Kuemper, Audubon, and IKM-Manning Boys Cross Country in Action Thursday; Kuemper Grabs Team Win With Three Top 10 Finishes

Boys Cross Country Results for Thursday, September 2nd

 

Kuemper and Audubon at West Central Valley

 

Team Standings

1. Kuemper 53
2. Greene County 60
3. Interstate 35 66
4. Nodaway Valley 115
5. Grandview Christian 116
6. Ankeny Christian 137
7. Saydel 198
8. CAM 212
9. Southwest Valley 23
10. Audubon No Team Score

 

Kuemper and Audubon competed in the West Central Valley meet on a partly cloudy day with Kuemper taking home the team win Thursday. 

 

Kuemper’s Michael Pottebaum was the best of the best, finishing in first place individually with a final time of 17:03. Jacob Greving finished a little more than a minute behind Pottebaum in fourth place with a time of 18:06. Patrick Hensel grabbed a top ten finish, completing the course in 10th place with a final time of 19:11. Carter Drake finished inside the top 25 with a 16th place finish with a time of 19:57. Colton Hagen and Caeden Canuso finished inside and outside the top 25 respectively. Hagen finished with a time of 20:35, good for 25th and Canuso with a time of 20:38 in 26th.

 

Audubon brought three runners to the meet and had some good times. Jackson Deist grabbed a top 15 finish, completing the course with a time of 19:33, good for 13th place. Ely Deist and Mason Steckler both finished the races with times of 22:04 and 23:31 respectively.

 

Kuemper finished five points ahead of Nodaway Valley to win the meet as a team and finished in first place with 90 points. Since Audubon did not have enough runners at the meet, they were considered an incomplete team and did not receive a placement. 

 

Kuemper Results

1st Michael Pottebaum 17:03

4th Jacob Greving 18:06

10th Patrick Hensel 19:11

16th Carter Drake 19:57

25th Colton Hagen 20:35

26th Caeden Canuso 20:38

 

Audubon Results

13th Jackson Deist 19:33

47th Ely Deist 22:04

56th Mason Steckler 23:31

 

IKM-Manning at LoMA

 

Team Standings

1. 1. St Albert                            49
   2. Missouri Valley                61
   3. IKM-Manning             83
   4. Denison-Schleswig          91
   5. MVAOCOU                     160
   6. Tri-Center                       162
   7. Underwood                     167
   8. LoMa                               196
   9. Heartland Christian    202

 

IKM-Manning had a great showing at LoMa Thursday, getting a top three finish as a team and plenty of top 20 placings individually. 

 

Caden Keller led the Wolves with a 10th place finish with a time of 16:48.98. The Wolves had two other top 20 finishes, those being Lane Sams who finished in 14th with a time of 17:08.24 and Josiah Connor, finishing in 16th with a time of 17:40.12. Finishing just inside the top 25 was Abe Polzien who finished 24th with a time of 18:37.73. Nathan Johnson finished just outside the top 25 for IKM-Manning, completing the course in 26th with a time of 18:43.61. Jayden Phipps finished his run in the top 40, finishing in 36th with a final time of 19:12.50. IKM-Manning as a team finished in third place with 83 points. St. Albert won the meet with a team total of 49 points. 

 

IKM-Manning Results

10th Caden Keller 16:48.98

14th Lane Sams 17:08.24

16th Josiah Connor 17:40.12

24th Abe Polzien 18:37.73

26th Nathan Johnson 18:43.61

36th Jayden Phipps 19:12.50