Clear Creek Amana’s Luke Wingert and Nick O’Connor. Your Prep Sports

TIPTON – It’s only September and it has already been a season filled with steady progress for the Clear Creek Amana cross country team.

The Clippers finished 16th at the season-opening Cedar Rapids Prairie Invitational and were third at Regina’s Bob Brown Classic.

Clear Creek Amana took another step forward on Tuesday winning its first meet title of the season at the Tipton Invitational.

The Clippers didn’t have a runner finish in the top 10 but had each of its top five finishers in the top 18, winning the team title with 72 points.

Calamus-Wheatland was second with 114 and host Tipton was third with 133.

Wyatt Sedlacek led way for Clear Creek Amana finished 11th in 18:17.

Nick O’Connor was 13th (18:24) and Cole Liebe was 14th (18:30) as the Clippers put three runners in the top 15.

Luke Wingert finished 16th (18:40) and Jack Wingert placed 18th (18:42) to round out the Clear Creek Amana top five.

Regina got top-10 finishes from Nathan Meyer and Nate Green to finish seventh in the team standings with 214 points.

Meyer placed seventh in 17:50 while Green finished eighth in 17:58 to lead the Regals.

Solon finished 10th with 244 points and was led by Jorel Justus who placed 27th in 19:23.

Zach Schocker of Davenport North won the individual title in 17:18.

Tipton Invitational
Team Scores – 1. Clear Creek Amana 72; 2. Calamus-Wheatland 114; 3. Tipton 133; 4. Davenport Assumption 155; 5. Anamosa 155; 6. Davenport North 189; 7. Regina 214; 8. Central DeWitt 226; 9. Clinton 232; 10. Solon 244; 11. Durant 259; 12. Center Point-Urbana 278; 13. North Linn 311; 14. Camanche 345; 15. Wilton 365; 16. Northeast 366; 17. East Buchanan 416.

Individual Results – 1. Zach Schocker (DN) 17:18; 2. Will Dehaan (CD) 17:26; 3. Cole Moeller (CW) 17:29; 4. Daniel Miller (ANA) 17:34; 5. Hunter Rickels (CW) 17:37; 6. Matt Dibbern (DN) 17:43; 7. Nathan Meyer (ICR) 17:50; 8. Nate Green (ICR) 17:58; 9. Wyatt Schmidt (NE) 18:04; 10. Marty Knepper (CAS) 18:09; 11. Chris Guise (DA) 18:12; 12. Wyatt Sedlacek (CCA) 18:17; 13. Noah Dierks (CPU) 18:22; 14. Nick O’Connor (CCA) 18:24; 15. Cole Liebe (CCA) 18:30.

Solon – 27. Jorel Justus 19:23; 29. Carl Richey 19:24; 43. Adam Smith 19:51; 71. Tanner Larkey 20:52; 74. Kenji Fisher 20:55.

Clear Creek Amana – 11. Wyatt Sedlacek 18:17; 13. Nick O’Connor 18:24; 14. Cole Liebe 18:30; 16. Luke Wingert 18:40; 18. Jack Wingert 18:42.

Regina – 7. Nathan Meyer 17:50; 8. Nate Green 17:58; 53. Oliver Emery 20:17; 62. Nicholas Yowell 20:31; 84. Zach Kratz 21:15.