October 15, 2008 12:40 am
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ALBIA — The Albia boys cross country team placed three runners in the top six and five in the top 15 as the Blue Demons captured the South Central Conference championship on Tuesday.
The Redettes of Centerville took the girls’ team title, while Davis County’s Sarah Lindemulder and Eddyville-Blakesburg’s Zach Baker won individual crowns.
“It’s great to get this one,” said Albia coach Todd Ratliff. “The boys have been stepping up all season.”
Albia’s Devon Gottschalk led the way for the Blue Demons, finishing third overall with a time of 17:29. Kyle McFall placed fifth (17:41), Logan Dorpinghaus was sixth (17:51), Clayton Brady placed 11th (18:25), 15. Justin Smithberg was 15th (18:42) and Patrick Wynn 16th (18:43) to round out the Albia scoring.
Baker’s searing time of 15:47 for E-B outpaced Centerville’s Brent Ewing, who finished in second at 16:10. Davis County’s Nathan Drummond placed fourth with a time of 17:36.
Lindemulder won her second straight SCC crown for the Mustangs, as she scampered across the finish line in a time of 15:44, better than second-place Addie Kepner of Centerville (16:12). Nicole McClain of Albia finished third (16:27).
“It’s nice to say that Sarah actually won rather easily,” said Davis County coach Linda Rowe. “That’s the biggest margin she’s won by in a major race this year.”
The Mustangs had two runners in the top 10, as freshman Emma Griffin placed fifth for Davis County with a time of 16:35.
“I’m very happy with Emma’s finish,” said Rowe. “Nathan and all our boys runners also ran great times. Maybe they’re peaking at the right time.”
Kaitie Graves finished 17th for the Mustangs while Kristin Clawson placed 27th.
The conference-champion Redettes were led by Kepner’s second-place run, while Avery Schmitt placed sixth (16:54), Ashley Sharp was ninth (17:48), Megan Sharp was 13th (18:00), and Breezy Poolman placed 16th (18:29). Elizabeth Bogle was 26th for the Redettes and Megan Mobley placed 29th
Behind McClain, Ashley Ambrose placed 12th for Albia (17:58) while Chantel Manser placed 14th (18:11). Susanna Merrick was 19th, Amy Beal placed 21st, Caleigh Bunnell was 23rd and Leah Dawtwyler placed 25th.
“Nicole ran her best race of the season and is looking strong,” said Ratliff. “I’m really proud of how the girls finished tonight.”
The E-B girls were led by Alissa Eckert’s 10th-place finish in a time of 17:55. 15. Anna Tanner was 15th for the Rockets (18:13) while Kelly Lane placed 32nd.
For the second-place E-B boys, Baker’s winning time was followed by Brent Versteegh, who placed ninth with a time of 17:59. Lucas David placed 14th for the Rockets (18:38), while Stephen Donahue was 21st, Albert Gustaitis was 27th and Brad Versteegh placed 36th.
The third-place Big Red boys had two top 10 runners besides Ewing, as Nick Kruzich placed seventh for Centerville in a time of 17:52 while Robert Sheets was 10th in 18:20. Caleb Baker placed 18th, Tyler Walker came in 19th, John Erwin placed 33rd and Logan Danco was 38th for the Big Reds.
Following Drummond’s fourth-place finish for Davis County were Colt Hamburg (22nd), Phillip Gingerich (26th), Kasey Fryman (34th) and Aaron Thomas (37th).
South Central Conference Cross Country Meet
Albia, 10-14
BOYS
Team scoring — 1. Albia 40, 2. Eddyville-Blakesburg 53, 3. Centerville 56, 4. Chariton 109, 5. Davis County 121, 6. Clarke 124.
Top Ten — 1. Zach Baker, E-B 15:47; 2. Brent Ewing, Centerville 16:10; 3. Devon Gottschalk, Albia 17:29; 4. Nathan Drummond, Davis County 17:36; 5. Kyle McFall, Albia 17:41; 6. Logan Dorpinghaus, Albia 17:51; 7. Nick Kruzich, Centerville 17:52; 8. Tyler Orman, E-B 17:57; 9. Brent Versteegh, E-B 17:59; 10. Robert Sheets, Centerville 18:20.
Albia Runners — 3. Gottschalk 17:29, 5. McFall 17:41, 6. Dorpinghaus 17:51, 11. Clayton Brady 18:25, 15. Justin Smithberg 18:42, 16. Patrick Wynn 18:43, 30. Kevin Fitzpatrick 19:46.
Eddyville-Blakesburg Runners — 1. Baker 15:47, 8. Orman 17:57, 9. Versteegh 17:59, 14. Lucas David 18:38, 21. Stephen Donahue 18:58, 27. Albert Gustaitis 19:27, 36. Brad Versteegh 20:37.
Centerville Runners — 2. Ewing 16:10, 7. Kruzich 17:52, 10. Sheets 18:20, 18. Caleb Baker 18:55, 19. Tyler Walker 18:56, 33. John Erwin 20:17, 38. Logan Danco 20:43.
Chariton Runners — 13. Jesse Goering 18:29, 20. Vance Fletcher 18:57, 23. Levi White 19:04, 24. C.J. Curran 19:15, 29. Will Folkerts 19:39, 31. Brandon Schutt 19:59, 39. Joshua Vandentop 20:46.
Davis County Runners — 4. Drummond 17:36, 22. Colt Hamburg 18:58, 26. Phillip Gingerich 19:21, 34. Kasey Fryman 20:19, 37. Aaron Thomas 20:38.
GIRLS
Team scoring — 1. Centerville 46, 2. Albia 69, 3. Chariton 99, 4. Eddyville-Blakesburg NS, 5. Davis County NS, 6. Clarke NS.
Top Ten — 1. Sara Lindemulder, Davis County 15:44; 2. Addie Kepner, Centerville 16:12; 3. Nicole McClain, Albia 16:27, 4. Katie Nelson, Clarke 16:30; 5. Emma Griffin, Davis County 16:35; 6. Avery Schmitt, Centerville 16:54, 7. Amantha May, Clarke 17:27; 8. Kalli McCann, Clarke 17:37; 9. Ashley Sharp, Centerville 17:48; 10. Alissa Eckert, E-B 17:55.
Centerville Runners — 2. Kepner 16:12, 6. Schmitt 16:54, 9. Sharp 17:48, 13. Megan Sharp 18:00, 16. Breezy Poolman 18:29, 26. Elizabeth Bogle 19:18, 29. Megan Mobley 20:02.
Albia Runners — 3. McClain 16:27, 12. Ashley Ambrose 17:58, 14. Chantel Manser 18:11, 19. Susanna Merrick 18:36, 21. Amy Beal 18:57, 23. Caleigh Bunnell 19:04, 25. Leah Dawtwyler 19:17.
Chariton Runners — 11. Abby Farrell 17:55, 18. Katie Schultz 18:34, 20. Kelsey Westman 18:43, 22. Ailey Hunter 19:01, 28. Jaime Dunavan 20:01, 30. Sadie Parker 20:03, 31. Megan Richards 20:38.
Eddyville-Blakesbug Runners — 10. Eckert 17:55, 15. Anna Tanner 18:13, 32. Kelly Lane 24:06.
Davis County Runners — 1. Lindemulder 15:44, 5. Griffin 16:35, 17. Kaitie Graves 18:32, 27. Kristin Clawson 19:29.
Dickinson wins Little Hawkeye
NEWTON — Sarah Dickinson finished up the regular season for her Oskaloosa cross country team in only the best way she knows how — in first place.
Dickinson, a Osky junior, ran through the regular season and capped off a perfect run into regionals with another first-place finish at the Little Hawkeye Conference Meet at Newton last Monday.
Dickinson, a fifth-place state finisher last season, won the LHC meet in a blistering time of 14:27, well ahead of the second-place finisher.
Dickinson has won every meet she’s ran in this season.
“Sarah ran away with the race. She had an outstanding season and I believe she is the first Oskaloosa girl to win a conference cross country title,” said Oskaloosa head coach Keith Comfort.
Osky’s Brooke VanHouweling was also an all-conference performer as she finished fourth in 16:12.
The Osky girls team finished sixth overall with 131 points and the Indian boys team placed eighth with 191 points.
John Anderson paced Osky with an 18th-place finish in 18:15 for the boys team.
Oskaloosa competes in the district/regional meet at Pella on Thursday, Oct. 23.
Little Hawkeye Conference Meet
at Newton
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008
BOYS
Team scoring — 1. Grinnell 49; 2. Pella 56; 3. Boone 98; 4. Newton 119; 5. Knoxville 137; 6. Pella Christian 166; 6. Norwalk 166; 8. Oskaloosa 191; 9. South Tama 219.
Oskaloosa Runners — 18. John Anderson 18:15; 36. Ryan McPherren 19:20; 44. Bryan Kunz 19:59; 46. Ryan Wells 20:13; 47. Isiah Thompson 20:21; 49. Shanon Koski 20:36; 54. Max Holle 21:07.
GIRLS
Team scoring — 1. Pella 56; 2. Newton 77; 3. Knoxville 96; 4. Pella Christian 100; 5. Grinnell 125; 6. Oskaloosa 131; 7. Norwalk 166; 8. Boone 182; 9. South Tama 268.
Oskaloosa Runners — 1. Sarah Dickinson 14:27; 4. Brooke VanHouweling 16:12; 27. Jessica Grahek 17:44; 47. Lyric Morris 18:58; 52. Courtney Converse 19:22; 54. Paige Walter 19:23; 60. Dana VanRenterghem 20:02.
Warriors place runner-up at Central Lee
DONNELLSON — The Van Buren boys cross country squad placed runner-up at the Central Lee Invite on Tuesday with 80 points. Winfield-Mount Union was the winner of the invite with 64 points.
The Van Buren girls team placed third with 116 points. Louisa Muscatine won the team race with 49 points.
The Cardinal boys team placed eighth with 319 points.
The Warrior boys team came up with two top-10 finishes as Brad Goehring placed fourth (15:40) and Ben Moews came in seventh place (16:04).
Whitney Atwood led the pack for the Warrior girls team with a 15th-place finish in 17:58.
Cardinal’s Raymond Booth was a 21st-place finisher in 17:01 and the Comets’ Rachel Goering placed 17th overall in 18:01.
Van Buren and Cardinal compete in Class 1A district/regional competition at Pekin on Thursday, Oct. 23.
Central Lee Invite
at Donnellson
Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008
BOYS
Team scoring — 1. Winfield-Mount Union 64; 2. Van Buren 80. 3. Mediapolis 155; 4. West Hancock 177; 5. Illinois West 189; 6. Holy Trinity 194; 7. Louisa Muscatine 198; 8. Cardinal 319.
Van Buren Runners — 4. Brad Goehring 15:40; 7. Ben Moews 16:04; 12. David Pedrick 16:11; 16. Zach Pilcher 16:48; 41. A.J. Penn 17:32; 74. Scott Mast 19:44; 80. Olson Miller 21:40.
Cardinal Runners — 21. Raymond Booth 17:01; 64. Payton Rupe 19:36; 75. A.J. McElderry 20:18; 78. Cody Waddle 20:41; 81. Muhamed Dabida 22:17.
GIRLS
Team scoring — 1. Louisa Muscatine 49; 2. Illinois West 72; 3. Van Buren 116; 4. Keokuk 121.
Van Buren Runners — 15. Whitney Atwood 17:58; 23. Kaila Butts 18:28; 25. Kylie Harlan 18:57; 26. Tyra Watson 19:05; 27. Hailey Ledger 19:17; 37. Monica Chapuis 20:06; 38. Alix Moews 20:25.
Cardinal Runners — 17. Rachel Goering 18:01; 34. Elle Kyle 19:45; 45. Jessica Yeager 22:46.
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