Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Algona Boys Cross Country 2nd in Eagle Grove

Freshman Ryan McMahon and Sophomore Chad Rutledge once again took 1st and 2nd place as Algona ran to a 2nd place finish in the Class A race at the Eagle Grove invite Tuesday night. McMahon has yet to lose a race finishing 1st for the 6th time in 6 races this season. His time Tuesday was 16:38. Rutledge's time of 16:45 was good enough for 2nd place and 13 seconds better than the 3rd place finisher.

Six of the seven Bulldog runners came in the top 25 finishing the race under 19 minutes. Those results:

Pat Gerhardt 18:31 - 12th Place
Alex Kenne 18:41 - 15th Place
Derek Beaumier 18:48 - 18th Place
Zach Lucas 18:58 - 22nd Place

Johnny Aboud also had a solid showing with a time of 19:48 and a 33rd place finish.

Top 5 overall finishers:
1. Ryan McMahon - Algona, 16:38
2. Chad Rutledge - Algona, 16:45
3. Ryan Edwardson - Spencer, 16:58
4. Aaron Siegrist - Garner-Hayfield, 17:01
5. Taylor Chapman - Spencer, 17:02

Team Standings:
1. Spencer = 43
2. Algona = 48
3. Garner-Hayfield = 71
4. Clear Lake = 113
5. Hampton Dumont = 143
6. Forest City = 169
7. Humboldt = 180
*Emmetsburg and ELC had no team score

The Bulldogs are off until next Tuesday when they run in Fort Dodge at the North Central Conference Meet. Best of luck to the Bulldog runners!!!!

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