EUREKA — Buoyed by three top-25 finishers in the varsity boys 5k, Humboldt High took home third place at the Oct. 8 Eureka Invitational Cross Country Meet.
Humboldt was paced by Tanner Orth, who crossed the finish line in 17th, just a shade in front of teammate Ronny Jarred in 18th. Both were credited with a time of 19 minutes, 55 seconds. Ethan Bartlett finished 25th overall at 20:46.
The Cub runners finished with 123 points, one place behind Yates Center with 122 points. Burlington won the team competition with 87 points.
On the girls’ side, Kolbyn Allen, at 22:38, and Christian Sallee, 22:49, finished 28th and 29th, respectively. The girls ran a 4k. Humboldt did not have enough runners to qualify for a team score.
Humboldt’s younger runners made their mark as well, including Padyne Durand, who won the girls junior varsity. Her winning time in the 4k was unavailable. She was followed by Morgan Lea in 12th, Morgan Wilson in 16th and Hailey Dixon in 18th.
The junior varsity boys were spearheaded by Miah Scheimann, who nabbed the fourth-place medal in 21:58.
Wyatt Seufert and Josh Vannatta both had strong showings in the eighth-grade boys 2-mile race. Seufert finished fourth in 13 minutes, while Vanatta was eighth at 13:39.
Humboldt’s cross country runners will be in Burlington Thursday for the Tri-Valley League meet.
Eureka Invitational results:
Varsity boys (5k)
17. Tanner Orth, 19:55
18. Ronny Jarred, 19:55
25. Ethan Bartlett, 20:46
31. Dillon Aikins, 21:16
32. Joe Kline, 21:21
45. Jules Jones, 22:56
