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Regina was the smallest school competing and the lone Class 1A competitor at the Eastern Iowa Classic on Thursday in Cedar Rapids.

That wasn’t a factor for Regina senior leader Annalee Bartels.

Bartels won the individual title by nearly 20 seconds on Thursday to help Class 1A third-ranked Regina to a runner-up team finish at the Seminole Valley Cross Country Course in Cedar Rapids.

The lone competitor to break the 20-minute mark, Bartels won the individual title in 19:57 finishing 17 seconds in front of runner-up Bethany Smeed of Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

Regina sophomore Mya Whitaker placed seventh in a time of 21:23 as the Regina finished runner-up to Cedar Rapids Kennedy with 70 points.

The host Cougars won the team title with 41 points while Clear Creek Amana was third with 80.

The Clippers had a pair of top-10 finishers led by sophomore Haidyn Barker who was third in a time of 20:23.91.

Senior Kayla Jiras placed 10^th for the Clippers in 22:00.19.

Eastern Iowa Classic

At Seminole Valley Cross Country Course

Teams scores – 1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 41; 2. Regina 70; 3. Clear Creek Amana 80; 4. Muscatine 109; 5. Davenport West 110; 6. Cedar Rapids Washington 112; 7. Cedar Rapids Xavier 143

Individual leaders – 1. Annalee Bartels (ICR) 19:57; 2. Bethany Smeed (CRK) 20:14; 3. Haidyn Barker (CCA) 20:23.91; 4. Kylie Daily (DW) 20:59; 5. Lauren Gray (CRK) 21:15; 6. Anabel Bradley (CRK) 21:16; 7. Mya Whitaker (ICR) 21:23; 8. Makenna Hetrick (CRW) 21:29; 9. Taya Melendez (MUS) 21:57.18; 10. Kayla Jiras (CCA) 22:00.19

Clear Creek Amana (80) – 3. Haidyn Barker 20:23.91; 10. Kayla Jiras 22:00.19; 16. Avery Allan 22:42.44; 25. Ava Oldman 23:22.41; 26. Allie Kounkel 23:40.91; 38. Meghan Cullen 24:39.63; 39. Eva Plathe 24:40.41

Regina (70) – 1. Annalee Bartels 19:57; 7. Mya Whitaker 21:23; 15. Josie Pursley 22:37; 20. Natalie Franklin 23:06; 27. Allison Hein 23:50; 28. Keira Sickels 23:55; 31. Josie Voss 24:04

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