Girls Cross Country Roundup: Solon Finishes Eighth at 22-team Luther College Meet
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Solon finished eighth at the 22-team Luther College Invitational on Saturday in Decorah finishing behind five ranked Class 4A teams and a pair of out-of-state opponents.
Class 3A fourth-ranked Solon finished with 251 points, seven in front of 3A second-ranked Mount Vernon-Lisbon which finished ninth with 258 points.
Liberty High was 15th with 403 points and Regina was 22nd with 550 points.
Class 4A top-ranked Dubuque Hempstead won the team title with 83 points followed by second-ranked Pleasant Valley with 92 points
Sixth-ranked West Des Moines Valley was third with 129 points, third-ranked Johnston was fourth with 130 and Bloomington Jefferson was fifth with 224.
Kayla Young led Solon with a 10th place individual finish in a time of 18:41.88.
Young led four Solon runners in the top 60 as Gracie Federspiel was 55th in 20:22.59, Sydney Dee was 57th in 20:27.02 and Mary Fiala was 58th in 20:29.08.
Malia Taylor finished 60th in 20:44.08 to lead Liberty High while Cori Mac was 85th in a time of 21:06.49.
Regina senior Mya Whitaker finished in 20:56.59 to lead the Regals.
Addison Dorenkamp of West Des Moines Valley won the individual title in 17:49.92 while Megan Lee of Bloomington Jefferson was third in 17:47.42 and Oliva Verde of Johnston was third in 18:02.32.
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Team scores – 1. Dubuque Hempstead 83; 2. Pleasant Valley 92; 3. West Des Moines Valley; 4. Johnston 130; 5. Bloomington Jefferson 224; 6. Cedar Falls 241; 7. De Soto 244; 8. Solon 251; 9. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 258; 10. Linn-Mar 260; 11. Mid-Prairie 272; 12. Denver 315; 13. Earlham 338; 14. Spencer 372; 15. Liberty High 403; 16. Sibley-Ocheyedan 431; 17. Williamsburg 448; 18. Sioux City North 464; 19. Norwalk 506; 20. Waverly-Shell Rock 509; 21. Onalaska 529; 22. Regina 550
Individual leaders – 1. Addison Dorenkamp (WDV) 17:40.92; 2. Megan Lee (BJ) 17:47.42; 3. Olivia Verde (JON) 18:02.32; 4. Danielle Hostetler (M-P) 18:11.19; 5. Grace Boleyn (PV) 18:15.28; 6. Lourdes Mason (MV-L) 18:19.19; 7. Julia Gehl (DH) 18:22.41; 8. Brooke O’Brien 18:40.53; 9. Lydia Sommer 18:41.39; 10. Kayla Young (SOL) 18:41.88; 11. Alyx Woodley (JON) 18:46.21; 12. Keelee Leitzen (DH) 18:46.99; 13. Madison Brouwer (S-O) 18:47.99; 14. Evie Henneberry (DH) 18:49.37; 15. Beelie Mauro (NOR) 19:06.03
Solon (251) – 10. Kayla Young 18:41.88; 55. Gracie Federspiel 20:22.49; 57. Sydney Dee 20:27.02; 58. Mary Fiala 20:29.08; 73. Ashlyn Williams 20:55.03; 85. Mara Duster 21:14.61; 107. Ella Sheeley 21:38.65
Liberty High (403) – 60. Malia Taylor 20:44.08; 85. Cori Mac 21:06.49; 95. Mimi Marquardt 21:23.88; 96. Madelyn Johnson 21:27.61; 98. Bridget Canton 21:29.86; 112. Clara Welch 21:46.48; 125. Hailey Noel 22:00.81
Regina (550) – 74. Mya Whitaker 20:56.59; 97. Ruby Greving 21:29.73; 124. Ruby Eastman 21:57.94; 155. Grace Gaarde 22:52.84; 167. Cate Klitgaard 23:23.32; 169. Ellie Johnson 23:32.18; 172. Keira Sickels 23:45.74
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