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Jefferson Boys Cross Country

Jefferson - Boys Cross Country

Tysen Vandraska of Prairie (left) defeated Brandon Cooley of Bettendorf for top honors at the Cedar Rapids Invitational cross country meet Thursday at Noelridge Park. (MSR photo by Ken Gilchrist).

VanDraska leads Prairie to title

Thu - 10 Sep Written by Jim Ecker

Tysen VanDraska was sorely disappointed when he finished seventh at the Class 4A state cross country meet last fall.

"I kind of choked a little bit," he claimed Thursday.

He does not plan to let it happen again.

VanDraska captured top honors and led Cedar Rapids Prairie to the team championship Thursday at the annual Cedar Rapids Invitational at Noelridge Park.

VanDraska won the 5K outing in 16 minutes, 7.68 seconds, edging Brandon Cooley of Bettendorf by 1.5 seconds in a tight race throughout. Prairie ran away with the team championship with 31 points with Jake Moore finishing fourth, Chris Oehlert sixth and Cam Steffens seventh.

VanDraska may have been a little harsh on himself by claiming he "choked a little bit" at the state meet, but he's always set high standards for himself as a distance runner.

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Last Updated on Thursday, 10 September 2015 20:48

Jefferson - Boys Cross Country

Altemeier, Eck run to state meet

Thu - 23 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

CEDAR FALLS - Sarah Altemeier and Sam Eck of Cedar Rapids Washington placed in the top 10 at the district cross country meet in Cedar Falls Thursday and qualified for the Class 4A state meet in Fort Dodge Nov. 1.

Altemeier finished fifth in the girls 4K race in 15 minutes, 38 seconds. Eck placed 10th in the boys 5K event in 16 minutes, 46 seconds.

The top three teams and top 10 individuals advance to state. Washington, Jefferson and Kennedy did not qualify their boys teams or girls teams for state.

CLASS 4A DISTRICT MEET
Birdsall Park, Cedar Falls

BOYS RESULTS

Team Standings

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Last Updated on Thursday, 23 October 2014 21:46

Jefferson - Boys Cross Country

Murphy, Mather lead Lions to MVC title

Thu - 16 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

CEDAR FALLS - Daniel Murphy and Michael Mather of Linn-Mar finished in nearly a dead heat Thursday to help the Lions capture the Valley Division cross country title at Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls.

Murphy and Mather were both timed in 16 minutes, 10 seconds in a photo finish, but Murphy was declared the winner.

Ryan Murphy placed fourth for Linn-Mar as the Lions edged Cedar Falls for the title, 37-39.

Linn-Mar junior Amber Decker, who won the title at the Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet last week, had to settle for third place in the Valley Division race behind Bailey Nock and Emmie Skopec of Iowa City West.

Iowa City West topped Linn-Mar for the girls team championship, 19-37.

Hannah Fusselman of Kennedy finished 10th.

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Jefferson - Boys Cross Country

Hanna paces J-Hawks in Iowa City

Thu - 02 Oct Written by Metro Sports Report

IOWA CITY - Sarah Hanna of Jefferson placed seventh at the Bud Williams Invitational cross country meet at the University of Iowa Thursday.

The Jefferson girls finished third out of four teams.

Nate Homan of Jefferson placed 16th in the boys race. The J-Hawks finished fifth out of six teams.

BUD WILLIAMS INVITATIONAL

Iowa City

BOYS RESULTS

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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 October 2014 23:58

Jefferson - Boys Cross Country

Homan, Hargrove pace J-Hawk runners

Sat - 27 Sep Written by Metro Sports Report

ANAMOSA - Nate Homan and Adriana Hargrove led the Jefferson cross country teams at the Anamosa Invitational Saturday. Homan placed 15th in the boys race to help the J-Hawks finish fourth out of 13 teams.

Hargrove placed 16th in the girls trace as the J-Hawks finished sixth out of 12 squads.

BOYS RESULTS

Team Standings

1. Mount Vernon/Lisbon 33, 2. Monticello 94, 3. Fort Madison 131, 4. Jefferson 144, 5. Tipton 153, 6. Solon 172, 7. Louisa-Muscatine 183, 8. Cascade 190, 9. Assumption 200, 10. DeWitt Central 207, 11. Springville/Central City 241, 12. Anamosa 313, 13. Midland 402.

Top 5 Individuals

1. Eric Lenz, Tipton 16:53
2. Matt Manternach, Monticello 17:16
3. Preston Kauder, Cascade 17:24
4. Nolan Teubel, Mt Vernon/Lisbon 17:39
5. Ben Gilbert, Mt Vernon/Lisbon 17:42

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Last Updated on Saturday, 27 September 2014 19:07