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Brick Kabela led Solon with a third-place finish as the Spartans finished runner-up in the team race at the season-opening Anamosa Invitational on Saturday at Anamosa Middle School.

Kabela finished third behind individual champion Adam Gray of Cedar Rapids Kennedy and runner-up Micah Rees of Washington.

The time of 16:24 for Kabela was 16 seconds faster than fourth place Jacob Burns of Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

Class 3A sixth-ranked Solon had four runners in the top 15 while finishing runner-up to Class 4A sixth-ranked Cedar Rapids with 55 points.

The Cougars had five of the top seven finishers while winning the team title with 23 points.

Class 3A No. 19 Washington was third with 65 points followed by Muscatine with 108 and 2A No. 20 Jesup.

Michael Yeomans finished eighth for Solon in a time of 17:38 and Lawsin Sinnwell was 13^th in a time of 18:12.

Collin Bumsted placed 15^th in 18:16.

Anamosa Invitational

At Anamosa Middle School

Team scores – 1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 23; 2. Solon 55; 3. Washington 65; 4. Muscatine 108; 5. Jesup 139; 6. Springville 183; 7. Anamosa 217; 8. Union 223; 9. Maquoketa 236

Individual leaders – 1. Adam Gray (CRK) 16:03; 2. Micah Rees (WAS) 16:06; 3. Brick Kabela (SOL) 16:24; 4. Jacob Burns (CRK) 16:40; 5. Reece Murray (CRK) 17:15; 6. Henry McMahan (CRK) 17:17; 7. Slader Buckheister (CRK) 17:20; 8. Michael Yeomans (SOL) 17:38; 9. Tyler Alderton (WAS) 17:44; 10. Andrew Rees (WAS) 17:45; 11. Caden Brown (MUS) 17:52; 12. Reuben Schlaak (CRK) 18:04; 13. Lawsin Sinnwell (SOL) 18:12; 14. Lincoln McMahan (CRK) 18:13; 15. Collin Bumsted (SOL) 18:16

Solon (55) – 3. Brick Kabela 16:24; 8. Michael Yeomans 17:38; 13. Lawsin Sinnwell 18:12; 15. Collin Bumsted 18:16; 16. Spencer Michels 18:20; 23. Wyatt Applegarth 19:04; 27. Evan Burg 19:19

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