Montz and Chapman Punch Ticket To State!

North Cedar senior Carly Montz, left, and sophomore Kiley Chapman, right, punched their tickets to the 2018 state
cross-country meet last week after each finishing in the top-15 individuals at the Monticello state qualifying meet.

By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor

  MONTICELLO — North Cedar’s Carly Montz and Kiley Chapman ran to state cross-country bids last Thursday at the Monticello State qualifying meet. The duo qualified for the state meet after finishing in the top-15 finishers overall. The Knights have been off since Thursday, October 4 when they ran at a meet in Clinton. The River Valley Conference did not hold a conference meet this year as the course at the Iowa City Kickers Complex was too wet from heavy rains that soaked the state earlier this month.

  For Montz, qualifying as a senior is a good end to her career. Montz makes the return trip to state, after qualifying last year. Montz placed 13th in a time of 20:51. Chapman, a sophomore, placed in the top-10 with a ninth-place finish in a time of 20:26.

  Jesup won the team race to lead state qualifying teams. The J-Hawks had three top-10 finishers and scored 47 points. Cascade was second with 57 points and Dike-New Hartford was third with 86 points. North Cedar did not have enough runners to figure into the team standings. Cascade is ranked 5th in 2A, Jesup is 6th and Dike-New Hartford is ranked 8th. 19th ranked Monticello placed fourth in the team race and did not qualify for state.

  Karly Cerda also ran for the Knights at the meet. Cerda placed 59th overall in a time of 26:03.

  On the boy’s side of things, North Cedar had only one runner compete. There, Jacob Spahr finished 76th in a time of 21:17. North Cedar did not have a complete team to score in the team standings.

  The top-3 teams finishing and advancing to the state cross-country meet were three RVC North schools in Bellevue, Monticello, and Camanche. The Comets won the meet with 45 points. The battle for second and third was close. Monticello placed second with 81 points and Camanche third with 84 team points. All three teams are ranked in Class 2A. Bellevue is ranked third, Camanche fourth and Monticello eighgh. They join top-ranked Tipton in Class 2A to five the RVC four, top-10 ranked teams.

  Bellevue’s Brady Griebel won the race in a time of 16:07. North Fayette Valley’s Chandler Douglas was second in 16:32 and Dylan Darsidan was third in 16:40.

Class 2A State Qualifier Meet

At Monticello

Thursday, October 18
Girl’s Team Scores: 1. Jesup 47, 2. Cascade 57, 3. Dike-New Hartford 86, 4. Monticello 101, 5. Sumner-Fredricksburg 146, 6. Dyersville-Beckman 169, 7. North Fayette Valley 170, 8. Camanche 207, 9. Waterloo Columbus 208, 10. Union 232. No Team Scores: Bellevue, North Cedar, Northeast.

Top-15 Finishers: 1. Madeline Rhomberg (CAS) 19:20, 2. Taylor Kvale (DNH) 19:34, 3. Madison Kelchen (CAS) 19:50, 4. Emily Treptow (J) 20:07, 5. Natalie O’Connor (J) 20:11, 6. Amanda Treptow (J) 20:14, 7. Brynn Gamm (NFV) 20:19, 8. Emma Oswinkle (CAS) 20:25, 9. Kiley Chapman (NC) 20:26, 10. Karle Kramer (MONT) 20:34; 11. Adrianna Gallen (WC) 20:43, 12. Gabby Williamson (B) 20:44, 13. Carly Montz (NC) 20:51, 14. Emma Squires (Beckman) 20:57, 15. Markee Low (CAM) 21:03.

Individual Team Scores:
NORTH CEDAR (NTS): 9. Kiley Chapman 20:26, 13. Carly Montz 20:51, 59. Karly Cerda 26:03.

Class 2A State Qualifier Meet

At Monticello
Thursday, October 18

Boy’s Team Scores: 1. Bellevue 45, 2. Monticello 81, 3. Camanche 84, 4. North Fayette Valley 106, 5. Dike-New Hartford 158, 6. Northeast 161, 7. Jesup 178, 8. Cascade 184, 9. Union 192, 10. Sumner-Fredericksburg 302 11. Oelwein 325, 12. Dyersville-Beckman 333, 13. Waterloo Columbus 367. No Team Scores: North Cedar.

Top-15 Finishers:
1. Brady Griebel (B) 16:07, 2. Chandler Douglas (NFV) 16:32, 3. Dylan Darsidan (CAM) 16:40, 4. Lake LeBahn (U) 16:48, 5. Jack Sieverding (B) 17:06, 6. Andrew Hilgendorf (NE) 17:15, 7. Cole Cruise (MONTI) 17:16, 8. Kyle Guenther (B) 17:18, 9. Sawyer Loger (DNH) 17:20, 10. Alex Reed (B) 17:22, 11. Dodson Melchiori (CAM) 17:30, 12. Jasper Nietert (MONT) 17:33, 13. Caleb O’Hare (NFV) 17:34, 14. Cole Miller (CAS) 17:35, 15. Weller Clark (NFV) 17:38.

Individual Team Scores:
NORTH CEDAR (NTS): 76. Jacob Spahr 21:17.