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In its return to action after a three-week layoff the West High girls cross country team finished ninth behind eight ranked teams at the Southeast Polk Invitational on Thursday in Pleasant Hill.

Class 4A third-ranked West Des Moines Valley won the team title with 43 points followed by fourth-ranked Waukee with 82 and No. 5 Southeast Polk with 90.

3A No. 12 Dallas Center-Grimes was fourth, 4A No. 15 West Des Moines Dowling was fifth followed by No. 7 Ankeny.

West High was ninth with 248 points behind ranked 3A teams Carlisle and Atlantic.

Vicki Carrica placed 43^rd in a time of 21:21.4 to lead West High while Mattie Harms was 48^th in 21:47.1.

Carlisle junior Ainsley Erzen won the individual title by more than six seconds finishing in 18:40.7.

Southeast Polk Cross Country Invite

At Southeast Polk Cross Country Course

Team scores – 1. West Des Moines Valley 43; 2. Waukee 82; 3. Southeast Polk 90; 4. Dallas Center-Grimes 100; 5. West Des Moines Dowling 110; 6. Ankeny 118; 7. Carlisle 186; 8. Atlantic 235; 9. West High 248; 10. Ames 261

Individual leaders – 1. Ainsley Erzen (CAR) 18:40.7; 2. Lauren McMahon (ANK) 18:46.9; 3. Lauren Schulze (WDV) 19:00; 4. Mattison Plummer (SEP) 19:07.7; 5. Addison Dorenkamp (WDV) 19:37.3; 6. Peyton Kelderman (WAU) 19:42.3; 7. Megan Sterbenz (DC-G) 19:43.6; 8. Jenna Francois (SEP) 19:45.3; 9. Margaux Basart (WAU) 19:50; 10. Kamryn Ensley (WDV) 20:07.5

West High (248) – 43. Vicki Carrica 21:21.4; 48. Mattie Harms 21:47.1; 49. Gabby Moniza 21:48.2; 53. Sara Alaya 22:08.7; 55. Katie Hoefer 22:34.2; 58. Erinn Varga 22:56.9; 59. Annie Schwartz 23:01.1

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