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One Meet, one win for Clear Creek Amana senior Brandon Barker.

Barker pulled away from the field over the final half of the race to claim the individual title at the season-opening Anamosa Cross Country meet on Saturday morning at Anamosa Middle School.

The winning time of 16:32.5 by Barker was more than 20 seconds faster than runner up Chandler Hershberger of Mid-Prairie who finished in 16:53.4.

Junior Gavin Zillyette added a 10^th place finish as Clear Creek Amana placed fourth at the seven-team meet with 71 points.

Mid-Prairie put three runners in the top five and won the team title with 43 points while Muscatine was second with 58 and Solon was third with 62.

Solon had a pair of top-10 finishers led by junior Gabe Hinman who was fifth in a time of 17:00.9.

Senior Ben DeValk added an eighth-place finish for the Spartans while senior Tyler Bilskie was 11^th and freshman Brick Kabela placed 14^th.

Anamosa Cross Country Meet

At Anamosa Middle School

Team scores – 1. Mid-Prairie 43; 2. Muscatine 58; 3. Solon 62; 4. Clear Creek Amana 71; 5. Williamsburg 125; 6. Fort Madison 136; 7. Anamosa 181

Individual leaders – 1. Brandon Barker (CCA) 16:32.5; 2. Chandler Hershberger (M-P) 16:53.4; 3. Thaddeus Shetler (M-P) 16:54.5; 4. Jamison Stutzman (M-P) 16:58.4; 5. Gabe Hinman (SOL) 17:00.9; 6. Sam Gordon (MUS) 17:06.6; 7. Logan Kirchner (MUS) 17:07.5; 8. Ben DeValk (SOL) 17:07.5; 9. Aidan Armstrong (MUS) 17:08.2; 10. Gavin Zillyette (CCA) 17:20.5

Solon (62) – 5. Gabe Hinman 17:00.9; 8. Ben DeValk 17:07.5; 11. Tyler Bilskie 17:21.4; 14. Brick Kabela 17:25.7; 24. Michael Yeomans 18:25.4; 28. Ty Becicka 18:33.4; 36. Noelan Garbes 19:05.6

Clear Creek Amana (71) – 1. Brandon Barker 16:32.5; 10. Gavin Zillyette 17:20.5; 13. Noah Yost 17:24.1; 20. Peyton Stadler 17:56.1; 27. Tanner Tomas 18:33.4; 30. Cameron Kimm 18:40.4; 32. Michael Potter 18:53.4

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