Kimball/White Lake’s Darron Moeller, Irene-Wakonda's Ava George claim titles at Cougar Invitational
Kimball/White Lake's Darron Moeller won Thursday's Cougar Invitational cross-country meet in Burke. (Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
BURKE — Kimball/White Lake’s Darron Moeller and Irene-Wakonda's Ava George claimed individual titles at Thursday’s Cougar Invitational/Great Plains Conference cross-country meet.
Moeller covered the 5,000-meter distance at the Burke Golf Club in 17 minutes and :19.3 seconds, followed by Freeman’s Lane McCune (17:44.5). Avon’s Rance Kuhlman (17:57.5), Freeman’s Luke Miller (18:04.2) and Freeman’s Collin Randall (18:07.7) rounded out the top-five runners.
George won the girls race in 19:56.2, followed by Bon Homme’s Claire Guthmiller (20:31.1). Scotland’s Elle Hlavac (20:34.6), Irene-Wakonda's Lucy Hansen (20:39.5) and Tripp-Delmont/Armour’s Jordan Chessmore (20:49.5) rounded out the top-five finishers.
Freeman won the boys team title with 11 points, followed by Kimball/White Lake (28) and Avon (30). Irene-Wakonda won the girls team title with 13 points, followed by Kimball/White Lake (18) and Burke (35).
Boys team scores: 1. Freeman, 11; 2. Kimball/White Lake, 28; 3. Avon, 30; 4. Winner, 40; 5. Irene-Wakonda, 46; 6. Lyman, 46; 7. Bon Homme, 59; 8. Scotland, 74; 9. Gregory, 75; 10. Centerville, 92.
Top-15 individual boys results: 1. Darron Moeller, Kimball/White Lake, 17:19.3; 2. Lane McCune, Freeman, 17:44.5; 3. Rance Kuhlman, Avon, 17:57.5; 4. Luke Miller, Freeman, 18:04.2; 5. Collin Randall, Freeman, 18:07.7; 6. Weston Foster, Winner, 18:16.6; 7. Alex Ekstrum, Kimball/White Lake, 18:17.5; 8. Cale Cooper, Avon, 18:26.5; 9. Isaac Haich, Irene-Wakonda, 18:30.3; 10. Andrew Bitterman, Tripp-Delmont/Armour, 18:37.4; 11. Carter Peppel, Winner, 18:48.0; 12. Jude Miller, Lyman, 18:57.4; 13. CJ Bjorum, Scotland, 18:58.5; 14. George Timanus, Gregory, 18:58.7; 15. Kamrin Liewer, Burke, 19:00.2.
Girls team scores: 1. Irene-Wakonda, 13; 2. Kimball/White Lake, 18; 3. Burke, 35; 4. Freeman, 39; 5. Bon Homme, 48; 6. Scotland, 56; 7. Centerville, 58.
Top-15 individual girls results: 1. Ava George, Irene-Wakonda, 19:56.2; 2. Claire Guthmiller, Bon Homme, 20:31.1; 3. Elle Hlavac, Scotland, 20:34.6; 4. Lucy Hansen, Irene-Wakonda, 20:39.5; 5. Jordan Chessmore, Tripp-Delmont/Armour, 20:49.5; 6. April Skluzak, Kimball/White Lake, 20:54.2; 7. Lyndsey Chessmore, Tripp-Delmont/Armour, 21:00.2; 8. Lily Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 21:02.4; 9. Alli McCord, Kimball/White Lake, 21:04.9; 10. Rose Libby, Irene-Wakonda, 21:08.3; 11. Alexis Kehn, Burke, 21:11.4; 12. Serenity Davis, Kimball/White Lake, 21:35.8; 13. Annie Ludwig, Stuart, Neb., 21:48.5; 14. Clara Steffen, Burke, 21:53.2; 15. Finley McCune, Freeman, 21:58.7.