Boys Cross Country Roundup: Washburn, City High Claim MVC Divisional Titles
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Ford Washburn and City High completed a clean sweep of the Mississippi Valley Conference meets on Thursday.
A week after Washburn won the individual title to help City High to the MVC Super Meet title Washburn won the individual title and City High claimed the team crown at the MVC Valley Divisional meet at Irv Warren Golf Course in Waterloo.
Washburn won the individual title in 14:59, finishing more than 30 seconds in front of runner-up Isaiah Hammerand of Western Dubuque.
Class 4A fourth-ranked City High had four runners in the top 15 highlighted by a trio of top-10 finishers while claiming the team title with 49 points.
Ninth-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy was runner-up with 56 points followed by No. 11 Dubuque Hempstead with 64 points and No. 18 West High with 106.
Truman Thompson was fifth in a time of 15:56.1 and Ammon Smith was eighth in 16:15.9 for City High while Noah Carey finished 15th in 16:41.2.
West High had a pair of top-10 finishers as sophomore Moustafa Tiea placed sixth in 16:06.8 and senior Seth Cheney was 10th in 16:17.6.
Michael Lee placed 28th in 17:16 for West High and Andrew Polgreen was 30th in 17:26.3.
Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Divisional Meet
At Irv Warren Golf Course
Team scores – 1. City High 49; 2. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 56; 3. Dubuque Hempstead 64; 4. West High 106; 5. Western Dubuque 112; 6. Linn-Mar 150; 7. Waterloo West 178; 8. Cedar Rapids Washington 229
Individual leaders – 1. Ford Washburn (ICH) 14:59; 2. Isaiah Hammerand (WD) 15:29.5; 3. Miles Wilson (CRK) 15:32; 4. John Maloney (DH) 15:48; 5. Truman Thompson (ICH) 15:56.1; 6. Moustafa Tiea (ICW) 16:06.8; 7. Caleb Kass (DH) 16:08.3; 8. Ammon Smith (ICH) 16:15.9; 9. Henry McMahan (CRK) 16:15.9; 10. Seth Cheney (ICW) 16:17.6; 11. Adam Gray (CRK) 16:25.9; 12. Charlie Driscoll (DH) 16:32.1; 13. Luke Steffen (L-M) 16:36.3; 14. Jacob Burns (CRK) 16:36.9; 15. Noah Carey (ICH) 16:41.2
City High (49) – 1. Ford Washburn 14:59; 5. Truman Thompson 15:56.1; 8. Ammon Smith 16:15.9; 15. Noah Carey 16:41.2; 20. Ayman Noreldaim 16:56.5; 23. Adam Bywater 17:01.4; 26. Owyn Noble 17:11.4
West High (106) – 6. Moustafa Tiea 16:06.8; 10. Seth Cheney 16:17.6; 28. Michael Lee 17:16; 30. Andrew Polgreen 17:26.3; 32. Cade Benson 17:29.3; 37. Robert Stong 17:44.5; 47. James Dickens 18:42.1
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