(Ames) — Atlantic senior Katrina Williams reached her season-long goal on Wednesday, qualifying for the State Cross Country Meet in Fort Dodge. Williams earned her spot with a 16th-place overall finish and a personal-best time of 19:52.11.
Joining her at State will be Atlantic sophomore Mason Betts, who in his first year running cross country, secured an 11th-place finish with a personal-best time of 16:19.88.
(Video interviews with Williams, Betts, and Head Coach Dan Vargason are posted below.)
Atlantic’s Team Results
The Atlantic girls placed sixth out of 12 teams, scoring 160 points. Williams led the team with a 15th-place team finish (16th overall).
Other finishers included:
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Kaitlyn Hickman – 26th (20:27.10)
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Gabrielle Engler – 29th (20:49.86)
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Bella Brock – 45th (22:04.51)
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Ximena Mendez-Cordero – 49th (22:20.74)
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Leighton Wailes – 56th (22:48.27)
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Claire Comer – 63rd (23:16.64)
The Atlantic boys finished ninth out of 13 teams with 236 points.
In addition to Betts’ standout run, other finishers were:
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Thomas Engler – 54th (18:34.27)
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Anthony Akers – 55th (18:36.17)
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Preston Williams – 56th (18:36.75)
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Kouper Kinney – 60th (18:43.18)
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Caleb Andersen – 71st (19:14.27)
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Nolyn Kinney – 77th (19:36.58)
Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason comments following the meet.
Katrina Williams comments following her race.
Mason Betts comments following his state qualifying run
