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Running with Style
Flying Arrows place fourth at River Valley Invite
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Lancaster seniors Brooke Elliott (right) and Sydney Wagner (left) are a big reason for the Flying Arrow's recent success at area cross country meets. Last Saturday at the River Valley Invite, Elliott placed third of 102 runners, while Wagner finished 21st.

 

The Lancaster boys’ and girls’ cross country teams competed in last Saturday’s River Valley Invite, where both squads placed fourth of 14 teams, and had some very impressive individual performances.

On the girls’ side, Lancaster senior Brooke Elliott finished third of 102 runners with an impressive time of 20:14.25, which was 38 seconds off the leader from Boscobel (Keely Foley).

Fellow senior Sydney Wagner came in 21st with a time of 22:13, while Lancaster junior Brianna Hampton was right behind her in 22nd place with a time of 22:30.

Lancaster junior Nicole Wolf placed 27th with a time of 22:47, while freshman Megan Volkmann placed 31st at 22:53.

In all, the Lancaster ladies had an average time of 22:08, which earned them fourth-place honors.

The Lancaster boys also placed fourth as a team, and had an average time of 18:39, as their top four runners ran in a pack for much of the race.

Leading the charge for the Flying Arrow boys was junior Josh Schwantes, whose time of 18:30 earned him 23rd place, while senior Tyler Fritz placed 25th (18:35), freshman Austin Mumm 26th (18:36) and senior Mike Adams 28th (18:42).

Rounding out Lancaster’s top five was junior Jordan Jerrett, who placed 34th with a time of 18:49.

Cassville also had two boys running in Saturday’s meet, as senior Andrew Ihm placed 66th with a time of 20:06, and junior Jared Kartman was 92nd with a time of 21:58.

 

River Valley Invite
(from Saturday, Sept. 13)
Boys
Small school team scores - 1. Darlington 17:22; 2. Albany 17:53; 3. Boscobel 17:46; 4. Lancaster 18:39; 5. New Glarus-Monticello 18:33; 6. Brookwood 18:49; 7. Iowa-Grant/Highland 18:58; 8. Wisconsin Heights 19:03; 9. Prairie du Chien 19:23; 10. Gibraltar 19:49; 11. Belleville 19:46; 12. Hillsboro 20:38; 13. Palmyra-Eagle 20:53; 14. Necedah 22:09.
Top finishers from Lancaster
24. Josh Schwantes 18:29; 26. Tyler Fritz 18:34; 27. Austin Mumm 18:35; 29. Mike Adams 18:41; 35. Jordan Jerrett 18:48.
Top finishers from Cassville
66. Andrew Ihm 20:06; 92. Jared Kartman 21:58.
Girls
Small school team scores - 1. Boscobel 21:30; 2. Wisconsin Heights 22:08; 3. Darlington 22:08; 4. Lancaster 22:08; 5. New Glarus-Monticello 22:28; 6. Brookwood 22:53; 7. Albany 23:09; 8. Hillsboro 23:34; 9. Belleville 23:58; 10. Fennimore 24:36; 11. Pecatonica/Argyle 24:41; 12. Gibraltar 24:47; 13. Palmyra-Eagle 25:00; 14. Necedah 28:19.
Top finishers from Lancaster
3. Brooke Elliott 20:15; 21. Sydney Wagner 22:13; 22. Brianna Hampton 22:30; 27. Nicole Wolf 22:47; 31. Megan Volkmann 22:53.