The Annual Rock Hills Cross Country Invitational was held on Thursday in Mankato. The Lincoln Leopards came away with both the boys and girls team championships, and for the second straight week, the Farris siblings from Lincoln won the individual championships. James Farris won the boys 5k race with a time of 18:40.43, and Jenna Farris won the girls 4k race with a time of 16:03.55. More results are listed below.
Girls Team Scores
Lincoln 18, Osborne 24, Beloit 46
Top 10 Individuals
1. Jenna Farris, Lincoln-16:03.55
2. Emma Huskey, Lincoln-17:33.85
3. Eileen Mick, Osborne-17.44:85
4. Madeline Reneberg, Smith Center/T. Ridge-18:14.81
5. Kylie Naber, Osborne-18:25.04
6. Jordyn Sturgeon, Osborne-18:25.67
7. Kendra Alcorn, Rock Hills-18:52.73
8. Leslie Bernschneider, Sylvan-Lucas-18:59.86
9. Kim Mealiff, Beloit-19:05.73
10. Heidi Lyne, Lincoln-19:09.09
Boys Team Scores
Lincoln 23, Beloit 40, Phillipsburg 43, Rock Hills 68, Lakeside 70, Osborne 81
Top 10 Individuals
1. James Farris, Lincoln-18:30.43
2. Gunner Hays, Northern Valley-18:54.54
3. Tanner Finney, Beloit-20:23.85
4. Phillip Alcorn, Rock Hills-20:35.54
5. Brendan Ratzlaff, Phillipsburg-20:37.71
6. Connor Shoemaker, Lakeside-20:45.97
7. Austin Biggs, Lincoln-21:06.16
8. Nick Ledet, Lincoln-21:20.65
9. Stephen Sage, Phillipsburg-21:23.80
10. Arne Lonberger, Lincoln-21:27.48
Beloit Girls Compete at Rock Hills
by Jenny Isbell
The Beloit Lady Trojans Cross Country team traveled to Mankato to compete in the "Rock Hills Hill Climber Classic" on Thursday September 9. The title "Hill Climber" says it all. "The course was very challenging and I have to say that it is one of the toughest courses that we run all year. It is great experience for the girls and they all did a fantastic job attacking the hills," states Coach Isbell. The Beloit girls' team brought home third place medals with 46 points. Lincoln won the meet with 18 points and Osborne placed second with 24 points. This meet used the top 4 runners to figure in team scores, instead of the top 5 runners as in other meets.
Individually, Kim Mealiff picks up the 9th place medal with a time of 19:05. Amber Robinson brought home the 12th place medal with a great time of 19:46. Hannah Smith competed in her first cross country race ever placing 23rd with 26:59 and Aspen Davies ran 27:01 for 24th.
The Lady Trojans will run on Thursday September 16th at Smith Center starting at 4:30.
