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Defending 3A state champion Solon opened the season on Saturday the same way it ended last year – by winning a meet.

Class 3A top-ranked Solon had five runners in the top 15 led by individual champion Kayla Young and rolled to the team title at the Anamosa Invite on Saturday morning in Anamosa.

Solon finished with 39 points to easily outdistance Washington which finished runner-up with 67 points.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy was third with 101 followed by Union with 125 and Cedar Rapids Xavier with 132.

Young won the individual title in a time of 19:45.7 finishing nearly exactly a minute in front of runner-up Iris Dahl from Washington who was second in 20:45.6.

Mary Fiala placed fifth in a time of 21:05.5 and Anna Quillin was seventh in 21:22.3 as the Spartans had a trio of top-10 finishers.

Gracie Federspiel was 11^th in 21:55.7 and Lydia Hogan placed 15^th in 22:17.6.

Anamosa Invite

Team scores – 1. Solon 39; 2. Washington 67; 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 101; 4. Union 125; 5. Cedar Rapids Xavier 132; 6. Cascade 136; 7. Anamosa 175; 8. Muscatine 183; 9. Waterloo West

Individual leaders – 1. Kayla Young (SOL) 19:45.7; 2. Iris Dahl (WAS) 20:45.6; 3. Hallie Kelchen (CAS) 20:46; 4. Emma Arnold (CRX) 21:00.7; 5. Mary Fiala (SOL) 21:05.5; 6. Lauren Youngblut (UNI) 21:18.4; 7. Anna Quillin (SOL) 21:22.3; 8. Amilia Condon (UNI) 21:25.8; 9. Quincy Griffis (WAS) 21:32.8; 10. Lillian Cogdill (CRK) 21:54.8; 11. Gracie Federspiel (SOL) 21:55.7; 12. Alyssa Brandt (CRK) 22:02.9; 13. Ava Remley (ANA) 22:04.7; 14. Lauren Horak (WAS) 22:14.9; 15. Lydia Hogan (SOL) 22:17.6

Solon (84) – 1. Kayla Young 19:45.7; 5. Mary Fiala 21:05.5; 7. Anna Quillin 21:22.3; 11. Gracie Federspiel 21:55.7; 15. Lydia Hogan 22:17.6; 16. Sydney Dee 22:30.2; 19. Mara Duster 22:35.5

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