Nodaway Valley boys second and girls fourth at Pride of Iowa Conference Meet

(Leon) Doug Berg took runner-up honors in the boys race to lead Nodaway Valley at the Pride of Iowa Conference Cross Country Meet hosted Tuesday by Central Decatur.

The Wolverines posted a team total of 64 points. Berg’s time was 16:46. He was ten seconds behind champion William Gillis, of Central Decatur. Nodaway Valley also had Malachi Broers run 11th, Jaxon Christensen 18th, Gavin Shoemaker 19th, Jevin Christensen 22nd, Ben Piearson 23rd, and Tyler Cooper 24th.

The first runner in for the Nodaway Valley girls was runner-up Jazz Christensen. The freshman was :21 back of Martesdale-St. Marys freshman Ellie Baker. The Wolverines posted a team total of 82 points which landed them in fourth. Annika Nelson and Lily Day finished back-to-back at 13th and 14th. Erin Ford ran 22nd and Hope Kading came in 34th.

Central Decatur won the girls team title with 52 points.

Complete Results: POI Meet

Boys Team Scoring

1. Central Decatur 33
2. Nodaway Valley 64
3. Wayne 77
4. SE Warren 96
5. Martensdale-St. Marys 112
6. SW Valley 163

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. William Gillis, Central Decatur
2. Doug Berg, Nodaway Valley
3. RC Hicks, Wayne
4. Ronan Jiminez, SE Warren
5. Levi Moss, Wayne
6. Vincent Carcamo, Central Decatur
7. Gunner Smith, Central Decatur
8. Tate Swartz, Central Decatur
9. Rylan Jimenez, SE Warren
10. Jacob Driskill, East Union

Girls Team Scoring

1. Central Decatur 52
2. Martensdale-St. Marys 67
3. Mount Ayr 81
4. Nodaway Valley 82
5. Wayne 93
6. East Union 142
7. SW Valley 149

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Ellie Baker, Martensdale-St. Marys
2. Jazz Christensen, Nodaway Valley
3. Ava Goben, Wayne
4. Karly Elwood, Mount Ayr
5. Hadley Bell, Central Decatur
6. Jilian Valencia, East Union
7. Harrisen Bevan, Central Decatur
8. Aniston Jones, Central Decatur
9. Hagan Arnold, Wayne
10. Josephine Wearmount, Martensdale-St. Marys