Five Crestwood runners nab NEIC cross country honors

WAVERLY - Three Crestwood girls and two boys placed in the top 15 at the Northeast Iowa Conference Meet on Oct. 9 at Waverly to earn All-NEIC honors.

Cadet senior Cassidy Ihns grabbed gold  in 20:10 seconds, Hope Dohlman was fourth in 21:13 and Annie Mast placed 11th in 22:19. In the varsity boys’ race, Justin Nibaur finished seventh in 18:53, and Nathan Martinek was 14th in 19:10.

The Crestwood varsity girls’ team finished third with 60 points, and the Cadet varsity boys’ team placed fourth with 94 points. Decorah won the team title in both varsity races.

In the Junior Varsity girls’ race, Madison Brace posted the highest finish for Crestwood as she took 19th in 25:15. Kyle Quam placed 30th for Crestwood in the JV boys’ race.

In the Junior High girls’ race, Olivia Ollendick took gold in 11:31. In the boys’ race, Dominic Bigalk placed ninth in a time of 11:15.

Crestwood Head Coach Jim Obermann said he was “extremely pleased” with the performance of all the Cadet harriers.

“This is as well as we’ve competed at the NEIC meet (in a long time),” Obermann noted. “All of our runners performed well in tough, wet conditions. Everyone really got after it at the meet.”

The coach was happy to see Cassidy Ihns, Hope Dohlman and Annie Mast nab All-NEIC honors in the varsity girls’ race.

“Cassidy led the race from start to finish, and she knew she could win it,” Obermann said. “Hope had her highest finish (at the NEIC meet), and she earned All-NEIC honors for the fourth straight year. 

“Annie also ran a great race to earn conference honors. She continues to work hard, and she is a great competitor. Sarah Mashek, Libby Labosky and Rachel Steffen all ran great races. All our JV girls also ran hard together. I also give credit to all the varsity girls, who finished only 12 points behind first place Decorah.

The coach also congratulated the Cadet boys for running strong.

“Bryden Juelsgaard battled hard even though he had a side stitch,” Obermann said. “Overall, our boys ran well. Justin Nibaur ran his best race to earn All-NEIC honors, and Nathan Martinek ran strong to grab conference honors. Ethan Govern, who has also been a strong runner for us, had one of his best races, and Kendal Cotant ran well.

“In the JV boys’ race, Jon Millage and Kyle Quam ran strong races. In the Junior High girls’ race, it was great to see Olivia Ollendick place first, and we are proud of her. Overall, I was happy to see all the kids battle hard through the rain. I also appreciate the great fan support we had at the meet,” Obermann said.

Crestwood will compete at the Class 2A State Qualifier Meet in Garner on Thursday,  Oct. 18 at 4 p.m.

Varsity girls teams

1. Decorah 48 points; 2. Charles City 52; 3. Crestwood 60; 4. Waukon 87; 5. Waverly-Shell Rock 109; 6. New Hampton 180.

Cadet varsity girls

1. Cassidy Ihns 20:10; 4. Hope Dohlman 21:13; 11. Annie Mast 22:19; 20. Sarah Mashek 22:48; 24. Libby Labosky 23:31; 28. Rachel Steffen 23:44; 35. Kendal Slavin 24:36.

Varsity boys teams

1. Decorah 26; 2. W-SR 71; 3. Charles City 80; 4. Crestwood 94; 5. Waukon 136; 6. New Hampton 154; 7. Oelwein 193.

Cadet varsity boys

7. Justin Nibaur 18:53; 14. Nathan Martinek 19:10; 18. Bryden Juelsgaard 19:19; 21. Ethan Govern 19:23; 34. Nathaniel Bigalk 20:40; 37. Kendal Cotant 21:13; 38. Boston Ferrie 21:19.

JV girls teams

1. Decorah 15; 2. Charles City 64; 3. W-SR 82; 4. Crestwood 87.

Cadet JV girls

19. Madison Brace 25:15; 22. Isabella Lehmkuhl 25:30; 23. Kelsey Stortz 25:34; 46. Krista Riley 27:41; 49. Katlin Born 27:53; 56. Emily Reinhart 28:09; 100. Jayden Ruroden 33:36.

JV boys teams

1. Decorah 17; 2. W-SR 46; 3. Charles City 73; 4. Crestwood 107; 5. Waukon 155.

Cadet JV boys

30. Kyle Quam 21:28; 31. Jon Millage 21:34; 33. Caleb Kammerer 21:43; 34. Caleb Shea 21:43; 38. Blake Murphy 22:02; 46. Colter Bye 22:32; 48. Ethan Mast 22:36; 49. Garrett Wenthold 22:43; 54. Jacob Andera 22:59; 57. Jeremy Andera 23:02; 71. Mason Theis 23:27; 78. Nick Dietzenbach 23:49; 82. Matt Slifka 23:57; 93. Hunter Bye 24:57; 94. Cade Wenthold 24:57; 97. Luis Lares 25:16; 98. Daniel Lares 25:21.

Jr. High girls teams

1. Decorah 29; 2. Charles City 63; 3. Crestwood 84; 4. W-SR 88; 5. Oelwein 110.

Cadet Jr. High girls

1. Olivia Ollendick 11:31; 22. Tara Koshatka 13:02; 39. Rylee Kapler 13:31; 40. Cloey Horns 13:31; 56. Cameron Moellers 14:18; 63. Bree Rogne 14:30; 65. Payton Ruppert 14:36; 66. Anna Gibbs 14:36; 68. Haley Schutte 14:39; 77. Allison Ferrie 14:57; 78. Hannah Crouch 15:06; 89. Brittania Garcia 16:00; 95. Heidi Mahr 18:38; 96. Addie Isaacson 18:38.

Jr. High boys teams

1. Decorah 43; 2. Charles City 71; 3. New Hampton 79; 4. W-SR 88; 5. Waukon 101; 6. Crestwood 153.

Cadet Jr. High boys

9. Dominic Bigalk 11:15; 38. Luke Stortz 12:41; 75. Sam Brace 14:34; 76. Colton Knight 14:36; 91. Will Hinck 17:06; 100. Joe Kammerer 21:00.