INDEPENDENCE - The Marion Indians placed six runners in the top-12 Saturday and ran away with the team championship at the Independence Invitational cross country meet.

Peter Rethwisch finished second to lead the Indians. Cole Kuethe was sixth, Colton Forster seventh, Isaac Smith 10th, Hunter Reifschneider 11th and Jacob Manderscheid 12th in a dominating performance by Marion.

Alex Bernt of Waterloo Columbus won the 5-kilometer race in 17:14, beating Rethwisch by nine seconds.

Freshman Madison Bach finished in fourth place for the Marion girls to help the Indians finish fourth in the team standings. Bach ran the 4-kilometer race in 16:26. Nicole Miller of North Linn was the winner in 15:53.

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GIRLS RESULTS
4K

Team Standings
1. North Linn 59, 2. Central 62, 3. Starmont 96, 4. Marion 106, 5. South Winn 121, 6. West Delaware 151, 7. Ed-Co 194, 8. Valley 207, 9. Independence 214, 10. Beckman 276, 11. Waterloo Columbus 293, 12. East Buchanan 374, 13. Maquoketa Valley 375

Top 10 Individuals
1. Nicole Miller, North Linn        15:53
2. Haley Schroeder, Central         15:56
3. Kari Fitzpatrick, Ed-Co          16:01
4. Madison Bach, Marion             16:26
5. Kendra Nolan, Starmont           16:34
6. Emily Asche, Central             16:42
7. Shae McEnany, Independence       16:49
8. Jessica Lechtenberg, South Winn  16:54
9. Sarah McMurtry, Starmont         17:02
10. Hanna Adams, North Linn         17:08

Marion Results
4. Madison Bach 16:26, 13. Sam Livingston 17:18, 20. Ellen Cannon 17:31, 28. Michaela Jacobs 17:59, 41. Tara Zumwalt 18:20, 42. Abby Kolarik 18:24, 46. Grace Ehlinger 18:34

BOYS RESULTS
5K

Team Standings
1. Marion 36, 2. Waterloo Columbus 67, 3. South Winn 89, 4. Central 94, 5. West Delaware 132, 6. Beckman 151, 7. Ed-Co 189, 8. Independence 192, 9. East Buchanan 255, 10. Maquoketa Valley 293

Top 10 Individuals
1. Alex Bernt, Columbus          17:14
2. Peter Rethwisch, Marion       17:23
3. Collin McFadden, Columbus     17:27
4. Nick Sailer, West Delaware    17:36
5. Jason Bergan, Central         17:38
6. Cole Kuethe, Marion           17:51
7. Colton Forster, Marion        17:59
8. John Morkel, Independence     18:00
9. Nathan Meyer, South Winn      18:01
10. Isaac Smith, Marion          18:05

Marion Results
2. Peter Rethwisch 17:23, 6. Kole Kuethe 17:51, 7. Colton Forster 17:59, 10. Isaac Smith 18:05, 11. Hunter Reifschneider 18:06, 12. Jacob Manderscheid 18:12, 18. Justini Arebaugh 18:45