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Postseason cross country races are still more than three weeks away.

The Williamsburg Invitational on Monday afternoon featured all the feelings of the postseason with five top-five ranked teams in a strong field and a razor thin margin in the team race.

Class 3A second-ranked Pella had three runners in the top nine and edged fourth-ranked Solon by a single point for the team title at the Williamsburg Sports Complex.

Pella finished with 50 points, one in front of Solon while 2A top-ranked Danville-New London was third with 70, 2A No.5 Tipton was fourth with 75 and 2A fourth-ranked Williamsburg was fifth with 86 points.

Solon had four runners finish in the top 13 led by a sixth-place finish from junior Gabe Hinman in a time of 16:57.93.

Senior Tyler Bilskie was eighth in a time of 17:04.03 while freshman Brick Kabela and Michael Yeomans placed 11^th and 13^th respectively.

Tipton senior Caleb Shumaker won the individual title in a time of 16:20.36.

Williamsburg Invitational

At Williamsburg Sports Complex

Team scores – 1. Pella 50; 2. Solon 51; 3. Danville-New London 70; 4. Tipton 75; 5. Williamsburg 96; 6. Grinnell 155; 7. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 227; 8. Belle Plaine 231

Individual leaders – 1. Caleb Shumaker (TIP) 16:20.36; 2. Ty Carr (D-NL) 16:38.42; 3. Alexander Julian (D-NL) 16:38.86; 4. Tony Schmitz (PEL) 16:56; 5. Chase Lauman (PEL) 16:56.54; 6. Gabe Hinman (SOL) 16:57.93; 7. Bryson Grove (English Valleys) 16:58.48; 8. Tyler Bilskie (SOL) 17:04.03; 9. Nathan Vanderwaal (PEL) 17:05.74; 10. Harrison Garber (WIL) 17:08.53

Solon (51) – 6. Gabe Hinman 16:57.93; 8. Tyler Bilskie 17:04.03; 11. Brick Kabela 17:14.52; 13. Michael Yeomans 17:19.71; 17. Ben DeValk 17:37.97; 27. Noelan Garbes 18:00.02; 29. Ty Becicka 18:06.25

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