IOWA LAKES CROSS COUNTRY SIGNS MITCHEL SPARKS

The Iowa Lakes Community College cross country team recently signed Mitchel Sparks for the fall 2008 season.

He was also recognized as the second recipient of the Larscheid family cross country scholarship. This is the first year for the scholarship, which consists of two $1,250 awards. It was donated by the Joe and Mary Larscheid family of Estherville. Jaimie Furnish, who will attend Iowa Lakes this fall and run cross country, was the first recipient.

Sparks ran cross country and track for Albia Community High School in southeast Iowa. He will be studying computer programming this fall at the Iowa Lakes Estherville campus. Coach Molly Struve is looking forward to adding another strong runner to the roster.

“Mitchel has been running for many years and is a hard working athlete. He was co-captain of his cross country team last year and was part of a high school cross country team that won back-to-back conference titles in 2006 and 2007. His experience and work ethic will make him a great addition to the team,” said Struve.

The Iowa Lakes men’s and women’s cross country teams will be starting their sixth season this fall at the NJCAA Division I level.

To learn more about Iowa Lakes Community College cross country, please visit www.iowalakes.edu.

Mitchel Sparks