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After a one-year absence the Regina girls cross country team is headed back to the state meet.

Kennedy Scott placed 11th and Molly Vittetoe was 12th as eighth-ranked Regina finished second at the Class 2A state qualifier at Kickers Soccer Complex in Iowa City on Thursday to secure a spot at next week’s state meet.

Fourth-ranked Monticello won the team title with 26 points followed by Regina with 79 and Danville with 107.

Scott led four Regina runners that finished in the top 20 with an 11th place finish in 22:18.05.

Vittetoe was 12th in 22:22.42 while Lauren Gaarde placed 16th in 22:28.97.

Nourah Abusada finished 18th in 22:39.2 and Emma Welter was 22nd in 23:15.24.

Monticello senior Paige Holub won the individual title in a time of 20:47.9 and teammate Taylor McDonald was second in 21:22.46.

Regina senior Nathan Meyer secured an individual state meet berth with a third-place finish in a time of 18:04.51.

Meyer finished behind the Tipton duo of Ben Ellis and Caleb Shumaker.

Ellis won the individual title in 17:51.38 while Shumaker was second in 18:01.02 to lead Tipton to the team title with 37 points.

Monticello was second with 87 points and East Marshall was third with 96.

Regina finished seventh with 137.

Class 2A State Qualifier

At Kicker Soccer Complex

Boys Results

Team scores – 1. Tipton 37; 2. Monticello 87; 3. East Marshall 96; 4. Northeast 98; 5. Wapello 133; 6. Camanche 133; 7. Regina 137; 8. Mediapolis 240; 9. Danville 265; 10. Central Lee 283; 11. Dyersville Beckman 322; 12. North Cedar 337; 13. Louisa-Muscatine 341.

Individual results – 1. Ben Ellis (TIP) 17:51.38; 2. Caleb Shumaker (TIP) 18:01.02; 3. Nathan Meyer (ICR) 18:04.51; 4. Andrew Hilgendorf (NE) 18:09.91; 5. Wyatt Schmidt (NE) 18:11.64; 6. Trent Pelzer (TIP) 18:15.35; 7. Aiden Housman (WAP) 18:20.23; 8. Cam Hungerford (EM) 18:24.88; 9. Dodson Melchiori (CAM) 18:35.28; 10. Cade Curphy (EM) 18:40.78; 11. Noah Jedlicka (TIP) 18:46.97; 12. Cole Cruise (MON) 18:51.99; 13. Aaron Loes (MON) 18:53.15; 14. Anthony Knepper (ICR) 18:58.63; 15. Gauge Johnson (MED) 18:59.09.

Regina – 3. Nathan Meyer 18:04.51; 14. Anthony Knepper 18:58.63; 35. Zach Kratz 19:58.12; 39. Nicholas Yowell 20:07.5; 46. Michael Dunn 20:26.1; 47. Robert Beck 20:29; 56. Ethan Boileau 20:59.15. 

Girls Results

Team scores – 1. Monticello 26; 2. Regina 79; 3. Danville 107; 4. North Cedar 109; 5. Tipton 136; 6. East Marshall 164; 7. Camanche 177; 8. Mediapolis 190; 9. Central Lee 251; 10. Dyersville Beckman 270; 11. Northeast 281; 12. Wapello 299.

Individual results – 1. Paige Holub (MON) 20:47.9; 2. Taylor McDonald (MON) 21:22.46; 3. Lexi Brown (DAN) 21:25.06; 4. Gabrielle Steiner (MON) 21:26.21; 5. Jordyn Patterson (MON) 21:41.48; 6. Addy Parrott (DAN) 21:42.67; 7. Allison Renfro (MED) 21:48.39; 8. Jimena Fierro (WL) 21:51.69; 9. Carly Hasken (NE) 21:54.76; 10. Alyssa Pfadenhauer (DAN) 22:08.5; 11. Carly Montz (NC) 22:10.94; 12. Kennedy Scott (ICR) 22:18.05; 13. Molly Vittetoe (ICR) 22:22.42; 14. Rachel Bierman (TIP) 22:24.85; 15. Emily Schlarmann (MON) 22:27.01.

Regina – 11. Kennedy Scott 22:18.05; 12. Molly Vittetoe 22:22.42; 16. Lauren Gaarde 22:28.97; 18. Nourah Abusada 22:39.2; 22. Emma Welter 23:15.24; 23. Bree Balke 23:16.28; 33. Natalie Sueppel 24:17.78.