Panther girls are champs at Fillmore; boys run fifth

     Monticello handled the grueling hills at Fillmore Fairways quite well during the Cascade Invitational cross country meet Sept. 16.

     The Panther girls won the meet, totaling just 43 points. Jesup was second with 58, and Dubuque Wahlert was third with 82.

     Monticello’s boys, still working to get some of their top runners back from illness and injury, posted a fifth place finish.

     The girls posted three top-10 finishes, four of the top 11, and had all of their top six finish in the top 20.

     “I was really happy with the start of the race,” Monticello coach Dan Sauser said. “We were confident we could win, and the girls took care of business.”

     Emma Althoff finished fourth overall with a time of 21:02.7, and Karle Kramer was ninth in 21:32.7. Leah Koehler ran ninth, Ava Capron was 11^th, Lydia Recker finished 14^th, Marisa Kehoe took 18^th, and Savannah Freese was 28^th.

     “Emma ran another strong race, and Karle has been a strong number two,” the coach said. “Leah and Ava are setting us up for having really solid third and fourth runners.”

     Times are generally slower on the hilly Fillmore course, but Monticello did have one girl run a season’s best time: freshman JoAnna Patterson.

     For the boys, coach Sauser said, “We’re still trying to piece things together. We’ve pretty much had everything thrown at us, but I’m starting to see that we’re coming around. I liked the way the boys competed.”

     Jacob Miller led the team, taking 13^th in 19:20.3. Grant Hospodarsky was 18^th in 19:23.9.

     “Jacob has had some really good times, and Grant had an outstanding race,” the coach said.

     Walker Spence has moved up the ladder to be third on the team, taking 20^th at Cascade. Alex Oswald ran 30, Ian Temple was 32^nd, Dylan Ponder was 34^th, and Carter Kurt took 35^th. Oswald, a sophomore, beat his freshman time in the same race by 2:42.

Anamosa meet next

     Next up for the Panthers is the Anamosa Invitational, which will be Saturday, Sept. 25 at Anamosa Middle School. Race times will be 8:30 a.m. for middle school girls, 8:55 a.m. for middle school boys, 9:30 a.m. for varsity girls, 9:55 a.m. for varsity boys, 10:30 a.m. for junior varsity girls, and 10:55 a.m. for junior varsity boys.

Sept. 16

Cascade Inv.

(at Fillmore Fairways)

GIRLS TEAM SCORES

     1, Monticello 43; 2, Jesup 58; 3, Dubuque Wahlert 82; 4, Benton Community 98; 5, Dyersville Beckman 101; 6, Iowa City Regina 113; 7, Maquoketa 232; 8, Anamosa 235.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

(Varsity and JV ran together)

     4, Emma Althoff, 21:02.7; 9, Karle Kramer, 21:32.7; 10, Leah Koehler, 21:38.7; 11, Ava Capron, 21:47.9; 14, Lydia Recker, 22:26.9; 18, Marisa Kehoe, 23:09.4; 28, Savannah Freese, 24:10.9; 29 Faith Hansen, 24:16.8; 35, Emily Hendricks, 24:40.1; 37, Triniti Etzel, 24:46.6; 46, Mya Postel, 25:47.0; 47, Katie Roher, 26:00.7; 55, Ella Glawatz, 26:19.0; 62, JoAnna Patterson, 27:26.6; 66, Lauren Verhagen, 27:41.6; 73, Jackie Stadtmueller, 28:15.5; 80, Riley Evans, 29:00.5; 98, Lily Moestchen, 31:52.4; 104, Ella Sauser, 34:11.0.

BOYS TEAM SCORES

     1, Maquoketa Valley 80; 2, Iowa City Regina 88; 3, Dubuque Wahlert 96; 4, Benton Community 104; 5, Monticello 113; 6, Anamosa 133; 7, Cascade 167; 8, Jesup 172; 9, Clinton Prince of Peace 260; 10, Calamus-Wheatland 280; 11, Dyersville Beckman 283; 12, Midland 341.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

(Varsity and JV ran together)

     13, Jacob Miller, 19:20.3; 18, Grant Hospodarsky, 19:23.9; 20, Walker Spence, 19:41.7; 30, Alex Oswald, 20:05.6; 32, Ian Temple, 20:08.8; 34, Dylan Ponder, 20:16.6; 35, Carter Kurt, 20:18.5; 43, Hayden Tomkins, 20:42.6; 46, Cord Nietert, 20:54.8; 49, Reeve Graver, 21:00.4; 64, Nathan Sauser, 21:41.6; 66, Royce Kiburz, 21:45.3; 83, Alex Prull, 23:04.5; 88, Connor Eastin, 23:19.0; 100, Noah Webber, 23:44.0; 104, Cole Nietert, 23:56.3; 107, Trey Kuper, 24:12.1; 118, Charly Lloyd, 25:04.7; 120, Kyle Shady, 25:34.0; 132, Connor Hynick, 27:44.7.