Yoder Repeats as Champion at English Valleys Invite

Photo Credit: Ben Lamparek

Junior Marie Yoder took the lead early at the English Valleys Cross Country
Invitational and never looked back. It was a repeat from this meet last year with
Yoder winning the race. She crossed the finish line in 21:25. Also, like last year,
Anna Luers of English Valleys finished in second place. She finished twenty-six
seconds after Yoder. Siena Stanerson of Hillcrest finished third in 22:07. This
was a full minute improvement over her time on the course last year. Stanerson
battled with Luers mid-race, exchanging places several times. Yoder and
Stanerson made it look easy. It wasn’t. The thermometer read 90 degrees at race
time. The course at Knoll Ridge golf course is the hilliest the Ravens will see.
English Valleys won the team title.

Girls Individual Placings
Marie Yoder 1st 21:25
Siena Stanerson 3rd 22:07

Team Scores
English Valleys 24
Wilton 35
HLV-Tri County 86
Belle Plaine 86

The Hillcrest Raven boys cross country team placed fourth of eight full teams in
the boys race at Knoll Ridge golf course in North English. Four Ravens runners
medaled by placing in the top twenty. Calvin Meller again was Hillcrest’s
number one, placing ninth in 20:00. Jaxson Brokaw was eleventh in 20:44.
Braden Hartsock took 2:20 off his time at this meet last year to place fifteenth in
21:27. Isaac Beachy gained a number of spots mid-race to finish close to
Hartsock. Isaac placed seventeenth in 21:33. Mateo Rodriguez-Yoder was the
next Raven finisher in fifty-eighth place. Lucas Beachy also battled the
challenging conditions, finishing in sixtieth place. Senior Troy Klett of Sigourney
won the boys’ race in 17:54. English Valleys won the boys’ team title.

Boys Individual Placings
Calvin Meller 9th 20:00
Jaxson Brokaw 11th 20:44
Braden Hartsock 15th 21:27
Isaac Beachy 17th 21:33
Mateo Rodriguez-Yoder 58th 29:08
Lucas Beachy 60th 30:26

Team Scores
English Valleys 58
Sigourney 73
Durant 75
Hillcrest Academy 90
Lone Tree 119
HLV-Tri County 132
Belle Plaine 139
Wapello 163

The Ravens boys’ middle school team placed fourth of five full boys teams. Braxton
Ropp was the team’s first finisher, placing ninth in the boys’ race.
The Ravens cross country teams compete next in Burlington at the Tony Proctor
Invitational Thursday, September 25th.

Complete Boys Results
Complete Girls Results
Complete JH Results