Boys Cross Country Results for Thursday, October 21st
Audubon, Coon Rapids Bayard, and IKM-Manning at Panorama
Audubon, Coon Rapids Bayard, and IKM-Manning competed on a cold Thursday afternoon in their state qualifying meet, where one local athlete placed well enough to qualify for the state meet in Fort Dodge.
IKM-Manning’s Caden Keller ran the best among the local male athletes, capturing a seventh place finish in 17:40, good enough to qualify him for the state meet next week. The Wolves had strong performances all around. Lane Sams finished just outside the top 15 in 16th place with a final time of 18:34. Nathan Johnson, Kasche Huehn, Josiah Conner, and Abe Polzein all finished inside the top 40 and within 30 seconds of each other. The Wolves as a team finished in third place with 124 points.
For Audubon, it was Jackson Deist leading his squad with a 32nd place finish with a final time of 20:20. Ely Deist and Mason Steckler finished right with each other in the same time of 22:35. The Wheelers did not have a team score as they only had four runners competing.
The lone runner for Coon Rapids Bayard was Corey Heithoff who finished the course in 64th place with a final time of 22:09. The Crusaders also did not have a team score due to having one runner competing.
ACGC and Ogden were the two teams that qualified for the state meet. Keller for IKM-Manning will run at the state cross country meet on Saturday, October 30th at 3:15. The meet will be held at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.
Team Standings
- ACGC 43
- Ogden 65
- IKM-Manning 124
- Nodaway Valley 130
- Madrid 143
- West Monona 151
- South Hamilton 156
- Boyer Valley 228
- LoMa 250
- CAM 270
- Woodward Academy 293
- Audubon No Team Score
- Coon Rapids Bayard No Team Score
IKM-Manning Results
7th Caden Keller 17:40 (State Qualifier)
16th Lane Sams 18:34
30th Nathan Johnson 20:03
33rd Kasche Huehn 20:23
38th Josiah Conner 20:35
39th Abe Polzien 20:36
51st Joel McLaws 21:35
Audubon Results
32nd Jackson Deist 20:20
69th Ely Deist 22:35
70th Mason Steckler 22:35
89th Derek Bald 26:23
Coon Rapids Bayard Results
64th Corey Heithoff 22:09
East Sac and South Central Calhoun at SE Valley
East Sac and South Central Calhoun competed on a chilly Thursday at their state qualifying meet in Gowrie, with some strong performances.
For South Central Calhoun, Tristen Blair and Eli Wheelock finished close with each other, Blair finished 51st overall with a time of 19:08.96 and Wheelock finished in 58th place with a time of 19:27.14. Tyler Lightner, Case Korleski, and Nathan Burley also finished closely with each other between 81st and 87th place. As a team, the Titans finished 13th overall in the standings.
Parker Engel for East Sac finished the best among the local male athletes at this meet, finishing in 27th place with a time of 18:11.24. Isaiah Aragon grabbed a 64th place finish with a time of 19:54.95. As a team, the Raiders finished 14th in the team standings with 363 points.
Des Moines Christian, Clear Lake, and Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck finished in the top three in the team standings and thus qualified for the state cross country meet next week.
Team Standings
- Des Moines Christian 62
- Clear Lake 70
- GC/GR 72
- Shenandoah 131
- Clarinda 152
- Southeast Valley 169
- Pocahontas Area 221
- Greene County 225
- Van Meter 243
- Red Oak 250
- Underwood 314
- Treynor 319
- South Central Calhoun 353
- East Sac 363
- Woodward Granger 389
South Central Calhoun Results
51st Tristen Blair 19:08.96
58th Eli Wheelock 19:27.14
80th Carter Soyer 21:06.87
81st Tyler Lightner 21:07.62
83rd Case Korleski 21:08.98
87th Nathan Burley 22:03.74
95th Zach Wilson 23:02.50
East Sac Results
27th Parker Engel 18:11.24
64th Isaiah Aragon 19:54.95
75th Elias Aragon 20:38.45
97th Ethan Peters 23:34.92
100th Austin Thompson 26:28.20