Crestwood XC girls' team places second at Waukon

WAUKON - The Crestwood Varsity girls’ cross country team grabbed second place at the Waukon Invite on Sept. 22 with 104 points. Decorah won the girls’ team title with 52 points.

In the Junior High girls’ race, Crestwood took third place with 90 points. Decorah won the team title with 68 points.

Decorah won the Varsity boys’ race with 26 points. Crestwood placed 11th with 307 points and Turkey Valley was 12th with 341 points.

In the Varsity girls’ race, Cadet junior Lexus Dohlman placed third in 20:04.37. Jaclyn Cummings finished 12th in 20:43.13.

In the Junior High girls’ race, Nevie Lickteig posted the highest finish for the Cadets as she placed 14th in 14:37.30. Aria Jirak of Turkey Valley finished 15th in 14:37.42.

In the Junior High boys’ race, Jack Sovereign of Crestwood placed 16th in 13:16.22 and Luther Govern was 92nd in 28:09.65. In the JV boys’ race, Braxton Ruggeberg placed 90th in 23:38.97.

In the Varsity boys’ race, Crestwood senior Keaton Vobr placed 26th in 18:38.46.

“We had 13 PR's!! (personal records),” Cadet Head Coach Karen Steffen said. “We had seven boys and six girls record PRs. Of those who didn't PR, six had a Season Bests (SB)

“Three girls medaled in the top 20: Lexus (4th), Jaclyn (12th), and Livia (20th). Our girls varsity team placed 2nd overall! We finished ahead of 5 other currently ranked teams (we are currently ranked 13th). We were behind Decorah (ranked 4th in 3A), ahead of Waukon (ranked 9th in 2A), ahead of MFL (ranked 10th in 2A),  ahead of Denver (ranked 12th in 2A), ahead of Oelwein (ranked 15th in 2A) and  ahead of Starmont (ranked 16th in 1A),” Steffen said.