‘Success breeds success’: Bowman County builds cross-country dynasty with seventh straight state title

JAMESTOWN — Bowman County has made winning a state cross-country championship a yearly tradition. But for head coach Jon Jahner, the story behind the Bulldogs seventh consecutive title is about more than the results at the finish line. Led by five seniors, Bowman County scored 56 points to take the boys state championship, claiming its seventh straight title. Warner Bowman won the individual championship in 16 minutes, 13 seconds, followed by teammate Gabe Sarsland in 16:26. The two have spent the fall pushing each other, often trading places at the finish line. At state, they found themselves side by side again, this time at the top of the standings. We've seen them do that a lot, and they like to switch spots here and there, and so you never really know what you're going to get, Jahner said. Pre-race meetings, we talked about that being the goal that we go one-two, and we don't care what the order is. But we wanted to control our race, and those two especially did