LOUISBURG — The Iola Mustang cross country team wrapped up its regular season at the Louisburg Invitational Thursday.
Iola’s boys varsity came in sixth place in the 5000-meter run. Blue Valley, Spring Hill and Louisburg took home the top three placements.
“The key to the traditions of our team comes from their bond,” said Iola head coach Brittany Daugharthy. “They put in the effort to support each other. The boys make it worthwhile to race together while doing so with a positive attitude.”
Keegan Hill and Cole Moyer led the Mustang boys varsity team with 24th and 26th place finishes with respective times of 19:30 and 20:02. Brennen Coffield came in 40th with a time of 21:13 while Caden Coltrane took 44th place with a time of 21:40.
“Keegan Hill has made huge strides this season,” Daugharthy said. “He tried a new strategy, and it worked out well today. He is always ready to push himself in practice and meets.”
Kaiden Vega took 44th place with a time of 22:27, followed by Joshua Wanker in 50th place with a finish of 23:16 and Adriel Pina in 51st place with a finish of 23:42.
“This is definitely a fun group to coach,” Daugharthy said. “Some of our new team members were a little nervous about racing in the varsity division, but with the encouragement of their teammates, they went for it. We have seen great progress in times because of that.”
IN THE GIRLS varsity race, Lynsie Fehr came in 19th place with a time of 24:45. Mahailie Genoble came in 27th place with a time of 26:37.
Iola meets in Wellsville next Thursday for the Pioneer League meet.
