Linn-Mar junior Josh Evans raced to individual honors at the Linn-Mar Invitational cross country meet Saturday by more than 31 seconds.

Evans covered the 5K course at Oak Ridge Middle School in 15:34.36. Tanner Rathje of Linn-Mar placed second in 16:05.92.

The Lions won the team championship of the four-school event with 24 points. Etienne Nzoyisaba of Washington placed third in 16:12.30 to help the Warriors grab runnerup honors.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Linn-Mar 24, 2. Washington 34, 3. Jefferson 92, 4. Xavier 93.

Top 10 Individuals

1. Josh Evans, Linn-Mar       15:34.36
2. Tanner Rathje, Linn-Mar    16:05.92
3. Etienne Nzoyisaba, Wash    16:12.30
4. Chase Grabau, Linn-Mar     16:21.48
5. Joe Berry, Wash            16:33.35
6. Matt Wittman, Wash         16:41.71
7. Trevor Luebe, Wash         16:50.53
8. Kyle Read, Linn-Mar        16:51.26
9. Keegan Cook, Linn-Mar      17:01.96
10. Devin Stone, Jefferson    17:37.06