Despite not having any of the top nine finishers in Saturday’s season-opening girls cross country meet, the host Norwell Knights took home the title, with all five scorers finishing in the second group of nine from 10th to 18th place. The hosts edged Yorktown and Leo for the trophy.
Rowyn Norris of Leo and Sophia Haslett of Lakewood Park were the only two runners to break the 20-minute mark in the early-season meet.
Adams Central’s Madison Gerber finished fourth overall with a solid time of 20:39.4. She was joined in the top nine by Addison Gilbert, helping the Jets to a fifth-place finish.
Freshman Sydney Angel was the top runner for the Bellmont Braves, taking 24th place with her time of 23:55.7.
Ava Smith led the Heritage Patriots, who did not field a full team of at least five runners for the event. Smith’s 44th-place time was 25:21.1.
Team Scores
1. Norwell 70, 2. Yorktown 96, 3. Leo 103, 4. Eastbrook 120, 5. Adams Central 131, 6. North Side 134, 7. Bluffton 159, 8. Garrett 201, 9. Bellmont 206, 10. Lakewood Park Christian 224, 11. Alexandria 279, 12. Southern Wells 287
Incomplete Teams: Heritage, Fremont, Blackhawk Christian
Top 10 Individuals
1. Rowyn Norris-Leo 19:43.7
2. Sophia Haslett-Lakewood Park Christian 19:57.1
3. Hannah Suvar-Blackhawk Christian 20:05.1
4. Madison Gerber-AC 20:39.4
5. Alayna Bruckner-Eastbrook 20:56.0
6. Ava Beaty-Leo 21:39.0
7. Tori Oliver-Yorktown 21:41.8
8. Whitney Gall-Eastbrook 21:50.9
9. Addison Gilbert-AC 22:09.0
10. Abigail Ramseyer-Bluffton 22:10.0
Adams Central – 5th as Team
Madison Gerber-3rd 20:39.4; Addison Gilbert-8th 22:09.0; Madison Hamilton-19th 23:28.7; Hailey Brune-50th 27:24.4; Macy Isch-51st 27:28.7; Ella Bluhm-74th (33:17.9)
Bellmont – 9th as Team
Sydney Angel-23rd 23:55.7; Abigail Rudy-29th 24:14.1; Bre Feasel-47th 26:40.3; Madison Witte-49th 27:12.6; Lilly Franz-58th 28:36.6; Mackenze Selzer-69th 30:48.0; Isabella Suarez-70th 31:08.9; Jaylin Reed 32:11.7; Allison Allmon 32:38.2; Sophia Silva 35:56.6
Heritage Results
Ava Smith 25:21.1; Elise Hissong 26:16.8; Rosalinda Medina 27:11.4
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