Bulldog trio nab top-10 finishes at Cadet Invitational

Published by editor on Tue, 09/01/2020 - 9:40am

Bulldog freshman Lydia Maas makes a turn at the midway point of the Maynes Grove course near Hampton on Thursday, Aug. 27. She finished varsity girls' runner-up in her first high school race. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle)

Jack Showalter of the Bulldogs, second from front, worked his way to a top-10 finish in his first cross country race ever. He led the Bulldogs to a sixth-place team finish out of eight squads. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle)

By:

Kristi Nixon

Regional Sports Editor

HAMPTON – Some young, strong Bulldog runners took to Maynes Grove and raced to top-10 finishes, including a runner-up spot for freshman Lydia Maas in the varsity girls’ race on Thursday, Aug. 27.

Maas was second only to IF-A/AGWSR’s Ellie Meyer, who claimed her second straight home meet title.

Meyer ran to the win in 19 minutes, 27.7 seconds while Maas was nearly two minutes back at 21:17.5. Third-place, also by the Cadets’ Teah Miller, was more than a minute behind Maas (22:59.8).

“Lydia ran a great time and placing second in her first varsity cross country meet is pretty amazing,” Bulldog head coach Traci Moorehead said. “She was nervous for the meet and rightfully so, but she came out and did her best! That is all, we as coaches, can ask for.”

Junior Sydney Buseman completed the top-10 in the meet in 24:55.1. Even though Lauren Meader also finished high at 25th, the Bulldogs didn’t have enough varsity runners to complete a team score.

“Sydney Buseman came with a solid time,” Moorehead said, “putting her in the medals, also.”

The Bulldog boys, led by a 10th-place finish by sophomore Jack Showalter, finished sixth out of eight teams at the meet with 144 team points. He crossed the finish line in 19:47.8.

“Very excited for Jack Showalter as well in his first cross country meet ever,” Moorehead said, “to finish in 10th place. Maybe for him, it was good not to know what to expect.”

Rounding out team finishes for coach Moorehead’s squad were Zayden Erdman (20), Jace Spurgeon (31), Andyn Showalter (39) and Marshal Rust (44).

The boys’ overall winner was Humboldt’s Quinton Orr, who clocked in at 16:27.8. Humboldt also won the boys’ team title. The girls’ swept the team title with four top-10 finishes among the Wildcats.

IF-A/AGWSR Invite

Varsity Girls’ Team Scoring

1. Humboldt 40; 2. Mason City Newman 50; 3. IF-A/AGWSR 75; 4. Aplington-Parkersburg 91; 5. East Marshall 110; 6. Clear Lake 159.

IF-A/AGWSR (75)– 1. Ellie Meyer 19:27.7; 2. Teah Miller 22:59.8; 14. Abby Harding 25:28.0; 27. Kate Pfaltgraff 27:44.7; 31. Presley Mulford 28:16.9; 33. Kyla Oppold 29.20.2; 35. Maggy Martinez 30:53.5.

Hampton-Dumont (no team score)– 2. Lydia Maas 21:17.5; 10. Sydney Buseman 24:55.1; 25. Lauren Meader 26:28.2.

Varsity Boys’ Team Scoring

1. Humboldt 26; 2. Clear Lake 60; 3. Mason City Newman 85; 4. East Marshall 96; 5. Eagle Grove 141; 6. Hampton-Dumont 144; 7. IF-A/AGWSR 182; 8. Aplington-Parkersburg 225.

Hampton-Dumont (144)– 10. Jack Showalter 19:47.8; 20. Zayden Erdman 20:17.2; 31. Jace Spurgeon 21:26.0; 39. Andyn Showalter 22:21.4; 44. Marshal Rust 22:56.6; 45. Brandon Hisler 23.04.9; 54. Eli Fink 24:46.0.

IF-A/AGWSR (182)– 26. Jacob Michaelson 20:58.9; 28. Jaden Bartlett 21:18.4; 36. Gavin Stalzer 22:01.1; 42. Eli Widmann 22:54.8; 50. Guillermo Morales 23:35.7; 51. Fischer Brogden 23:35.7; 56. Derek Blackburn 25:48.9.

H-D JV girls results– 23. Avery Hanson 26:57.3; 27. Anne Henrichs 28:10.9.

H-D JV boys results– 21. Johnathon Simons 22:17.6; 24. Noah Shaver 22:38.1; 24. Tam Hinden 22:45.9; 39. Mickey Rosenberg 26:37.1.