Boys Cross Country Roundup: Clear Creek Amana Wins Its Own Clipper Cross Country Classic
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Clear Creek Amana had five runners finish in the top 10 on its way to claiming the team title at its own Clipper Cross Country Classic on Monday afternoon at Kickers Soccer Complex in Iowa City.
Class 3A No. 15 Clear Creek Amana finished with 33 points to finish 12 clear of Class 2A fifth-ranked Mid-Prairie which was runner-up.
South Tama was third with 84 followed by Cedar Rapids Xavier with 89 and Vinton-Shellsburg with 141.
Senior Gavin Zillyette led the way for the Clippers with an individual third-place finish in a time of 18:10.49.
There was less than 70 seconds of separation between Zillyette and the fifth Clipper finisher as Clear Creek Amana accounted for half of the top 10 individuals.
Freshman Brock Hilsman was fifth in 18:53.97 while sophomore Fred Schultz was seventh in 19:06.84.
Juniors Cash Jensen, Cameron Kimm and Peyton Stadler finished eighth, 10th and 11th respectively.
Jensen was eighth in 19:16.91 while Kimm was 10th in 19:20.37 and Stadler was right behind in 11th at 19:21.79.
Mid-Prairie had three runners finish in the top ten led by individual champion Thaddeus Shetler who won the race in 17:35.31.
Clipper Cross Country Classic
At Kickers Soccer Complex
Team scores – 1. Clear Creek Amana 33; 2. Mid-Prairie 45; 3. South Tama 84; 4. Cedar Rapids Xavier 89; 5. Vinton-Shellsburg 141; 6. Winfield-Mount Union 172; 7. Louisa-Muscatine 218; 8. Montezuma 230; 9. WACO 252
Individual leaders – 1. Thaddeus Shetler (M-P) 17:35.31; 2. Tommy Tyynismaa (ST) 17:56.95; 3. Gavin Zillyette (CCA) 18:10.49; 4. Jimmy Brant (STC) 18:34.01; 5. Brock Hilsman (CCA) 18:53.97; 6. Chandler Hersberger (M-P) 18:55.42; 7. Fred Schultz (CCA) 19:06.84; 8. Cash Jensen (CCA) 19:16.91; 9. Emmett Swartzendruber (M-P) 19:19.12; 10. Cameron Kimm (CCA) 19:20.37; 11. Peyton Stadler (CCA) 19:21.79; 12. Marcus Camacho (CRX) 19:25.97; 13. Preston Yutzy (M-P) 19:35.59; 14. Brady Horstmann (CRX) 19:40.76; 15. Elijah Blix (V-S) 19:41.38
Clear Creek (33) – 3. Gavin Zillyette 18:10.49; 5. Brock Hilsman 18:53.97; 7. Fred Schultz 19:06.84; 8. Cash Jensen 19:16.91; 10. Cameron Kimm 19:20.37; 11. Peyton Stadler 19:21.79; 18. Konner Kenne (CCA) 19:51.58
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