Go Roughriders! City: Des Moines County: Polk County Nickname: Roughriders Colors: Navy and White Conference: Central Iowa Metro League Founded: 1923-24 State Champions Girl's Basketball: 1-time state champs, 2006 (4A) Boy's Cross Country: 3-time state champs, 2001 (3A), 2002 (3A), 2003 (4A); 2 Individual State Titles Girl's Cross Country: 1 Individual State Title Football: 4-time state champs, 1954 (AP), 1958 (AP), 2000 (8-man), 2001 (8-man) Boy's Golf: 16-time state champs, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1940 (F), 1941, 1941 (F), 1946, 1947, 1967 (AA); 8 Individual State Titles Coed Golf: 1-time state champs, 1970 Boy's Swimming: 12-time state champs, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1963; 84 Individual State Titles Girl's Swimming: 4-time state champs, 1966, 1972, 1973, 1980 Boy's Tennis: 3-time state champs, 2000, 2002, 2009; 16 Singles State Titles; 12 Doubles State Titles Coed Tennis: 6 Co-Ed Doubles State Titles Girls's Tennis: 8 Singles State Titles; 3 Doubles State Titles Boy's Track-Outdoor: 2-time state champs, 1946, 1999 (4A); 54 Individual State Titles Girl's Track: 47 Individual State Titles Wrestling: 13 Individual State Titles Sports Former Sports Conferences Central Iowa Metro League, 1991-92 thru PRESENT Des Moines Metropolitan Conference, 1967-68 thru 1990-91 Big Seven Conference, 1941-42 thru 1946-47 Notable Athletes Waldo Don Carlos, NFL Player, C, 1931 |