Hull, Trojans headed back to state
PHOTO BY TROY HYDE/NEWTON NEWS East Marshall senior Sydney Hull, far left, leads a pack of runners through the course at Thomas Mitchell Park near Mitchellville during Thursday’s Class 1A state-qualifying cross country meet. Hull advanced to state for the second year in a row on the strength of her sixth-place finish.
T-R PHOTO BY STEVE BRANT South Tama sophomore Max Schirmer (580) leads a group of runners to the finish line on his way to 13th place in Wednesday’s Class 3A state-qualifying cross country meet in Independence. Schirmer advanced to state with an at-large bid with his time of 17 minutes, 14 seconds.
PHOTO BY TROY HYDE/NEWTON NEWS East Marshall senior Sydney Hull, far left, leads a pack of runners through the course at Thomas Mitchell Park near Mitchellville during Thursday’s Class 1A state-qualifying cross country meet. Hull advanced to state for the second year in a row on the strength of her sixth-place finish.
T-R PHOTO BY STEVE BRANT South Tama sophomore Max Schirmer (580) leads a group of runners to the finish line on his way to 13th place in Wednesday’s Class 3A state-qualifying cross country meet in Independence. Schirmer advanced to state with an at-large bid with his time of 17 minutes, 14 seconds.
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EAGLE GROVE -- The second-ranked West Marshall girls' cross country team cruised to the championship at Thursday's Class 2A state-qualifying meet at Eagle Grove Golf Course, accumulating just 36 points.
The Trojans had all five scoring runners finish 12th or better to qualify for state for the second year in a row. Seventh-ranked Van Meter was second with 58 points, and No. 11 Crestwood was third at 73. Spirit Lake (84) just missed out on advancing as a team.
West Marshall eighth-grader Harper Blackburn led her squad in Thursday's qualifier, placing fourth in a time of 20 minutes, 14 seconds. Zoey Wignall (20:50), Kielly Kasal (20:53) and Dalaney Eldridge (21:00) finished consecutively from 6-8, and Ella Randall closed out the team's scoring in 12th place (21:13).
Kennedy Jackson (35th, 23:39) and Summer Kurth (48th, 24:46) also competed for the Trojans.
On the boys' side, West Marshall sent just four runners to the qualifier, with sophomore Aaron Greene leading the way in 38th place (19:09). Underclassmen Korey Malloy (85th, 25:16), Noah Ethington (87th, 26:07) and Russell Mack (91st, 27:35) rounded out the Trojans' squad.
Third-ranked Spirit Lake won the team title with 46 points, followed by No. 11 Okoboji in second (73) and No. 16 Van Meter in third (81). Tenth-ranked Sheldon (94) was fourth.
Hull earns another shot
MITCHELLVILLE -- East Marshall senior Sydney Hull is headed back to Fort Dodge for the second year in a row after finishing sixth at Thursday's Class 1A state-qualifying cross country meet at Thomas Mitchell Park near Mitchellville.
Hull, who placed 38th in her state meet debut last fall, advanced back to Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge with Thursday's at-large berth. All five at-large qualifiers from the meet hosted by Colfax-Mingo came from the top seven finishers, as Hull was the fourth out of five to gain at-large spots.
Hull took sixth in a time of 20 minutes, 54 seconds, to reach state again. Colfax-Mingo's Ashlynn Hosbond won the individual crown in 20:10, followed by Jayden Peters of Collins-Maxwell (20:13), Ava Anderson of Montezuma (20:24), Summer Isley of Pleasantville (20:40) and Adaline Jolly of Collins-Maxwell (20:42). Colo-NESCO's Elizabeth Erickson clinched the fifth and final at-large spot, finishing seventh in 20:58.
GMG's Grace Mathern, a sophomore, scored 21st in 23:19. Gladbrook-Reinbeck freshman Colbie Fevold was 60th (27:09)
Fourth-ranked Collins-Maxwell claimed the team title with 57 points, No. 16 Earlham was second at 94, and No. 17 North Tama took third with 109 points. East Marshall came in eighth out of 11 scoring teams with 172 points.
Faith Pardekooper was the next Mustang to finish, placing 42nd (24:55), while Abigail Hendricks was 44th (25:04) and CeCe Curtis was 46th (25:27). Lily Smith rounded out the team scoring in 70th (29:22).
The senior-laden East Marshall boys squad just missed qualifying for state, placing fourth with 155 points. No. 8 Earlham (27), No. 3 Baxter (45) and No. 20 BGM (100) earned team qualification. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (229) placed ninth.
Mustang senior Landen Shoeman was the closest local competitor to qualifying, finishing 19th overall in 19:01. He was the eighth at-large finisher (not on a qualifying team), as the top-five advance to state.
G-R's Caleb Pifkin placed 23rd in 19:09, and Caleb Bowser came in 37th for the Rebels in 20:13.
East Marshall's additional scoring came from consecutive finishers Hayden Boles (34th, 20:01), Wyatt Anderson (35th, 20:05) and Nathan Frye (36th, 20:10) as well as Maddux Bennett (45th, 20:46). Lars Dommer was 46th (20:55).
GMG's lone runner -- Braylon Darter -- took 57th in 22:10.
Hinderhofer secures state berth
JEWELL -- BCLUW junior Tommy Hinderhofer finished in ninth place at Thursday's Class 1A state-qualifier meet hosted by South Hamilton to advance to Fort Dodge for the first time in his career, while the Comet girls were narrowly denied.
Hinderhofer's ninth-place finish in a time of 17 minutes, 39 seconds, made him the third of five at-large qualifiers from the meet at Jewell Golf & Country Club. Teammate Olin Hupfeld, a junior, finished 21st overall and 10th in the at-large listing in 18:51.
Comet freshman Harrison Schiebel scored 37th (20:08), while sophomore Manny Hinderhofer finished 81st (23:36).
On the girls' side, BCLUW junior Chloe Switzer missed advancing to state by one spot, finishing 14th in a time of 22:24. Rachel Kahle of Bishop Garrigan was the final at-large qualifier, placing 13th in 22:07.
Comet senior Ceanna White completed as well, placing 60th in 27:49.
STC going back with Schirmer
INDEPENDENCE -- The South Tama boys' cross country team will be represented at state for the seventh year in a row as sophomore Max Schirmer made it by way of Wednesday's Class 3A state-qualifying meet in Independence.
Schirmer scored 13th place to collected the fourth of five at-large qualification spots, finishing with a time of 17 minutes, 14 seconds. The Trojans finished ninth out of 11 scoring teams in the meet with 241 points.
Mount Vernon-Lisbon (45), Central DeWitt (52) and Dubuque Wahlert (83) advanced as teams to the state meet, which is Oct. 30-31 at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course near Fort Dodge.
Marion's Collin Cook was the meet medalist on Wednesday with a winning time of 16:31. Grinnell's Aden Wolfe was second in 16:39.
South Tama's next finisher was Kyle Johnson-Whitefish, who placed 44th in 18:58. Henri Martinez-Alvarado placed 60th in 19:47, while Nolan Arp (67th, 20:11) and Brady Jesina (69th, 20:32) rounded out the team scoring. Riley Stubbs was 76th in 21:14.
The STC girls came in 11th out of 12 scoring teams with 336 points. Dubuque Wahlert was the meet champion with 60 points, while Solon (74) and Mount Vernon-Lisbon (93) also qualified for state.
A trio of eighth-graders led the Trojans, starting with Adalyn Graff in 53rd place (23:44). Piper Sawyer was 62nd (24:53), and Anna Ahrens was 72nd (27:02). Livia Smith, STC's lone senior runner, finished 73rd in 27:07, and freshman Katelynne Brant took 76th in 28:00.