By Becky Walz,
Luther College hosted the All-American cross country meet Saturday, featuring junior high, high school and college races.
Locally, Decorah, South Winn and Turkey Valley took the course.
Varsity girls
The South Winn varsity girls finished eighth in the team standings with 261 points with an average time of 21:37. Decorah ended the day with 520 points in 22nd place with an average time of 23:11. Turkey Valley didn’t field a full varsity team. Dubuque Hempstead was the overall team champion with 65 points.
Zoie Dundon of Burnsville was the individual champion. Her time was 18:37.81.
Turkey Valley’s Jalyssa Blazek and South Winn’s Billie Wagner both finished in the top-10. Blazek cruised to a fifth-place finish in 19:14.43, while Wagner slipped into the 10th spot with a time of 19:45.12. Also competing for the Trojans was Cambree Kruse, crossing the finish line 115th in 23:21.06. Racing for the Warriors besides Wagner were Eryn Sabelka (34th, 20:57.82), Megan Hageman (64th, 21:58.91), Josie Tieskoetter (80th, 22:24.05), Karissa Wenthold (98th, 22:58.31) and Anna Dietzenbach (114th, 23:20.46).
Running for Decorah was Annalisa Skrade (89th, 22:32.64), Brynn Storhoff (103rd, 23:01.88), Abby Halverson (111th, 23:13.06), McKenzie Riley (128th, 23:32.50), Mairi Sessions (129th, 23:34.84) and Danielle Losen (132nd, 23:36.80).
Varsity boys
In the varsity boys’ race, Decorah came in eighth with 241 points, just three points away from Champlin Park. Onalaska was the team champion with 38 points. South Winn and Turkey Valley didn’t field a varsity boys’ team. The Vikes had an average time of 18:21.
The individual champion was Onalaska’s Manny Putz in 16:09.96.
Decorah was led by Izaak Eichinger who finished 33rd overall in a time of 17:59.19. Also touring the course for the Vikings were Arlo Hayes (40th, 18:07.84), Bennett Schutte (55th, 18:29.23), Henry Weis (57th, 18:31.27); Larsson Shockey (61st, 18:35.54), Landan Folkedahl (87th, 19:02.69) and Jake Magner (94th, 19:11.09).
Isaiah Kruckman was the lone Warrior on the course, finishing 13th overall in 17:17.95.
JV girls
The Decorah JV girls finished sixth with 196 points, while South Winn claimed 16th with 446 points. Dubuque Hempstead took first with 31 points.
Adding to the team score for the Vikes were Elsa Johnson, 34th, 23:15.38; Grace Brynsaas, 41st, 23:38.74; Lily Sandhorst, 44th, 23:44.00; Kamryn Steines, 45th, 23:44.08; and Kathryn Kelly, 50th, 24:03.84.
Leading the way for the Warriors were Ella Willey, 53rd, 24:09.73; Josie Tollefsrud, 131st, 26:23.47; Izzy Kuboushek, 134th, 26:25.90; and Kira Ellingson, 214th, 28:58.42.
Trojans on the course were Hailey Elsbernd and Alayna Kuennen. Elsbernd stopped the clock at 27:37.61 in 169th place overall, while Kuennen completed the race in 35:12.49 in 282nd place.
JV boys
Decorah’s JV boys’ team earned third as a team with 69 points. South Winn came in 13th with 357 points, while Turkey Valley had just two runners compete. Iowa City Liberty was the team champion with 27 points.
Scoring for Decorah were Cade Olson, eighth, 18:59.09; Davis Coppola, ninth, 19:00.11; Grant Zilka, 10th, 19:02.61; D’mitry Lesser, 17th, 19:27.23; and Landyn Hook, 26th, 19:35.73.
Highlights for South Winn were Ethan Maldonado, 15th, 19:13.29; Kyle Hageman, 90th, 21:23.38; Dayten Ondrashek, 114th, 21:51.56; Hunter Wagner, 125th, 21:58.54; and John Donovan, 142nd, 22:16.70.
Dale Schwamman and Lucas Hanson were on the course for the Trojans. Schwamman came home 78th overall in 21:00.84, while Hanson finished 164th overall in 22:46.22.
Boys’ varsity team results
1. Onalaska 38; 2. Iowa City Liberty 118; 3. Minneapolis Washburn 168; 4. Linn-Mar 173; 5. Bloomington Jefferson 179; 6. Port Byron (Riverdale) 191; 7. Champlin Park 238; 8. Decorah 241; 9. Rochester Century 258; 10. Charles City 283; 11. Waukon 310; 12. Aquinas 334; 13. Mason City 346; 14. New Hampton 374; 15. Rochester John Marshall 411; 16. Iowa City Regina 437; 17. Westby 460; 18. Chatfield 506; 19. Platteville 530; 20. St. Charles 541; 21. La Crosse Central 576; 22. Lanesboro/Fillmore Central 583; 23. Crestwood 585; 24. Osage 604; 25. Luther HS 662; 26. Byron 669; 27. Cedar Rapids Xavier 674
Girls’ varsity team results
1. Dubuque Hempstead 65; 2. Champlin Park 93; 3. Linn-Mar 121; 4. Iowa City City High 136; 5. Rochester Century 152; 6. Bloomington Jefferson 152; 7. Dubuque Senior 171; 8. South Winn 261; 9. Minneapolis Washburn 275; 10. Onalaska 309; 11. Chatfield 318; 12. Oregon 343; 13. Crestwood 383; 14. Platteville 464; 15. Mason City 474; 16. Rochester John Marshall 476; 17. Iowa City Regina 478; 18. Byron 481; 19. Westby 495; 20. Charles City 501; 21. New Hampton 509; 22. Decorah 520; 23. La Crosse Central 563; 24. Osage 611; 25. Waukon 636; 26. Luther HS 696; 27. Aquinas 710; 28. St. Charles 828
Boys’ JV team results
1. Iowa City Liberty 27; 2 Linn-Mar 50; 3. Decorah 69; 4. Waukon 145; 5. Minneapolis Washburn 170; 6. Charles City 248; 7. Rochester John Marshall 250; 8. Onalaska 255; 9. Champlin Park 267; 10. Mason City 274; 11. Bloomington Jefferson 309; 12. Port Byron (Riverdale) 335; 13. South Winn 357; 14. New Hampton 362; 15. Iowa City Regina 404; 16. Rochester Century 444l 17. Platteville 470; 18. Aquinas 485; 19. De Soto 511; 20. Crestwood 584; 21. Luther HS 647; 22. Byron 674
Boys’ JV individual results
8. Cade Olson, Dec, 18:59.09; 9. Davis Coppola, Dec, 19:00.11; 10. Grant Zilka, Dec, 19:02.61; 15. Ethan Maldonado, SW, 19:13.29; 17. D’mitry Lesser, Dec, 19:27.23; 26. Landyn Hook, Dec, 19:35.73; 35. Adrian Huang, Dec, 19:53.75; 57. Thomas Hammel, Dec, 20:28.50; 78. Dale Schamman, TV, 21:00.84; 81. Benson Newhouse, Dec, 21:05.07; 89, Haywood Stowe, Dec, 21:22.47; 90. Kyle Hageman, SW, 21:23.38; 94. Joseph Stammeyer, Dec, 21:26.10; 97. Austin Wilkins, Dec, 21:30.64; 99. Montana Jump-Gerleman, Dec, 21:32.92; 100. Brock Taylor, Dec, 21:33.02; 101. Drew Berns, Dec, 21:33.16; 114. Dayten Ondrashek, SW, 21:51.56; 118. Lucas Arendt, Dec, 21:53.16; 125. Hunter Wagner, SW, 21:58.54; 128. Doug Bentley, Dec, 21:59.90; 134. Simon Mumford, Dec, 22:11.62; 138. Bradyn Hook, Dec, 22:14.61; 139. Peter Essa, Dec, 22:14.94; 142. John Donovan, SW, 22:16.70; 145. Dawson Wenthold, SW, 22:22.40; 146. Aidan Nalean-Carlson, Dec, 22:27.05; 162. Lange Betts, Dec, 22:45.04; 164. Lucas Hanson, TV, 22:46.22; 167. Karter Einck, Dec, 22:50.06; 169. Carter Kowitz, Dec, 22:51.54; 190. Andrew Olson, Dec, 23:17.12; 211. Ezra Vorvick, Dec, 23:45.55; 235. Chase Adam, SW, 24:26.08; 260. Abe Conway, SW, 24:50.65; 255. Max Wilson, Dec, 24:55.82; 261. Nolan Jacobsen, Dec, 25:08.23; 267. Dylan Muhlbauer, Dec, 25:24.73; 270. Garrett Willie, Dec, 25:28.48; 271. Wyatt Hackman, Dec, 25:31.31; 276. Beau Newhouse, Dec, 25:41.20; 284. Kaden Barton-Franzen, SW, 25:59.29; 301. William Chamberlain, Dec, 26:50.88; 319. Max Moonen, SW, 29:16.85
Girls’ JV team results
1. Dubuque Hempstead 31; 2. Rochester Century 57; 3. Iowa City City High 63; 4. Dubuque Senior 102; 5. Bloomington Jefferson 140; 6. Decorah 196; 7. Oregon 220; 8. Linn-Mar 234; 9. Chatfield 244; 10. Minneapolis Washburn 271; 11. Onalaska 385; 12. Rochester John Marshall 388; 13. Crestwood 395; 14. Platteville 396; 15. Mason City 401; 16. South Winn 445; 17. Charles City 474; 18. Byron 537
Girls JV individual results
34. Elsa Johnson, Dec, 23:15.38; 41. Grace Brynsaas, Dec, 23:38.74; 44. Lily Sandhorst, Dec, 23:44.00; 45. Kamryn Steines, Dec, 23:44.08; 50. Kathryn Kelly, Dec, 24:03.84; 53. Ella Willey, SW, 24:09.73; 58. Grace Bilkre, Dec, 24:15.73; 67. Grace Neal, Dec, 24:28.84; 69. Natalie Goodner, Dec, 24:31.37; 86. Amy Jensen, Dec, 25:14.81; 95. Claire Schutte, Dec, 25:27.52; 97. Amelia Wadsworth, Dec, 25:29.85; 98. Julia Phillips, Dec, 25:30.29; 101. Ramsey Zilka, Dec, 25:36.67; 106. Addison Lukes-Smith, Dec, 25:40.73; 116. Sylvia Sandhorst, 25:58.23; 127. Ellen Rooney, Dec, 26:18.74; 128. Hannah Schnitzler, Dec, 26:19.00; 131. Josie Tollefsrud, SW, 26:23.47; 134. Izzy Kuboushek, SW, 26:24.90; 161. Anya Lovstuen, Dec, 26:56.33; 169. Hailey Elsbernd, TV, 27:37.61; 182. Ella Grouws, Dec, 28:02.31; 199. Karen Henriquez, Dec, 28:35.17; 201. Sophia Christman, Dec, 28:39.00; 207. Ruby Sullivan, Dec, 28:47.98; 214. Kira Ellingson, SW, 28:58.42; 221. Mikiah Krieg, Dec, 29:23.82; 223. Grace Zweibohmer, SW, 29:27.64; 228. Kaya Hines, Dec, 29:34.29; 235. Gwenyth Thompson, Dec, 29:43.94; 236. Ashley Bjork, Dec, 29:46.83; 237. Hailey Bower, Dec, 29:47.66; 252. Kortni O’Connell, Dec, 31:30.30; 259. Liz Clement, Dec, 32:16.72; 276. Lexie Stammeyer, Dec, 34:14.95; 279. Morgan Dhly, Dec, 34:33.15; 282. Alayna Kuennen, TV, 35:12.49; 286. Hailey Bohr, Dec, 36:38.19; 294. Ella Carlson, Dec, 38:43.37
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