Ravens run at Big Hollow
Leah Bontrager celebrated her birthday Thursday by placing second at the Mediapolis cross country invitational. Her time was 21:33. Bontrager was second only to Riley Duncan of Twin Cedars who won the race in 19:57. The meet was held at Big Hollow recreation area south of Mediapolis. The course is the most unique one the Ravens see during the season. It includes a combination of gravel roads and technical trails. Sarena Gerber came in next for the Ravens placing fifteenth in 23:34. Chloe Staley returned to the team’s third position placing thirty-seventh in 26:24. Taryn Leichty and Julia Boller tackled the course together finishing in 27:07 and 27:15 for thirty-ninth and forty-first places respectively. Ainsley Shaw bettered her time from last year finishing sixtieth in 40:32. The Ravens placed fourth among the six complete teams. Pekin won the team title.
| Girls Individual Results | Team Scores | ||||
| Leah Bontrager | 2nd | 21:33 | Pekin | 26 | |
| Sarena Gerber | 15th | 23:34 | Danville/New London | 63 | |
| Chloe Staley | 37th | 26:24 | Mediapolis | 94 | |
| Taryn Leichty | 39th | 27:07 | Hillcrest Academy | 98 | |
| Julie Boller | 41st | 27:15 | Central Lee | 121 | |
| Ainsley Shaw | 60th | 40:32 | Wapello | 123 | |
Colby Harris also celebrated his birthday Thursday by leading the Hillcrest Ravens to seventh place in the field of ten full teams at the Mediapolis XC invitational. Harris ran a personal best effort of 20:42 on the 4.91K course to finish twenty-fourth. Will Kolck came in next for the Ravens placing thirtieth in 20:59. Owen Swartzendruber had a good effort placing forty-first in 21:41. Collin Miller was next for the Ravens placing fifty-fourth in 23:02. Miller ran the course over two and a half minutes faster than last year at this meet. Jesse Slater rounded out the scoring placing seventieth in 25:16. Colten Glosser and Brady Millikin of Pekin went 1-2 in 17:37 and 17:38. Pekin won the team title with 24 points.
| Boys Individual results | Team Scores | ||||
| Colby Harris | 24th | 20:42 | Pekin | 24 | |
| Will Kolck | 30th | 20:59 | Danville/New London | 45 | |
| Owen Swartzendruber | 41st | 21:41 | Wapello | 87 | |
| Collin Miller | 54th | 23:02 | West Burlington Notre Dame | 120 | |
| Jesse Slater | 70th | 25:16 | Central Lee | 161 | |
| Lone Tree | 167 | ||||
| Hillcrest Academy | 183 | ||||
| L&M | 189 | ||||
| Mediapolis | 219 | ||||
| Holy Trinity | 287 |