Jess Shetler

Kirby Shetler

The weather was beautiful for the Iowa Mennonite Invitational cross country meet held at the Wellman golf course Monday night.  Eighteen teams were present with twelve fielding full teams.  Vinton-Shellsburg won the team title with 42 points.  IMS had three runners in the boys varsity race.  Jesse Shetler ran a strong race finishing in twenty-fourth place with a time of 18:54.  Kirby Shetler placed forty-first with a time of 19:30.  Rex Yoder was eighty-third place finishing in 24:40, thirty-one seconds better than his previous best time recorded last week.  Tanner Wanders of North Mahaska won the boys race in 17:11.

Boys Varsity         Boys Varsity Team Scores  
Individual Placings           Vinton-Shellsburg 42
  Jesse Shetler 24th 18:54     Solon 63
  Kirby Shetler 41st 19:30     Mid-Prairie 77
  Rex Yoder 83rd 24:40     Williamsburg 175
              Clear Creek-Amana 182
              Fairfield 190
              West Liberty 192
              Wapello 199
              Washington 257
              Lone Tree 261
              HLV 319
              Danville-New London 335

 

Rex Yoder

Kobi Russom

Kobi Russom took an even two minutes off his time the last time he ran on this course two weeks ago. He placed 64th in the JV race with a time of 28:17.

In the girls race at the Iowa Mennonite Invitational Solon, ranked second in 3A, and Williamsburg, ranked seventh in 3A, dominated a relatively strong field.  Solon won the team title with 27 points.  The Iowa Mennonite girls all responded well to the competition.  The four varsity runners all ran times faster than they did on this course two weeks ago with three recording personal bests.  Renee Buckwalter was twenty-second place lowering her personal record to 17:08.  Madeline Miller was forty-nine seconds faster than her previous try at this course this year.  Jamilya Masylbekova took an amazing fifty-two seconds off her previous personal best set last week.  She placed seventy-second in 20:48.  Michaela Gingerich chopped 26 seconds off her PR.  Her new personal record is 21:43 which earned her seventy-sixth place.  Lauren Benzing of Solon won the race for the second year in a row.  Her time this year was 14:44, a full minute ahead of second place.    

Michaela Gingerich

Renee Buckwalter

Maddie Miller

Girls Varsity          Girls Varsity Team Scores  
Individual Placings           Solon 27
  Renee Buckwalter 22nd 17:08     Williamsburg 63
  Madeline Miller 53rd 19:13     Wapello 113
  Jamilya Masylbekova 72nd 20:48     Clear Creek-Amana 119
  Michaela Gingerich 76th 21:43     Lone Tree 184
              Fairfield 193
              Mid-Prairie 201
              Vinton-Shellsburg 204
              Washington 211
              North Mahaska 212
              Danville/New London 372

 

Jamilya Masylbekova

Camila Segar

Camila Segar ran in the first, and hottest, race of the evening.  She placed thirty-third in the junior varsity race with a time of 20:58.

A big “Thanks” to all the volunteers who helped Monday evening at the meet.  The meet went smoothly thanks to all your work!

The Iowa Mennonite Cross Country teams have their next competition at the Southeast Iowa Super Conference in Keosauqua on Thursday.