WAVERLY — Solon’s varsity and junior varsity (JV) squads ran Saturday, October 5 in the Steve Johnson High School Meet on the Max Cross Country Course in Waverly. The meet, arguably one of the largest this side of the State Meet, divided high school varsity teams into two groups with a mix of small-to-large schools represented.
Sydney Dee blazed a trail for the Lady Spartans finishing 11th out of 142 runners with a time of 19:27.20 and leading Solon to a seventh place finish out of 16 teams.
Pleasant Valley took the team championship with 30 points followed by Valley (86), Cedar Falls (127), Mount Vernon (143), Davenport Central (173), and Mid-Prairie (182). Anders Holmes, a freshman, once again led the way for the Spartans.
Holmes battled through 187 competitors for an 84th place finish in 17:34.90. The Spartans finished 21st out of 21 teams in a field dominated by champion Gilbert (74), Bettendorf (148), Johnston (159), Norwalk (176), and Dubuque Senior (181).
Caden Mai led the JV boys with a 159th place finish in 20:43.40. Overall the Spartans were 18th out of 23 teams with 548 points. Cedar Falls won the team title (15) with Johnston (61), Liberty (125), Linn-Mar (137), and Valley (137) rounding out the top five teams. Madelyn McCandless led the JV girls with her 30th place finish in 23:51.50.
Overall the Lady Spartans were fifth out of 16 teams behind Champion Pleasant Valley (22), Cedar Falls (44), Valley HS (83), and Norwalk (120).
Results
Varsity girls – 11, Sydney Dee, 19:27.20. 29, Kinley Mai, 20:00.50. 41, Falyn Svalstad, 20:31.40. 61, Livya Nelson, 21:06.20. 63, Addison Seamans, 21:12.60. 72, Ella Sheeley, 21:27.50. 87, Rose McAtee, 22:00.60. 101, Quinn Armentrout, 22:30.60. 107, Aly Stahle, 22:44.00.
JV girls – 30, Madelyn McCandless, 23:51.50. 34, Sydney Kunkel, 24:02.80. 39, Joli Sinnwell, 24:11.90. 48, Sophia Miles, 24:50.00. 50, Avery Johnson, 24:52.80. 64, Jillian Jansen, 25:31.00. 65, Marin Ashbacker, 25:33.00. 69, Beckitt Kabela, 25:43.90. 73, Kailee Miller, 25:49.30. 77, Olivia Bonnema, 25:59.10. 85, Piper Barnhouse, 26:12.70. 99, Piper Stahle, 27:00.40. 104, Kayanna Schmidt, 27:21.50. 106, Kendall Werner, 27:23.30. 119, Caidence Macke, 28:02.40. 134, Vivi Schmooke, 29:22.70. 146, Violet Houtakker, 31:13.60.
Varsity boys – 84, Anders Holmes, 17:34.90. 125, Rene Meza, 18:14.90. 142, Preston Raasch, 18:46.50. 152, Deacon Waddell, 19:17.30. 153, Owen Young, 19:18.10. 161, Charlie Pettit, 19:48.50.167, Max Ferin, 20:13.30. 169, Camden Lyons, 20:15.20. 178, Braydon Baker, 21:33.50.
JV boys – 159, Caden Mai, 20:43.40. 207, Ben Yeomans, 21:30.10. 254, Will McAtee, 22:18.50. 264, Ethan Ressler, 22:30.80. 301, Clayton Cooney, 23:12.50.304, Beck Lary, 23:14.90. 347, Ben Fetzer, 24:40.10. 352, Harbor Viet, 24:52.90. 383, Evan Gleason, 26:52.10. 410, Porter Ball, 34:55.30.