Tigers compete at Norfolk Catholic invitational
NORFOLK — Cool, cloudy, and damp would best describe the conditions at the 37th Norfolk Catholic cross country invitational. Twenty teams took part in the event hosted at Skyview Lake in Norfolk.
The Tiger boys’ team finished in eighth place, just five points behind seventh place Wayne High School. The boys’ junior varsity team finished in fourth place in that division. None of the Osmond boys or girls placed in the top 15 to receive a medal.
Johnson Chishiba was the top Osmond runner as he completed the course in 18:34.47 for 20th place. Graysen Schultze was close behind in 22nd place in a time of 18:46.29.
“Both Johnson’s and Graysen’s times were nearly the same as last year when they both medaled, but this year people ran faster,” noted Coach Joe Ortmeier.
Karter Johnson finished in 47th place in 20:17.16 and Kaden Polt was 58th in a time of 21:02.95, followed by Robert Aschoff in 62nd place in 21:12.24 and Bodie True, 75th place in a time of 21:43.01. Some 103 runners raced in the boys varsity division.
For the fourth place Tiger JV team, Hunter Beacom was the top placer, coming in 11th place, miss ing a medal by one spot. His time was 22:18.71.
Hudson Schultze was right behind Hunter in 12th place in a time of 22:26.21. James Doyle was 17th in a time of 23:05.22 and Connor von Rentzell was 41st in a time of 26:17.60. Fifty-one runners competed in this division.
Riley Wagner was the top placer for the Tiger girls. She placed 33rd in a time of 25:03.92. Hayle Krienert was 55th and Jozie Kumm 56th in times of 28:51.22 and 29:29.59, respectively.
Keli Aschoff finished in 18th place in the junior high division of 75 seventh and eighth graders. Her time was 8:35.47. For the boys, Noah Geneski placed 19th and Andrew Bucklew, 21st, in times of 7:56.64 and 8:00.84, respectively. Cody Gansebom finished 46th in the 70-runner field in a time of 9:25.14.
“This was a really tough field and I thought we ran pretty well,” noted Coach Ortmeier.
Team Scores:
Boys’ Varsity
First — 38 Pierce
Second — 40 Norfolk Catholic
Third — 100 O’Neill
Fourth — 120 Bloomfield/Wausa
Fifth — 128 BRLD
Sixth — 130 Boone Central/ Newman Grove
Seventh — 131 Wayne
Eighth — 136 Osmond
Ninth — 155 Plainview
10th — 156 Hartington-Newcastle
11th — 167 Wisner-Pilger
12th — 191 Elkhorn Valley
13th — 192 Humphrey St. Francis
14th — 199 Battle Creek
15th — 224 Crofton
16th — 243 Madison
Boys’ JV
First — 10 Norfolk Catholic
Second — 34 Wayne
Third — 49 O’Neill
Fourth — 60 Osmond
Fifth — 62 Boone Central/Newman Grove
Sixth — 103 Wisner-Pilger
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