Girls Cross Country Results for Thursday, October 21st
Audubon and IKM-Manning at Panorama
Area athletes from Audubon and IKM-Manning had a successful day at their state qualifying meet where both teams had one individual punch their ticket to the state cross country meet next week in Fort Dodge.
IKM-Manning’s Emily Albertsen led the Wolves with a sixth place finish with a time of 21:37 and captured a spot in the state cross country meet. IKM-Manning’s other runners included Regan Garrison who finished inside the top 25 in 21st place with a time of 22:53, Julianna Stribe finishing in the top 50 in 45th place with a time of 26:00, and Kaitlyn Spoelstra and Maddy Snyder finishing close to each other just outside the top 50. As a team, the Wolves finished in eighth place in the standings.
Audubon’s Stefi Beisswenger had the best finish among our local female athletes with a fifth place finish with a time of 21:32, meaning she also will be competing at Fort Dodge at the state cross country meet. Other Wheelers who had good times included Hannah Thygesen who finished 16th overall with a time of 22:10 and Grace Slater who finished just outside the top 25 in 26th place with a time of 22:54. The Wheelers did not have a team score due to only having four runners competing.
LoMa and ACGC secured their spots at the state cross country meet with the top two finishes in the team standings. Beisswenger and Albertsen will be competing at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge for the 2021 state cross country meet. Both girls’ races will start at 2:30 PM.
Team Standings
- LoMa 39
- ACGC 75
- South Hamilton 105
- Ogden 147
- Nodaway Valley 157
- AHSTW 158
- Madrid 168
- IKM-Manning 176
- Boyer Valley 179
- Exira-EHK 234
- CAM 281
- Audubon No Team Score
IKM-Manning Results
6th Emily Albertsen 21:37 (State Qualifier)
21st Reagan Garrison 22:53
45th Julianna Stribe 26:00
51st Kaitlyn Spoelstra 26:42
53rd Maddy Snyder 26:52
68th McKenna Mullen 30:56
Audubon Results
5th Stefi Beisswenger 21:32 (State Qualifer)
16th Hannah Thygesen 22:10
26th Grace Slater 22:54
56th Autumn Zaiger 26:03
East Sac and South Central Calhoun at SE Valley
East Sac and South Central Calhoun both competed in Gowrie for their state qualifying meet with the Raiders sending one of their runners to state and the Titans finishing with strong performances overall.
Emma Schroeder for the Raiders was able to punch her ticket to the state cross country meet in Fort Dodge next week with a 10th place finish with a time of 20:37.16. Amalie Kroyer for East Sac had a top 50 finish as she grabbed a 45th place finish with a time of 23:19.63. Other East Sac finishes included Kortni Thomsen in 67th, Cora Mahler in 88th and Rachel King in 89th. As a team, the Raiders finished 11th in the standings.
For South Central Calhoun, Brenna Patterson was one placement away from a state meet berth. She had to compete closely in the end with Taylor Stahl of Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Brooklyn Fryar of Van Meter for 14th, 15th, and 16th place, but she ended up with a 16th place finish with a strong time of 21:09.94. Other performances from South Central Calhoun included Alexia Nelson who finished in 32nd place with a time of 22:30.33. Adlen Wheelock and Evelyn Kramer finished within a few seconds of each other in 52nd and 55th place respectively. As a team, the Titans finished seventh overall in the standings. Clarinda, Des Moines Christian, and Van Meter all captured top three spots at this meet and thus qualified for the state meet.
Schroeder will be competing at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge on Saturday, October 30th at 10:30 AM.
Team Standings
- Clarinda 62
- Des Moines Christian 66
- Van Meter 73
- Clear Lake 102
- Pocahontas Area 123
- GC/GR 183
- South Central Calhoun 212
- Treynor 245
- Shenandoah 251
- Underwood 277
- East Sac 293
- Woodward Granger 302
- Red Oak 314
- Southeast Valley 358
East Sac Results
10th Emma Schroeder 20:37.16 (State Qualifier)
45th Amalie Kroyer 23:19.63
67th Kortni Thomsen 24:51.48
88th Cora Mahler 30:52.25
89th Rachel King 31:16.68
South Central Calhoun Results
16th Breanna Patterson 21:09.94
32nd Alexia Nelson 22:30.33
52nd Adlen Wheelock 23:54.61
55th Evelyn Kramer 24:02.89
60th Addisyn Korleski 24:24.80
68th Samantha Potts 24:52.45
72nd Claire Riat 25:20.39
