By Becky Walz,
Times continue to drop for the South Winn cross country teams as the Warriors competed at the Panther Invite hosted by Central Springs Thursday.
Season bests
There was an average time of 22:18 and spread of 1:17 for the Lady Warriors who tallied 98 points to finish fourth in the team standings. All 10 harriers posted a season or personal best time.
With a time of 21:41.8, Ava Franzen was the first to cross the finish line for South Winn. The sophomore finished 15th overall. Next came Maddy Jansen in 22:00.3, taking 16th place. In 22:04.8 it was Annie Hageman stopping the clock. The sophomore’s season best time was good for 19th. Izzy Kuboushek kept the theme going with a time of 22:48.5, taking 28th. Rounding out the scorecard was Karissa Wenthold. The senior had a time of 22:59.5 to take 34th.
Others racing for South Winn were Tessa Phillips (38th, 23:17.1); Lauren Ondrashek (40th, 23:29.9); Addy Conway (49th, 24:17.3); Katie Shimek (58th, 24:49.9); and Cloey Zweibohmer (107th, 29:21.8).
Leading the boys
With 151 points, the South Winn boys finished fifth in the 12-team field. The Warriors had an average time of 19:20 and spread of 3:05 among their top five competitors.
The Warriors were led to the finish by Cameron Einck who claimed 16th place. The freshman had a time of 18:10.8. Hugh Conway was just steps behind his teammate as he posted a time of 18:14.7, good for 17th. In 18:59.6, Brad Dahl claimed 28th. Senior Lukas Weiss had a personal best race time of 20:00.6 as he took home 48th. Completing the scoring for the Warriors in 66th place was Clayton Kuboushek. He had a time of 21:16.3.
Also on the 5K course for the South Winn boys were Caden Tieskoetter (73rd, 21:38.3); Levi Feickert (98th, 22:50.8); Eli Higgins (116th, 24:06.3); John Donovan (119th, 24:35.2); Diego Flores (121st, 24:51.1); Matthew Donovan (132nd, 27:10.8); and Henry Lensing (138th, 30:02.5).
Girls’ varsity team results
1. Forest City 47; 2. Waukon 87; 3. Iowa Falls-Alden 96; 4. South Winn 98; 5. Central Springs 157; 6. Newman Catholic 167; 7. Saint Ansgar 173; 8. Hampton-Dumont-CAL 207; 9. West Fork 213; 10. West Hancock 224; 11. Nashua-Plainfield 246
Boys’ varsity team results
1. Lake Mills 32; 2. Forest Center 37; 3. Newman Catholic 109; 4. North Butler 135; 5. South Winn 151; 6. Nashua-Plainfield 168; 7. West Fork 184; 8. Iowa Falls-Alden 217; 9. Hampton-Dumont-CAL 243; 10. Central Springs 250; 11. Riceville 313; 12. Saint Ansgar 313
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