Tigers Collect Highest RVC Finish Ever
IOWA CITY — The Tipton girl’s cross-country team led four Conservative area schools with a 4th place finish at last week’s River Valley Conference meet. The annual showcase of the conference ran its seventh version of the meet at the Kicker’s Complex in Iowa City. There, Tipton placed fourth with a team score of 118 points. The Tigers shattered their previously team-best score of 164 points in 2015 when they placed 6th.
Tipton was led by two all-conference selections. Junior Kallie Wallick led THS with a 17th place finish in 21:47 to earn all-conference honors. Sophomore Alyssa Mente also earned all-conference honors with an 18th place finish in 21:49. Rachel Bierman also finished in the top-30 runners, coming in at 28th in a time of 22:59.
Mid-Prairie won the team title with a score of 26 points. The Golden Hawks had four runners place in the top-10. Marie Hostetler won the race in a time of 18:31. Teammate Mitzi Evans was second in 20:27. Abigail Evans placed 6th in 21:07 and Angelina Evans placed 10th in 21:27 to lead Mid-Prairie and earn Elite All-RVC honors. Iowa City Re- gina was the runner-up in the team race with 74 points and Monticello was third with 80 points.
Other Tipton finishers were Coryn Wallick 32nd, Alli Nash 40th, Ashlynn Curry 66th, Britney Ford 70th, Liz Bierman 81st, and Becca Stroup 83rd.
North Cedar was led by two all-conference performers in Kiley Chapman and Hunter Jones. Jones placed 14th and Chapman 15th. Jones finished the race in 21:40 while Chapman finished in 21:41. Rhyan Hoe er placed 63rd at 25:35 and Sarah Redhage placed 85th in 28:10. Other North Cedar finishers were Karly Cerda 90th, Jillet Spahr 94th, and Fiona Raney 97th.
Wilton placed 9th with a team score of 236 points. Charlotte Brown led Wilton finishers with a 45th place finish in 24:21. Abbi Brown placed 56th in 24:53. Other Wilton finishers were Emmy Drake 65th, Lindsey Randolph 68th, Ansley Boorn 88th, Rachel Hunter 95th, Michaela Breed 99th, and Jayden Everson 100th.
Durant placed 10th at the meet with 256 points. Carlie Jo Fusco and Heidi Wolf led Durant. Fusco placed 50th in 24:21 and Wolf placed 55th in 24:52. Ellie Long-Collman placed 78th in 27:14. Other Wildcat finishers were Kyrnan Liske-Rochholz 82nd and Kaitlyn Paulsen 101st.
Mid-Prairie Joins Monticello As Only Repeat Champs
The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks joined RVC North Division foe Monticello as the only schools to repeat as RVC girl’s cross-country champions. The RVC is in its seventh year of existence. Monticello won three straight titles from 2014-1016. The Golden Hawks have won the last two meets. There was no conference meet in 2018. Mid-Prairie won the team title in 2017 and this year. Cascade won the first girl’s RVC crown in 2013. Mid-Prairie has not finished in the top-3 of the standings only once, and that was the first year of the RVC in 2013 when they placed seventh. Iowa City Regina has not finished lower than fourth at any of the six RVC meets, yet the Regals have not won a team title. Regina was the runner-up in 2013 and 2014.
Tipton turned in their best RVC conference meet finish this year with a 4th place finish. Their previous best finish was three straight years of sixth-place finishes in 2015, 2016 and 2017. North Cedar snapped a two-meet run of placing in the top-5. The Knights were fifth in both the 2016 and 2017 conference meets. The Beavers of Wilton placed eighth in the team race for the second straight year. Durant placed 10th for the second time in three years.
Postseason destinations are set
The postseason is set for area cross- country teams. State qualifying meets will be this week on Thursday. The top three teams will advance to the state meet on Saturday, Novem- ber 2 at Lakeside Golf and Country Club in Fort Dodge.
In Class 2A, RVC schools are spread out over two locations. At North Fayette Valley, RVC schools there are Tipton, Camanche, and Bellevue. At Dike-New Hartford, Monticello is the only RVC school there. At Williamsburg, RVC schools there are Mid-Prairie and West Liberty. In class 1A, many RVC teams will run in Iowa City for their state qualifying meets at the Iowa City Kicker’s Complex where this year’s RVC meet was held. There are Cascade, Durant, North Cedar, Iowa City Regina, and Wilton.
River Valley Conference Meet
Tuesday, October 15
At Iowa City Kicker’s Complex
Girl’s Team Scores: 1. Mid-Prairie 26, 2. Iowa City Regina 74, 3. Monticello 80, 4. Tipton 118, 5. Cascade 147, 6. Northeast 156, 7. Anamosa 167, 8. North Cedar 185, 9. Wilton 236, 10. Durant 256. No Team Scores: West Liberty, Camanche, Bellevue.
Top-10 Finishers (RVC Elite All-Conference):
1. Marie Hostetler (MP) 18:31, 2. Mitzi Evans (MP) 20:27, 3. Jimena Fierro (WL) 20:37, 4. Cenady Soenksen (NE) 20:38, 5. Emma Althoff (MONTI) 20:44, 6. Abbagail Evans (MP) 21:07, 7. Annalee Bartels (ICR) 21:16, 8. Gabby Williamson (B) 21:24, 9. Emma Ostwinkle (CAS) 21:27, 10. Angelina Evans (MP) 21:27.
All-Conference (RVC All-Conference):
11. Josie Voss (ICR) 21:36, 12. Sydney Yoder (MP) 21:38, 13. Mya Whitaker (ICR) 21:40, 14. Hunter Jones (NC) 21:40, 15. Kiley Chapman (NC) 21:41, 16. Emily Hendricks (MONTI) 21:45, 17. Kallie Wallick (TIP) 21:47, 18. Alyssa Mente (TIP) 21:49, 19. Ana Fleming (MP) 21:49, 20. Kennedy Scott (ICR) 21:56
Individual Team Results:
TIPTON (118): 17. Kallie Wallick 21:47, 18. Alyssa Mente 21:49, 28. Rachel Bierman 22:59, 32. Coryn Wallick 23:14, 40. Alli Nash 24:01, 66. Ashlyn Curry 26:05, 70. Britney Ford 26:23, 81. Liz Bierman 27:40, 83. Becca Stroup 27.50.
NORTH CEDAR (185): 14. Hunter Jones 21:40, 15. Kiley Chapman 21:41, 63. Rhyan Hoe er 25:35, 85. Sarah Redhage 28:10, 90. Karly Cerda 29:05, 94. Jillet Spahr 29:18, 97. Fiona Raney 32:12.
WILTON (236): 45. Charlotte Brown 24:07, 56. Abbi Brown 24:53, 65. Emmy Drake 26:05, 68. Lindsey Randolph 26:19, 88. Ansley Boorn 28:55, 95. Rachel Hunter 30:43, 99. Michaela Breed 33:21, 100. Jayden Everson 34:18.
DURANT (256): 50. Carlie Jo Fusco 24:21, 55. Heidi Wolf 24:52, 78. Ellie Long-Collman 27:14, 82. Kyrnan Liske-Rochholz 27:40, 101. Kaitlyn Paustian 37:57.
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