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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 2025
Page
14
The Gazette profiles female finalists for the 2025 Athlete of the Year. Nick Rohlman provides photos while Jeff Linder contributes profiles of standout competitors from local schools and teams.
Libby Dix of Mount Vernon is a standout athlete with a 141-8 wrestling career, two state wrestling titles at 190 pounds, state runner-up at 170 and a fifth as a freshman, plus a 3A discus title and a third in shot put. She will be a four-time softball letterwinner and joins the University of Northern Iowa to compete in wrestling and softball.
Libby Fandel of Cedar Rapids Xavier crowned Miss Iowa Basketball 2025 after she powered the Saints to the Class 4A state title. She finishes with 1,995 career points and per game marks of 26.3 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3.8 steals, four-time first-team all state and part of the 2022 state title squad while playing volleyball state teams and high jump. She will play college basketball at Kansas.
Jayden Kuper earns Class 3A first team all-state honors in basketball twice and in volleyball once. She set school records with 1,623 points, 930 rebounds, and 362 steals in basketball, and 1,628 kills and 1,225 digs in volleyball. Despite not reaching state tournaments, her Panthers won about 70 percent of games in her era. She will play college basketball at the University of Missouri at St. Louis.
Chloe Meester, senior at Mustangs, earns Iowa Girls Coaches Association and Gatorade Player of the Year honors. A three time first team all stater with 2,071 kills, she helped Mustangs reach 3A state titles as runner up in 2023 and champion in 2024, prep basketball star and state hurdler set to play at University of Louisville.
Noelie Steines became one of just two Iowa girls to win four state cross country championships. She claimed three 1A titles for Calamus Wheatland and a 2A crown for Tipton, ending with 12 track titles and 10 Drake Relays qualifications including the 1500m title in 2023.
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