, Assistant Coach Both worked with the Rams this past season as volunteers to the program and are teachers at DBQ Senior H.S.
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Hempstead XC
6 years
David, we are all so proud of you! We can’t wait to cheer you on at UNI!
@holesinger13
David Holesinger II
6 years
Pumped to announce my commitment to the University of Northern Iowa to continue my academic and running career! Can’t wait for my future as a Panther!💜💛
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Hempstead XC
5 years
Incredibly proud of this program sweeping all three races at the Boughton Invite!
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Our State Qualifying Mustang of the Meet, Brady Blean.
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Hempstead XC
4 years
Congrats to our JV squad for running an impressive top-five average! Big shout-out to Andrew Johnson for winning the JV race!
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Hempstead XC
8 years
Congratulations to Coach Sharon Klein on being named Coach of the Year: At Large by the IATC! Very deserving!
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Congratulations to David Holesinger who earned the honor of the Des Moines Register’s 4A All-Iowa XC Team!
@WienerDogAISC
WienerAl Support Center
6 years
Introducing the Register's All-Iowa boys' cross country team via @DMRegister
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Congratulations to our MVC First Team and Second Team recipients. 1st Team: @DerekLeicht , John Maloney, Johnathan O'Brien and Brady Blean. 2nd Team: Marcus Leitzen
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Hempstead XC
4 years
Results from our 2 Mile Time Trial on our home XC course:
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Enjoying a rain soaked MVC Super Meet.
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Congratulations to Zach Lewis on being honored as the recipient of the 2018 John Penning Memorial Award!
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Hempstead XC
3 years
Can't wait to celebrate our young men this evening. So much to be proud of.
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Hempstead XC
6 years
4A Ranking - Week 5:
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Hempstead XC
6 years
Awesome turnout of 46 athletes (10th-12th graders) at the XC pre-season meeting! #vision #values #standards
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Hempstead XC
7 years
Our program views such coaching awards as a Coaching Staff Award! No team has success because of one person...Coach Leytem and Coach Hensley share in the honor of At-Large-Coach-of-the-Year Award! Thanks for all that you do coaches!
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Hempstead XC
1 year
Mustangs representing today. Thank you, athletes and families, for your energy and support!
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Hempstead XC
5 years
Incredibly proud of our #8 - #14 runners who placed 6th against 21 varsity teams at the Rich Engel Classic! #depth #mustangpride
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