South Hamilton runs at Perry
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PERRY – Jesus Garcia and Hayden Hill secured Top-10 finishes at Monday’s Heart of Iowa Conference cross country meet for South Hamilton.
The Hawks placed fifth overall in the boys race, which was won by Nevada.
Garcia was fourth overall, clocking a time of 17:09. Hill, meanwhile, placed sixth in 17:38. Trevor Nusbaum of Nevada won the title in 16:40.
Jackson Olmstead finished 26th, Jacob Lutjen was 33rd and John Sandgren 60th for the other counting runners for South Hamilton.
"I'm so proud of our Hawks," said South Hamilton boys coach Robyn Reisetter. "We had nearly everyone run their best time/best of the season, which is right where we want to be as we start looking into the postseason.
"These kids work so hard, and it's so wonderful seeing all their hard work pay off."
The girls placed eighth overall, as West Marshall was first with race winner Dalaney Eldridge earning gold in 20:05.
Jillian Bentley led the Hawks, as she was 20th in 24:00. Cici Herrick placed 59th, Rosemary Chamness was 71st, Lexi Mathes 72nd and Laurel Johnson 78th.
"Everyone competed well and even if a runner didn’t have a PR or SB the runners were very competitive and close to a PR or SB," said South Hamilton girls coach Emily Bochmann. "These times reflect all the hard work the runners have put in over the season and are perfect for going into the pos season."
South Hamilton will now prepare to host a Class 1A state qualifying meet on Thursday,