By Becky Walz,
The Decorah cross country teams blew the competition away last week, sweeping both the varsity and junior varsity titles at Waukon Tuesday, Sept. 24.
Champions
The Class 3A No. 5 varsity boys team tallied 32 points, claiming five of the top 10 spots with an average time of 17:31 and spread of 29 seconds.
“This was a solid effort made by the team to improve and the results speak to the quality depth of the team,” said Decorah boys’ cross country coach Brad Johansen.
Grant Zilka, ranked No. 30 in Class 3A, finished third in 17:11.5. Crossing the finish line in 17:30.6, Mitchell Stemper took home fifth. On his heels was D’mitry Lesser in sixth place. The senior came through with a time of 17:31.0. Landyn Hook had a time of 17:41.0, good for eighth, edging teammate Garrett See who posted a time of 17:41.2 to conclude the team score in ninth. William Fullhart and Clarence Nimrod were also on the course in varsity action, finished back-to-back in 15th and 16th positions, respectively. Fullhart stopped the clock at 18:22.6, while Nimrod had a time of 18:28.7.
The JV boys posted a perfect score of 15, taking the top 12 finishing spots. Thomas Hammel was the individual champion. He took the gold in 18:02.0. Oak Pasche came home with silver in 18:18.5. Spencer Christiansen was third in 18:27.6. In 18:37.00 was Max Grimstad. That was good for fourth. Rounding out the team score was Kelton Casterton. He claimed fifth in 19:02.0.
Sweep
The Decorah girls cross country runners also swept the team titles. Ranked No. 13 in Class 3A, the varsity posted 38 points to win the meet.
Taking third for the Vikes was Olivia Volkman. The sophomore had a time of 20:27.1. In 21:05.4, Brinlee Courtney crossed the finish line in sixth. Riley Chrisopher had a time of 21:31.3, taking seventh. Raelyn Newhouse cracked the top 10 as well. She posted a time of 21:38.2 good for eighth. Coming home in 22:28.4 was Deborah Hougan, taking 19th to finish the team scorecard. Also running were Amelia Wadsworth (31st, 23:05.8) and Natalie Stevens (39th, 23:35.3).
The junior varsity girls claimed the first ninth spots last week. Making up the team score were Leah Garcia-Prats (1st, 22:16.3); Natalie Goodner (2nd, 23:15.5); Claire Storhoff (3rd, 23:22.6); Nora Lesmeister (4th, 23:35.9); and Elsa Johnson (5th, 23:39.7).
Boys’ varsity team results
1. Decorah 32; 2. Waukon 47; 3. Central Elkader 128; 4. Starmont 130; 5. North Fayette Valley 152; 6. Crestwood 167; 7. New Hampton 179; 8. Osage 198; 9. Kee 201; 10. Clayton Ridge 204
Girls’ varsity team results
1. Decorah 38; 2. Waukon 65; 3. Osage 87; 4. Crestwood 105; 5. MFL MarMac 107; 6. New Hampton 130; 7. North Fayette Valley 136
Boys’ JV team results
1. Decorah 15; 2. Waukon 54; 3. Central Elkader 108; 4. Postville 111; 5. Clayton Ridge 152; 6. North Fayette Valley 154; 7. Osage 169; 8. Starmont 208
Boys’ JV individual results (minus top five)
6. Oliver Bollinger, 19:07.0; 7. Oscar Grimstad, 19:15.1; 8. Derek Hrdlicka, 19:25.0; 9. Kyan Oftedahl, 19:31.1; 10. Kyle Pattison, 19:33.2; 11. Liam Huang, 19:38.5; 12. Jayven Neubauer, 19:46.3; 14. Ezra Vorvick, 20:08.5; 15. Jack DeLaRosa, 20:09.0; 16. Riley Berns, 20:13.1; 17. Colin Thompson, 20:15.4; 21. Evan Madsen 20:48.6; 23. Carson Bohner, 21:06.9; 27. Owen Rix, 21:18.6; 28. Reid Berns 21:33.5; 29. Andrew Olson, 21:33.6; 32. Beau Newhouse, 21:36.8; 34. Nils Peterson 21:47.5; 36. Will Robinson, 21:53.7; 37. Van Bassford, 22:01.5; 39. Esteban Fernadez, 22:02.7; 40. Weston Cote, 22:05.5; 44. Phoung Doan, 22:39.7; 52. Pranav Caton, 23:15.6; 65. Dylan Brincks, 25:18.3; 70. Oscar Swanson, 25:29.9; 77. Wyatt Birdsell, 26:08.2; 83. Noah Potvin, 29:08.3 87. Keagan Steines 33:57.9
Girls’ JV team results
1. Decorah 15; 2. Crestwood 58; 3. Central Elkader 111; 4. Waukon 124; 5. Postville 154; 6. Clayton Ridge 178; 7. New Hampton 179; 8. Osage 184; 9. North Fayette Valley 218
Girls JV individual results (minus top five)
6. Olivia Rissman, 23:48.9; 7. Vivian Searcy, 24:07.8; 8. Lulu Bellrichard 24:10.7; 9. Addison Quandahl, 24:11.5; 11. Grace Blikre, 24:13.9; 13. Ellie Adams, 24:17.4; 14. Lillian Dahlen, 24:22.3; 19. Natalie Holthaus, 25:07.0; 22. Simone Downing, 25:21.5; 26. Willow Blair, 25:38.0; 28. Lauren Severtson, 25:38.7; 30. McKenzie Riley, 25:44.3; 31. Jillian Volz, 25:48.0; 32. Camryn Quandahl, 25:50.8; 34. Alandra Mercado-Arneson, 25:55.8; 39. Brinley Quandahl 26:27.2; 41. Marley Harmening, 26:29.9; 46. Nina Sessions, 26:42.7; 47. Rachel Weis, 26:43.5; 53. Teagan Menke, 26:56.0; 54. Emily Myers, 26:57.0; 57. Evelyn Opheim, 27:01.2; 58. Grace Huinker, 27:14.7; 61. Sophia McGee, 27:22.9; 65. Poppy Bellrichard, 27:32.4; 67. Rachel Spilde-Maki, 27:40.1; 70. Kennedy Carlson, 27:49.3;74. Maggie Gavle, 28:05.1; 88. Myla Leitz, 29:34.8; 95. Claire KO, 31:54.3; 96. Kylie Lemke, 32:01.5; 99. Ella Carlson, 33:22.7; 103. Ava Hanson, 37:47.6
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