STATE CROSS COUNTRY: No Complaints
Lamp pushes up to 39th in 3A, Hake guides Hawks to 13th in 1ABy Troy Banning, DFJ Sports Editor
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BOYS RESULTS
CLASS 4A
Team Standings
1. Burlington 106; 2. Cedar Rapids Prairie 109; 3. Pleasant Valley 136; 4. Iowa City High 159; 5. Cedar Falls 161; 6. Dubuque Senior 179; 7. Southeast Polk 179; 8. Cedar Rapids Washington 192; 9. Indianola 211; 10. Urbandale 215; 11. Ankeny 220; 12. West Des Moines Dowling 223; 13. West Des Moines Valley 235; 14. Bettendorf 249; 15. Carroll Kuemper 423.
Individual Top 10
1. Marshall Moyer, Burlington, 15:48; 2. Tyler Meseke, Pleasant Valley, 15:52; 3. Andrew Barrett, Des Moines Roosevelt, 15:57; 4. Kevin Lewis, Ottumwa, 15:58; 5. Ty Wittman, Dubuque Senior, 15:59; 6. Ryne Murphy, Ankeny, 16:01; 7. Scott Mittman, Iowa City High, 16:01; 8. JT McCarthy, Burlington, 16:04; 9. Cole Decker, West Des Moines Dowling, 16:07; 10. Paul Yak, Storm Lake, 16:08.
CLASS 3A
Team Standings
1. Pella 95; 2. Boone 109; 3. Algona 118; 4. Grinnell 135; 5. Central DeWitt 144; 6. Decorah 153; 7. Glenwood 174; 8. Dubuque Wahlert 184; 9. Knoxville 192; 10. LeMars 253; 11. Charles City 271; 12. Dallas Center-Grimes 281; 13. Marion 291; 14. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 310; 15. Garner-Hayfield 318.
Individual Top 10
1. Brogan Austin, Boone, 15:35; 2. Conner Smock, Mount Vernon-Lisbon, 15:39; 3. Johnny Fuller, Glenwood, 16:00; 4. Ryan McMahon, Algona, 16:09; 5. Chad Rutledge, Algona, 16:13; 6. Zach Buchheit, Pella, 16:14; 7. Evan Selsor, Winterset, 16:16; 8. Dan Rediske, Waverly-Shell Rock, 16:18; 9. Dennis Lengishon, Atlantic, 16:22; 10. Brian Minear, Decorah, 16:23.
CLASS 2A
Team Standings
1. Spirit Lake 60; 2. South Winneshiek 77; 3. Wilton 102; 4. Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove 136; 5. Monticello 177; 6. Pella Christian 195; 7. Iowa City Regina 205; 8. Mid-Prairie 210; 9. East Marshall 213; 10. Unity Christian 218; 11. Hudson 222; 12. Osage 225; 13. Solon 303; 14. Albia 347; 15. Roland-Story 426.
Individual Top 10
1. Garret Ehlers, OA/BCIG, 16:08; 2. Alec Baldwin, Spirit Lake 16:22; 3. Tim Bierma, Western Christian, 16:25; 4. Brett Losen, South Winneshiek, 16:30; 5. Zach Baker, Eddyville-Blakesburg, 16:31; 6. Zach Thompson, Eagle Grove, 16:36; 7. Logan Hovland, North Iowa, 16:39; 8. Chris Postma, Unity Christian, 16:43; 9. Jud Schneider, Monticello, 16:46; 10. Will Norris, Spirit Lake, 16:49.
CLASS 1A
Team Standings
1. Iowa Mennonite 71; 2. BCLUW 98; 3. Tipton 111; 4. Woodbine 146; 5. Council Bluffs St. Albert 157; 6. Central Elkader 185; 7. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 195; 8. South O'Brien 214; 9. Logan-Magnolia 235; 10. Laurens-Marathon 235; 11. Nashua-Plainfield 253; 12. Wapello 261; 13. South Hamilton 306; 14. Grundy Center 310; 15. Lone Tree 310.
Individual Top 10
1. Bill Spencer, Iowa Mennonite, 16:26; 2. Dane McDonald, BCLUW, 16:43; 3. Parker Drake, AGWSR, 16:43; 4. Taylor Huseman, Manson-Northwest Webster, 16:45; 5. Chase Moser, Wapello, 16:48; 6. Truman Shetler, Iowa Mennonite, 16:51; 7. Jay Welp, Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn, 16:52; 8. Glen Morgan, Winfield-Mt. Union, 16:53; 9. Ethan Rogers, Tipton, 16:53; 10. Levi Storjohann, BCLUW, 17:03.
GIRLS RESULTS
CLASS 4A
Team Standings
1. West Des Moines Dowling 57; 2. Iowa City High 65; 3. Iowa City West 107; 4. West Des Moines Valley 117; 5. Bettendorf 161; 6. Urbandale 188; 7. Linn-Mar 202; 8. Ames 205; 9. Ankeny 240; 10. Pleasant Valley 240; 11. Waukee 259; 12. Cedar Rapids Washington 276; 13. Sioux City East 320; 14. Mason City 338; 15. Cedar Falls 365.
Individual Top 10
1. Katie Flood, West Des Moines Dowling, 13:50; 2. Ashlie Decker, West Des Moines Dowling, 13:53; 3. Shelby Houlihan, Sioux City East 14:14; 4. Madie Hubbell, Des Moines Roosevelt, 14:40; 5. Brooklynn Kascel, Linn-Mar, 14:45; 6. Rebecca Rethwisch, Iowa City High, 14:51; 7. Erin Danielson, Iowa City High, 14:58; 8. Mary Kenney, Wes Des Moines Valley, 14:59; 9. Molly Leveille, Iowa City West, 14:59; 10. Maddie Becker, Cedar Rapids Washington, 15:01.
CLASS 3A
Team Standings
1. Dubuque Wahlert 84; 2. Decorah 96; 3. Cedar Rapids Xavier 138; 4. Denver/Tripoli 142; 5. Pella 152; 6. Davenport Assumption 164; 7. Williamsburg 178; 8. Sioux City Heelan 202; 9. Benton Community 219; 10. Atlantic 251; 11. Estherville-Lincoln Central/Armstrong-Ringsted 254; 12. Harlan 267; 13. Garner-Hayfield/West Hancock 293; 14. Ballard 296; 15. Boone 304.
Individual Top 10
1. Ali Krogman, Atlantic, 15:07; 2. Moran Lonning, Decorah, 15:16; 3. Alex Wilson, Mount Vernon-Lisbon, 15:18; 4. Sarah Burnell, Grinnell, 15:20; 5. Anna Holdiman, Waverly-Shell Rock, 15:21; 6. Haley Stevens, Denver/Tripoli, 15:32; 7. Kaia Miller, Decorah, 15:35; 8. Erin Sawyers, Winterset, 15:37; 9. Steph Markey, Nevada, 15:38; 10. Kelsey Kirchoff, Denver/Tripoli, 15:41.
CLASS 2A
Team Standings
1. Union 57; 2. Pekin 60; 3. Iowa City Regina 116; 4. Unity Christian 132; 5. Hudson 182; 6. Spirit Lake 193; 7. Cascade 194; 8. Humboldt 206; 9. Wilton 224; 10. North Polk 230; 11. Solon 236; 12. Sioux Center 239; 13. Missouri Valley 253; 14. Albia 354; 15. Central Springs 454.
Individual Top 10
1. Morgan Casey, Northeast/East Central, 14:53; 2. Ashley Frush, Union, 15:17; 3. Nicole Keinmeyer, Iowa City Regina, 15:18; 4. Jodi Miller, Sumner-Fredericksburg, 15:18; 5. Emily Franks, Northeast/East Central 15:19; 6. Brittany Frush, Union, 15:20; 7. Celsey Conger, Pekin, 15:26; 8. Katerina Althoff, Cascade, 15:29; 9. Paige Sears, Union, 15:32; 10. Becca Ellis, George-Little Rock/Central Lyon, 15:36.
CLASS 1A
Team Standings
1. Nodaway Valley 126; 2. Dike-New Hartford 127; 3. Panorama 146; 4. Griswold 157; 5. Central Elkader 162; 6. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 172; 7. Bellevue Marquette 194; 8. Turkey Valley 202; 9. Edgewood-Colesburg 210; 10. Prairie Valley 211; 11. BCLUW 222; 12. Clinton Prince of Peace 222; 13. Grundy Center 224; 14. Galva-Holstein/Schaller-Crestland 258; 15. North Linn 346.
Individual Top 10
1. Katy Moen, Wapsie Valley, 14:52; 2. Audrey Griffin, Prince of Peace, 15:17; 3. Grace Moore, Mason City Newman, 15:34; 4. Erin Reedy, Algona Bishop Garrigan, 15:37; 5. Jenny Kuennen, Turkey Valley, 15:37; 6. Susan Herr, Nodaway Valley, 15:38; 7. Tiffany Shepherd, Corning, 15:40; 8. Haddie Vawter, BCLUW, 15:42; 9. Alex Larsen, Tri-Center, 15:43; 10. Danielle Schweitzer, East Buchanan, 15:45.
FORT DODGE - The game plan was sound and, more importantly, it was executed to near perfection.
Webster City junior Alex Lamp went out at the desired pace and maintained his focus throughout the boys' Class 3A race at Saturday's state cross country meet inside Kennedy Park, and the end result was an 80-place improvement over his only other state-meet performance.
Lamp sloshed his way across the finish line at a soupy Lakeside Golf Course in 17 minutes, 18 seconds to place 39th in a field of 122 competitors. He took 119th in 18:53 as a freshman in 2007.
"I was really satisfied with how I did," Lamp said following the race, one of six on a blustery and chilly afternoon. "I went out slower than I did at districts and that's what I wanted to do, so I thought it went well."
Webster City head coach Tony Bussan sent Lamp out on a mission to stick on the shoelaces of Algona runners Kyle Walker and Alex Kenne, and that's exactly what he did over the course of the 3.1-mile excursion. Walker crossed the finish line in 17:14 to place 34th, while Kenne was 38th with a time identical to that of Lamp.
"Alex followed the race plan exactly," Bussan said. "He had nothing left in the tank at the end, so he has no regrets at all."
Lamp was in 25th-place after the first and second miles, but a handful of runners were able to move past him as a massive pack sprinted down the homestretch. But Bussan says his primary goal for Lamp was achieved.
"The top 40 was our goal going in there and he achieved that," Bussan said.
With seven first-time qualifiers in the lineup, South Hamilton's first foray into the state meet field since 1996 was also a success story, head coach Jim Klein said. Happy just to gain entrance into the main event, the ninth-ranked Hawks left two teams behind and settled into 13th in the boys' 1A field.
"I think 13th is great because we were just happy to get over here," Klein said. "We had a really good year and it was a lot of fun."
Junior Keaton Hake was assigned the duty of setting the pace for South Hamilton, and the other six Hawks game planned to keep him within their sights. One problem though - in a field of 137 runners, it's easy to get lost.
"I told the guys at the starting line that we had to keep our packs together, but they got broken apart pretty good and that hurt us a little bit," Klein said. "You can't run the state meet one time and expect to know what's going on, I don't care what anybody says, but hopefully we'll get back here next year."
Hake glided across the finish line in 18:08 to secure the 52nd position.
"I wasn't really going for a place, but I felt pretty good throughout the race," Hake said afterwards. "I was hoping for my best time, and it's our first time and we're just happy to be here."
Klein said that Hake's performance was indicative of his season-long showcase.
"Keaton's gotten nothing but stronger all year and he's been our leader," Klein said. "He had a really good run (on Saturday)."
South Hamilton's second through fifth runners finished within a 22-second window. Senior Ryan Fisher (19:08) and junior Joe Mechaelsen (19:10) fed off one another and placed 96th and 97th, respectively. Arlen Burroughs (19:20), another junior, completed the course 10 seconds later to take 105th, and junior Allen Fiddelke (19:30) was another 10 seconds back in 110th.
Freshmen Zach Coster (19:46) and Jordan Lutjen (19:52) were the 118th and 119th runners to push themselves to the finish line.
Taking home the boys' team championships were Burlington (4A), Pella (3A), Spirit Lake (2A) and Iowa Mennonite (1A). It was the second straight championship for Spirit Lake, while Pella and Iowa Mennonite traded in the silver they won last fall for the gold.
North Central Conference power Algona was denied back-to-back titles in 3A; the Bulldogs settled for third behind a fourth-place result from junior Ryan McMahon and a fifth-place finish from senior Chad Rutledge.
Marshall Moyer of Burlington (4A), Brogan Austin of Boone (3A), Garret Ehlers of Odebolt-Arthur/Battle Creek-Ida Grove (2A) and Bill Spencer of Iowa Mennonite (1A) claimed the individual titles.
On the girls' side, West Des Moines Dowling (4A), Dubuque Wahlert (3A), Union (2A) and Nodaway Valley (1A) were the toast of their classes. Dowling and Union both hoisted the hardware for a third consecutive time.
Dowling senior Katie Flood reclaimed her spot at the top of the large-school class. Now a three-time individual champion, she was second to teammate Ashlie Decker in 2008. Decker occupied the runner-up slot on Saturday.
Other individual girls' champions included Ali Krogman of Atlantic (3A), Morgan Casey of Northeast/East Central (2A) and Katy Moen of Wapsie Valley (1A).
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