By Becky Walz,
Decorah cross country runners did their best under windy conditions Tuesday night at the Northeast Iowa Conference meet, held at the Plum Creek Golf Course in Fredericksburg. The Vikings posted another solid effort at the NEIC meet.
The varsity girls narrowly missed the top spot earning 67 points to finish one point behind Class 2A No. 17 New Hampton.
The boys also took the runner-up spot by scoring 55 points. Waukon, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, took the title with 32 points.
Yet again, the JV girls and boys took the top honors in their respective races.
Decorah cross country runners did their best under windy conditions Tuesday night at the Northeast Iowa Conference meet, held at the Plum Creek Golf Course in Fredericksburg. The Vikings posted another solid effort at the NEIC meet.
The varsity girls narrowly missed the top spot earning 67 points to finish one point behind Class 2A No. 17 New Hampton.
The boys also took the runner-up spot by scoring 55 points. Waukon, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, took the title with 32 points.
Yet again, the JV girls and boys took the top honors in their respective races.
Oh, so close
Three of the seven varsity runners earned all-NEIC honors in the girls’ race by finishing in the top 15.
New Hampton’s Cambelle Kolbet, ranked No. 2 in Class 2A, broke the tape in 19:39.79.
Freshman Ana Simon roamed the course in 21:00.88 to be the first Viking to cross the finish line, claiming seventh place and her first all-conference honor.
Finishing back-to-back in the 13th and 14th were Annalise Skrade and Danielle Losen. Skrade posted a time of 21:17.85, while Losen stopped the clock at 21:29.07. It was the second time for both earning all-NEIC honors. Losen was seventh a year ago, while Skrade was 11th.
Just missing all-conference honors in 21:38.72 was Lily Sandhorst who finished 16th. Completing the team score with a time of 21:49.06 was Brynn Storhoff, good for 17th. Also racing on the varsity squad were Natalie Stevens (18th, 21:55.68) and Elsa Johnson (29th, 22:50.24).
Rolling on
The varsity boys placed four of their seven runners in the top 15.
“This was absolutely a great effort both mentally and physically for our team,” said Coach Brad Johansen.
At the top of the field for gold was Caleb Hoins of Waverly-Shell Rock. The senior broke the tape in 16:58.63.
Leading the Vikes to the finish line in 17:17.13 was senior Cade Olson for his second all-NEIC honor as he finished fifth. Olson was 15th a year ago. Davis Coppola wasn’t too far behind Olson, placing eighth and earning all-NEIC honors with a time of 17:22.65. Touring the course in 17:28.58, Henry Weis finished 12th to earn all-conference honors for the first time. Weis finished 29th last season at the NEIC meet. Also finishing in the top 15 was Grant Zilka who had a time of 17:30.31, good for 14th and all-NEIC honors. Just missing the all-conference nod in 16th place was Jake Magner in 17:50.46.
Garrett See and Landyn Hook were also on the course in the varsity race, finished 18th and 28th respectively. See posted a time of 18:07.32, while Hook had a time of 18:48.72.
Golden JV harriers
The JV girls’ and boys’ team both won the NEIC crowns. The girls put up a perfect score of 15. They had nine of the top-10 positions.
Leading the charge was senior Rebecca Anderson. She was the gold medalist in 22:12.37. Completing the team score were Kamryn Steines (2nd, 22:35.39), Grace Blikre (3rd, 22:36.13), Grace Brynsaas (4th, 22:51.45) and Deborah Hougen (5th, 22:55.07).
The JV boys finished with 22 points and claimed eight of the top-10 spots.
D’Mitry Lesser led the way for the junior varsity squad with a second-place finish in 18:27.21. Freshmen Reid Berns and Riley Berns raced each other to the line for third and fourth finishing in 18:33.01 and 18:33.58, respectively. Others scoring for Decorah were Benson Newhouse (6th, 18:45.28) and Mitchell Stemper (7th, 18:45.89).
The big one
The next one counts as the Vikings will take the course at the state qualifying meet Wednesday, Oct. 19, at West Delaware. The varsity girls start at 4 p.m., while the boys are at 4:30 p.m. The top three teams and top 15 individuals in each race advance to state.
Girls’ varsity team results
1. New Hampton 66; 2. Decorah 67; 3. Waverly-Shell Rock 69; 4. Crestwood 77; 5. Waukon 100; 6. Charles City 124
Boys’ varsity team results
1. Waukon 32; 2. Decorah 55; 3. Waverly-Shell Rock 75; 4. Charles City 87; 5. New Hampton 117; 6. Crestwood 141
Girls’ JV team results
1. Decorah 15; 2. Crestwood 57; 3. Waverly-Shell Rock 75; 4. Charles City 107; 5. Waukon 142
Girls’ JV individual results
1. Rebecca Anderson 22:12.37; 2. Kamryn Steines 22:35.39; 3. Grace Blikre 22:36.13; 4. Grace Brynsaas 22:51.45; 5. Deborah Hougen 22:55.07; 7. Natalie Goodner 23:19.75; 8. Hailey Bower 23:33.14; 9. Nora Lesmeister 23:36.59; 10. Claire Schutte 23:39.38; 11. Amy Jensen 23:41.11; 12. Kathryn Kelly 23:44.30; 13. Grace Neal 23:58.93; 15. Madison Heim 24:21.55; 16. Amelia Wadsworth 24:22.75; 18. Mairi Sessions 24:40.00; 20. McKenzie Tollefson 24:52.70; 22. Sophia Christman 25:00.50; 24. Madison Tollefson 25:01.99; 25. Sylvia Sandhorst 25:02.84; 26. Addison Lukes-Smith 25:06.90; 28. Drew Zwart 25:21.72; 33. Ramsey Zilka 25:38.82; 34. Ella Grouws 25:44.09; 37. McKenzie Riley 25:54.74; 39. Olivia Huinker 26:20.23; 41. Naomi Simon 26:50.25; 61. Kortni O’Connell 28:15.80; 63. Hannah Schnitzler 28:42.72; 68. Gwenyth Thompson 29:54.60; 69. Diep Doan 30:30.03; 72. Chloe Chyle 30:53.82; 74. Klaara Short 31:07.29; 75. Ella Carlson 31:15.56; 76. Lillian Jensen 31:27.11; 81. Francisca Munoz Infante 33:12.78; 82. Abigail Larson 33:32.90; 84. Hailey Bohr 33:43.50
Boys’ JV team results
1. Decorah 22; 2. Waukon 41; 3. Charles City 77; 4. Waverly-Shell Rock 107; 5. Crestwood 159; 6. New Hampton 161
Boys’ JV individual results
2. D’mitry Lesser 18:27.21; 3. Reid Berns 18:33.01; 4. Riley Berns 18:33.58; 6. Benson Newhouse 18:45.28; 7. Mitchell Stemper 18:45.89; 8. Aidan Nalean-Carlson 18:56.42; 9. Thomas Hammel 19:05.00; 10. Keaton Nalean-Carlson 19:07.16; 11. Carson Bohner 19:11.69; 12. Oliver Bollinger 19:12.32; 13. Max Wilson 19:12.47; 14. Peter Essa 19:14.59; 17. Raven Battle 19:39.36; 18. Montana Jump-Gerleman 19:44.57; 19. Travis Nordheim 19:51.52; 24. Doug Bentley 20:15.89; 27. Lucas Arendt 20:34.54; 29. Brock Taylor 20:41.26; 30. Ezra Vorvick 20:42.46; 33. Carter Kowitz 20:55.72; 35. Kyle Pattison 20:59.86; 36. Phoung Doan 21:01.21; 44. Andrew Olson 21:29.25; 46. Adam Walter 21:31.70; 55. Beau Newhouse 21:53.72; 57. Caleb Johnson 21:57.92; 60. Logan Smith 22:26.01; 64. Lucas Hanson 22:42.40; 67. Will Robinson 22:49.33; 71. Alex McGohan 22:59.17; 73. Noah Vilardo 23:14.78; 75. Lange Betts 23:35.64; 77. Jack Sovern 23:46.44; 82. Leander Buettner 24:41.24; 83. William Chamberlain 24:43.49; 87. Nathaniel Myers 26:44.81
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