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Liberty High junior Keegan Decker finished runner-up at the Jim Boughton Invitational on Thursday at the Dubuque Cross Country Complex to help the Lightning to a sixth-place team finish at the 14-team meet.

Decker finished in 14:49.9 trailing only Western Dubuque senior Quentin Nauman who set a state record winning the individual title in a time of 14:39.4.

Decker finished in front of Jaden Merrick of Cedar Falls who was third in 14:50.6 in an impressive trio at the front of the pack.

Cedar Falls won the team title with 41 points followed by Dubuque Senior with 96, Pleasant Valley with 99, Bettendorf with 103 and Dubuque Hempstead with 125.

Liberty High was sixth with 146.

Lars Hildebrand finished 26^th for the Lightning in 16:25 and Tayson Cho was 29^th in 16:33.1 for the Lightning.

Colin Finch finished 37^th in 16:55.6.

Jim Boughton Invitational

At Dubuque Cross Country Complex

Team scores – 1. Cedar Falls 41; 2. Dubuque Senior 96; 3. Pleasant Valley 99; 4. Bettendorf 103; 5. Dubuque Hempstead 125; 6. Liberty High 146; 7. Davenport Central 149; 8. East Dubuque 203; 9. Central DeWitt 208; 10. Western Dubuque 243; 11. Waterloo West 334; 12. North Scott 353; 13. Dubuque Wahlert 357; 14. Clinton 419

Individual leaders – 1. Quentin Nauman (WD) 14:39.4; 2. Keegan Decker (ICL) 14:49.9; 3. Jaden Merrick (CF) 14:50.6; 4. AJ Willey (BET) 15:13.1; 5. Andrew Heden (BET) 15:39.1; 6. Dominic Williams (CF) 15:48; 7. Porter Myers (CF) 15:50.3; 8. Brennen Hoyer (CF) 15:56.7; 9. Zack Ryan (DC) 15:58.2; 10. Jonah Whitson (PV) 15:59.3; 11. Jack Kirman (DS) 16:02.4; 12. Owen Anderson (DS) 16:05.5; 13. Garrett Willey (BET) 16:05.7; 14. Kyle Olson (CD) 16:07.3; 15. Joe Knepp (PV) 16:09.1

Liberty High (75) – 2. Keegan Decker 14:49.9; 26. Lars Hildebrand 16:25; 29. Tayson Cho 16:33.1; 37. Colin Finch 16:55.6; 52. Julius Vidal 17:18.6; 53. Jens Strand 17:20.8; 66. Yuma Squiers 17:41.8

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