
Henry Weis stopped the clock at 18:17.6, good for 22nd at Epworth Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Troendle/Waukon Standard)
The Decorah cross country teams took the course in Epworth Thursday, competing at the Western Dubuque Invite. The girls were shy of the title while the boys finish third overall.
Girls
The Class 3A No. 19 Decorah’s girls varsity team put together an average time of 21:37, with a spread of 2:43.8, to place second with 70 points. Class 2A No. 2 Monticello won the meet with 65 points and an average time of 21:50.
Class 3A No. 15 Amelia Roe was the overall winner in 19:54.4, averaging 6:24 per mile. Roe was the only girl to go under 20:00. Brinlee Courtney came through taking ninth in the team scoring in 21:32.8 with an average mile of 6:55.7. Finishing 16th for the team score in 21:48.7 was freshman Olivia Volkmann with Danielle Losen crossing the finish line in 22:08.6, good for 19th in the team score. Deborah Hougen toured the course in 22:38.1, to take 25th in the team scoring and round of the Vikes’ scorecard. Not far behind was Amelia Wadsworth in 27th with a time of 22:41.8.
Additional harriers racing for Decorah in the varsity race were Lily Sandhorst (31st, 22:56.1), Grace Brynsaas (35th, 23:01.9), Ana Simon (41st, 23:23.2) and Brynn Storhoff (45th, 23:41.3).
Boys
With two harriers in the top 15, the Viking boys claimed third with 89 points. Class 4A No. 4 Cedar Rapids Kennedy was near-perfect with 17 followed by Class 3A No. 12 Central DeWitt with 74. Decorah had an average time of 18:03, with a spread of 1:00.
Grant Zilka was the first Viking to cross the finish line in 18:22.1, averaging a mile of 5:351, good for seventh. Sophomore Garrett See posted an average mile of 5:45.5, with a total time of 17:54.6, good for 13th. The next three Vikings finished together in 22nd, 23rd and 24th. Henry Weis’ time of 18:17.6 was the first of the trio to stop the clock, followed by Landyn Hook in 18:18.1 and Thomas Hammel in 18:22.1 to complete Decorah’s scoring. Also racing in on the course for the varsity was Oliver Bollinger (33rd, 18:41.4).
Varsity girls’ team scores
1. Monticello 65; 2. Decorah 70; 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 98; 4. Epworth 99; 5. Dubuque Wahlert 108; 6. Beckman Catholic 123; 7. Waukon 150; 8. Camanche 209; 9. Central DeWitt 223
Varsity boys’ team scores
1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 17; 2. Central DeWitt 74; 3. Decorah 89; 4. Waterloo West 111; 5. Epworth 167; 6. Beckman Catholic 201; 7. Springville 228; 8. Monticello 237; 9. Dubuque Wahlert 259; 10. Maquoketa 293; 11. Calamus-Wheatland 294; 12. Cascade 309; 13. Independence 330; 14. Prince of Peace 353; 15. Easton Valley 407; 16. Bellevue Marquette 412
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