Orioles fly to 1A Regional Title
COGGON — The Springville Orioles were flying high tonight on the campus of North Linn High School, as their boys’ cross-country team rolled to the 1A Regional championship.
Senior Tyler Taube won the individual title, cruising in with a time of 17:23.7. Freshman Jak Kalmas was fifth in 18:04.9, senior Noah Derrick sixth in 18:06.2, sophomore Yosef Howard eighth in 18:15.1 and Connor Sweet 13th in 19:02.1 were the counters, while the Orioles’ sixth runner, Zachary King finished 14th in 19:02.2.
Additionally, the host Lynx boys added an individual qualifier in freshman Carter Annis grabbed a fourth-place finish in a time of 18:03.7.
On the girls’ side North Linn scored a pair of individuals in third-place finisher Whitney Brady in a time of 20:25.0, while teammate Lucy Haugenbury was fifth in 20:40.8.
In the Class 2A Regional at Monticello, Alburnett’s Josie McGraw punched her ticket to State with a ninth-place finish in a time of 20:16.1
The 1A and 2A State cross-country meet is set for October 30 in Fort Dodge.
