The SW quartet of Annie Hageman, Josie Tieskoetter, Maddy Jansen and Ava Franzeh (l-r) were part of the lead pack Saturday, along with Turkey Valley’s Bella Stika (second from right). (Photo courtesy of Marie Conway)
The South Winn and Turkey Valley cross country teams stretched their legs Saturday in a competition at Crestwood, with the Lady Warriors winning the title and the SW boys finishing third. The Trojans do not have enough competitors to score a squad in either the boys’ or girls’ divisions.
Lady Warriors
The South Winn girls, ranked fifth in Class 1A, finished first with 44 points, edging Class 2A No. 11 Sumner-Fredericksburg by two points.
The Warriors had four finish in the top 10, with a trio finishing together. Leading the squad to the line was Josie Tieskoetter with a time of 21:54.0, to finish sixth. On her heels were Annie Hageman and Ava Franzen, both stopping the clock at 22:04.1, good for seventh and eighth places. Maddy Jansen rounded out the top 10 in 22:12.0, with Lauren Ondrashek filling out the scoring in 20th in 24:16.5. Others competing in the varsity race were Izzy Kuboushek (21st, 24:19.2) and Aubrey Willey (31st, 26:24.0).
SW boys
The boys earned third with 79 points behind Sumner-Fredericksburg and Crestwood. The overall champion was Nathan Ahern of Crestwood in 18:20.3.
South Winn’s Abe Conway grabbed silver as the only other harrier to finish under the 19:00 mark. The Warrior senior posted a time of 18:56.3. Brad Dahl was also in the top 10, crossing the line in 19:38.8, good for fourth place. Coming in 24th was Brennan Franzen in 22:36.1. With a time of 22:58.7, Diego Flores grabbed 26th place and Henry Willey was the final scorer for the Warriors in 29th place. The sophomore had a time of 23:25.0. Eli Higgins also competed in the varsity race, finishing 31st in 24:39.4.
Trojan harriers
Sprinting to the finish line in 22:08.1 was Bode Balk to claim 23rd in the varsity boys’ 5K race. Avery Franzen was the only other Trojan boy on the course, finishing 33rd in 26:05.2.
Bella Stika was the top finisher of the two Trojan girls, finishing ninth in 22:10.4. Hazel Nieman toured the course in 24:57.8, good for 27th.
Final race
Both South Winn and Turkey Valley have one regular season meet remaining which will be hosted by the Warriors at the South Winn Golf and Country Club near Calmar Tuesday, Oct. 3, at 5 p.m. South Winn will also host the Upper Iowa Conference meet Thursday, Oct. 12, at the Silver Springs Golf and Country Club in Ossian at 4 p.m.
Varsity girls’ team results
1. South Winn 44; 2. Sumner-Fredericksburg 46; 3. Crestwood 55; 4. New Hampton 82
Varsity boys’ team results
1. Sumner-Fred 41; 2. Crestwood 44; 3. South Winn 79; 4. Postville 89; 5. New Hampton 117
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