NEW HAVEN, Mo. - The Helias boys and girls cross country teams swept the titles Saturday in the New Haven Invitational at New Haven City Park.
The Lady Crusaders won with the perfect score of 15 points, claiming the top six spots in the girls race. Abby Hake won in a time of 20:02.63, followed by Emma Veltrop (20:22.36), Morgan Yanksey (20:36.76), Alicia Engelbrecht (20:44.26) and Ashley Eskens (20:51.58) to round out the top five.
Claire McDonald finished sixth, while Lani Andrews (13th), Elly Bowles (14th) and Danielle Kroll (17th) also finished in the top 20 out of 86 runners.
A pair of Blair Oaks and Calvary Lutheran runners rounded out the top 10 in the girls race. For Blair Oaks, Emily Yaeger finished seventh and Grace Scott placed ninth, while Sarah Johnson and Emma Homfeldt took eighth and 10th place, respectively, for Calvary Lutheran.
Blair Oaks placed third in the team standings with 134 points, followed by Calvary with 134 points. New Haven finished second with 84.
Linn took eighth as a team with 195 points. Lindsey Lebel led the Lady Wildcats with a 23rd-place finish. Chamois' Katie Keilholz placed 19th.
The Helias boys claimed the team title with 43 points, aided by a 1-2 finish in the individual standings. Jack Crull won for the Crusaders in a time of 16:23.25, followed by Jenson Starr in second at 16:44.50.
Nathan Wieberg and Brian Kirchhoff placed 10th and 11th, respectively, to medal for the Crusaders.
Linn's Cole Stephens took third in 17:23.01, lead the Wildcats to a fourth-place finish in the team standings with 103 points.
Blair Oaks finished fifth with 128 points. Cole Brenneke led the Falcons with a ninth-place finish in 17:58.26, while Adam McCauley took 13th.
New Bloomfield's Payton Culwell placed 14th out of 66 runners, while the Wildcats took eighth place with 137 points.
Linn's Logan Klouzek finished 15th to claim the last medal spot.
Helias also won the JV boys team title with 15 points, taking the top four spots.
Riley Scott won with a time of 18:36.29, followed by Peyton Wright, Daniel Dusenberg and Austin Sooter. Grayson Knernschield rounded out the team score with a sixth-place finish and Gabe Borgmeyer placed seventh for the Crusaders.
Zach Hagner took ninth out of 76 runners to lead Blair Oaks in the JV race.
Linn finished third in the team standings with 87, led by Tommy Blackburn, who took 18th place.
There was no JV girls race Saturday.
BOYS
Team Scores
1. Helias 43; 2. Borgia 73; 3. New Haven 78; 4. Linn 103; 5. Blair Oaks 128.
6. Hermann 130; 7. New Bloomfield 137; 8. St. Dominic 216.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Jack Crull, Helias, 16:23.25; 2. Jenson Starr, Helias, 16:44.50; 3. Cole Stephens, Linn, 17:23.01; 4. Grant Straatmann, Borgia, 17:34.80; 5. Joseph Rethemeyer, New Haven, 17:36.46.
6. Drew Snider, Borgia, 17:39.94; 7. Tim Madden, New Haven, 17:42.15; 8. Ben Juengling, Borgia, 17:54.70; 9. Cole Brenneke, Blair Oaks, 17:58.26; 10. Nathan Wieberg, Helias, 17:58.83.
Other Helias Individuals
11. Brian Kirchhoff, 18:01.18; 20. Colby Kroll, 18:51.42; 21. Jack Hentges, 18:52.13; 23. Blake Bauer, 19:03.50.
Other Linn Individuals
15. Logan Klouzek, 18:18.98; 22. Parker Patterson, 18:56.82; 25. Ryan Platt, 19:12.51; 47. Joe Ramsey, 20:43.46; 49. Chance Pinkerton, 20:55.11; 52. Lukas Oidtman, 21:05.42.
Other Blair Oaks Individuals
13. Adam McCauley, 18:11.64; 27. Eric Northweather, 19:17.80; 45. Josh Malone, 20:24.97; 50. Isaac Prenger, 20:56.11.
New Bloomfield Individuals
14. Payton Culwell, 18:18.43; 18. Caleb Distler, 18:42.45; 24. Kyle Emerson, 19:12.21; 41. Chris Stone, 20:08.57; 59. Jacob Eickhorst, 22:07.62.
Lighthouse Prep Individuals
29. Seth Crawford, 19:22.69; 54. Eden Muenks, 21:32.21; 55. Sam Gilbert, 21:44.18; 64. Carson Case, 23:56.01.
Calvary Lutheran Individuals
30. Grant Going, 19:22.99; 31. Cole Going, 19:27.10.
GIRLS
Team Scores
1. Helias 15; 2. New Haven 84; 3. Blair Oaks 124; 4. Calvary Lutheran 134; 5. (tie) Borgia and St. Dominic 138.
7. Union 162; 8. Linn 195; 9. Hermann 220; 10. Montgomery County 245.
Top 10 Individuals
1. Abby Hake, Helias, 20:02.63; 2. Emma Veltrop, Helias, 20:22.36; 3. Morgan Yanskey, Helias, 20:36.76; 4. Alicia Engelbrecht, Helias, 20:44.26; 5. Ashley Eskens, Helias, 20:51.58.
6. Claire McDonald, Helias, 21:31.20; 7. Emily Yaeger, Blair Oaks, 21:37.24; 8. Sarah Johnson, Calvary Lutheran, 21:40.52; 9. Grace Scott, Blair Oaks, 21:43.38; 10. Emma Homfeldt, Calvary Lutheran, 21:52.41.
Other Helias Individuals
13. Lani Andrew, 22:03.37; 14. Elly Bowles, 22:04.14; 17. Danielle Kroll, 22:35.50; 22. Taylor Koelling, 22:56.71; 39. Katherine McDonald, 24:13.05; 41. Kelsi Lennon, 24:23.03; 45. Catherine Roehl, 24:50.43; 48. Amy Cook, 24:56.30; 54. Madalynn Berkey, 25:57.44; 64. Reagan Taggart, 27:28.66; 65. Katerina Careaga, 28:02.37; 80. Marcy Wicks, 31:21.66.
Other Blair Oaks Individuals
26. Katie Schoeneberg, 23:16.64; 30. Chloe Cox, 23:31.96; 82. Zoe Baker, 32:50.56.
Other Calvary Lutheran Individuals
28. Allison Procter, 23:29.20; 57. Madeline Wilson, 26:12.59; 62. Baileigh Morris, 26:46.47; 70. Rebecca Schatte, 29:05.90; 76. Abigail Lieb, 29:58.82; 85. Bailey Barg, 34:01.43.
Linn Individuals
23. Lindsey Lebel, 22:57.49; 42. Audrey Froning, 24:36.28; 43. Emma Lee, 24:40.15; 63. Sydney Strope, 27:21.64; 77. Jaycie Lucero, 29:59.86; 81. Haily Strope, 31:47.59; 86. Lisa Kruger, 40:37.40.
Chamois Individuals
19. Katie Keilholz, 22:45.04; 49. Chloe Rhoden, 25:11.68; 53. Makenna Wuelling, 25:55.77.
New Bloomfield Individual
36. Kylie Quinn, 24:01.35.
Lighthouse Prep Individuals
67. Sophie Haight, 28:28.31; 69. Grace Ewing, 28:45.11.