Viking freshman Olivia Volkman finished the Cedar Falls course in 22:20.1, good for 62nd place. (Photo courtesy of William Connor)
The Decorah cross country teams traveled to Cedar Falls to compete in the Rich Engel Classic Thursday, coming home with good showings from both the varsity and JV squads at the large meet.
Solid day for the girls
In the varsity girls meet, Decorah, ranked No. 19 in Class 3A, finished ninth with 261 points. Class 4A No. 3 Dubuque Senior won the race with 48 points. The Vikes had a spread of 2:42, with an average time of 21:51.5.
The race winner was Class 4A No. 6 Keelee Leitzen of Dubuque Hempstead. Her time of 18:38.7.
Decorah was led by Amelia Roe who clocked in at 19:52.1, good for ninth place. Brinlee Courtney came in 59th with 22:13.9. In 22:17.1, it was senior Brynn Storhoff crossing the finish line to take 60th place. Just three seconds behind her was Olivia Volkman. She toured the course in 22:20.1, good for 62nd. Concluding the team score was Grace Brynsaas. Her time of 22:34.0 was good for 71st. Also competing for the Vikes were Ana Simon (75th, 22:37.5) and Amelia Wadsworth (79th, 23:00.2).
The JV girls finished sixth with 146 points. The team had a spread of 1:08.8 and an average time of 24:28.9.
Creating the team score were Vivan Searcy (21st, 24:00.2), Nora Lesmeister (22nd, 24:00.4), Elayna Hook (28th, 24:21.1), Lulu Bellrichard (33rd, 24:53.9) and Ellie Adams (42nd, 25:08.9).
Job well done
The Viking boys finished 12th in the team standings with 314 points and had a spread of 1:01.2 to go with an average time of 18:15.8.
Class 4A No. 1 ranked Cedar Falls was the team champion with 64 points. Class 4A No. 3 Jaden Merrick of Cedar Falls broke the tape in 15:46.8, the only runner under 16 minutes.
Leading the Vikes was Grant Zilka. The junior clocked in at 17:44.5, good for 40th. In 54th was senior Henry Weis. His time was 18:02.5. Nine seconds back was Landyn Hook with a time of 18:11.0, taking home 63rd. With a solid time of 18:35.2, Garrett See crossed the finish line in 77th place. Oliver Bollinger concluded the team score in 80th. The sophomore had a time of 18:45.7. Also competing in the varsity race were Liam Hung (86th, 19:08.0) and Thomas Hammell (88th, 19:32.9).
The JV boys finished fifth in team scoring with 117 points. The Vikes had a spread of 52.6 seconds and average time of 19:20.6.
Finishing in the top five for Decorah were D’Mitry Lesser (7th, 18:48.4), Reid Berns (22nd, 19:19.3), Riley Berns (23rd, 19:23.4), Max Grimstad (29th, 19:32.1) and Jack Delarosa (36th, 19:41.0).
At Waukon
The Vikes don’t have a long break between races as they are at Waukon today (Tuesday, Sept. 19), at 4:30 p.m.
Girls’ varsity team results
1. Dubuque Senior 48; 2. Dubuque Hempstead 50; 3. Cedar Falls 111; 4. Ames 113; 5. Iowa City West 170; 6. Iowa City Liberty 181; 7. Mason City 182; 8. Bettendorf 245; 9. Decorah 261; 10. Western Dubuque 266; 11. Hudson 283; 12. Cedar Rapids Washington 314; 13. Cedar Rapids Kenney 333; 14. Dike-New Hartford 387; 15. Grundy Center 387; 16. Cedar Rapids Jefferson
Boys’ varsity team results
1. Cedar Falls 64; 2. Cedar Rapids Kenney 69; 3. Iowa City Liberty 101; 4. Urbandale 126; 5. Bettendorf 155; 6. Linn-Mar 159; 7. Dubuque Senior 173; 8. Iowa City West 222; 9. Grundy Center 228; 10. Ankeny 243; 11. Waterloo West 251; 12. Decorah 314; 3. Western Dubuque 331; 14. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 411; 15. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 426; 16. Hudson 502; 17. Dike-New Hartford 554; 18. Valley Lutheran 588
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