The Ram cross country team ended its 2019 season at state qualifying meets Thursday. The boys ran at Atlantic while the girls ran at Panora. Both the boys and girls placed 11th of 13 teams. No Rams qualified individually for the state meet.
“Of course we were hoping for a better result, but I’m proud of the effort” said coach Jeff Lamoureux. “A couple of the boys were running with some nagging injuries that slowed them down.”
He commended the seniors and looks forward to the 2020 season. “I appreciate the effort by our seniors and they will be missed. The boys will be returning top 10 runners and a good core of the girls team will return, so I’m excited about the potential for a good season next year.”
In the boys 5k, Nate Mueller of ADM set the pace with a winning time of 15:57.36. The second finisher, Zach Sporaa of North Polk, was 45 seconds behind Mueller.
Sophomore Logan Woodruff was the first Ram across the finish line in 43rd place with a time of 19:14.74. Other Ram finishes were junior Luis Velazco, 48th, 19:29.18; freshmen Dakota Mobley, 70th, in 20:26.03, and Ethan Frederick, 71st, in 20:28.05; sophomore Ethan Larsen, 75th, 20:44.0; and juniors Anthony Tolsdorf, 89th, 22:59.32, and Connor Brus, 91st, 23:57.94.
Carlisle won the boys meet with a team score of 44. Other team scores were North Polk 59, Atlantic 107, Harlan 107, ADM 120, Glenwood 139, Kuemper Catholic (Carroll) 162, Denison 236, Creston 271, Boone 276, Greene County 308, Saydel 326, and Perry 353.
Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center senior Kate Crawford was the first girl across finish line with a time of 19:47.
The first Ram girl to finish the race was senior Ashlee Harmeyer in 33rd place with a time of 23:36. Other Ram places and times were senior Kassie Lamoureux, 45th, 24:21; junior Conner Allender, 58th, 24:52; senior Tieryn Tucker, 74th, 26:46; freshman Olivia Shannon, 76th, 26:49; and juniors Makala Kafer, 77th, 27:06 and Kayla Muir 80th, 27:39.
A-C/GC won the district championship with 61 points. Other team scores were Emmetsburg 92, Chariton 95, Panorama 108, Shenandoah 118, Albia 169, Des Moines Christian 186, Treynor 224, Red Oak 237, Greene County 272, Central Decatur 294, and West Central Valley 311.
