Tag: cross country

Nashua Post

Huck takes 1st, Huskies 5th at Union cross country meet

Chris Baldus

Kadence Huck picked up where she left off last season as she took first individually in the girls 5K at the Union Invitational on Thursday in La Porte City. As a team, the Huskies finished fifth out of seven teams. Huck had a time of 19:20.9. Amilia Condon of Union was second at 19:33.4. In the Class 1A championship race last year, Huck finished 10th with a time of 19:27.07. Her season best was 19:16.7. Huck, a junior, is No. 7 in the latest rankings by Iowa High School Track and Field + Cross Country. Ellie Eick was the next … Continue reading Huck takes 1st, Huskies 5th at Union cross country meet

Oelwein Post

S-F’s Trainor wins varsity girls 5K at NICL conference meet; Oelwein runners set personal and season records

Chris Baldus

LA PORTE CITY — Hillary Trainor gave Sumner-Fredericksburg another championship title today. The junior won the varsity girls 5K at the North Iowa Cedar League conference meet at the La Porte City Golf Course with a time of 19:19.6. Jesup sophomore MacKenzie Wilson was second with a time of 19:21.4. Denver freshman Avery Trunkhill placed third with a personal best time of 19:31.9, leading the Cyclones to a first-place team finish with 47 points. Hudson was second with 75 points followed by Jesup (3rd, 128), Union La Porte City (4th, 136), S-F (5th, 144), Wapsie Valley (6th, 147), Grundy Center … Continue reading S-F’s Trainor wins varsity girls 5K at NICL conference meet; Oelwein runners set personal and season records

Nashua Post

N-P cross country races in Calmar; Huck takes first

Chris Baldus

CALMAR — Thirty-two seconds. That’s more than three Snapchat videos. That’s longer than you’d count between seeing lightning that’s six miles away and hearing the thunder. It’s also the time that lapsed between Nashua-Plainfield sophomore Kandace Huck’s first-place finish Tuesday night in Calmar and the second-place finisher. Huck won the varsity girls 5K cross county race at the South Winn Invitational with a time of 20:06.4. Central Elkader senior Hannah Asche took second at 20:38.5. As a team, the Huskies girls squad captured sixth place out of a nine team field. Junior Ellie Eick was N-P’s next finisher at 48th … Continue reading N-P cross country races in Calmar; Huck takes first

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Oelwein boys cross country places 2nd at Jesup Invitational

Chris Baldus

Oelwein’s boys cross county had two runners finish in the top five on Tuesday at the Jesup Invitational. Waukon, however, took first as a team, edging Oelwein by four points. Jesup Golf and Country Club hosted the 24-team invitational under sunny skies with temperatures in the 60s. A northwest wind blew at 15-25 mph. Starmont-West Central senior Charlie Sieck took second in the boys varsity 5K with a time of 16:17.1. Grundy Center junior Kaden Lynch won with a time of 16:11.3 Oelwein sophomore Conall Sauser was third with a time of 16:33.7. Teammate senior Ray Gearhart was fifth with … Continue reading Oelwein boys cross country places 2nd at Jesup Invitational

Oelwein Post

Oelwein morning update (Monday, Sept. 26): Volleyball team fighting cancer; City Council to discuss events center funding

Chris Baldus

WEATHER — Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a northwest wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph. (Click here for the extended forecast) SPORTS — Volleyball to host Breast Cancer Awareness Night on Tuesday; XC and football teams on the road — Oelwein volleyball (11-15) has two home games this week. The game against Union Community (21-2), at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 27, is Breast Cancer Awareness Night. … Continue reading Oelwein morning update (Monday, Sept. 26): Volleyball team fighting cancer; City Council to discuss events center funding

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Sieck and Sauser among the top 10 boys in Class 2A cross country

Chris Baldus

Starmont/West Central’s Charlie Sieck remains No. 3 in Class 2A boys cross country in the IATC’s weekly individual rankings released today. Oelwein’s Conall Sauser also stayed put at 7th. Teammate Ray Gearhart rose from 21st to 19th and Benjamin Driscoll joined the ranks at 29th. The Oelwein boys as a team are ranked 3rd in Class 2A. See the full rankings here. Continue reading Sieck and Sauser among the top 10 boys in Class 2A cross country

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Oelwein girls crack top 25 at Denver cross county meet

Chris Baldus

Jesup sophomore Mackenzie Wilson placed first in the girls 5K today at the Denver Cross County Invitational with a time of 19:54.1. Sumner-Fredericksburg junior Hillary Trainor was second at 19:57.5. Wapsie Valley’s top finisher was junior Ava VanDaele in eighth at 21:33.6. Oelwein’s top finisher was junior Rachel Rulapaugh in 20th at 22:50.3. Junior Libby Gearhart was 21st at 23:08.1. Denver took first as a team with 45 points. Jesup was second, S-F third, and Union fourth after tiebreakers. They each had 97 points. Dike-New Hartford was fifth (106), followed by Wapsie Valley sixth (136), Oelwein seventh (157) and BCLUW … Continue reading Oelwein girls crack top 25 at Denver cross county meet