Justus leads Solon at Williamsburg Invitational

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Jorel Justus finished second to lead the Solon boys cross country team to a third place finish at the Williamsburg Invitational on Tuesday at the Williamsburg Sports Complex.

Justus finished in a time of 18:05 behind only individual champion Ben Lamparek of Williamsburg to help Solon finish with 73 team points.

Tipton won the team title with 29 points whole host Williamsburg was second with 66.

Tanner Larkey finished 16th for Solon in 19:17 while Carl Richey was 17th in 1922.

Team scores – 1. Tipton 29; 2. Williamsburg 66; 3. Solon 73; 4. Belle Plaine 76; 5. English Valleys 132.

Individual results – 1. Ben Lamparek (Will) 17:34; 2. Jorel Justus (Sol) 18:05; 3. Trent Pelzer (Tip) 18:14; 4. Joe Eichhorn (BP) 18:24; 5. Bryce Deerberg (Tip) 18:29; 6. Sam Bierman (Tip) 18:33; 7. Andrew Goemaat (NM) 18:35; 8. Ben Ellis (Tip) 18:36; 9. Corey Wallick (Tip) 18:40; 10. Angelo Santiago (Will) 18:41.

Solon (73) – 2. Jorel Justus 18:05; 16. Tanner Larkey 19:17; 17. Carl Richey 19:22; 20. Luke Yetley 19:35; 22. Logan Yakish 19:44; 23. Christian Haight 19:45; 24. Kenji Fisher 19:47.

Solon Wins Williamsburg Invite

Solon's Sophie Nicol and Erin Kerkhoff

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The Solon girls cross country team had had five runners place in the top 10 on its way to winning the team title at the Williamsburg Invitational on Tuesday at the Williamsburg Sports Complex.

Freshman Ella Duster and Nicole Shafer, sophomore Erin Kerkhoff and junior Sophie Nicol all finished in the top six as Solon finished with 27 points to outdistance host Williamsburg for the team title.

Duster finished third in 21:18 while Nicol was fourth in 21:33 for Solon.

Kerkhoff placed fifth, Shafer was sixth and freshman Aira Foster finished ninth as Solon finished 27 points in front of Williamsburg for the team title.

Cheyenne Shaw of North Mahaska won the individual title in 20:35.

Team scores – 1. Solon 27; 2. Williamsburg 54; 3. Tipton 56; 4. Belle Plaine 113; 5. North Mahaska 121.

Individual results – 1. Cheyenne Shaw (NM) 20:35; 2. Kenzie Mente (Tip) 21:12; 3. Ella Duster (Sol) 21:18; 4. Sophie Nicol (Sol) 21:33; 5. Erin Kerkhoff (Sol) 21:36; 6. Nicole Shafer (Sol) 21:40; 7. Kaitlin Wille (Will) 21:41; 8. Kiaya Walters (Will) 22:02; 9. Aira Foster (Sol) 22:06; 10. Alyssa Elijah (Tip) 22:16.

Solon (27) – 3. Ella Duster 21:18; 4. Sophie Nicol 21:33; 5. Erin Kerkhoff 21:36; 6. Nicole Shafer 21:40; 9. Aira Foster 22:06; 21. Calista Haasl 23:18; 23. Haley Kluesner 23:37.

Solon places 10th at Anamosa Invitational

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The Solon boys cross country team placed 10th at the Anamosa Invitational at Central Park on Saturday with 236 points.

Host Anamosa won the team title with 98 points, eight in front of runner-up Fort Madison.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson was third with 108 points while Tipton was fourth with 111 and Central DeWitt was fifth with 119.

Jorel Justus finished 13th in a time of 18:48 to lead Solon.

Anamosa Invitational
Team scores – 1. Anamosa 98; 2. Fort Madison 106; 3. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 108; 4. Tipton 111; 5. Central DeWitt 119; 6. Monticello 124; 7. Cascade 168; 8. North Linn 199; 9. Springville-Central City 203; 10. Solon 236; 11. Bellevue Marquette 243; 12. Louisa-Muscatine 367.

Individual results – 1. Will Dehaan (CD) 17:35; 2. Tyler Hospodarsky (Mont) 17:51; 3. Marty Knepper (Cas) 18:05; 4. Daniel Miller (Ana) 18:13; 5. Aaron Steffensmeier (FM) 18:13; 6. Noah Sams (Ana) 18:15; 7. Sri Sheshashai (CRJ) 18:18; 8. Seth Boss (NL) 18:24; 9. Robert Larson (CRJ) 18:28; 10. Trent Pelzer (Tip) 18:31.

Solon (236) – 13. Jorel Justus 18:48; 50. Tanner Larkey 20:24; 55. Jake Roskopf 20:40; 56. Kenji Fisher 20:40; 62. Jack Bell 20:57; 64. Logan Yakish 21:04; 66. Ethan Kober 21:07.

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