Ravens cross country continues to show improvement

The Lady Ravens cross country team members continued to improve their times Thursday night in Iowa City.  Five of the six team members had season best times at the Iowa City High Bud Williams cross country invitational at the Kickers soccer complex.  Leah Bontrager led the team placing twenty-sixth with a season best time of 21:45 in a very competitive field.  Julia Boller was next for the Ravens placing sixty-seventh in 26:53.  Kennedy Roth took over two minutes off her season best finishing next in 27:57.  Taryn Leichty lowered her previous season best time by more than one minute finishing next in 29:26.  Hannah Chalupa lowered her season best time by over two minutes finishing in 36:03.  Madeline Fox placed twelfth in the junior varsity race with a season best time of 24:14.  The Ravens placed eighth in the eight team field.  Dubuque Senior won the team title.  Lillian Schmidt of Dubuque Senior was the individual winner finishing the five kilometer course in 19:10.          

Girls Varsity 
Leah Bontrager                 26^th                  21:45
Julia Boller                         67^th                  26:53
Kennedy Roth                   68^th                  27:57
Taryn Leichty                     69^th                  29:26
Hannah Chalupa              70^th                  36:03
Girls Junior Varsity
Madeline Fox                      12^th                  24:15

Team Scores
Dubuque Senior                 27
Pleasant Valley                    65
Iowa City High                      71
Pekin                                        110
Clear Creek-Amana            131
Ottumwa                                143
Cedar Rapids Jefferson    207
Hillcrest Academy               235

Junior Collin Miller again led the Hillcrest Ravens boys cross country team Thursday at the Iowa City Kickers soccer complex.  It was a cooler afternoon with temperatures in the mid-fifties.  A startling shower appeared midway through the boys race which was punctuated by bright sunshine.  Despite the changing weather, Miller persevered to place sixty-first in a personal best 20:35.  Will Kolck was the next Raven to finish.  His time of 21:29 is his best of the season.  Jorge Canchola was closing in on Kolck over the final mile but wasn’t able to overtake his teammate.  He was able to record a personal best time of 21:31 to remember the effort.   Sophomore Ford Washburn of City High won the race in 16:48.  Iowa City Liberty won the team title.  Hillcrest did not have the required five finishers to earn a place in the team standings.        

Boys Varsity
Collin Miller                   61^st                  20:35
Will Kolck                        64^th                  21:29
Jorge Canchola            65^th                  21:31

Team Scores
Liberty                                          39
City High                                      51
Clear Creek-Amana                 95
Cedar Rapids Jefferson         118
Pekin                                             132
Dubuque Senior                       138
Ottumwa                                     169
Durant                                           247

Monday, October fifth, the cross country teams host the Hillcrest Academy Invitational on the school campus and in the Joetown woods.  The meet features fifteen boys and sixteen girls high school teams.  The meet starts at 4:00 p.m. with two junior high races followed by four high school races beginning with the girls junior varsity race at 4:30.  Come support the runners.  Masks are required.       

Complete Results
Boys Varsity
Girls Varsity
Girls JV