The South Winn cross country teams showcased their strength Thursday at Central Elkader, coming home with a crown and fourth place.
The Class 1A No. 8 Lady Warriors posted a team score of 28 points, an immense gap to second place MFL MarMac who had 50 points. Charles City posted 25 points in the boys’ team race to be crowned the champions, followed by Postville with 66 points. South Winn finished the day with 102 points, good for fourth.
Varsity girls
In the victory, the SW girls had a spread of 1:29.3 with an average time of 22:06.3.
Josie Tieskoetter was the third runner overall (2nd in team standings) to cross the finish line, posting a time of 21:38.8. On her heels were freshmen Annie Hageman and Ava Franzen. The two posted identical times of 21:38.9 to claim fourth and fifth (3rd, 4th team) respectively. Karissa Wenthold also completed the course in the top 10, racing to ninth place (8th team) in 22:26.5, with Izzy Kuboushek completing the team score in 12th place (11th team) in 23:08.1.
Also racing for the Lady Warriors were Lauren Ondrashek (14th, 23:42.1), Aubrey Willey (23rd, 25:47.3), Josie Tollefsrud (32nd, 27:21.8) and Katie Shimek (33rd, 27:24.2).
Conway leads boys
On their way to their fifth-place finish, the Warrior boys had an average time of 20:44.4 with a spread of 6:05.0.
As has been the case in meets thus far this season, Abe Conway led the Warrior boys to the finish line, garnering an eighth place finish (7th in team standings). The senior stopped the clock at 18:24.8. Brad Dahl was next to complete the 5K race in 19:23.4, good for 14th place overall (12th team). In 20:27.1, Bo Wangsness came home in 22nd place (19th team). John Donovan’s time of 21:55.7 put the junior in 39th place (31st team) with Eli Higgins rounding out the team score in 41st overall (33rd team) in 22:09.6.
Others competing in the boys’ race for the Warriors were Brennan Franzen (43rd, 22:16.6), Diego Flores (44th, 22:16.7) and Brady Lensing (51st, 23:35.9).
Coming up
South Winn will be in Central Springs at the Pioneer Town and Country Club for a meet Thursday, Sept. 21, with a 4:30 p.m. start time.
Girls’ varsity team results
1. South Winn 28; 2. MFL MarMac 50; 3. Charles City 80; 4. Central Elkader 86; 5. Clayton Ridge 136; 6. Postville 156
Boys’ varsity team results
1. Charles City 25; 2. Postville 66; 3. Central Elkader 83; 4. South Winn 102; 5. Kee 107; 6. Clayton Ridge 139
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