Webster City Middle School Cross Country Invitational

WEBSTER CITY LYNX MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

IOWA ASSOCIATION OF TRACK COACHES STATEWIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL MEET

Saturday, October 16, 2004

7^th Grade Girls

W.T.-12:55

7^thGrade 4A/3A Girls Team Scores

Mikaela Pruismann

2^nd-13:16

Waukon

Mandy Finucan

31^st-15:13

Webster City

Lacy Hadaway

34^th-15:19

Cedar Rapids Prairie

Kristin Hedeen

35^th-15:20

Pleasant Valley

Iowa City S.E. Junior High

Williamsburg

Iowa City N.W. Junior High

7^th Grade Boys

W.T.-11:37

Josh Graves

58^th-15:25

Connor Fisher

76^th-18:34

Dylan Ryder

77^th-18:45

8^th Grade Boys

W.T.-11:09

8^th Grade 4A/3A Boys Team Scores

Ben Lambert

6^th-11:39

Waverly-Shell Rock

Josh Elliot

31^st-12:49

Iowa City S.E. Junior High

Eric Sletten

57^th-13:47

Ankeny

John Hill

58^th-13:48

Iowa City N.W. Junior High

Zach Johnson

74^th-14:16

Webster City

Grant Ryherd

107^th-16:38

Pleasant Valley

Waukon

104

Muscatine

120

8^th Grade Girls

W.T.-12:18

Megan Wood

77^th-15:26

Stephanie Carlson

83^rd-15:37

Paige Bonjour

DNF (sprained ankle)

COACH BUSSAN’S COMMENTS: This is the first time we have ever taken a middle school team to the coach’s sponsored state meet. We faced some of the very best programs from across the state of Iowa. The format of the meet had four separate races, one for boys and one for girls at the 7^th and then the 8^th grade levels. Classes 1A-4A ran together and then were separated on paper afterwards into large schools-4A/3A and small schools-2A/1A for team scoring purposes. Individual places were awarded on the combined race. Each race had well over 100 runners. Four runners were required at each grade level in order to have a team score. We ran scoring teams in the 7^th grade girls and 8^th grade boys races.

Our 7^th grade girls competed exceptionally well placing runner-up to Waukon. Mikaela Pruismann was outstanding as she battled an Iowa City Southeast athlete throughout the race finishing state runner-up. Our other athletes ran very well as a pack and finished in the top third of the race enabling our team to defeat several of the very best programs in the state. This group, combined with our talented 8^th grade individuals should make a very strong team in the future. Our 8^th grade girls performances were affected by an injury sustained by leader Paige Bonjour early in the race. When she went down with a sprained ankle, both of our other girls slowed down to check on her and then were affected by their concern for her throughout the remainder of the race. This group is very talented and has an opportunity to have an impact at the high school level next season.

Our 8^th grade boys team also performed very well, finishing 5^th and defeating some outstanding programs in the process. Ben Lambert ran aggressively near the front of the race and fared well finishing 6^th against a strong field. Josh Elliot also had an excellent race in finishing in the top ¼ of the race. Eric Sletten and John Hill paired up and worked together to finish in the top ½. Zach Johnson had a solid performance to finish 74^th. Grant Ryherd suffered a severe side stitch, but held on to finish in 107^th. The seventh grade boys gave a solid effort. In particular Josh Graves ran well finishing in the top ½ of the race. Dylan Ryder and Connor Fisher raced well together.

WEBSTER CITY LYNX MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS

NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE MEET – HAMPTON-DUMONT – October 12, 2004

GIRLS

W.T.-12:41

BOYS

W.T.-11:23

Mikaela Pruismann

2^nd-13:15

Ben Lambert

1^st-11:23

Ashley Mallinger 9^th-14:15

Josh Elliot

8^th-12:53

Paige Bonjour

10^th-14:17

Grant Rhyerd

-15:53

Mandy Finucan

15^th-15:00

Colin Weaver

-18:28

Megan Wood

17^th-15:09

Connor Fisher

-18:46

Stephanie Carlson

18^th-15:12

Dylan Ryder

-19:51

Lendie Follett

19^th-15:14

*Places not recorded by our managers.

Lacey Hadaway

20^th-15:21

They will be posted when official results arrive.

Erin Hunt

21^st-15:20

Bailey Anderson

22^nd-15:23

MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS ALL CONFERENCE

Mikayla Rhoades

23^rd-15:24

Ben Lambert

Kristin Hedeen

26^th-15:42

Josh Elliot

Hailey Johnson

27^th-15:58

Kathleen Moriarty

33^rd-16:43

MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS ALL CONFERENCE

Claire Tompkins

34^th-16:48

Mikaela Pruismann

Charissa Garrels

41^st-17:41

Ashley Mallinger

Nicole Claude

42^nd-17:43

Paige Bonjour

Amanda Hicok

44^th-17:53

Kylee Harrill

48^th-19:02

Claire Corrow

49^th-19:03

Hannah Larson

55^th-20:56

Jenny Sogard

58^th-24:18

Miranda Clabaugh

59^th-24:19

COACH BUSSANS COMMENTS: Many of our athletes competed very well against a strong middle school field. Ben Lambert had an outstanding race and continues to prove that he is among the best middle school runners in the state. Josh Elliot had a solid race to earn all conference honors in his first season. The remainder of the boys performed well. Our girls ran strong with 3 all conference performers. In particular, Mikaela Pruismann ran very well in finishing runner-up to an Iowa Falls athlete. Our top 12 all had performances equal to or better than some of the middle school performances our current high school varsity runners posted when they competed at that age. We have a potential to continue a strong tradition of cross country if we are willing to train like champions and stay together as a team.

We have 16 middle school runners who have chosen to compete in the Iowa Association of Track Coaches State Wide Middle School Meet this coming Saturday. It will be exciting to have the opportunity to compete with athletes from across the state. The race will be held on Saydel’s cross country course. Races begin at 12:30.

Webster City Middle School Cross Country Invitational

October 4th, 2004

Brewer Creek Park, Webster City

(1 and ¾ mile course)

Girls 7& 8^th Grade Combined Race

First Name

Last Name

School

Place

Time

Mikaela

Pruismann

Webster City