Boys Cross Country Roundup: Liberty High Wins MVC Mississippi Division Title
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Another week, another big effort from Keegan Decker at a Mississippi Valley Conference Meet at Seminole Valley Park.
Decker followed up a strong finish at the MVC Super Meet last Thursday with a runner-up finish at the MVC Mississippi Divisional on Thursday at Seminole Valley Park in Cedar Rapids.
The runner-up finish by Decker headlined three top-10 finishes for the Lightning as Liberty High edged Dubuque Senior for the team title.
Liberty High finished with 62 points while Dubuque Senior was runner-up with 67 and Cedar Rapids Kennedy was third with 79.
West High finished fifth with 93 points.
Decker finished runner-up to individual champion Quentin Nauman of Western Dubuque in a time of 15:08.5.
Noah Gregoire and Jacob Madson each joined Decker in the top 10.
Gregoire finished eighth in a time of 15:50.8 while Madson was 10th in 15:57.2.
Lars Hildebrand finished 19th in 16:36.8 and Tayson Cho finished 24th in 16:49.9 for the Lightning.
West High was led by Moustafa Tiea who finished fifth in 15:43.8 and Michael Hanna who finished 16th in 16:29.9.
Jake Wieler was 21st in a time of 16:44.4 and Evan Merrill was 25th in 16:50.6 for the Trojans.
Mississippi Valley Conference Mississippi Divisional
At Seminole Valley Park
Team scores – 1. Liberty High 62; 2. Dubuque Senior 67; 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 79; 4. Linn-Mar 89; 5. West High 93; 6. Western Dubuque 146; 7. Cedar Rapids Xavier 183
Individual leaders – 1. Quentin Nauman (WD) 15:02.1; 2. Keegan Decker (ICL) 15:08.5; 3. Slader Buckheister (CRK) 15:11.6; 4. Adam Gray (CRK) 15:24.7; 5. Moustafa Tiea (ICW) 15:43.8; 6. Ethan Boston (L-M) 15:45.9; 7. Ethan Cheney (L-M) 15:48.5; 8. Noah Gregoire (ICL) 15:50.8; 9. Jacob Haug (DS) 15:54.4; 10. Jacob Madsen (ICL) 15:57.2; 11. Lincoln McMahan (CRK) 16:00.7; 12. Danny Rothert (DS) 16:01.6; 13. Andrew Allen (CRX) 16:14.5; 14. Jack Kirman (DS) 16:22.1; 15. Liam Kroger (DS) 16:22.3
Liberty High (62) – 2. Keegan Decker 15:08.5; 8. Noah Gregoire 15:50.8; 10. Jacob Madsen 15:57.2; 19. Lars Hilebrand 16:36.8; 24. Tayson Cho 16:49.9; 27. Yuma Squires 16:53.6; 33. Colin Finch 17:02
West High (93) – 5. Moustafa Tiea 15:43.8; 16. Michael Hanna 16:29.9; 21. Jake Wieler 16:44.4; 25. Evan Merrill 16:50.6; 28. Sam Showers 16:53.9; 30. Maxwell Bruss 16:54.7; 36. Colin Wehrle 17:07.7
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