Weather improves, so does Monti at Bob Brown Invite

     The weather was significantly better, and the Monticello High School cross country teams took advantage of that during the Bob Brown Invitational Thursday, Aug. 30 at Kickers Soccer Park in Iowa City.

     “The times were great,” Monticello coach Dan Sauser said.

     Indeed, nearly every runner who had established an earlier time ran a season-best during the low-70s, low humidity event –  a far cry from the muggy and muddy conditions that greeted runners at Cedar Rapids Prairie five days earlier.

     Both Monticello varsity teams finished seventh in their respective races against competition that included several ranked and higher-class opponents.

     “We’d like to finish higher, but we’re improving,” Sauser said. “We need to continue running the way we have been.”

     The Panther boys were led by Jasper Nietert, who was 16^th overall in 18:27.93. He was followed by Cole Cruise, Zach Chapman, Daltyn Kramer and David Titman among Panthers who figured into the team score.

     “The boys had another really good race,” the coach said. “The boys’ field was really loaded; there were seven or eight ranked teams there.

     “Jasper’s been running at a really high level. I’ve been really pleased with the development of Jasper and Zach (Chapman).”

     Levi Temple recorded a personal record time for the Panthers.

     Karle Kramer led the Monticello girls by finishing 21^st in 22:47.26, followed closely by Gabrielle Steiner, 22^nd in 22:51.16. Lydia Recker was 29^th and Emily Schlarmann 48^th.

     “We’ve been pretty good, one through four,” Sauser said. “We’re waiting for a number five runner to step up.

     “Karle Kramer had a great race. For her second high school race, she looks pretty good out there.”

     In the JV races, the Monticello boys were eighth, led by Gavin Baugh, who was 14^th individually. The girls had four runners – not enough for a complete team – and were led by Maddie Stadtmueller, who was 25^th in that race.

     “We’re a young team, and we’re looking for growth,” Sauser said. “We’re developing in the right direction.”

Monticello Invitational next

     The Panthers will host their annual Monticello Invitational at the high school Saturday, Sept. 8.

     Race times are 8:10 a.m. for middle school girls, 8:35 a.m. for middle school boys, 9 a.m. for JV girls, 9:30 a.m. for JV boys, 10 a.m. for varsity girls, and 10:30 a.m. for varsity boys.

Aug. 30

Bob Brown Inv.

(at Iowa City)

VARSITY BOYS TEAM SCORES

     1, Marion 38; 2, Clear Creek-Amana 50; 3, Western Dubuque 96; 4, Tipton 97; 5, Calamus-Wheatland 132; 6, Mount Vernon/Lisbon 145; 7, Monticello 166; 8, Iowa City Liberty 194; 9, Solon 236; 10, Wilton 316; 11, West Liberty 348; 12, Iowa City Regina 362; 13, Columbus Community 376.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

     16, Jasper Nietert, 18:27.93; 32, Cole Cruise, 19:08.13; 33, Zach Chapman, 19:10.03; 42, Daltyn Kramer, 19:30.81; 43, David Titman, 19:31.04; 68, Austin Timm, 20:24.63; 73, Carter Kurt, 20:30.87; 79, Levi Temple, 20:49.47; 92, Jayden Orcutt, 22:03.72; 94, Grant Hospodarsky, 22:12.95.

VARSITY GIRLS TEAM SCORES

     1, Solon 66; 2, Iowa City Liberty 70; 3, Iowa City Regina 100; 4, Marion 103; 5, Mount Vernon/Lisbon 134; 6, Anamosa 164; 7, Monticello 173; 8, Western Dubuque 181; 9, Tipton 197; 10, Clear Creek-Amana 245; 11, Wilton 297.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

     21, Karle Kramer, 22:47.26; 22, Gabrielle Steiner, 22:51.16; 29, Lydia Recker, 23:04.03; 48, Emily Schlarmann, 24:10.52; 78, Makenna Patterson, 26:07.05; 80, Triniti Etzel, 26:22.24; 83, Dru Kramer, 26:34.80; 84, Gabby Guilford, 26:37.80; 90, Lizzie Petersen, 28:20.82.

JV BOYS TEAM SCORES

     1, Marion 16; 2, Clear Creek-Amana 70; 3, Mount Vernon/Lisbon 106; 4, Iowa City Liberty 110; 5, Western Dubuque 127; 6, Tipton 133; 7, Solon 138; 8, Monticello 211; 9, Columbus Community 283.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

     14, Gavin Baugh, 21:05.87; 38, Ethan Martensen, 22:12.71; 224, Jaison Monk, 23:08.39; 72, Dalton Hampson, 23:35.26; 85, Nathan Oswald, 24:16.95; 92, Keegan Glawatz, 24:32.99; 111, Dominik Chally, 25:53.47; 116; Erlin Bell, 26:41.85; 126, Marcus Sunlin, 27:56.65; 127, Noah Webber, 28:12.20.

JV GIRLS TEAM SCORES

     Incomplete score for Monticello.

MONTICELLO RESULTS

     25, Maddie Stadtmueller, 28:10.48; 33, Jaelyn Graver, 28:31.43; 77, Faith Hansen, 31:28.23; 112, Kehde Campbell, 37:52.39.