Meyer leads IF-A/AGWSR to second

Published by editor on Tue, 09/22/2020 - 1:28pm

IF-A/AGWSR's Sidney Schaefer is cheered on by teammates Ellie Meyer, right, and Teah Miller on the way to the finish line during the BCLUW Invite on Saturday. (Kristi Nixon/Hampton Chronicle)

By:

Kristi Nixon

Regional Sports Editor

UNION – Ellie Meyer of IF-A/AGWSR continued her unbeaten record in the 2020 cross country season with a convincing victory at the BCLUW Comet Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 19.

Meyer was the only female runner to break the 20-minute mark, clocking in at 19 minutes, 48 seconds and bested the competition by almost two minutes as the Cadets finished runner-up to West Marshall, 39-65.

Rounding out team scoring for the team were Teah Miller (third), Kate Pfaltzgraff (17), Kyla Oppold (20) and Trinity Rotgers (24).

The IF-A/AGWSR boys’ team was fourth in the seven-team field with 88 points, led by Jacob Michaelson’s 11th-place finish.

BCLUW Comet Invitational

Girls Team Scoring

1. West Marshall 39; 2. IF-A/AGWSR 65; 3. South Tama 83; 4. Clarksville 95; 5. South Hardin 106; 6. East Marshall 123.

IF-A/AGWSR (65)– 1. Ellie Meyer 19:48; 3. Teah Miller 21:45; 17. Kate Pfaltzgraff 25:19; 20. Kyla Oppold 25:44; 24. Trinity Rotgers 26:25; 28. Sidney Schaefer 27:17; 30. Presley Mulford 27:33.

Boys Team Scoring

1. East Marshall 35; 2. South Tama 58; 3. South Hardin 83; 4. IF-A/AGWSR 88; 5. BCLUW 120; 6. West Marshall 147; 7. GMG 202.

IF-A/AGWSR (88) – 11. Jacob Michaelson 19:36; 12. Jase Beaubein 19:46; 15. Eli Widmann 19:55; 20. Jaden Bartlett 20:22; 30. Fischer Brodgen 21:39; 37. Gavin Stalzer 22:10; 39. Derek Blackburn 22:21; 40. Guillermo Morales 22:22.