Riverside’s Cody and McCready qualify for state cross country

(Corning) The SW Valley State Qualifying Cross Country Meet on Thursday saw Riverside come away with two entries into next week’s state meet.

Becca Cody and Mason McCready each finished in the top ten to advance to Fort Dodge. Cody was 7th in the girls race in a time of 21:58. McCready was 6th in the boys race with a mark of 17:44.

The boys team qualifiers were champion Central Decatur with 37 points and runner-up St. Albert with 47. St. Albert had the individual champ with Colin Lillie in 16:53, followed by Central Decatur’s William Gillis in 17:17.

Girls team champ St. Albert moves on with a score of 29 points as does runner-up Central Decatur which scored 46. St. Albert had the first three individuals with Reese Duncan, Carly McKeever, and Tyler Tingley.

In Class 1A the top two teams and top ten individuals are state qualifiers.

Full Boys Results: SW Valley Boys

Full Girls Results: SW Valley Girls

Boys Team Scoring

1. Central Decatur 37 (State Qualifier)
2. St. Albert 47 (State Qualifier)
3. Tri-Center 85
4. Riverside 114
5. Heartland Christian 140
6. Lamoni 159
7. East Mills 193
8. Diagonal 212
9. Stanton 215

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Colin Lillie, St. Albert
2. William Gillis, Central Decatur
3. Vincent Carcamo, Central Decatur
4. Nicholas Milner, Heartland Christian
5. Cole Jorgenson, Sidney
6. Mason McCready, Riverside
7. Gunner Smith, Central Decatur
8. Sean McGee, Tri-Center
9. Hadyn Piskorski, St. Albert
10. Tyson McDole, Lamoni

Girls Team Scoring

1. St. Albert 29 (State Qualifier)
2. Central Decatur 46 (State Qualifier)
3. Tri-Center 63
4. Mount Ayr 81
5. SW Valley 132

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Reese Duncan, St. Albert
2. Carly McKeever, St. Albert
3. Tyler Tingley, St. Albert
4. Harrisen Bevan, Central Decatur
5. Quincey Schneckloth, Tri-Center
6. Grace Steinmentz, Heartland Christian
7. Becca Cody, Riverside
8. Brenna Smith, St. Albert
9. Hadley Bell, Central Decatur
10. Aniston Jones, Central Decatur