Lynx boys’ times tell a better story than standings at Fort Dodge Invite

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BOYS RESULTS

Team Standings

1. WDM Valley 63; 2. Urbandale 97; 3. Indianola 104; 4. Ankeny 125; 5. Waukee 148; 6. Ames 158; 7. Johnston 180; 8. DM Roosevelt 180; 9. Mason City 224; 10. Webster City 236; 11. Newton 265; 12. Boone 271; 13. Fort Dodge 332.

Individual Top 5

1. Tyler Rich (Wau) 15:43; 2. Kit Coppess (WDMV) 16:06; 3. Colton McDermott (New) 16:12; 4. Cale Brake (Ames) 16:13; 5. Cory Johnson (Ind) 16:17.

Webster City Results

14. Ben Lambert 16:30; 41. Alex Lamp 17:17; 47. Mason Powers 17:25; 59. Matt Severe 18:00; 75. Colin Ryan 18:46; 81. Mason Hedeen 19:18.

GIRLS RESULTS

Team Standings

1. Johnston 70; 2. Ames 78; 3. Ankeny 95; 4. Urbandale 99; 5. Waukee 99; 6. WDM Valley 156; 7. Indianola 202; 8. Mason City 216; 9. DM Roosevelt 235; 10. Newton 274; 11. Fort Dodge 276; 12. Webster City 345; 13. Boone 373.

Individual Top 5

1. Kate Maxcy (WDMV) 14:51; 2. Madie Hubbell (DMR) 15:00; 3. Colette Gnade (Wau) 15:12; 4. Emily Brush (Wau) 15:19; 5. Sarah Mueller (Urb) 15:12.

Webster City Results

55. Mikaela Pruismann 17:04; 69. Sarah Perin 17:39; 71. Alicia Long 17:46; 74. Bailey Bergman 17:54; 76. Caitlyn Finucan 17:57; 80. Erin Hunt 18:12; 84. Paige Bonjour 18:20.

Webster City JV Boys Results

58. Austin Elm 18:58; 68. Francois Tariel 19:10; 81. Derek Turner 19:29; 112. Corbin Kehoe 20:10; 132. Andrew Laird 20:33; 141. Rodrigo Vargas 20:42; 145. Dustin Conley 20:51; 148. Andrew Turpen 20:56; 152. Jake Hedeen 21:03; 158. John Johnson 21:12; 181. Tyler Patten 21:43; 212. James Durivage 22:36; 222. Trevor Moss 23:10; 240. Dustin Roosa 24:42.

Webster City JV Girls Results

51. Breanne Wagner 17:48; 120. Bailey Anderson 19:04; 124. Jewel Nuehring 19:08; 126. Kelsey Griffith 19:14; 172. Nichole Heinrichs 19:57; 180. Amanda Hicok 20:03; 219. Jori Smith 21:09; 227. Abbi Hartmann 21:24; 235. Kathleen Moriarty 21:47; 244. Kolby Stanley 22:33; 274. Angie Dunlay 26:10.

FORT DODGE - Don't look at the standings. Look at the times. Then you'll see what Tony Bussan sees.

Bussan, Webster City's cross country coach, couldn't have been happier following his boys' team's performance on Thursday at the Fort Dodge Invitational. Facing a field that featured six Class 4A ranked teams and another in the 3A top 15, the Lynx put up 236 points to finish 10th in the 13-team field.

West Des Moines Valley (4A No. 4) hoisted the championship trophy after finishing with 63 points, 34 points ahead of runner-up Urbandale (4A No. 7). Indianola (4A No. 3) was third with 104, Ankeny (4A No. 11) took fourth with 125 and Waukee (4A No. 8) rounded out the top five with 148.

That 10th-place result the Lynx put up suddenly doesn't look too bad. Dig deeper and discover that Boone (3A No. 9) placed 12th, marking the first time Webster City has topped the Toreadors this season.

"The boys had another great race," Bussan said. "This performance shows that we come to compete every day."

Ben Lambert continued to set the pace for the Lynx, as the senior had the best race of his career en route to a 14th-place finish in 16 minutes 30 seconds. Alex Lamp set a personal record as well, sprinting down the homestretch and across the finish line in 17:17 to settle into the 41st-place spot.

But Webster City was far from done.

Freshman Mason Powers was 47th in 17:25, another PR, and he was the third rookie to finish the race. Colin Ryan (18:46, 75th) set a PR as well.

Matt Severe gave Webster City a 59th-place result in 18:00 and Mason Hedeen rounded out the squad in 19:18, good for 81st.

The tough competition and solid performance couldn't have come at a better time, as the Lynx will host the North Central Conference meet on Tuesday.

"The conference features a large number of ranked teams and several top individuals, (and) I believe we will be ready to put on a good show for the home folks," Bussan said.

Lynx girls back in 12th

Back at full strength for the first time in more than two weeks, the Webster City girls' cross country team attempted to bolster its confidence on Thursday at the Fort Dodge Invitational. Bussan thinks the team succeeded.

"It was good to have the entire squad back (and) the performance represents an improvement over recent meets for the team," Bussan said after the Lynx scored 345 points to place 12th overall. "With the conference meet coming up, it was very encouraging."

Mikaela Pruismann resumed her role as the leader of the pack, as the junior finished 55th in 17:04. Sarah Perin was the next Webster City runner to finish, strolling through in 17:39 to place 69th.

Alicia Long (17:46, 71st), Bailey Bergman (17:54, 74th) and Caitlyn Finucan (17:57, 76th) rounded out Webster City's scoring five.

The Lynx will go for broke on Tuesday at the NCC meet where they will attempt to defend the crown that they have owned for the last two years. Pruismann is also the defending individual champion.

"I believe we will see the girls best race of the year on the home course (at conference)," Bussan said.