Ryan Risdal

Husband and Father to strong women.
Thoughts are my own.

[Ames High GCC @ahs_gcc]

Great work done by our girls today!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Our team placed 9th so not what we were hoping for but we are so proud of you hard work this season!! 🔥🌪🔥🌪🔥 we will be back next year for sure!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[Ames High Athletics @AmesAthletics]

With all five scorers from a state third-place finish a year ago, the Little Cyclone girls cross country squad got another banner ahead of its biggest test of the season next week.

#AChampionshipTradition

[Ames High Athletics @AmesAthletics]

𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 🎟️

Ames girls cross country takes three top-10 individual finishes in today's @IGHSAU Indianola Regional to punch its return ticket to the State Meet on Saturday, October 29 in Fort Dodge.

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[Ames High Athletics @AmesAthletics]

🌟 IAC North Champs 🌟

Both boys and girls cross country took home league titles today in Marshalltown.

The No. 6-ranked girls won the combined IAC title by a point over No. 11 Des Moines Roosevelt.

Full results ➡️ https://t.co/5MYIvFfkSn

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[Ames High GCC @ahs_gcc]

5 girls got All-Conference!! Great work!!! So proud!!!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[Ryan Risdal @ryanrisdal]

Best time of the year!
Almost as good as marshmallow harvest…

[Jake Simmons @JakeSim19772517]

It's corn syrup making time!!!

[CONSEQUENCE @consequence]

Taylor Hawkins' 16-year-old son, Shane, does his father proud as he sits behind the kit for @FooFighters' performance of "My Hero."

#FooFighters #TaylorHawkinsTribute

https://t.co/PU705CpO2R

[ROB GRAY @ROBWGRAY]

#VictoryDay gives young people with disabilities the chance to score touchdowns as ISU's players and band cheer them on.

"No matter who you are or what you do, you can make a difference in the lives of others," — Matt Campbell

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

New game: Find the mountain lion challenge.

The rules are simple. Find the mountain lion in this picture.

[Ames High GCC @ahs_gcc]

2nd place in the 4x800 relay!! 9:29.10

[Travis Justice @TravisCreates]

Unbelievable! John Higgins is one of the best, if not the best college basketball official in the country. Yet, a freshman AAU coach goes after him? SMH!
#ncaahoops! @GoodmanHoops you need to listen to this one!
https://t.co/hoagM6Bpmv

[Ames Track & Field @AMESTrack]

State Meet Ready!!! HUGE Thank you to Coach Yana and @justthehorns for the sweet hook up!

[Ames High GCC @ahs_gcc]

Our girls took an opportunity to run at the Nike XN Regional meet in South Dakota today! Everyone ran under 20 minutes! 👀 They ran against some competition and had lots of fun! Great way to their season!! 🌪🔥🌪🔥🌪

[Ames High Athletics @AmesAthletics]

𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐬 scorers from today ⬇️

1⃣0⃣ Claire Helmers | 8 points
1⃣7⃣ Marley Turk | 15 points
2⃣8⃣ Lauren Risdal | 24 points
4⃣5⃣ Sydney Turk | 38 points
7⃣0⃣ Payton Stewart | 56 points

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[Ames High Athletics @AmesAthletics]

A couple 🗒️ and 📸 from today's 4A races 👇

• Claire Helmers is the first Ames freshman girl in the top 10 since Kersten Thorgaard's fifth-place finish in 2003
• Sophomore Charlie Bennett finishes 84th individually in the boys race

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[Ames High Athletics @AmesAthletics]

Pretty good day in Fort Dodge 🙌

Ames girls cross country takes a team third place finish at the 2021 @IGHSAU State Meet.

It's the Little Cyclones best finish since a third place result in 2014.

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[Denise TURK @DeniseTURK5]

Congrats Ames Girls XC team for placing 3rd at State today!!

[Ames High Athletics @AmesAthletics]

🎟️ 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃

The Ames girls secure a place at the @IGHSAU State Championship Meet with a runner-up finish at today's Marshalltown regional.

It's the first team qualification since 2016 for the Little Cyclones.

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[Ames High GCC @ahs_gcc]

We are going to state!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🌪🔥🌪🌪🔥🙌🏻🙌🏻