Cross Country Roundup: Barkers Lead Clippers With Runner-up Finishes at Jim Hetrick Invite
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Brandon Barker posted an individual runner-up finish to help Clear Creek Amana place second in the team standings at the Jim Hetrick Invitational on Thursday at Grace Lutheran Church Camp in DeWitt.
Behind the runner-up finish from Barker and a sixth-place performance from junior Gavin Zillyette Class 3A No. 12 Clear Creek Amana finished one point behind No. 14 Monticello for the team title.
Monticello won with 68 points followed by Clear Creek Amana with 69 while North Scott was third with 83 and Muscatine was fourth with 94.
Barker finished second behind Calamus-Wheatland senior Chase Knoche who won the individual title in 16:32.31.
Barker finished in 16:40.45 while Zillyette was sixth in 17:03.31.
Sophomore Haidyn Barker was runner-up in the girls race to help the Clippers to a fifth-place team finish.
Barker finished in 19:52.69 and was less than two seconds off the pace of individual champion Laney Fitzpatrick from Davenport Assumption.
Class 3A sixth-ranked Davenport Assumption won the team title with 57 points followed by North Scott with 88 and Monticello with 93.
Clear Creek Amana was fifth with 132 as senior Kayla Jiras added a 16th place finish in a time of 21:13.45.
Jim Hetrick Invitational
At Grace Lutheran Church Camp in DeWitt
Team scores – 1. Monticello 68; 2. Clear Creek Amana 69; 3. North Scott 83; 4. Muscatine 94; 5. Davenport Assumption 97; 6. Davenport Central 125; 7. Davenport North 193; 8. Clinton 195; 9. Davenport West 238; 10. Central DeWitt 255; 11. Maquoketa 345
Individual leaders – 1. Chase Knoche (Calamus-Wheatland) 16:32.31; 2. Brandon Barker (CCA) 16:40.45; 3. Dylan Darsidan (CAM) 16:42.86; 4. Jasper Nietert (MON) 17:02.8; 5. Marcus Blount (Prince of Peace) 17:03.3; 6. Gavin Zillyette (CCA) 17:03.31; 7. Owen West (NS) 17:19.98; 8. Andrew Butt (CAM) 17:26.88; 9. TJ Fitzpatrick (DA) 17:28.69; 10. Chase Porter (NS) 17:35.19
Clear Creek Amana (69) – 2. Brandon Barker 16:40.45; 6. Gavin Zillyette 17:03.31; 14. Noah Yost 17:56.22; 16. Peyton Stadler 17:57.29; 35. Jackson Schloss 18:40.25; 41. Tanner Tomas 19:00.4; 51. Cameron Kimm 19:32.41
Girls Results
At Grace Lutheran Church Camp in DeWitt
Team scores – 1. Davenport Assumption 57; 2. North Scott 88; 3. Monticello 93; 4. Davenport Central 117; 5. Clear Creek Amana 132; 6. Clinton 149; 7. Muscatine 178; 8. Davenport North 201; 9. Davenport West 212; 10. Maquoketa 229; 11. Central DeWitt 268
Individual leaders – 1. Laney Fitzpatrick (DA) 19:50.41; 2. Haidyn Barker (CCA) 19:52.69; 3. Camryn Sattler (CLI) 19:55.24; 4. Kylie Daily (DW) 19:58; 5. Lily Tackett (DC) 20:16.02; 6. Kayla Overton (DN) 20:19.2; 7. Emma Althoff (MON) 20:20.04; 8. Skylar Hoffman (DA) 20:26.54; 9. Bailey Boddicker (NS) 20:32.34; 10. Merin Crowder (DC) 20:35.5
Clear Creek Amana (132) – 2. Haidyn Barker 19:52.69; 16. Kayla Jiras 21:13.45; 28. Emily Coleman 22:34.71; 37. Allie Kounkel 23:18; 49. Eva Plathe 24:21.74; 56. Meghan Cullen 24:38.89; 63. Alexis Ponce 25:11.89
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