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Missouri
Liberty Invitational @ Stocksdale Park, Liberty 9/3/05
HL#1/US#7 Liberty boys opened their season
in style, scoring 21 points to win the home invite. Liberty was led by
the 1-2-3 finish of Shawn Etzenhouser (11:34), Kip
Hill (11:39) and Jared Cline (11:51)
over a hilly course listed at 2 miles, but appearing long. Oak Park,
Kansas City was second with 72 points, and Benton, St. Joseph third with
138. The Liberty ladies also appear tough, scoring 28 points to win their
division, with last year's Missouri 3A second place team Notre Dame de
Sion, Kansas City second with 60 points and Truman, Independence third
with 110. Anna Florzak (Sion), the top returnee
in class 3A, won with a time of 13:59, with teammate Victoria
Mirfashi second at 14;16. Whitney Danze led
Liberty in third at 14:22.
FULL
RESULTS
Lutheran South Invitational @ Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis
9/3/05
HL#5 Potosi boys rolled to a 17 point
total to wallop the field at the Lutheran South Invitational. Lutheran
North, St. Louis was second with 69, and Priory, St. Louis third with
101. Josh Mathis led a 1-2-3-5-6 Potosi
romp, winning in 16:39, with Josh Theabeau second
(16:54) and Rick Armstrong in third (17:12).
Whitfield won the girls title with 66 points, with Rosati-Kain, St.
Louis second (68) and Visitation, St. Louis third with 103. Megan
Bourbon (Potosi) edged Sandy Inman (Notre
Dame, St. Louis) for the title, both running 21:09 for 5k.
Cass County Invitational @ Belton 9/3/05
Long time power Warrensburg cruised to a 54 point total to win the
boy's title, with North Kansas City (93) and Smith-Cotton, Sedalia (100)
in second and third. Pleasant Hill's Matt Haffner ran
10:49 over two miles to win, with David Hosman (William
Chrisman, Independence) second at 11:00. Raymore-Peculiar scored 24 to
win the girls title, with Warrensburg (49) and Belton (61) second and
third. Kelcy Vanarsdale (Ft. Osage, Independence)
won the girls race at 13:30, with Warrensburg's Stephanie
Rizzolo second at 13:48.
FULL
RESULTS
First Capitol Invite @ McNair Park, St. Louis 9/2/05
White Division: Ft. Zumwalt South put four
runners into the top ten and won the boy's White title with 40 points.
Parkway South, St. Louis was second with 88 and University High, St.
Louis was third with 105. Ben Brammeier (Parkway
South) won the individual title with a 16:00 5k, with Max
Hackler (Hazlewood West) second at 16:14, and Nathan
Young (Ft. Zumwalt South) third at 16:21. Tim
Cornell (2-time Missouri State XC Champ 2003 and 2004) ran a
16:19 on that course so Brammeier's 16:00 (a new course record) is
very impressive…..even more so since it was the 1st week of
the season. Blue Division: St. Claire's Brennan
Benkert dominated the race, winning in 16:34, with John
Boyd (St. Genevieve) second at 17:09 and University City's Andy
Chase third (17:28). St. Genevieve won the team title with 51
points, with Priory, St. Louis second (56) and University City (112)
third.
FULL
RESULTS
White Division Girls: Pattonville, St. Louis
scored 52 points to win the girls team title, with Lafayette, St. Louis
second with 92 and Rockwood Summit third with 114. Emily
Baker of Lafayette won the inidividual title in 20:27, with Monica
Noble (Francis Howell North, St. Charles) second at 20:37 and
Hickman, Columbia's Kendra Foss third
at 20:39. Blue Division Girls: In an exciting
finish, Rachel York (St. Clair) just edged Molly
Schlamb (Ladue), both running 19:35 for 5k. Alyssa
Allison (Festus) was third at 20:03. St. Genevieve made it a
sweep, winning the girls title with 56 points, with Ladue (77) second
and MICDS, St. Louis third at 135.
Minnesota
Dakota County Championships, 9/1/05, Johnny Cake Ridge Park
Elizabeth Yetzer (HL#6
Lakeville North) opened her season with a strong 11:20 (2 miles)
to win the Dakota County Championships Thursday. Yetzer won
by a wide margin, with the Apple Valley trio of Jenny
Rodgers (12:05), Sierra McCauley (12:06)
and Jen Lang (12:08) going 2-3-4 to lead
Apple Valley to the team title. Apple Valley scored 30 to win, with
Lakeville North second with 47 and Northfield third with 99. Lakeville
North romped to the boys title with 29 points. Eastville was second
with 69 and Northfield third with 78. Tim Bruhn led
Lakeville North, winning in 10:04 with team mate Tyler
King second at 10:14 and Lakeville South's Paul
Hilsen third at 10:26.
Irish Invitational @ Rosemount HS
Prior Lake (43) edged Stillwater (56) for the girl's team title at the Irish
Invitational with White Bear Lake (93) third. Stillwater went 1-2 in the individual
race with Carolyn Baird (12:03) and Caitlin
Olson (12:06). Megan Hunter led Prior Lake
in third (12:18) with Anna Garner (Mayo, Rochester
12:19) and Kaylee Sommer (Mahtomedi 12:21) rounding
out the top five.
Rosemount packed four runners in the top ten to win the boy's title with 37
points, with Robbinsdale Armstrong (70) and Chaska (95) in second and third. Brandon
Lewis (10:29.3) of Robbinsdale Armstrong edged Pat
Lowder (Chaska 10:29.8) for the individual title, with Peter
Hoffman (Mayo, Rochester 10:34), and the Rosemount duo of Tim
Kojetin (10:37) and Jordan Carlson (10:37.3)
rounding out the top five.
Milaca Invitational @ Milaca Country Club 8/30/05
Becker won the girls title at the 20 team Milaca Invitation, scoring only 32
points, with Monticello second with 105 and St. Francis third with 129. Becker
was led by individual champ freshman Ella Smith. Brenna
Carey (Big Lake 16:17) and Andrea Bordon (Crosby-Ironton
16;27) were second and third. Girls ran 4k. An exciting boys team race saw
North Branch and Pine City both score 97 points with North Branch winning on
the pusher. Monticello was third with 128 points. Dan
Greeno (St. Michael/Albertville) ran 16:47 over 5k for a huge win by
over a minute. Nick Ramberg led North Branch in
second at 17:54.
Iowa
Spartan Invitational @ Pleasant Valley 9/3/05
HL#8 Iowa City girls scored 42 to win
their team title, holding off Xavier, Cedar Rapids (58), with Pleasant
Valley third with 118. Kelsey Bulat (Pleasant
Valley) won the girls team title, running 15:19 for 4k, holding off
Xavier's duo of Meaghan Nelson (15:22)
and Alyssa Criscoll (15:24). Rock Island
IL stomped to the boys team title, scoring 25 points, with Pleasant
Valley second with 68 points. Bettendorf (94) and Iowa City (100) were
third and fourth. Jordan Lang (Prairie,
Cedar Rapids) won the boys title, running 16:41 over 5k, with Austin
Green leading Rock Island at (16:47) in second. Mike
Shoemaker (Iowa City) was third at 16:58.
Prairie Classic @ Prairie HS, Cedar Rapids, 8/30/05
HL#10 Kennedy, Cedar Rapids dominated the
boys race, putting five in the top ten and scoring 30 points. Linn-Mar
was second with 65 and Prairie, Cedar Rapids was third with 71. Kennedy
senior Ryan Williamson ran 17:24 to win, with Brady
Fitz (Iowa City West 17:37) and Austin Vondracek (Prairie)
third at 17:38. The Iowa City West girls started in fine fashion at the
Prarie Classic, putting three runners in the top five and scoring 25 points
to win. Kennedy, Cedar Rapids was second with 64, and Washington, Cedar
Rapids was third with 75. West was led by individual champ Sarah
Wickman, who cruised a 15:36 4k and was followed across the line
by teammate Claire Hall (15:36). Andrea
Wacker (Kennedy) was third at 15:50.
Southeast Polk Invitational @ SE Polk HS 8/30/05
Waukee scored 48 points to win the girls division on a hot, humid day, with
Knoxville second (76) and Newton third (104). Casey McDermott (Newton)
won in 15:50 over 4k, with Colette Gnade (15:54)
and Paris Kono (16:00) running 2-3 to lead Waukee. Sarah
Wilcox (Carlisle) ran 16:00 for fourth. Indianola put two in the top
ten to score 55 and win the boys race, with Southeast Polk (63) and Knoxville
(68) second and third. Indianola was led by individual champ Joe
Bradley (17:55), who edged Baron Davis (Knoxville
17:57) for the win. Thomas Hlad (Knoxville 18:06)
was third.
Little Cyclone Invitational @ ISU, Ames 9/1/05
Ankeny put four in the top ten to win the boys division with 45 points, with
Cedar Falls (56) second and host Ames (74) third. Sam
Bailin (Valley, West Des Moines) won the individual title in 16:53 in
a tight one over Jason Mitchell (Cedar Falls 16:54)
and Tyler Jordison (Ft. Dodge 16:56). Valley dominated
the girls race with 28 points and six in the top eleven. Ames (55) was second
and Ankeny (65) third. Jessica Wiegert (Valley)
zipped over 4k in 15:28 to win, with Katie Thompson (Ft.
Dodge) second at 15:41 and Kersten Thorgaard (Ames)
third at 16:07
Urbandale Invitational @ Urbandale HS, 9/1/05
Host Urbandale, behind a lightning quick 14:29 4k win from Stephanie
Mundt, won the 17 team Urbandale Invite. Urbandale scored 34 points
in combined team scoring, with Johnston second with 59, and Noadaway Valley
third with 114. Jill Lagchulte (Marshalltown)
was second at 15:13 and Cassi Sokol (Urbandale
15:15) and Alyse Herr (Noadaway Valley 15:55)
also broke 16:00. Marshalltown, behind the 1-2 finish of Stephen
Dak (16:07) and Corbin Miller (16;13) won
the boys division with 35 points. Johnston was second with 92 and Roosevelt,
Des Moines third with 99. David Lantz (Dowling,
West Des Moines) was third at 17:09.
Kansas
Saints Challenge @ JCCC - St Thomas Aquinas Invite, Overland
Park 9/3/05
Tucker Weems cruised a victory to lead HL#2
Shawnee Mission Northwest to a win over fellow HL#9
Blue Springs MO. The Cougars & Wildcats went head to head
this past weekend in the first meet of the year at the St Thomas Aquinas
Invitational. Blue Springs entered the fray without the services of their
#2 runner Daniel Harkins, and SMNW was without
the services of their #3 runner Josh Weems.
When the smoke settled SMNW came out on top with a score of 45 to 53.
Both teams top runners, Weems (SMNW) and
sr-Josh Rollins (BS) ran under the old course
record with Weems coming out on top with
a time of 15:42 over Rollins' 15:58.
FULL RESULTS
Manhattan Invitational @ Carey Park, Manhattan 9/3/05
Talk around the state was that Emporia, ranked in the Heartland last year,
had suffered heavy graduation losses. Perhaps, but the Spartans boys still
looked tough today, scoring 69 points to win the traditional season opening
Manhattan invite. Skyler Delmott ran 16:21 over
the hilly 5k to lead Emporia. Ben Histand of Newton
was second at 16:51, with Mauricio Morales (Emporia
16:56), Tim Testa(Junction City 17;01) and David
Hansen (Leavenworth 17:16) following. Lawrence (82) was second to Emporia,
with Junction City third with 88. Defending 5A champ Seaman, Topeka impressed
with a 45 point total to take the girls crown. Manhattan was second with 98
and Emporia third with 99. Michaela Reynolds of
Emporia zipped a 12:00 over two miles to win, with the Junction City duo of Tamera
Smith (12:14) and Erica Testa (12:33) in
second and third and Kelly Renfro (Lawrence 12:45)
and Autumn Kidwell (Seaman 12:47) rounding out
the top five.
Bishop Carroll Invitational @ Lake Affton, Wichita 9/3/05
Bryce Volz (17:00 5k) and David
Slagle (17:05) went 1-2 to lead Bishop Carroll, Wichita, to the boy's
title over the hilly Lake Affton course. Bishop Carroll, the defending Kansas
5A state champ, scored 24, with Kapaun Mt. Carmel, Wichita second with 78. John
McGreevy led KMC, placing third at 17:13. Free State, Lawrence was
third with 103 and Maize forth with 118.
Kapuan Mt. Carmel won the girls title with 45 points. The Crusaders lost defending
5A state champ Courtney Johnson when she moved
to Texas, the crusaders still appear very tough. Maize was second with 75 points,
with Bishop Carroll (109) and Free State (111) following. Free State's Alysha
Valencia, a sub 11:00 3200 runner, won in 12:21 over two miles, with Ryan
Ayres leading KMC in second at 12:45 and Liz Marsh (Wichita
East) third at 12:54.
Great Bend Invitational @ GBGC 9/1/05
Sloan Kern led the Great Bend boys to the team
title with a 16:59 5k win over the hills of Great Bend. Salina South, led
by the 2-3 finish of Joey Thompson (17:22) and Clinton
Begnoche (17:24) was second with 72 points, with Buhler third with
79.
They Hays girls are expected to challenge for the 5A crown this year, and showed
why with a 38 point total and four runners in the top ten to win the team title.
Liberal (85) and Great Bend (88) were second and third. Lauren
Bonds (Hutchinson) ran 12:12 to win by a wide margin, with Chelsea
Clanton (Great Bend 12:41) and Hayley Charles (Hays
12:46) in second and third.
John Emerson Classic @ Hoisington 9/3/05
In a unique meet bringing together many of the top small schools from western
Kansas, the John Emerson meet runs class races, then combines finishes for
team scores. Defending 3A state champ Leah Thompson of
Lyons had the top overall girls mark, running 12:36 for 2 miles to win almost
by a minute. John Navarette of Pratt had the best
boys mark of 17:48 for 5k. Pratt and Larned scored 18 to tie for the boys title,
no girls team scores reported.
South Gray Invite @ Coldwater 9/2/05
Southwest Kansas small schools ran into Hoover's (OK) annual treck across the
state line at the South Gray invite. Hoover scored 48 points to win the boys
team title with South Gray (63) second and Hugoton (79) third. Chad
Herrera (Deerfield) won the boys tile in 16:53 over 5k, pushed all the
way by Hoover's Riley Voth (16;57). Sean
Jantz (South Gray) was third at 17:56. Cimarron won the girls title
with 55 points, with Meade (64) and Beaver OK (68) follwoing. Vivian
Olvera (Southwestern Heights) ran 13:26 to two miles to win, with Cimarron's Kelli
Kopper (13:41) second.
Nebraska
Nebraska Wesleyan Invitational @ Pioneers Park, Lincoln 9/3/05
Top-ranked Fremont and Marian, Omaha lived up to their rankings, routing
the boys and girls fields, respective, in the Nebraska Wesleyan Invite. HL#7
Fremont scored 25 points in boys race and HL#10
Marian 29 in the girls. Bruce Chrisensen led
Fremont, running 16:47 to win. Emily Romesser (Bellevue
West) won the girls title. More details will be reported later.
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