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Solon had four runners finish in the top eight and ran away with the team title on Saturday morning at the 45^th annual Anamosa Cross Country Invitational at Anamosa Middle School.

Senior Kiersten Conway led four Spartans that finished in the top eight with a fourth-place finish as Class 3A seventh-ranked Solon won the team title with 41 points.

The Spartans finished 28 points in front of runner-up 3A No. 14 Davenport Assumption while 1A fourth-ranked South Winneshiek was third with 94 points and 2A No. 14 Tipton was fourth with 96.

Conway placed fourth in a time of 20:29.1 and was joined in the top eight by junior Emma Bock, sophomore Mary Fiala and freshman Gracie Federspeil.

Bock was sixth in a time of 20:41.3, Fiala was seventh in 20:42.6 just in front of Federspiel who placed eighth in a time of 20:42.9.

Freshman Anna Quillin was 16^th for Solin in 21:08.8 and junior Kaia Holtkamp was 18^th in 21:11.9.

South Winneshiek sophomore Billie Wagner won the individual title in 19:33.7.

Anamosa Cross Country Invitational

Team scores – 1. Solon 41; 2. Davenport Assumption 69; 3. South Winneshiek 94; 4. Tipton 96; 5. Monticello 124; 6. Prince of Peace 146; 7. North Linn 178; 8. Anamosa 180; 9. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 208; 10. Cascade 220

Individual leaders – 1. Billie Wagner (SW) 19:33.7; 2. Laney Fitzpatrick (DA) 20:11.5; 3. Meghan Wheatley (NL) 20:21.3; 4. Kiersten Conway (SOL) 20:29.1; 5. Adrienne Theisen (DA) 20:33.7; 6. Emma Bock (SOL) 20:41.3; 7. Mary Fiala (SOL) 20:42.6; 8. Gracie Federspiel (SOL) 20:42.9; 9. Emma Althoff (MON) 20:43; 10. Emma Ostwinkle (CAS) 20:49.8

Solon (41) – 4. Kiersten Conway 20:29.1; 6. Emma Bock 20:41.3; 7. Mary Fiala 20:42.6; 8. Gracie Federspiel 20:42.9; 16. Anna Quillin 21:08.8; 18. Kaia Holtkamp 21:11.9

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