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Freeman’s Lane McCune, Irene-Wakonda’s Ava George win titles at Cornbelt Conference meet
Freeman's Lane McCune competes at the McCook Central/Montrose Invitational on Sept. 2 in Salem.
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Freeman’s Lane McCune, Irene-Wakonda’s Ava George win titles at Cornbelt Conference meet

Sep 24, 2025
  

By 605 Sports Staff

FREEMAN — Freeman’s Lane McCune and Irene-Wakonda’s Ava George claimed individual titles at Wednesday’s Cornbelt Conference cross-country meet. 

McCune covered the 5,000-meter distance at Freeman High School in 18 minutes and :20.63 seconds, followed by Irene-Wakonda’s Isaac Haich (18:42.22). Freeman’s Collin Randall (18:52.93), Canistota’s Caleb Schroeder (19:06.41) and Freeman’s Luke Miller (19:18.97) rounded out the top-five boys runners.

George won the girls race in 21:09.78, followed by Menno’s Zoe Schaeffer (22:54.34) and Canistota’s Gabbie Eichmann (23:01.50). Hanson’s Lacey Easton (23:37.75) and Freeman’s Olivia Schultz (23:41.83) rounded out the top-five girls runners.

The Freeman boys and girls teams swept the team titles. The Freeman boys finished with eight points, followed by Irene-Wakonda (20) and McCrossan (23). The Freeman girls scored 18 points, followed by Canistota, Menno and Irene-Wakonda all with 20 points. 


Boys team scores: 1. Freeman, 8; 2. Irene-Wakonda, 20; 3. McCrossan, 23; 4. Viborg-Hurley, 40; 5. Hanson, 48.

Top-15 boys results: 1. Lane McCune, Freeman, 18:20.63; 2. Isaac Haich, Irene-Wakonda, 18:42.22; 3. Collin Randall, Freeman, 18:52.93; 4. Caleb Schroeder, Canistota, 19:06.41; 5. Luke Miller, Freeman, 19:18.97; 6. Byron Condon, McCrossan, 19:24.71; 7. Josh Oleson, Freeman, 19:26.48; 8. Jeferson Montepeque, Irene-Wakonda, 19:29.36; 9. JaDon Packard-Antelope, McCrossan, 19:44.26; 10. Caden Schwader, Howard, 20:02.31; 11. Ben Ferdig, Viborg-Hurley, 20:30.38; 12. Willow Fischer, McCrossan, 21:04.71; 13. Jordan Stockland, Irene-Wakonda, 21:10.84; 14. Wyatt Slack, Viborg-Hurley, 21:11.17; 15. Hunter Woods, Irene-Wakona, 21:12.77.

Girls team scores: 1. Freeman, 18; 2. Canistota, 20; 3. Menno, 20; 4. Irene-Wakonda, 20.

Top-15 girls results: 1. Ava George, Irene-Wakonda, 21:09.78; 2. Zoe Schaeffer, Menno, 22:54.34; 3. Gabbie Eichmann, Canistota, 23:01.50; 4. Lacey Easton, Hanson, 23:37.75; 5. Olivia Schultz, Freeman, 23:41.83; 6. Alexa Nanninga, Freeman, 23:50.52; 7. Paige Mentele, Howard, 24:07.07; 8. Savanah Wielenga, Menno, 24:12.06; 9. Allison Leber, Canistota, 24:19.45; 10. Taya Wettlaufer, Howard, 24:28.94; 11. Tenly Slaba, Hanson, 24:38.46; 12. Rebecca Haich, Irene-Wakonda, 24:50.56; 13. Hannah Rigo, Freeman, 24:57.77; 14. Aliza Addy, Canistota, 25:06.84; 15. Estie Kuchta, Irene-Wakonda, 25:36.84.