Boys Cross Country Roundup: Washburn Wins Title; City High Second at Spartan Invitational
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Ford Washburn won the individual title to help Class 4A second-ranked City High to a runner-up finish at the Spartan Invitational on Saturday morning at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.
Washburn led three Little Hawks in the top 10 on Saturday winning the individual title in 15:48, nearly 20 seconds in front of runner-up Jaxson Plumb of Johnston.
Class 4A fourth-ranked Johnston won the team title with 66 points while City High was second with 69 and Wheaton North (Illinois) was third with 73.
West High was seven with 177 points.
Truman Thompson finished third for City High in a time of 16:18 while Noah Carey was eighth for the Little Hawks in 16:45.
Adam Bywater placed 25th and Ammon Smith was 32 in 17:46 to round out the scoring for City High.
West High got a pair of top-15 finishes as sophomore Moustafa Tiea placed 11th in 17:04 and Seth Cheney was 14th in 17:18 to pace the Trojans.
Michael Lee was 39th and Andrew Polgreenwas 49th for West High.
Pleasant Valley Spartan Invitational
At Crow Creek Park
Team scores – 1. Johnston 66; 2. City High 69; 3. Wheaton North 73; 4. Edina 96; 5. Pleasant Valley 123; 6. Cedar Rapids Prairie 125; 7. West High 177; 8. Bettendorf 244; 9. Davenport Central 289; 10. North Scott 291; 11. Dubuque Senior 303; 12. Burlington 371; 13. Moline 378; 14. Muscatine 381
Individual leaders – 1. Ford Washburn (ICH) 15:48; 2. Jaxson Plumb (JON) 16:07; 3. Truman Thompson (ICH) 16:18; 4. Jacob Mumey (PV) 16:19; 5. Carson Lane (JON) 16:21; 6. Jace Haerter (EDI) 16:27; 7. Caleb Youngstedt (WN) 16:27; 8. Noah Carey (ICH) 16:45; 9. Aidan Murphy (WN) 16:46; 10. Ben Shebar (WN) 16:57; 11. Moustafa Tiea (ICW) 17:04; 12. Zach Cooper (CRP) 17:04; 13. Jude Hubbard (WN) 17:08; 14. Seth Cheney (ICW) 17:18; 15. Brayden Picken (JON) 17:21
City High (69) – 1. Ford Washburn 15:48; 3. Truman Thompson 16:18; 8. Noah Carey 16:45; 25. Adam Bywater 17:36; 32. Ammon Smith 17:46; 41. Braeden Marker 18:08; 52. Ayman Noreldaim 18:26
West High (177) – 11. Moustafa Tiea 17:04; 14. Seth Cheney 17:18; 39. Michael Lee 18:07; 49. Andrew Polgreen 18:20; 64. Cade Benson 19:13; 72. Robert Ston 19:43
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