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West High had three runners finish in the top 35 led by Bailey Nock who placed third on its way to a third-place team finish in the Gold Division of the Rim Rock Farm High School Cross Country Classic on Saturday in Lawrence, Kansas.

Nock placed third in 18:49.3 while Colleen Bloeser was 20th in 19:36.2 and freshman Kiara Malloy-Sadago placed 33rd in a time of 20:08.9.

West High finished with 158 points, nine behind runner-up Millard West (Nebraska) and 14 back of team champion St. James Academy (Kansas).

Victoria Findley of Blue Springs South won the individual title in 18:12.9 and Makenzie Stucker of Raymore-Peculiar was second in 18:48.3.

Rim Rock Farm High School Cross Country Classic

Girls Gold Division

Team scores – 1. St. James Academy 144; 2. Millard West 149; 3. West High 158; 4. Mill Valley 189; 5. Pine Creek 214; 6. Blue Valley North 225; 7. Raymore-Peculiar 253; 8. Blue Valley West 311; 9. Blue Springs South 316; 10. St. Thomas Aquinas 323; 11. Liberty North 327; 12. Manhattan 350; 13. Denver East 376; 14. Maize South 382; 15. Blue Springs 384; 16. St. Teresa’s Academy 437; 17. Park Hill South 437; 18. Ankeny 498; 19. Liberty 544; 20. Lawrence Free State 545; 21. Shawnee Mission West 551; 22. Baldwin 586; 23. Maize 589; 24. Owasso 602; 25. Bishop Carroll 621; 26. St. Joseph Central 627; 27. Washburn Rural 628; 28. Shawnee Mission East 709; 29. Blue Valley 768; 30. Emporia 770; 31. Garden City 802; 32. Lafeyette Wildwood 831; 33. Wichita East 832; 34. Gardner-Edgerton 837; 35. Parkway South 846; 36. Legend 886.

Individual results – 1. Victoria Findley (Blue Springs South) 18:12.9; 2. Makenzie Stucker (Raymore-Peculiar) 18:48.3; 3. Bailey Nock (West High) 18:49.3; 4. Miranda Dick (Raymore-Peculiar) 18:51.7; 5. Madelynn Hill (Liberty) 18:55.1; 6. Sophie Call (Blue Valley West) 18:59.9; 7. Clara Mayfield (Manhattan) 19:07.8; 8. Olivia Sovereign (St. Thomas Aquinas) 19:08.5; 9. Gabby Mcginn (Millard West) 19:10.5; 10. Emma Roth (Park Hill South) 19:14.4.

West High – 3. Bailey Nock 18:49.3; 20. Colleen Bloeser 19:36.2; 33. Kiara Malloy-Saldago 20:08.9; 48. Deniz Ince 20:29.6; 54. Erica Buetner 20:33.8; 165. Claire Ronnebaum 22:17.5; 175. Katie Hoefer 22:28.3.

Liberty High With Trio of Top-3 Finishers at Independence

Freshman McKenzie Logan and Camille Mac and sophomore Peter Woodward all record top-three finishes for Liberty at the 40th Mustang Cross Country Invitational on Saturday in Independence.

Woodward placed third in the boys race in a time of 17:25 to help Liberty High to a fourth-place team finish with 89 points.

South Winneshiek won the boys team title with 35 points followed by West Delaware with 77 and Maquoketa Valley with 81.

Jack Kinzer finished 12th in 18:12 for Liberty High while Spencer Knight was 18th in 18:43.

In the girls race Logan finished second in 20:38 while Mac was third in 20:55.

Felicity Taylor of South Winneshiek won the girls individual title in 19:48 to lead South Winneshiek to the team title with 31 points.

40th Mustang Cross Country Invitational

Girls Results

Team scores – 1. South Winneshiek 31; 2. North Linn 52; 3. West Delaware 80; 4. Dyersville Beckman 82; 5. Independence 112.

Individual results – 1. Felicity Taylor (SW) 19:48; 2. McKenzie Logan (ICL) 20:38; 3. Camille Mac (ICL) 20:55; 4. Hannah Bridgewater (NL) 21:36; 5. Emma Squiers (DB) 22:12; 6. Abby Loecke (WD) 22:26; 7. Olivia Massman (SW) 22:29; 8. Jadyn Schultz (IND) 22:47; 9. Melissa Ward (SW) 22:57; 10. Ashley Kriener (SW) 23:00.

Boys Results

Team scores – 1. South Winneshiek 35; 2. West Delaware 77; 3. Maquoketa Valley 81; 4. Liberty High 89; 5. North Linn 132; 6. Independence 150; 7. Don Bosco 164; 8. Dyersville Beckman 222; 9. East Buchanan 233.

Individual Results – 1. Zach Nie (DB) 16:58; 2. Derek Dietzenbach (SW) 17:13; 3. Peter Woodward (ICL) 17:25; 4. Paul Hageman (SW) 17:33; 5. Chance Downs (MV) 17:43; 6. Paxten DeVilbiss (SW) 17:52; 7. Emmett Schwartzhoff (SW) 17:55; 8. Seth Boss (NL) 17:55; 9. Brenden Hogan (MV) 17:57; 10. Ben Litterer (WD) 18:06.

Liberty – 3. Peter Woodward 17:25; 12. Jack Kinzer 18:12; 18. Spencer Knight 18:43; 19. Caleb Schillinger 18:44; 37. Henry Krain 20:22; 45. Gavin Hayes 21:25; 46. Gaven Forbes 21:48.

Conway Leads Solon at Anamosa Invitational

Solon freshman Kiersten Conway placed eighth to lead the Spartans to a third-place team finish at the Anamosa Invitational on Saturday.

Conway finished in 21:01 to lead four Solon runners that finished in the top 21.

Senior Sophie Nicol was 16th in 21:44 while junior Erin Kerkhoff was 17th in 22:03 and Nicole Shafer was 21st in 22:16.

Paige Holub of Monticello won the individual title in 19:18 to lead the Panthers to the team title with 63 points.

Host Anamosa was runner-up with 84 points while Solon was third with 87.

The Solon boys finished eighth with 207 points.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson won the boys team title with 55 points and Will Dehaan of Central DeWitt won the individual crown in 17:15.

Ethan Kober finished 30th in 19:19 to pace Solon.

Anamosa Cross Country Invitational

At Anamosa Middle School

Girls Results

Team scores – 1. Monticello 63; 2. Anamosa 84; 3. Solon 87; 4. Cascade 108; 5. Central DeWitt 122; 6. Fort Madison 126; 7. Springville-Central City 159; 8. Tipton 211; 9. Marion Catholic (Ill.) 230; 10. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 238.

Individual results – 1. Paige Holub (MON) 19:18; 2. Emily Staal (S-CC) 19:41; 3. Sierra Howardson (FM) 19:58; 4. Madeline Rhomberg (CAS) 20:22; 5. Brett Schneider (FM) 20:47; 6. Claire Duncan (ANA) 20:53; 7. Janelle Staal (S-CC) 20:58; 8. Kiersten Conway (SOL) 21:01; 9. Emma Duncan (ANA) 21:06; 10. Taylor McDonald (MON) 21:13. 

Solon – 8. Kiersten Conway 21:01; 16. Sophie Nicol 21:44; 17. Erin Kerkhoff 22:03; 21. Nicole Shafer 22:16; 25. Ella Duster 22:49; 34. Ashley Stinocher 23:22; 43. Saige Hauer 24:07. 

Boys Results

Team scores – 1. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 55; 2. Anamosa 60; 3. Tipton 65; 4. Fort Madison 94; 5. Central DeWitt 100; 6. Monticello 184; 7. Marian Catholic (Ill.) 197; 8. Solon 207; 9. Springville-Central City 223; 10. Cascade 268; 11. Louisa-Muscatine 314.

Individual results – 1. Will Dehaan (CD) 17:15; 2. Aaaron Steffensmeier (FM) 17:36; 3. Ben Ellis (TIP) 17:36; 4. Daniel Miller (ANA) 17:40; 5. Sri Sheshashai (CRJ) 17:52; 6. Caleb Shumaker (TIP) 17:52; 7. Robert Larson (CRJ) 17:58; 8. Caleb Christiansen (S-CC) 18:03; 9. Eian Countryman (ANA) 18:04; 10. Dayne Cordray (FM) 18:05.

Solon – 30. Ethan Kober 19:19; 36. Andrew Bransky 19:40; 40. Tyler Bilskie 19:48; 47. Ben Devalk 20:08; 54. Payton Philipp 20:25; 55. Edward Richey 20:28; 57. Logan Yakish 20:41.