Houts, Hovenga place high in Jesup

JESUP – Dike-New Hartford junior Izzy Houts and Aplington-Parkersburg senior Lia Hovenga finished within seconds of each other to lead their respective teams at the Jesup Invite at Jesup Golf & Country Club on Tuesday, Sept. 27.

Houts finished in 21:08 for 27th-place team points, Hovenga was three seconds behind in 28th in 21:11.

The Wolverines were 11th in the final team standings and A-P placed 14th. Elyse Folkerts added a 50th-place run for the Wolverines in 22:24. Ashley Schipper was the next Falcon in, running 22:23 for 49th.

In the boys’ race, A-P earned 20th place and D-NH was 24th. Jesse Washington led A-P in 19:15 for 83rd place. Tyler Nystel paced D-NH in 77th in 19:09.

Cross country

At Jesup

Girls

D-NH, 11th place, 259 points. 27. Izzy Houts 21:08; 50. Elyse Folkerts 22:24; 55. Allison Starbuck 22:36; 61. Rosie Wardell 22:49; 66. Ella Costello 22:55; 79. Josey Syhlmann 23:43; 80. Hanna Steffen 23:45.

A-P, 14th place, 348 points. 28. Lia Hovenga 21:11; 49. Ashley Schipper 22:23; 77. Adison Williamson 23:41; 86. Ella Luebbers 23:55; 108. Shayla Barrett 25:12; 112. Sara Eilers 25:31; 122. Megan Junker 26:17.

Boys

A-P, 20th place, 528 points. 83. Jesse Washington 19:15; 101. Jonah Carney 19:36; 107. Kamdon Hoppenworth 19:53; 108. Henry Reints 19:56; 129. Evan Sheesley 20:42; 139. Isaac Foxen 21:05; 157. Tyler Birch 23:25.

D-NH, 24th place, 598 points. 77. Tyler Nystel 19:09; 104. Bryce Petersen 19:50; 126. Caleb Paulsen 20:34; 141. Shayden Loger 21:14; 150. Rasmus Brandt 21:47; 154. Finn O’Neill 23:00.