Top-Ranked Tigers Roar Into State Meet With Regional Win

By Ryan Stonebraker
Sports Editor

THS Sophomore Wins Regional Title
  TIPTON — The Tipton boy’s cross-country team made a statement last week at the state qualifying meet. There, the Tigers scored a team-low 37 points to capture the meet title on their home course. The Tigers placed all seven runners in the top-30 finishers. Five Tigers placed in the top-15 and six placed in the top-20. The Tigers qualified for the state meet for the fourth straight year and fifth time in the last six seasons. The Tigers are looking to capture the school’s first state title since 1975 in the sport.

  Tipton sophomore Caleb Shumaker won the race in a time of 16:10. He was joined by teammates Ben Ellis (4th), Trent Pelzer (7th) and Andrew Olseen (14th) in the top-15 as automatic qualifiers to the state meet. Shumaker is ranked No. 6 in 2A, Ellis is ranked No. 18, and Pelzer is ranked No. 11 in the latest Iowa Track and Field Coaches Association’s Class 1A individual rankings. Ellis’ time was 16:58, Pelzer finished in 17:13 and Olseen were done in 17:27.

  Four ranked teams were among the field of 13 scoring teams at the meet. No. 10 Davis County was the meet runner-up with a team score of 78. The Mustangs were led by two, top-10 runners in runner-up, freshman Carson Shively in 16:21 and sophomore Benny Cronin in 16:47. No. 9 Williamsburg placed third with 85 team points. The Raiders were led by freshman Harrison Garber who placed eighth in 17:18. No. 19 Mid-Prarie placed fourth with a team score of 102.

  Tipton senior Noah Jedlicka just missed on a top-15 finish, placing 16th in a time of 17:33. Tipton’s other runner was freshman Cody Bohlman who placed 27th in 17:59.

Class 2A State Qualifier Meet

At Monticello

Thursday, October 18
Boy’s Team Scores: 1. Tipton 37, 2. Davis County 78, 3. Williamsburg 85, 4. Mid-Prairie 102, 5. Danville-New London 122, 6. Springville-Central City 146, 7. Pella Christian 171, 8. Van Buren 228, 9. PCM 256, 10. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 266, 11. Central Lee 355, 12. Louisa-Muscatine 355, 13. Mediapolis 363.

Top-15 Finishers: 1. Caleb Shumaker (T) 16:10, 2. Carson Shively (DC) 16:21, 3. Kenny Cronin (DC) 16:47, 4. Ben Ellis (T) 16:58, 5. Quinn Schmidt (MP) 17:03, 6. Caleb Christiansen (SCC) 17:09, 7. Trent Pelzer (T) 17:09, 8. Harrison Garber (W’burg) 17:18, 9. Alexander Julian (DNL) 17:18, 10. Oskar Anderson (SCC) 17:20, 11. Landan Hill (T) 17:20, 12. Kaiden Royster (W’burg) 17:23, 13. Ty Carr (DNL) 17:26, 14. Andrew Olseen (T) 17:27, 15. Angelo Santiago (W’burg) 17:33.


Individual Team Scores:
TIPTON (37): 1. Caleb Shumaker 16:10, 4. Ben Ellis 16:58, 7. Trent Pelzer 17:09, 11. Landan Hill 17:20, 14. Andrew Olseen 17:27, 16. Noah Jedlicka 17:33, 27. Cody Bohlman 17:59.

DAVIS COUNTY (78): 2. Carson Shively 16:21, 3. Kenny Cronin 16:47, 18. Ben Oliver 17:40,
23. Brody Humphrey 17:55, 32. Seth Emmons 18:20, 39. Alex Hopkins 18:39, 60. Mike Amsden 20:00.

WILLIAMSBURG (85): 8. Harrison Garber 17:18, 12. Kaiden Royster 17:23, 15. Angelo Santiago 17:33, 21. Jacob Mohr 17:48, 29. Josiah Zook 18:10, 35. Chase Malloy 18:34, 42. Felipe Stevenson 28:49.