Kennedy Girls Cross Country

Wampole paces Cougars to title at Prairie

Kennedy senior Katie Wampole stands 5-foot, 3 1/2 inches tall (don't forget that half-inch) and weighs 105 pounds.

She used every half-inch and every pound to help the Cougars take first place in the Black Division at the Prairie Invitational cross country meet Saturday morning.

Wampole finished in third place in the individual standings as Kennedy nudged Iowa City West, 52-53, for the championship.

The Black Division consisted of six teams from the Mississippi Valley Conference along with Southeast Polk and Davenport West, so it was a significant victory for the Cougars.

"We've really improved," said Wampole, who finished behind Allison Gregg and Brianna King of Cedar Falls in 14:58.

"I'm feeling pretty tired, but it was only two seconds off my personal best ever, so I'm pretty happy," she said. "I've been working hard all summer."

Wampole said she ran 405 miles during the summer, making her a member of the "400 Mile Club" at Kennedy.

Allison Culver finished seventh for Kennedy, followed by Jenna Averhoff (10th), Lauren Meyer (11th) and Carolyn Stone (21st). Wampole was the only senior among the top-5 finishers for the Cougars, joining two juniors and two sophomores.

Shannon Gorman placed fifth for Washington. Amber Decker and Maddie Saville placed eighth and ninth for Linn-Mar, which was missing some of its top runners.

Marinna Schroud of Xavier finished seventh in the Orange Division and Sam Livinigston of Marion was 10th.

PRAIRIE INVITATIONAL 4K

BLACK DIVISION RESULTS

Team Standings
1. Kennedy 52, 2. Iowa City West 53, 3. Cedar Falls 65, 4. Linn-Mar 71, 5. Washington 161, 6. Prairie 164, 7. Southeast Polk 180, 8. Davenport West 224.

Top 10 Individuals
1. Allison Gregg, Cedar Falls       14:32
2. Brianna King, Cedar Falls        14:48
3. Katie Wampole, Kennedy           14:58
4. Ashlynn Yokom, IC West           15:06
5. Shannon Gorman, Washington       15:11
6. Molly Leveille, IC West          15:16
7. Allison Culver, Kennedy          15:20
8. Amber Decker, Linn-Mar           15:22
9. Maddie Saville, Linn-Mar         15:24
10. Jenna Averhoff, Kennedy         15:30

Kennedy
3. Katie Wampole 14:58, 7. Allison Culver 15:20, 10. Jenna Averhoff 15:30, 11. Lauren Meyer 15:40, 21. Carolyn Stone 16:31, 24. Alexis Bernstein 16:49, 31. Tara Mittelberg 17:09.

Linn-Mar
8. Amber Decker 15:22, 9. Maddie Saville 15:24, 14. Caitlin Novak 15:56, 17. Morgan Garcia 16:19, 23. Sydney Johnston 16:48, 26. Haley Berry 16:59, 29. Olivia Miller 17:05.

Washington
5. Shannon Gorman 15:11, 34. Madison Stuckenschneider 17:17, 39. MJ Kamin 17:53, 40. Sarah Witt 17:57, 43, Morgan Stuckenschneider 18:06, 48. Megan Kelly 18:23, 52. Brett Visser 18:50.

Prairie
18. Beth Heims 16:21, 32. Madeline Rainey 17:10, 35. Katie Costigan 17:23, 37. Hope Steimel 17:36, 42. Holly Wisnousky 18:05, 47. Sarah Meyers 18:19, 50. Katie Ockenfels 18:34.

ORANGE DIVISION RESULTS

Team Standings
1. Solon 36, 2. Fort Madison 68, 3. Mount Vernon/Lisbon 89, 4. Xavier 97, 5. Pella 98, 6. Marion 128, 7. West Delaware 216, 8. Maquoketa 221

Top 10 Individuals
1. Lauren Benzing, Solon               15:08
2. Alex Smith, Solon                   16:02
3. Sarah Steffensmeier, Fort Madison   16:07
4. Alyssa Stickfort, Fort Madison      16:29
5. Gabi Meirick, Pella                 16:32
6. Kendra Schmidt, Mount Vernon        16:32
7. Marinna Schroud, Xavier             16:46
8. Mallory Carr, Solon                 16:52
9. Tayvia Hansen, Solon                16:55
10. Sam Livingston, Marion             17:01

Xavier
7. Marinna Schroud 16:46, 15. Sarah Chicchelly 17:11, 20. Allison Pitz 17:20, 27. Madeline Bailey 17:41, 28. Lauren Smith 17:42, 30. Eileen Fagan 17:51, 34. Cassie Busch 18:09.

Marion
10. Sam Livingston 17:01, 14. Madison Bach 17:11, 25. Ellen Cannon 17:37, 36. Tara Zumwalt 18:29, 43. Abby Kolarik 19:18, 47. Grace Ehlinger 20:01, 51. Morgan Kolarik 21:15.

Averhoff 1st team all-Metro

Linn-Mar senior Carolyn Newhouse, who helped lead the Lions to a second-place finish at last weekend's Class 4A state cross country meet, is the Metro Female Runner of the Year.

All five Linn-Mar runners that scored at the state meet were named to the first team and all seven members of the first team were unanimous selections. The team was chosen by a vote of Metro cross country coaches.

Joining Newhouse on the first team from Linn-Mar are senior Brooklynn Kascel, sophomores Morgan Uridil and Rachel Perry, and freshman Maddie Saville.

The other members of the first team are Kennedy sophomore Alyssa Averhoff and Washington sophomore Shannon Gorman.

Linn-Mar also had a runner on the second team - sophomore Caitlin Novak - and Kennedy had five runners on the second team. The Lions and Cougars were the only Metro teams to qualify for the state meet.

Linn-Mar Coach Todd Goodell and his staff are the Metro coaching staff of the year.

ALL-METRO GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY
* - Unanimous selections

First Team
*Carolyn Newhouse (Linn-Mar), sr.
*Brooklynn Kascel (Linn-Mar), sr.
*Morgan Uridil (Linn-Mar), soph.
*Rachel Perry (Linn-Mar), soph.
*Maddie Saville (Linn-Mar), fr.
*Alyssa Averhoff (Kennedy), soph.
*Shannon Gorman (Washington), soph.

Second Team
Caitlin Novak (Linn-Mar), soph.
Jessica Rodman (Kennedy), jr.
Lauren Meyer (Kennedy), fr.
Katie Wampole (Kennedy), jr.
Allison Culver (Kennedy), soph.
Tara Mittelberg (Kennedy), jr.
Breanna Gaster (Prairie), sr.

Honorable Mention
Jefferson - Rachel Sedlacek, Michelle Zikes
Kennedy - Carolyn Stone, Megan Terukina
Prairie - Beth Heims, Maddie Rainey
Washington - Madison Stuckenschneider, Katie Karamitros
Linn-Mar - Olivia Miller, Sydney Johnston
Xavier - Allison Pitz, Marinna Schroud
Marion - Alexis Timp, Ellen Cannon

Runner of the Year - Carolyn Newhouse (Linn-Mar)

Coach of the Year - Todd Goodell and the Linn-Mar staff

Cougars finish 12th at state X-C meet

FORT DODGE - Imagine running more than three miles with sore knees and a stabbing pain in your foot.

Imagine competing against the elite distance runners in the state, trying to help your team win the championship.

Now you know how Linn-Mar senior Carolyn Newhouse felt Saturday at the Class 4A state cross country meet.

Despite her painful ailments, Newhouse finished 13th in the state meet to help the Lions capture the runnerup trophy at the Lakeside Municipal Golf Course.

"Oh, gosh," Newhouse said. "It was a fight."

Dowling Catholic won the Class 4A title with 63 points. Linn-Mar finished second with 91 markers, four points ahead of Pleasant Valley.

Newhouse has been battling plantar fasciitis in her left arch, which may have contributed to soreness in both knees. Her courageous performance helped Linn-Mar have a good day.

"The girls all ran good races, a lot of P.R.'s (personal records), a great day of racing," Coach Todd Goodell said. "We feel good about what we did."

Sophomore Rachel Perry led Linn-Mar in 11th place, the first time she's led the Lions in a race all season. She's not quite sure how she did it, but was happy she did.

"It went so fast I honestly can't remember," she said. "It was a hard race."

Morgan Uridil finished 18th for the Lions, Brooklynn Kascel placed 21st and Maddie Saville ran 28th. Caitlin Novak and Olivia Miller also competed for Linn-Mar, and they all kissed the second-place trophy before heading home.

The Lions would like to come back and win the top prize some day.

"We're liking the look of things coming up," Goodell remarked. "We lose a couple of really good seniors (Newhouse and Kascel), but we've got some really nice runners coming up out of our middle school so we hope to be strong for a while."

Cedar Rapids Kennedy finished 12th in the 15-team field with 239 points. Alyssa Averhoff led the Cougars in 15th place in 14:34.

Shannon Gorman of Cedar Rapids Washington placed 22nd in 14:40.

Grace Gibbons of Dowling Catholic won the race in 14 minutes.

Team Standings

1. Dowling Catholic 63, 2. Linn-Mar 91, 3. Pleasant Valley 95, 4. West Des Moines Valley 165, 5. Cedar Falls 175, 6. Waukee 181, 7. Johnston 186, 8. Iowa City High 191, 9. Des Moines Roosevelt 218, 10. Bettendorf 223, 11. Iowa City West 228, 12. Kennedy 239, 13. Ames 340, 14. Ankeny 354, 15. Dubuque Senior 381.

Top 10 Individuals

1. Grace Gibbons, Dowling                14:00
2. Mahnee Watts, Bettendorf           14:06
3. Allison Gregg, Cedar Falls              14:10
4. Kate Kaster, Clinton                    14:18
5. Anna Peer, Bettendorf                14:20
6. Emma Huston, Roosevelt             14:20
7. Karissa Schweizer, Dowling           14:21
8. Lydia Saggau, WDM Valley           14:23
9. Brianna King, Cedar Falls               14:23
10. Maddie Reynolds, Pleasant Valley  14:27

Linn-Mar -- 11. Rachel Perry 14:29, 13. Carolyn Newhouse 14:31, 18. Morgan Uridil 14:37, 21. Brooklynn Kascel 14:43, 28. Maddie Saville 14:48, 61. Caitlin Novak 15:14, 88. Olivia Miller 15:54.

Kennedy -- 15. Alyssa Averhoff 14:34, 36. Katie Wampole 14:56, 39. Jessica Rodman 14:57, 69. Allison Culver 15:20, 80. Lauren Meyer 15:42, 86. Megan Terukina 15:51, 87. Tara Mittelberg 15:52.

Kennedy girls, Gorman make state X-C meet

CEDAR FALLS - The Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls cross country team had a good day at Birdsall Park in Cedar Falls Thursday afternoon.

So did Shannon Gorman from Cedar Rapids Washington.

Kennedy finished a strong second at the Class 4A regional meet behind Cedar Falls and qualified for the state cross country meet in Fort Dodge on Oct. 29.

Gorman placed fourth in the individual standings and also qualified for the state meet.

The Cougars placed five runners in the top-15 and finished with 39 points, just nine markers behind Cedar Falls.

Alyssa Averhoff led Kennedy in third place in 15 minutes, 42 seconds. Jessica Rodman placed fifth, Katie Wampole sixth, Lauren Meyer 10th and Allison Culver 15th.

Allison Gregg and Brianna King of Cedar Falls finished 1-2 for the Tigers. Averhoff was third and Gorman fourth in 15:46. Gregg won the race in 15 minutes, 13 seconds.

Washington placed fourth in the team standings. Xavier finished sixth and Jefferson was ninth in the 10-team meet.

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

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Cedar Falls 30, 2. Kennedy 39, 3. Dubuque Senior 80, 4. Washington 85, 5. Dubuque Hempstead 134, 6. Xavier 175, 7. Waterloo West 224, 8. Mason City 233, 9. Jefferson 238, 10. Waterloo East 311.

TOP 10 INDIVIDUALS

1. Allison Gregg, Cedar Falls     15:13
2. Brianna King, Cedar Falls      15:28
3. Alyssa Averhoff, Kennedy       15:42
4. Shannon Gorman, Washington     15:46
5. Jessica Rodman, Kennedy        15:46
6. Katie Wampole, Kennedy         15:52
7. Cassy Herkelman, Cedar Falls   16:08
8. Jane Bradley, Dubuque Sr.      16:10
9. Kate Halloran, Cedar Falls     16:13
10. Lauren Meyer, Kennedy         16:13

KENNEDY - 3. Alyssa Averhoff 15:42, 5. Jessica Rodman 15:46, 6. Katie Wampole 15:52, 10. Lauren Meyer 16:13, 15. Allison Culver 16:30, 21. Tara Mittelberg 16:46, 29. Megan Terukina 17:16.

WASHINGTON - 4. Shannon Gorman 15:46, 16. Madison Stuckenschneider 16:31, 18. Katie Karamitros 16:38, 22. Morgan Stuckenschneider 16:47, 25. Colby Bjornsen 16:51, 39. Joslyn Ross 17:36, 42. Anna Kline 17:40.

XAVIER - 28. Marinna Schroud 17:07, 31. Ann Glavan 17:19, 34. Lauren French 17:23, 37. Allison Pitz 17:30, 45. Rachel Sigmon 17:50, 46. Sarah Chicchelly 17:52, 52. Lauren Smith 18:06.

JEFFERSON - 27. Rachel Sedlacek 16:54, 36. Michelle Zikes 17:25, 56. Bethany Polansky 18:50, 59. Carson Burgart 19:03, 60. Rachel Broghammer 19:18, 62. Jennifer McDowell 19:31.