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Solon had three runners finish in the top 10 on its way to capturing the team title at the Anamosa Cross Country Invitational on Saturday in Anamosa.

Kiersten Conway placed fourth and Emma Bock was fifth as the Spartans finished with 45 points to outdistance runner-up Monticello by 25.

Tipton was third with 113 followed by Springville-Central City with 130 and North Linn with 146.

Conway placed fourth in a time of 20:30 while Bock was right behind in 2049.

Freshman Mary Fiala was eighth in 21:04 while Meghan O’Neill was 12th in 21:47 and Ella Duster was 16th in 22:05.

Anamosa Cross Country Invitational

At Anamosa Middle School

Team scores – 1. Solon 45; 2. Monticello 70; 3. Tipton 113; 4. Springville-Central City 130; 5. North Linn 146; 6. South Winneshiek 166; 7. Cascade 168; 8. Anamosa 173; 9. Fort Madison 179; 10. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 200

Individual leaders – 1. Staal (S-CC) 18:44; 2. Wagner (SW) 19:23; 3. Althoff (MON) 20:15; 4. Kiersten Conway (SOL) 20:30; 5. Emma Bock 20:49; 6. Kramer (MON) 21:03; 7. Nagel (CRJ) 21:03; 8. Fiala (SOL) 21:04; 9. Bridgewater (NL) 21:17; 10. Mente (TIP) 21:22

Solon – 4. Kiersten Conway 20:30; 5. Emma Bock 20:49; 8. Mary Fiala 21:04; 12. Meghan O’Neill 21:47; 16. Ella Duster 22:05; 19. Nicole Shafer 22:10; 26. Kaia Holtkamp 22:40

Liberty High 24th at Roy Griak Invitational

Liberty High sophomore Ashlyn Keeney placed fifth out of more than 500 runners to help Liberty high to a top-25 team finish at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday in Minneapolis Minnesota.

Keeney placed fifth in a time of 18:15.4 and was less than seven seconds off the pace of runner-up Anna Fenske of Farmington.

Riley Stewart of Cherry Creek rolled to the individual title in a time of 17:29.3.

The performance by Keeney helped Liberty High finish 24th out of 50 teams with 719 points.

McKenzie Logan was 64th in 19:54.8 while Cami Mac was 185th in 21:11.6 to lead the Lightning.

Cherry Creek won the team title with 75 points in a field that features teams from throughout the Midwest.

Liberty High placed in front of Iowa competition West Des Moines Valley, Decorah and Davenport Assumption.

Roy Griak Invitational

At Les Bolstad Cross County Course in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Team scores – 1. Cherry Creek 75; 2. Naperville 165; 3. Stillwater 186; 4. Edina 188; 5. Wayzata 237; 6. Batavia 246; 7. Lincoln 252; 8. Farmington 298; 9. St. Paul Highland Park 323; 10. St. Michael-Albertville 354; 11. Ballard Community 437; 12. Rosemount 446; 13. White Bear Lake 451; 14. Middleton 518; 15. Olathe North 529; 16. Forest Lake 532; 17. Lakeville South 534; 18. Linn-Mar 546; 19. Madison West 554; 20. Discovery Canyon 594; 21. Andover 616; 22. Davies 629; 23. Marshall 636; 24. Liberty High 719; 25. Eau Claire Memorial 749; 26. Maple Grove 788; 27. Cheyenne Mountain 816; 28. Santa Monica 840; 29. O’Gorman 897; 30. Waconia 909; 31. Washington 912; 32. Perham 931; 33. Lakeville North 943; 34. West Des Moines Valley 945; 35. St. Thomas Aquinas 957; 36. Hononegah 1,010; 37. Olathe West 1,010; 38. Staples-Motley 1,015; 39. Hudson 1,057; 40. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 1,061; 41. Rochester Century 1,080; 42. Bloomington Jefferson 1,111; 43. Bemidji 1,123; 44. Visitation 1,130; 45. Decorah 1,156; 46. Mankato East 1,213; 47. Shawnee Mission North 1,263; 48. Bay Port 1,287; 49. Mesabi East 1,296; 50. Assumption 1,323

Individual leaders – 1. Riley Stewart (Cherry Creek) 17:29.3; 2. Anna Fenske (Farmington) 18:08.6; 3. Lianna Surtz (Rosary) 18:08.9; 4. Abbey Nechanicky (Wayzata) 18:13.9; 6. Maggie Gamboa (Naperville) 18:16.2; 7. Analee Weaver (Stillwater) 18:17.7; 8. Genevieve Nashold (Madison West) 18:19.6; 9. Lauren Pansegrau (Middleton) 18:24.2; 10. Kayci Martensen (Benton) 18:27.3

Liberty High – 4. Ashlyn Keeney 18:15.4; 64. McKenzie Logan 19:54.8; 185. Cami Mac 21:11.6; 213. Elizabeth Jaeger 21:27; 253. Isabelle Woody 21:48.7; 342. Carly Sulwer 23:22; 348. Chaise Lange 23:36.1 

West High Runner-up at Rim Rock Classic

West High finished runner-up in the Crimson Division at the Rim Rock Classic on Saturday at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence Kansas.

Maddy Negley placed 15th in 20:16.7 to pace West High as the Women of Troy finished with 162 points.

Bishop Kelley won the team title with 124 while Derby was third with 223 and Stillwell Blue Valley was fourth with 250.

Erica Buettner was 26th in a time of 20:37.5 for West High while Camden Zirker was 39th in 20:56 and Lucy Westemeyer was 40th in 20:57.2.

Rim Rock Classic Crimson Division

At Lawrence, Kansas

Team scores – 1. Bishop Kelley 124; 2. West High 162; 3. Derby 223; 4. Stillwell-Blue Valley 250; 5. Platte County 283; 6. Great Bend 284; 7. Wichita-East 290; 8. Shawnee Mission East 290; 9. Buhler 302; 10. Garner-Edgerton 355; 11. Ankeny 359; 12. DeSoto (Missouri) 360; 13. Olathe-Northwest 409; 14. Andover 420; 15. Dodge City 421; 16. DeSoto (Kansas) 464; 17. Lexington 468; 18. Carthage 471; 19. Wichita-Haysville-Campus 490; 20. Wichita-Kapuan-Mt. Carmel 513; 21. Topeka Seaman 528; 22. Basehor-Linwood 561; 23. Garden City 561; 24. Ozark 583; 25. Spring Hill 643; 26. Nevada 656; 27. Tonganoxie 659; 28. Wichita Northwest 674; 29. Leavenworth 697; 30. Bishop Miege 728; 31. Newton 775; 32. Independence 775; 33. Wichita North 801; 34. Parkview 860; 35. Andover Central 872; 36. Lansing 892; 37. Topeka Hayden 1,086; 38. Willard 1,087

Individual Leaders – 1. Tori Wingrove (Stillwell-Blue Valley) 19:19.5; 2. Addie Curtis (Wichiah Papaun Mt. Carmel) 19:44.4; 3. Vivian Kalb (Derby) 19:49.9; 4. Ella Eureste (Bishop Kelley) 19:56.2; 5. Grace Meyer (Bishop Miege) 19:57; 6. Lydia McGlocklin (Olathe Northwest) 19:58.8; 7. Abigail Hills (Bishop Kelley) 20:00.5; 8. Lillie Kaempfe (DeSoto) 20:02.3; 9. Janari Lopez (Carthage) 20:06; 10. Taylor Giger (Platte County) 20:11.4

West High – 15. Maddy Negley 20:16.7; 26. Erica Buettner 20:37.5; 39. Camden Zirker 20:56; 40. Lucy Westemeyer 20:57.2; 42. Annie Schwartz 21:00.9; 48. Minou Emmad 21:08.9; 72. Emma Kearney 21:34.2

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