The Greene County cross country teams competed at the West Marshall Invitational Sept. 20 at Lincoln Valley Golf Course in State Center.
“I am really proud of the effort from this team. This is a difficult course in ideal conditions, much less when Temperatures are in the mid-90s,” coach Jeff Lamoureux said. “I’m really pleased with how this team continues to improve.”
Ram senior Olivia Shannon finished second in the girls race with a time of 7i:57.2, 10 seconds behind the winning runner. Freshman Ava Minnihan was 16th in 8:56.1, followed by senior Autumn Stevens in 17th place in 9:02.4 and sophomore Ava Jablonski in 25th place in 9:49.4.
With only four girls running, the Rams did not get a team score. Team scores were Collins-Maxwell 28, West Marshall 38, South Hamilton 84, and Ankeny Christian Academy 92. Baxter, Collins-Maxwell, and Colo-NESCO also did not have enough runners for a team score.
The Ram boys finished in second place, led by sophomore Noah Hinote in ninth place with a time of 6:41.7. Sophomore Gavyn Winters was right behind in 10th place with a time of 6:42.1 and senior Ethan Frederick in 11th place in 6:43.8. Junior Kolby Angell finished 17th in 7:03.3, with freshman Carter Hinote in 21st in 7:21.1, senior Mylo Taute in 39th in 8:23.5, and freshman Jayden Koller in 62nd in 12:20.
Collins-Maxwell won with a score of 46, while Greene County was second with 68 points. Other team scores were South Hamilton 72, West Marshall 85, Ankeny Christian Academy 98, and Baxter 121.
