PELLA — The seasons of Clarke and Interstate 35 cross country came to an end last Thursday in Pella, Clarke in the strong 3A field, and I-35 in a good 2A field.
Senior Kylie Shields finished as Clarke’s top runners on the boys or girls side with a finish of 56th in 24:22.5. Fellow senior Chelsea Selsor ran her last race, finishing 75th in 26:16.2.
Pella, Dallas Center-Grimes and North Polk qualified as teams on the girls side.
Clarke boys finished 13th.
The Indians’ three seniors, Timber Kent, Parker Hardy and Humberto Arellano took spots 79-81 in that order, with times of 21:15.2, 21:24.0 and 21:31.0.
Dallas Center-Grimes won the boys portion, while Clear Creek Amana and Nevada qualified for state.
Clarke girls individual finishers: 56. Kyle Shields, 24:22.5; 65. Katie Donaldson, 25:40.9; 75. Chelsea Selsor, 26:16.2; 78. Rebecca Van Buren, 26:41.2 79. Tori Olson, 26:44.0;
Clarke boys individual finishers: 79. Timber Kent, 21:15.2; 80. Parker Hardy, 21.:24; 81. Humberto Arellano, 21:31; 88. Matt Stickels, 23:17.0; 89. Wyatt Hewlett, 23:22.6; 90. Eisen Barr, 24:17.1; 91. Cole Pontier, 26:19.7
Interstate 35’s season came to a close in the 2A meet, with the Roadrunner boys earning 13th.
Mid-Prairie, Des Moines Christian and Williamsburg earned the 2A boys state bids.
Wyatt Fitzgerald owned the top boys finish for the Roadrunners, placing 27th in a time of 18:50.4.
Lone Roadrunner senior boy Zach Goering finished 52nd in 19:49.5.
Despite not having enough runners to place as a team, Lizzy Parrish worked in the top half of the field, finishing in 39th in 24:12.7.
I-35 boys individual seniors: 27. Wyatt Fitzgerald, 18:50.4; 52. Zach Goering, 19:49.5; 68. Evan Woosley 20:27.7; 91. Seth Dickinson, 22:20.6; 95. Cody Parrish, 23:57.6; 96. Logan Peterson, 24:02.5; 100. Ryan Truman, 25:49.3.
I-35 girls individual finishers: 39. Lizzy Parrish, 24:12.7; 47. Briley Alberts, 24:58.4;
