The Boone girls’ cross country team had a strong front pack of three runners finish under twenty minutes while the boys’ team finished eighth at the Raccoon River Conference Meet Tuesday, October 13, hosted by North Polk High School in Alleman.
The girls scored 96 points to finish fifth behind conference champion North Polk (42), Winterset (68), Ballard (81) and ADM (84).
The Toreadors were led by a trio of runners who earned top-11 finishes.
“We were gifted with good weather to race and of course there was really good competition as the Raccoon River Conference usually provides it,” said head coach Cass Warson.
Whitney Chesnut paced Boone with a sixth-place finish in 19:25.69.
Briella Johnson was close behind in ninth place with a time of 19:32.24, while Emma Thomas finished 11th in 19:43.99.
Reagan Morgan added a 24th-place finish in 20:55.54 while Chloe Chesnut completed the team scoring in 46th place with a time of 23:05.04.
Also competing for the Toreadors were Bryana Morgan, who placed 49th in 24:24.22, and Lauren Erickson, who finished 52nd in 25:19.63.
“The girls raced competitively, and it really was a day to see where we stacked up against the conference since next Wednesday at the state qualifier will have all of the conference teams besides ADM at Winterset” Warson said.
Boone boys finish eighth
The Boone boys squad placed eighth with 243 points in a meet won by Gilbert, which scored 33 points to edge Bondurant-Farrar (74) and ADM (78).
Austin Felder led the Toreadors, earning 41st place in 17:56.19.
Felder became Boone’s top finisher on the day.
Jonathan Myers continued his strong season with a time of 18:35.67, finishing 47th overall.
Kam Lehman was 49th in 18:50.44, followed by Ace Wolfgram in 52nd with a time of18:59.20.
Samuel Chesnut rounded out Boone’s scoring five, placing 54th in 19:53.55.
Additional runners for Boone included Calvin Cook, who finished 55th in 20:04.96, and Caleb Bartlett, who placed 56th in 20:20.33.
“The boys went out and did their best to compete with a stacked field as Gilbert boasted the number one team in class 3A and the fastest kid in the state for all classes,” Warson said.
Complete results were previously posted to kwbg.com
Boone will now turn its attention to postseason competition.
The Toreadors are scheduled to compete at the Class 3A state qualifying meet on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at Lakeview Country Club near Winterset beginning at 4 p.m.
The qualifying field includes Ballard, Benton Community, Bondurant-Farrar, Boone, Carlisle, Clarke, Des Moines Hoover, Gilbert, North Polk, Pella, Perry, Saydel and Winterset.
Jill Lutz reporting
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