On Wednesday, October 20, 2021, The Independence Varsity Cross Country Team ran in the 3A State Qualifying Meet in Decorah Iowa. Here are the results. For Varsity Girls, Senior Alyssa Larson ran a time of 22:33.90 placing overall in 41st place. The closest Mustang was Freshman Reaghan Ressler running a 24:06.90 finishing 61st. Also, Junior Bella Ressler ran a close time of 24:55.10 ending at 69th place. The Independence Varsity Girls placed 13th out of 13. On the boy’s Varsity side, leading the Mustangs was Senior Robert Hansen who ran a 19:39.60 placing 56th for the boys. Also, Junior Kale Wieland ran a time of 20:09.00 placing 68th. And close by was Senior Matt Tudor running a 20:30.50 ending in 73rd. The Varsity Boys finished as a team in 13th place out of 13 also. Although no one qualified for the State Meet, this team had a great season! Congrats to all the Varsity runners and their hard work this year. All times and results for the Mustangs are posted below.
Varsity Girls
| Place Overall Girls | Name | Time | Grade |
| #41 | Alyssa Larson | 22:33.90 | SR |
| #61 | Reaghan Ressler | 24:06.90 | FR |
| #69 | Bella Ressler | 24:55.10 | JR |
| #79 | Gabby Toale | 26:25.90 | SO |
| #82 | Ashlyn Martin | 27:14.60 | SR |
| #83 | Laura Smith | 27:18.90 | SR |
| Out of 86 | — | — | — |
Varsity Boys
| Place Overall Boys | Name | Time | Grade |
| #56 | Robert Hansen | 19:39.60 | SR |
| #68 | Kale Wieland | 20:09.00 | JR |
| #73 | Matt Tudor | 20:30.50 | SR |
| #81 | Ethan Calahan | 21:10.50 | FR |
| #82 | Carter Straw | 21:21.40 | JR |
| #87 | Blake Gates | 21:59.20 | SO |
| #89 | Will Perry | 22:41.60 | JR |
| Out of 90 | — | — | — |