VINTON - Lukas Mees of Marion High School won the Vinton-Shellsburg Invitational cross country race Tuesday in 17 minutes, 37 seconds.

Mees won the race by 16 seconds to help the Indians finish second in the team standings. Vinton-Shellsburg won the team championship with 66 points, nipping Marion by two points.

The Marion girls placed sixth out of 10 teams in their race. Alexis Timp was the Indians' top finisher in 18th.

Boys Standings

1. Vinton-Shellsburg 66, 2. Marion 68, 3. South Tama 71, 4. West Delaware 73, 5. Waterloo Columbus 93, 6. Benton Community 112, 7. Union 213, 8. Independence 225, 9. Belle Plaine 301.

Girls Standings

1. Benton Community 37, 2. West Delaware 78, 3. Union 87, 4. South Tama 11, 5. Vinton-Shellsburg 147, 6. Marion 150, 7. Independence 172, 8. Belle Plaine 200, 9. Waterloo Columbus 214, 10. Waterloo East 302.

Marion Boys Results

1. Lukas Mees 17:37, 10. Cole Kuethe 18:49, 13. Peter Rethwisch 18:57, 14. Isaac Smith 19:06, 30. Jordan Garthwaite 19:59.

Marion Girls Results

18. Alexis Timp 18:44, 24. Ellen Cannon 18:52, 25. Tara Zumwalt 18:55, 39. Grace Ehlinger 19:33, 44. Michaela Jacobs 19:42.