Topper boys take first at Fall Creek Invitational; Lady Bulldogs finish in a strong second
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TOP FINISHERS — Glenwood City’s Garrett Gross (left) and Boyceville’s Michael Montgomery (right) were the top finishers for their respective boys’ teams at the Knudtson Cross Country Invitational in Fall Creek September 14. —photo by Renee Bettendorf
by Renee Bettendorf
Sports Correspondent
FALL CREEK — The Glenwood City boys’ cross country team took first out of seven teams at the Knudtson Cross Country Invitational held at Fall Creek High School last Saturday, September 14 with a score of 60.
Many runners find the Fall Creek course a bit challenging due to a large hill situated in the middle of the race.
Junior Garrett Gross was the first Hilltopper to cross the finish line. He placed fourth out of 67 runners with a time of 18:19.8. Connor Davidson of Durand-Arkansaw took first place in the race with a time of 17:32.5.
Senior Elliott Springborn was the team’s second runner coming in sixth with a time of 18:31.5. Senior Ilan Anderson and sophomore Eli Oberle placed 11th and 12th with times of 19:48.2 and 19:53. And senior Zeb Holden rounded out the scoring members of the team placing 27th with a time of 21:43.6.
The Hilltopper boys were victorious over Durand, Eau Claire Regis, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran, Boyceville, Fall Creek and Augusta.
With just two athletes competing the Hilltopper girls were three runners short to receive a team score. Senior Elsja Meijer placed 17th with a time of 25:04.3 and sophomore Erica Bauman placed 36th with a time of 28:12.4.
HILLTOPPERS’ Ilan Anderson and Eli Oberle are shown running at the Kundtson Invitational in Fall Creek on Saturday, September 14. —photo by Renee Bettendorf
Boyceville Teams
The Boyceville girls’ cross country team placed second out of five teams with a score of 47. Eau Claire Regis won the girls competition with a score of 45. Durand placed third, Fall Creek was fourth and Augusta placed fifth.
Freshman Blake Jeske was the first teammate to cross the finish line. She narrowly missed out on placing fifth by less than one second. Jeske placed sixth out of 49 runners with a time of 22:11.1. Shaylie Zarza from Thorp, another school that did not have enough athletes to make a team, won the race with a time of 21:15.4.
After Jeske, the other scoring members of the team took 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th place. They were: freshman Brooklyn Talmage with a time of 23:02.2; sophomore Ellie Engeman with a time of 23:30.1; junior Halle Tonn with a time of 23:55.9 and sophomore Sydney Larson with a time of 23:57.9.
The Bulldog boys’ team scored 96 points which earned them fifth place. Senior Michael Montgomery led the team with a time of 19:57.5 which was good for 13th place. Junior Isaac Williams was the teams’ second runner. He placed 17th with a time of 20:35.7.
Junior Forest Bettendorf, sophomore Nicholas Keely and freshman Riley Naughton were the teams’ third, fourth and fifth runners. Bettendorf placed 20th with a time of 21:02.3, Keely placed 22nd with a time of 21:12.9 and Naughton placed 24th with a time of 21:18.1.
Middle School
Both of Boyceville’s middle school teams placed first by quite a long shot. The girls scored 29 points. Altoona was the second place team and racked up 57 points. Fall Creek scored 84 points, Thorp scored 88 points and Regis scored 90 points.
The boys scored 39 points. The Altoona boys also took second with a score of 83. Other teams in the competition were: Glenwood City, Durand, Fall Creek, Osseo-Fairchild and Augusta. They all scored more than 90 points.
Clayton Score won the boys competition with a time of 12:56.1. Also scoring for the Boyceville middle school boys’ team were: Zac Tonn who placed seventh; Easton Retz who placed eighth; Easton Lange who placed 12th and Harry McGee who placed 13th.
Brielle Jeske placed second in the middle school girls’ competition with a time of 14:43.4. Other top runners on the Boyceville team included: Katie Maska who placed third, Raven Naughton who placed seventh, Gracie Harvey who placed 12th and Boston Sutliff who placed 17th.
Hilltopper Jaycie Oberle won the girls competition with a time of 13:39.9. Other runners on the Glenwood City Middle School girls’ team were: Mariah Bolden, Sadie Rudolph, Bailey Millermon and Jordan Millermon.
Lyle Wagner placed second for the Hilltoppers’ middle school boys’ team with a time of 13:49.2 and Gavin Bacon placed third with a time of 14:00. Other members of the boys’ middle school team that scored points were: Trevor Gross, George Lorenz and Gavin Lovgren.
Boyceville Girls’ Results
6. Blake Jeske, 22:11.1; 10. Brooklyn Talmage, 23:02.2; 11. Ellie Engeman, 23:30.1; 12. Halle Tonn, 23:55.9; 13. Sydney Larson, 23:57.9; 30. Layla Score, 27:06.7.
Glenwood City Girls’ Results
17. Elsja Meijer, 25:04.3; 36. Erica Bauman, 28:12.4.
Boyceville Boys’ Results
13. Michael Montgomery,19:57.5; 17. Isaac Williams, 20:35.7; 20. Forest Bettendorf, 21:02.3; 22. Nicholas Keeley, 21:12.9; 24. Riley Naughton, 21:18.1; 44. Dominic Anderson, 23:23.1; 51. Will Engel, 24:21.9; 55. Aidan Madison, 25:05.
Glenwood City Boys’ Results
4. Garrett Gross, 18:19.8; 6. Elliott Springborn, 18:31.5; 11. Ilan Anderson, 19:48.2; 12. Eli Oberle, 19:53; 27. Zeb Holden, 21:43.6; 33. Micah Simmons, 22:06.8; 60. Evan Hojem,25:47.5.