Comet boys place 5th out of 14 teams at Algona XC Invitational
Charles City junior Jackson Kowalski, left, and senior Carter Haberkorn compete at last week’s Sam Iverson Cross Country Invitational hosted by Grundy Center. The Comets were top five finishers for their team while helping Charles City place runner-up. On Monday at the Algona Cross Country Invitational, Kowalski recorded a personal-best 5K time of 18 minutes, 3 seconds while helping the Comet boys place fifth.
Press Staff Report
ALGONA — Competing in their second invitational in four days, the Charles City boys cross country team placed fifth amid a 14-team field at Monday’s Algona Invitational at River Road Golf Club.
After helping the Comets place runner-up at last Thursday’s Sam Iverson Invite hosted by Grundy Center, neither of Charles City’s resident three-time state-qualifiers had one of their faster 5K performances at River Road.
Senior Nick Williams placed fourth with a time of 17 minutes, 23 seconds behind Spirit Lake seniors Brandon Hughes and Dietrich Dirks, who finished first and second with respective times of 16:52 and 17:08; and St. Edmond junior Anthony Valles, who placed third (17:17).
Comet senior Xander Graeser, the other three-time state-qualifier, placed 13th with a time of 18:03.
Though Williams and Graeser may have had off day, it wasn’t the same for Charles City junior Jackson Kowalski, who set a personal-record with his 13th-place time of 18:13.
Charles City seniors Carter Haberkorn (50th, 19:34) and Jordin Ritter (61st, 20:07) rounded out the Comets’ team scoring at 149.
Forest City won the meet with 69 team points.
Charles City’s girls competed in the Girls Junior Varsity 5K and placed runner-up to Mason City amid the four-team field.
Sophomore Megan Babcock placed fourth with a time of 26:14.
Rounding out the Comet score were freshman Kinley Roths (10th, 27:08), sophomore Athena Dittmer (11th, 27:18), junior Fiona Pittman (30th, 29:41) and sophomore Paige Pickar (33rd, 30:08).
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