Wed - 29 Aug
Written by Metro Sports Report
IOWA CITY - Cedar Rapids Jefferson senior Michelle Zikes ran away with the individual title at the Iowa Mennonite Early Bird cross country meet Tuesday.
Zikes won the race by more than 25 seconds in 16:09.34 for 4 kilometers. Mollie Shepherd, the runnerup from Iowa City High, crossed the finish line in 16:34.97.
Iowa City High won the girls title with 25 points. The J-Hawks finished second in the nine-team meet with 78 points.
The Jefferson boys placed fourth out of 10 teams in their race. Devin Stone led the J-Hawks with a sixth-place showing in 18:03.68 for 5 kilometers.
IMS EARLY BIRD MEET
GIRLS RESULTS
Team Standings
1. Iowa City High 25, 2. Jefferson 78, 3. Lone Tree 103, 4. Wapello 125, 5. Mediapolis 151, 6. Muscatine 153, 7. Iowa Mennonite 233, 8. English Valleys 251, 9. Cardinal of Eldon 263.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Michelle Zikes, Jefferson 16:09.34
2. Mollie Shepherd, IC High 16:34.97
3. Allison Siglin, IC High 16:52.21
4. Savannah Banwart, Mediapolis 16:55.72
5. Sonora Taffa, IC High 17:02.51
6. Ella Feldman, Lone Tree 17:07.74
7. Morgan Sammons, IC High 17:14.21
8. Fanta Traore, IC High 17:16.26
9. Terra Perez, IC High 17:22.38
10. Sydney, Wapello 17:27.11
Jefferson Results
1. Michelle Zikes 16:09.34, 15. Meredith Koenigsfeld 17:56.06, 16. Sarah Hanna 18:02.73, 19. Megan Ely 18:18.02, 27. Cara Voll 19:00.13, 39. Sarah Fehlberg 20:19.36, 40. Bethany Polansky 20:23.88.
BOYS RESULTS
Team Standings
1. Muscatine 32, 2. Iowa City High 71, 3. Mediapolis 104, 4. Jefferson 120, 5. Highland 136, 6. Wapello 142, 7. Iowa Mennonite 177, 8. Winfield-Mt. Union 224, 9. Lynville-Sully 245, 10. Lone Tree 288.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Bennett Luedtke, Muscatine 17:05.19
2. Dillon Tummerman, Mediapolis 17:35.58
3. Ben, Wapello 17:47.46
4. Noah Salmonson, Muscatine 17:52.14
5. Jason McVay, Alburnett 17:57.20
6. Devin Stone, Jefferson 18:03.68
7. Kevin Hughes, Muscatine 18:05.32
8. Will Seydel, IC High 18:08.05
9. Seth Burton, Muscatine 18:12.87
10. Matt Eden, Highland 18:15.75
Jefferson
6. Devin Stone 18:03.68, 17. Jason Chung 18:38.84, 29. Ky Kramer 19:41.20, 30. Lucas Vanous 19:50.51, 38. Matt Swenson 20:14.93, 39. Trey Hitchings 20:22.43, 43. Max Guyer 20;47.87.