Marion Boys Cross Country

Lukas Mees 1st team all-Metro

Linn-Mar sophomore Josh Evans, who finished second in last weekend's Class 4A state cross country meet, is the Metro Male Athlete of the Year.

Evans beat all Iowa competitors he ran against until the state meet, where he ran the fifth fastest time in state meet history.

All seven members of the all-Metro team are unanimous selections. The Metro cross country coaches voted on the team.

Linn-Mar, Prairie and Washington has two members apiece and Marion's Lukas Mees fills out the team.

Prairie senior Jacob Aune finished fourth at the state Class 4A meet. Hawks sophomore Mitch Pritts also was on the first team.

Other members of the first team are Linn-Mar junior Chase Grabau, Washington senior Robert Hogg and Washington junior Etienne Nzoyisaba.

Coach of the Year is Will Harte and his Washington staff. The Warriors finished fourth at the state meet.

ALL-METRO BOYS CROSS COUNTRY
* - Unanimous selections

First Team
*Josh Evans (Linn-Mar), soph.
*Chase Grabau (Linn-Mar), jr.
*Lukas Mees (Marion), sr.
*Mitch Pritts (Prairie), soph.
*Jacob Aune (Prairie), sr.
*Robert Hogg (Washington), sr.
*Etienne Nzoyisaba (Washington), jr.

Second Team
Ben Schueler (Xavier), sr.
Isaiah Vlasek (Prairie), soph.
Ryan Walker (Kennedy), fr.
Trevor Oates (Kennedy), sr.
Laurent Hakizimana (Washington), sr.
Joe Berry (Washington), jr.
Tanner Rathje (Linn-Mar), soph.
Daniel Murphy (Linn-Mar), fr.

Honorable Mention
Kennedy - Austin Trotter, Matt Stevens
Prairie - Zach Waite, Christian Counts-Choplick, Jared Heitz
Jefferson - Taylor Mueller, Eric Jones
Xavier - Grant Hunt, Daniel Pape
Washington - Jon Rockwell, Trevor Luebe
Linn-Mar - Bryce Poellet, Keegan Cook
Marion - Cole Kuethe, Greg Sam

Runner of the Year - Josh Evans (Linn-Mar)

Coach of the Year - Will Harte and the Washington staff

Lukas Mees takes 7th at Class 3A race

FORT DODGE - Marion High School senior Lukas Mees finished seventh in the Class 3A state cross country meet Saturday at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

Mees ran the 5-kilometer course in 15 minutes, 53 seconds. Marion placed eighth out of 15 teams in the standings with 221 points.

Zach Buchheit won the individual race in 15:10 and led Pella to the team championship with 85 points. Decorah finished second (100 points) and Dubuque Wahlert was third (112).

Cole Kuethe finished 45th for Marion, followed closely by Greg Sam in 46th place and Peter Rethwisch in 47th. Isaac Smith placed 77th to finish the team scoring for the Indians.

Mees finished seventh overall, but was credited with sixth place in the team standings because an individual runner from Waverly-Shell Rock finished ahead of him. Waverly-Shell Rock did not compete in the team race.

Team Standings

1. Pella 85, 2. Decorah 100, 3. Dubuque Wahlert 112, 4. Mount Vernon/Lisbon 113, 5. Boone 123, 6. Sioux City Heelan 139, 7. Grinnell 201, 8. Marion 221, 9. Ballard 243, 10. Fort Madison 253, 11. Glenwood 283, 12. Knoxville 285, 13. Charles City 286, 14. MOC-Floyd Valley 287, 15. Webster City 297.

Top 10 Individuals

1. Zach Buchheit, Pella                15:10
2. Conner Smock, Mt. Vernon      15:33
3. Nathan Carr, Grinnell               15:34
4. Chandler Austin, Boone           15:34
5. Patrick Larson, Decorah           15:35
6. Daniel Huff, Waverly-SR           15:37
7. Lukas Mees, Marion                15:53
8. Brien Nugent, Wahlert           15:54
9. Buddy Franson, Wahlert         15:59
10. Mark Abrams, Glenwood       16:00

Marion: 6. Lukas Mees 15:53, 45. Cole Kuethe 17:00, 46. Greg Sam 17:00, 47. Peter Rethwisch 17:02, 77. Isaac Smith 17:38, 81. Colton Forster 17:44.

Marion, Schueler headed to state X-C meet

ANAMOSA - Lukas Mees and the Marion Indians are headed to the Class 3A state cross country meet in Fort Dodge on Oct. 29.

So is Ben Schueler of Xavier High School.

Mees finished third in the individual standings to help Marion place third in the team standings at the district meet at Jones County Park in Anamosa Thursday afternoon.

Schueler finished fifth in the individual standings to qualify for state as a senior.

Conner Smock won the race in 16 minutes, 39 seconds to help Mount Vernon/Lisbon win the team championship. Fort Madison placed second with 62 points and Marion was third with 66.

The top-3 teams and top-10 individuals qualified for the state meet.

Mees finished third in 17 minutes, 4 seconds for Marion. Cole Kuethe placed 10th for the Indians, Greg Sam 13th, Peter Rethwisch 15th and Isaac Smith 25th.

Xavier finished fourth in the team standings with 123 points.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Mount Vernon/Lisbon 42, 2. Fort Madison 62, 3. Marion 66, 4. Xavier 123, 5. Solon 124, 6. DeWitt Central 154, 7. Davenport Assumption 177, 8. Maquoketa 235, 9. Clear Creek Amana 258, 10. Anamosa 272, 11. Mount Pleasant 293, 12. Washington (Iowa) 343, 13. Keokuk 361.

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS

1. Conner Smock, Mount Vernon        16:39
2. Isaac Steffensmeier, Ft Madison   16:58
3. Lukas Mees, Marion                17:04
4. Dain Gerber, Anamosa              17:23
5. Ben Schueler, Xavier              17:31
6. Jordan Murray, DeWitt Central     17:33
7. James Wenzel, Mount Vernon        17:33
8. Garrett Ruth, Mount Vernon        17:49
9. Alex Dean, Fort Madison           17:50
10. Cole Kuethe, Marion              17:50

MARION - 3. Lukas Mees 17:04, 10. Cole Kuethe 17:50, 13. Greg Sam 18:00, 15. Peter Rethwisch 18:10, 25. Isaac Smith 18:33, 41. Colton Forster 19:06, 53. Jordan Garthwaite 19:33.

XAVIER - 5. Ben Schueler 17:31, 20. Grant Hunt 18:24, 24. Jacob Schmitt 18:32, 35. Daniel Pape 18:51, 39. Connor Marks 19:00, 44. Luke Koechner 19:14, 54. Evan Gradoville 19:36.

Mees and Marion boys 2nd at Wamac meet

MOUNT VERNON - Marion senior Lukas Mees finished second and led the Indians to a second-place finish Thursday in the Wamac Conference boys cross country meet.

Mees ran the 5k course in 16 minutes, 55 seconds. He was 18 seconds behind first-place finisher Conner Smock of Mount Vernon-Lisbon.

Mount Vernon-Lisbon had three finishers in the top 10 and finished with 52 points. Marion had three in the top 18 and had 82 points.

Marion senior Greg Sam was 11th, and juniors Cole Kuethe, Peter Rethwisch and Issac Smith finished 18th, 22nd and 29th, respectively.

WAMAC MEET
At Mount Vernon

Teams
1. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 52, 2. Marion 82, 3. Solon 126, 4. Western Dubuque 129, 5. Vinton-Shellsburg 132, 6. DeWitt Central 159, 7. West Delaware 168, 8. Center Point-Urbana 201, 9. Waterloo Columbus 229, 10. Benton 296, 11. Williamsburg 296, 12. Clear Creek Amana 341, 13. Dyersville Beckman 344, 14. Maquoketa 357, 15. Anamosa 365, 16. Independence 395

Individuals
1. Conner Smock (MV-L)             16:37
2. Lukas Mees (Marion)               16:55
3. Dain Gerber (Anamosa)            17:17
4. Josh Yeager (CPU)                  17:22
5. Wyatt Lyons (V-S)                  17:23
6. Jordan Murray (DeWitt)           17:26
7. James Wenzel (MV-L)             17:29
8. Cameron James (W.Dub.)       17:31
9. Stephen Heffernen (W.Del.)   17:34
10. Garrett Ruth (MV-L)             17:35

MARION
2. Lukas Mees             16:55
11. Greg Sam               17:37
18. Cole Kuethe           17:56
22. Peter Rethwisch     18:01
29. Isaac Smith            18:13
51. Colton Forster        18:40
71. Jordan Garthwaite  19:08