Ravens host Early Bird cross country meet

Hillcrest Academy hosted the Early Bird cross country meet September 1 on the school’s campus and in the nearby Joetown woods.  Masked athletes and fans scattered across the athletic fields and on the shaded trails to cheer on the runners.  Hillcrest runner Leah Bontrager ran an excellent race placing eighth in 22:54, behind seven runners from Iowa City High.  Bontrager ran the course 50 seconds faster than she did at the Early Bird in 2019.  Julia Boller took nearly two minutes off her time from last year at this meet.  She placed twenty-sixth in 27:21.  Taryn Leichty was the team’s next finisher placing thirty-sixth in 30:35.  Sophomore Rowan Boulter of City High won the race in new meet record time of 20:23.10, taking six seconds off her own record set last year.  City High won the girls team race with a perfect score of 15. Senior Madeline Fox and sophomore Hannah Chalupa competed in the junior varsity race.  Fox placed fourteenth in 25:31 and Chalupa placed thirty-sixth in 40:34.  This was the first race as a Raven for Fox and the first cross country race ever for Chalupa. Thirty-nine runners finished the girls varsity race, and thirty-seven girls completed the junior varsity race.

Girls varsity results                                                 Girls junior varsity results
Leah Bontrager      8^th           22:54                          Madeline Fox            14th      25:31
Julia Boller              26^th         27:21                          Hannah Chalupa     36th      40:34                
Taryn Leichty          36^th        30:35

 Team Scores
 City High                                      15
 Washington                                 61
 Cedar Rapids Jefferson          65

Junior Collin Miller ran a career best time of 21:15 to place 21^st in the boys varsity race to lead the Hillcrest Ravens.  Miller took almost three minutes off his time at this meet last year.  Seniors Jorge Canchola and Will Kolck both ran the race with injuries limiting their performances.  Canchola placed fortieth in 23:35 and Kolck placed forty-first in 23:47.  Senior Lukas Lamparek of Cedar Rapids Jefferson was the individual winner finishing in 17:41.42 on the challenging course.  Lukas lowered his meet record time set last year by twenty seconds.  Cedar Rapids Jefferson won the team title with a near perfect score of 19.  55 runners finished the boys junior varisty race and 48 runners finished the varsity race. The Ravens compete next at Fairfield  on Thursday,  September 10. 

Boys varsity results                                                   Team Scores                                                   

Collin Miller             21^st           21:15                        Cedar Rapids Jefferson         19
Jorge Canchola     40^th           23:35                        Iowa City High                           52          
Will Kolck                 41^st           23:47                         Washington                                83
                                                                                            Wapello                                        113
                                                                                            Winfield-Mt. Union                  118
                                                                                            Lone Tree                                    146
                                                                                            Highland                                     166
Complete results                 
Girls Varsity   
Girls JV 
Boys Varsity
Boys JV