By Becky Walz,
It was far from the perfect day for a cross country meet Saturday as Luther College played host to the All-American cross country meet. The event featured teams from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, competing in middle school, junior varsity, varsity and collegiate courses. Locally, Decorah, South Winn and Turkey Valley all competed.
It was far from the perfect day for a cross country meet Saturday as Luther College played host to the All-American cross country meet. The event featured teams from Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, competing in middle school, junior varsity, varsity and collegiate courses. Locally, Decorah, South Winn and Turkey Valley all competed.
Decorah talents
The Decorah squads endured the rain to finish 12th in the varsity boys’ race, while the girls finished 24th overall.
The Viking boys tallied 329 points and had a spread of 56 seconds. With 56 points it was Minneapolis Washburn claiming the team title. Onalaska sophomore Manny Putz blazed the 5K course in 15:46.88 to be crowned the overall champion.
Leading the boys to the finish line by Henry Weis in 43rd with a time of 18:01.19. Grant Zilka toured the muddy course in 18:22.07, good for 59th place. Coming in on Zilka’s heels was Davis Coppola in 18:22.24 to take 60th. In 18:44.68, Cade Olson took 78th place with Thomas Hammel rounding out the team score in 89th with a time of 18:57.46. Other varsity harriers on the course were Jake Magner (106th, 19:25.82) and D’mitry Lesser (157th, 20:28.07).
“A full one-third of the team ran lifetime best on a rainy, muddy course,” said Decorah boys’ coach Brad Johansen.
In the girls’ race it was Dubuque Hempstead coming out on top of the team standings with 55 points. Decorah had 562 points with a spread of 1:20.
Freshman Anna Simon paced the Lady Vikings as the first to finish for the squad in 22:09.90 to take 88th place overall. Lily Sandhorst crossed the finish line in 22:33.58, good for 105th, while Natalie Stevens posted a time of 22:43.78 to earn 112th place. In 23:05.11, Brynn Storhoff toured the course to take 127th place. Annalise Skrade capped off the scoring in 139th place with a time of 23:29.93. Elsa Johnson (143rd, 23:35.39) and Kamryn Steines (175th, 24:47.99) also raced for Decorah.
South Winn stars
The South Winn varsity girls finished the day with 520 points to take 18th place, while there were no boys on the course for the varsity race. The Lady Warriors had a spread of 6:09.
Racing to the finish line first for the Lady Warriors was senior Billie Wagner. She stopped the clock at 20:02.98 to take 14th place. Josie Tieskoetter traversed the wet course in 22:04.93 to bring home 81st place while Megan Hageman clocked in at 22:19.26 to take 98th place. In 23:31.30 it was Anna Dietzenbach taking 140th place with Karissa Wenthold rounded out the scoring in 201st place. She had a time of 26:12.70. Ella Willey also ran, finishing in 26:22.74, good for 203rd place.
The JV boys’ team finished 11th overall with 310 points and a spread of 51 seconds. Comprising the boys’ score was John Donovan (56th, 19:59.80), Bo Wangsness (73rd, 20:17.07), Abe Conway (79th, 20:22.60), Hunter Wagner (87th, 20:27.94) and Dawson Wenthold (106th, 20:51.59).
Trojan athletes
Turkey Valley had three harriers compete in the rain and mud including Russell Nieman in the boys’ varsity event where the junior finished in 18:58.87, good for 90th place. Bode Balk finished the course in 22:43.50, good for 202nd in the junior varsity event.
Representing the girls, Morgan Wenthold completed the course in 26:04.26, good for 131st in the junior varsity race.
Boys’ varsity team results
(Top 10 plus local schools)
1. Minneapolis Washburn 56; 2. Iowa City City High 98; 3. Cedar Rapids Prairie 148; 4. Port Byron (Riverdale) 156; 5. Onalaska 180; 6. Bloomington Jefferson 190; 7. Champlin Park 199; 8. Iowa City Liberty 248; 9. Linn-Mar 253; 10. Waukon 292; 12. Decorah 329
Girls’ varsity team results
(Top 10 plus local schools)
1. Dubuque Hempstead 55; 2. Pleasant Valley; 3. Dubuque Senior 130; 4. Iowa City City High 154; 5. Champlin Park 203; 6. Rochester Century; 7. Linn-Mar; 8. Bloomington Jefferson 285; 9. Mason City 300; 10. Cedar Rapids Prairie 304; 18. South Winn 520; 24. Decorah 562
Boys’ varsity individual results
43. Henry Weis, Dec, 18:01.19; 59. Grant Zilka, Dec, 18:22.07; 60. Davis Coppola, Dec, 18:22.24; 78. Cade Olson, Dec, 18:44.68; 89. Thomas Hammel, Dec, 18:57.46; 90. Russell Nieman, TV, 18:58.87; 106. Jake Magner, Dec, 19:25.82; 157. D’mitry Lesser, Dec, 20:28.07
Boys’ JV team results (Top 11)
1. Iowa City City High 21; 2. Linn-Mar 81; 3. Decorah 101; 4. Minneapolis Washburn 143; 5. Iowa City Liberty 149; 6. Waukon 199; 7. Champlin Park 221; 8. Bloomington Jefferson 234; 9. Cedar Rapids Prairie 245; 10. Platteville 247; 11. South Winn 310
Boys’ JV individual results
9. Reid Berns, Dec, 18:47.99; 16. Landyn Hook, Dec, 18:55.33; 21. Riley Berns, Dec, 18:59.55; 28. Oliver Bollinger, Dec, 19:10.32; 30. Mitchell Stemper, Dec, 19:14.83; 36. Garrett See, Dec, 19:28.82; 39. Raven Battle, Dec, 19:33.76; 52. Keaton Nalean-Carlson, Dec, 19:51.03; 56. John Donovan, SW, 19:59.80; 62. Max Wilson, Dec, 20:11.97; 72. Peter Essa, Dec, 20:17.06; 73. Bo Wangsness, SW, 20:17.07; 77. Aidan Nalean-Carlson, Dec, 20:21.82; 79. Abe Conway, SW, 20:22.60; 87. Hunter Wagner, SW, 20:29.12; 100. Ezra Vorvick, Dec, 20:45.89; 106. Dawson Wenthold, SW, 20:51.59; 107. Max Grimstad, Dec, 20:52.26; 113. Benson Newhouse, Dec, 20:57.98; 121. Carson Bohner, Dec, 21:09.68; 138. Andrew Olson, Dec, 21:21.96; 141. Doug Bentley, Dec, 21:24.76; 150. Brock Taylor, Dec, 21:35.28; 154. Montana Jump-Gerleman, Dec, 21:40.95; 157. Lucas Arendt, Dec, 21:42.74; 186. Carter Kowitz, Dec, 22:20.56; 189. Brad Dahl, SW, 22:24.11; 192. Kyle Patterson, Dec, 22:25.62; 202. Bode Balk, TV, 22:43.50; 203. Adam Walter, Dec, 22:43.95; 233. Jack Sovern, Dec, 23:16.06; 234. Phoung Doan, Dec, 23:16.33; 235. Lucas Hanson, Dec, 23:19.99; 236. Lange Betts, Dec, 23:20.24; 249. Beau Newhouse, Dec, 23:42.37; 251. Caleb Johnson, Dec, 23:42.86; 260. Logan Smith, Dec, 23:58.27; 266. Will Robinson, Dec, 24:08.61; 269. Alex McGohan, Dec, 24:14.01; 283. Noah Vilardo, Dec, 24:31.86; 300. Nathan Davis, SW, 25:08.45; 308. William Chamberlain, Dec, 25:39.15; 309. Kaden Barton-Franzen, SW, 25:39.29; 329. Landon Merrill, SW, 26:34.24; 337. Nathaniel Myers, Dec, 27:05.97; 341. Henry Willey, SW, 27:32.07;
Girls’ JV team results (Top 12)
1. Iowa City City High 32; 2. Dubuque Hempstead 69; 3. Decorah 96; 4. Rochester Century 115; 5. Dubuque Senior 129; 6. Linn-Mar 154; 7. Champlin Park 189; 8. Pine Island; 9. Byron 293; 10. Onalaska 303; 11. Oregon 307; 12. South Winn 316
Girls’ varsity individual results
14. Billie Wagner, SW, 20:02.98; 81. Josie Tieskoetter, SW, 22:04.93; 88. Anna Simon, Dec, 22:09.90; 98. Megan Hageman, SW, 22:19.26; 105. Lily Sandhorst, Dec, 22:33.58; 112. Natalie Stevens, Dec, 22:43.78; 127. Brynn Storhoff, Dec, 23:05.11; 139. Annalise Skrade, Dec, 23:39.93; 140. Anna Dietzenbach, SW, 23:31.30; 143. Elsa Johnson, Dec, 23:35.39; 175. Kamryn Steines, Dec, 24:47.99; 201. Karissa Wenthold, SW, 26:12.70; 203. Ella Willey, SW, 26:22.74
Girls’ JV individual results
20. Amelia Wadsworth, Dec, 22:39.68; 23. Deborah Hougen, Dec, 22:43.28; 24. Grace Blikre, Dec, 22:48.35; 25. Danielle Losen, Dec, 22:49.60; 28. Grace Brynsaas, Dec, 22:54.21; 31. Kathryn Kelly, Dec, 22:56.94; 41. McKenzie Riley, Dec, 23:09.79; 49. Maddi Jansen, SW, 23:19.42; 59. Claire Schutte, Dec, 23:38.25; 69. Natalie Goodner, Dec, 23:59.81; 70. Mairi Sessions, Dec, 24:09.01; 79. Olivia Paulsen, Dec, 24:20.08; 86. Hailey Bower, Dec, 24:43.63; 87. Elayna Hook, Dec, 24:45.62; 90. Izzy Kuboushek, SW, 24:47.21; 91. Katie Shimek, SW, 24:47.37; 103. Grace Neal, Dec, 25:18.96; 105. Olivia Huinker, Dec, 25:20.04; 110. Tessa Phillips, SW, 25:22.31; 116. Madison Tollefson, Dec, 25:32.94; 125. McKenzie Tollefson, Dec, 25:56.31; 126. Drew Zwart, Dec, 25:56.62; 131. Morgan Wenthold, TV, 26:04.26; 133. Naomi Simon, Dec, 26:08.81; 148. Ramsey Zilka, Dec, 26:31.38; 157. Aubrey Willey, SW, 26:40.74; 177. Addison Lukes-Smith, Dec, 27:15.93; 197. Sophia Christman, Dec, 27:56.71; 214. Kortni O’Connell, Dec, 29:04.23; 220. Hannah Schnitzler, Dec, 29:17.04; 232. Grace Zweibohmer, SW, 29:48. 52; 245. Diep Doan, Dec, 30:19.57; 265. Gwenyth Thompson, Dec, 32:00.33; 269. Abigail Larson, Dec, 32:34.62; 270. Klaara Short, Dec, 32:46.94; 274. Cloey Zweibohmer, SW, 34:16.99; 276. Hailey Bohr, Dec, 34:39.84; 278. Ella Carlson, Dec, 34:51.49
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