More States Accommodating High School Wheelchair Racers

Last October, Jordan Houdeshell won the first wheelchair cross country title in Iowa history, completing a 5,000-meter course with a time of 17:04, as enthusiastic spectators stretched 150 yards along either side of the finish line.

Last October, Jordan Houdeshell won the first wheelchair cross country title in Iowa history, completing a 5,000-meter course with a time of 17:04, as enthusiastic spectators stretched 150 yards along either side of the finish line. But after the race, the Linn-Mar High School junior from Marion said he wasn't crazy about that distinction: "This may sound kind of dumb, but I wish I wasn't the first," he told reporters, "because I wish there were more people doing it."

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