Girls Cross Country Roundup: Top-ranked Solon Outdistances Strong Field at Lynx Invitational
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Class 3A top-ranked Solon used its trademark depth to distance itself from a solid field while winning the team title at the 40th Annual Lynx Invitational on Saturday in Troy Mills.
Solon had three runners in the top six and five in the top 15 while cruising to the team title with 40 points.
Class 2A fourth-ranked Tipton was second with 89 followed by 3A ninth-ranked Marion with 105, 2A fifth-ranked Williamsburg with 143 and 3A No. 20 Washington with 20.
1A sixth-ranked Regina was eighth with 207 points in front of ninth-ranked North Linn with 210 as each of the top nine teams are ranked.
Kayla Young led Solon with a third-place finish in a time of 19:42 while Gracie Federspiel was fifth in 20:05 and Emma Bock was sixth in 20:17.
Anna Quillin was 12th in 20:33 and Mara Duster finished 14th in 20:40 for the Spartans.
Mya Whitaker led Regina placing 10th in a time of 20:29 while Natalie Franklin was 35th for the Regals in 21:43.
Addison Grady of Hudson won the individual title in 19:37.
North Linn Invitational
At Troy Mills
Team scores – 1. Solon 40; 2. Tipton 89; 3. Marion 105; 4. Williamsburg 143; 5. Washington 158; 6. Hudson 186; 7. Clear Lake 205; 8. Regina 207; 9. North Linn 210; 10. Benton Community 228; 11. Starmont 243; 12. Grundy Center/Gladbrook-Reinbeck 295; 13. Independence 366
Individual leaders – 1. Addison Grady (HUD) 19:37; 2. Meghan Wheatley (NL) 19:39; 3. Kayla Young (SOL) 19:42; 4. Addison Doughan (CL) 19:51; 5. Gracie Federspiel (SOL) 20:05; 6. Emma Bock (SOL) 20:17; 7. Alivia Edens (TIP) 20:19; 8. Peyton Steffen (MAR) 20:19; 9. Madison Prier (MAR) 20:29; 10. Mya Whitaker (ICR) 20:29; 11. Reese Brownlee (CL) 20:32; 12. Anna Quillin (SOL) 20:33; 13. Zada Buchholtz (WIL) 20:45; 14. Mara Duster (SOL) 20:49; 15. Ruth Jennings (WIL) 20:49
Solon (40) – 3. Kayla Young 19:42; 5. Gracie Federspiel 20:05; 6. Emma Bock 20:17; 12. Anna Quillin 20:33; 14. Mara Duster 20:40; 18. Kaia Holtkamp 21:03; 28. Annika Kruse 21:33
Regina (207) – 10. Mya Whitaker 20:29; 35. Natalie Franklin 21:43; 48. Alex Spies 22:35; 54. Josie Pursley 22:52; 60. Allison Hein 23:08; 69. Gwyneth Charlton 24:10; 71. Keira Sickels 24:11
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