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With a field that included seven top-10 teams the team race at the Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet was expected to be close, balanced and full with talented runners.

It was all of those things and more.

Class 4A sixth-ranked Dubuque Hempstead edged No. 2 West High in a tiebreaker to earn the team title on Thursday at the Dubuque Soccer Complex.

Dubuque Hempstead and West High each finished with 69 points to top a loaded field with the Mustangs taking the top spot via the sixth runner tiebreak.

4A No. 4 Dubuque Senior was third with 95 points followed by fifth-ranked Cedar Falls with 107 and No. 10 Linn-Mar with 123.

3A top-ranked Dubuque Wahlert was sixth with 140 points while 4A ninth0ranked City High was seventh with 151 points.

West High senior Bailey Nock won the individual title in 18:07.1, nearly three seconds in front of Linn-Mar freshman Micah Poellet.

Colleen Bloeser finished 14th for West High in 19:27 and freshman Kiara Malloy-Salgada, junior Deniz Ince and freshman Erica Buettner placed 17th, 18th and 19th respectively.

Aly Hecker led City High finishing 22nd in a time of 19:49.6 while Esti Brady was 29th in 20:04.7.

Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet

Dubuque Soccer Complex

Team results – 1. Dubuque Hempstead 69; 2. West High 69; 3. Dubuque Senior 95; 4. Cedar Falls 107; 5. Linn-Mar 123; 6. Dubuque Wahlert 140; 7. City High 151; 8. Cedar Rapids Prairie 182; 9. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 242; 10. Cedar Rapids Washington 266; 11. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 333; 12. Cedar Rapids Xavier 374.

Individual results – 1. Bailey Nock (ICW) 18:07.1; 2. Micah Poellet (LM) 18:19.8; 3. Lilly Geelan (LM) 18:39.9; 4. Laurdyn Meyer (CRP) 18:54.3; 5. Mackenzie Michael (CF) 19:01.5; 6. Mia Rampton (DS) 19:09.2; 7. Gabby Moran (DW) 19:09.6; 8. Hannah Brown (DH) 19:12.3; 9. Reagan Gorman (CRW) 19:16.9; 10. Shaelyn Hostager (DH) 19:18.7.

West High – 1. Bailey Nock 18:07.1; 14. Colleen Bloeser 19:27; 17; Kiara Malloy-Salgada 19:38.1; 18. Deniz Ince 19:42.1; 19. Erica Buettner 19:43.4; 50. Vana Slattery 21:09.8; 65. Claire Ronnebaum 21:52.7.

City High – 22. Aly Hecker 19:49.6; 29. Esti Brady 20:04.7; 30. Annie Rummelhart 20:11.1; 33. Bridget Brown 20:22.5; 37. Anna Lindower 29:27.2; 38. Kinsee Brands 20:30.1; 66. Gabriel McCormick 21:56.

Greiner Wins MVC Boys Title

Kolby Greiner added a conference title to his growing list of impressive junior season accomplishments.

Greiner pulled away from a strong field at the Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet on Thursday winning the individual title by 18 seconds at the Dubuque Soccer Complex.

Greiner won in a time of 15:43.7 seconds while Addison Kalb of Dubuque Hempstead was second in 16:01.7.

The title by Greiner helped West High to a sixth-place team finish with 154 points.

Class 4A fourth-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie won a tiebreaker over No. 5 Dubuque Hempstead for the team title after both teams finished with 61 points.

No. 11 Linn-Mar was third with 113 followed by No. 12 Cedar Rapids Kennedy with 118 and No. 15 Dubuque Senior with 145.

City High finished ninth with 183 points.

Ethan Goers finished 15th in a time of 16:26.2 for West High while City High was led by Caden Turnbough who finished 21st in a time of 16:35.4.

Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet

Dubuque Soccer Complex

Team results – 1. Cedar Rapids Prairie 61; 2. Dubuque Hempstead 61; 3. Linn-Mar 113; 4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 118; 5. Dubuque Senior 145; 6. West High 154; 7. Cedar Rapids Washington 163; 8. Cedar Falls 170; 9. City High 183; 10. Dubuque Wahlert 305; 11. Cedar Rapids Xavier 308; 12. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 328; 13. Waterloo West 342.

Individual results – 1. Kolby Greiner (ICW) 15:43.7; 2. Addison Kalb (DH) 16:01.7; 3. Ben Hermiston (DH) 16:02.7; 4. Jalen Hilderbrand (DS) 16:04.7; 5. Brandon Conrad (CF) 16:05.6; 6. David Holesinger (DH) 16:05.8; 7. Jack Pendergast (CRP) 16:11.9; 8. Robert Laue (CRP) 16:18.1; 9. Jacob Green (CRK) 16:18.5; 10. Max Locher (CRW) 16:19.5.

West High – 1. Kolby Greiner 15:43.7; 15. Ethan Goers 16:26.2; 43. Ethan Trepka 17:06.1; 45. Will Conrad 17:07.8; 50. Yousef Salama 17:18.1; 71. Kyle Sulwer 17:39.6; 73. Micah Bailey 17:40.5.

City High – 21. Caden Turnbough 16:35.4; 25. Quenton Max 16:40.8; 37. Jonathan Brown 17:02.1; 49. James Momberg 17:12.4; 51. JP Rethwisch 17:21.1; 52. Mitchel Wilkes 17:21.2; 53. Eric Thomas 17:21.7.

Mac and Logan Notch Top 10 Finishes

Liberty High freshman Camille Mac and McKenzie Logan continued their impressive debut season with top-10 finishes at the Central DeWitt Jim Hetrick Invitational on Thursday at Grace Camp in DeWitt.

Mac finished fourth in a time of 20:31 while Logan was seventh in 20:39 at the 14-team meet.

North Scott won the team title with 55 points followed by Muscatine with 67 and Davenport Assumption with 70.

Jim Hetrick Invitational

At Camp Grace

Team scores – 1. North Scott 55; 2. Muscatine 67; 3. Davenport Assumption 70; 4. Bettendorf 79; 5. Western Dubuque 146; 6. Central DeWitt 152; 7. Davenport Central 190; 8. Camanche 217; 9. Davenport West 254; 10. Wilton 267; 11. Northeast 290; 12. Maquoketa 348.

Individual Results – 1. Trinity Borland (BET) 19:48; 2. Presley Case (NS) 20:12; 3. Julia Schumacher (DA) 20:27; 4. Camille Mac (ICL) 20:31; 5. Moriah Morter (MUS) 20:38; 6. Julia Campbell (CD) 20:39; 7. McKenzie Logan (ICL) 20:39; 8. Sommer Clydesdale (NS) 20:41; 9. Abbi Lafrenz (NS) 20:45; 10. Lauren Klein (WD) 21:07.

Liberty – 4. Camille Mac 20:31; 7. McKenzie Logan 20:39; 66. Avery Clark 26:04.21.

Woodward Paces Liberty High

Peter Woodward finished eighth to lead Liberty High to a 11th place finish at the 16-team Central DeWitt Jim Hetrick Invitational on Thursday at Grace Camp in DeWitt.

Woodward placed eighth in a time of 17:16 as the Lightning finished with 255 points.

Bettendorf won the team title with 95 points followed by Davenport West with 102 and Muscatine with 110.

Jack Kinzer added a 33rd place finish for Liberty in 18:21.

Jim Hetrick Invitational

At Camp Grace

Team scores – 1. Bettendorf 95; 2. Davenport West 102; 3. Muscatine 110; 4. North Scott 114; 5. Central DeWitt 190; 6. Western Dubuque 204; 7. Davenport Assumption 213; 8. Calamus-Wheatland 215; 9. Northeast 222; 10. Davenport North 247; 11. Liberty High 255; 12. Camanche 282; 13. Wilton 307; 14. Davenport Central 315; 15. Easton Valley 410; 16. Maquoketa 461.

Individual results – 1. Andrew Wright (DW) 16:50; 2. Tyler Olson (MUS) 16:54; 3. Will Dehaan (CD) 16:54; 4. Zach Schocker (DN) 17:06; 5. Andrew Thompson (DC) 17:07; 6. Hunter Rickels (CW) 17:13; 7. Buddy Darting (WIL) 17:14; 8. Peter Woodward (ICL) 17:16; 9. Chris Guise (DA) 17:22; 10. James Baker (BET) 17:25.

Liberty – 8. Peter Woodward 17:16; 33. Jack Kinzer 18:21; 69. Spencer Knight 19:40; 72. Caleb Schillinger 19:48; 73. Henry Krain 19:51; 100. Gavin Hayes 21:10; 102. Gaven Forbes 21:19.