Knop and Paulsen lead AHSTW girls to runner-up finish at SW Valley

(Corning) SW Valley’s Cross Country Invitational on Thursday was won by the Martensdale-St. Marys girls and Central Decatur boys. Individual winners were Martensdale-St. Marys freshman Karson Oberender and Central Decatur’s Vincent Carcamo.

The AHSTW girls were led by Rylie Knop’s 4th place run and Ava Paulsen in 6th. The Lady Vikes scored 39 points to finish ten behind Martensdale-St. Marys. Ella Langer, Ellie Peterson, Kenna Paulsen, and Cali Petersen finished back-to-back-to-back-to-back from 13th-16th.

The Viking boys had no team score. Caden Geraghty placed 8th.

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Boys Team Scoring

1. Central Decatur 42
2. Winterset JV 44
3. Martensdale-St. Marys 65
4. West Monona 68
5. SW Valley 172
6. Bedford 174
7. East Mills 180

Girls Team Scoring

1. Martensdale-St. Marys 29
2. AHSTW 39
3. Winterset JV 56
4. Red Oak 105

Boys Top Ten Individuals

1. Vincent Carcamo, Central Decatur
2. Ethan Ester, Winterset JV
3. Tyson McDole, Lamoni
4. Joe Sheetz, Central Decatur
5. Tony Racine, Essex
6. Aden Moore, Martensdlae-St. Marys
7. Jayce Lynn, West Monona
8. Caden Geraghty, AHSTW
9. Cole Disney, West Monona
10. Miles Booton, Winterset JV

Girls Top Ten Individuals

1. Karson Oberender, Martensdale-St. Marys
2. Ellie Baker, Martensdale-St. Marys
3. Maclaine German, Martensdale-St. Marys
4. Rylie Knop, AHSTW
5. Hannah Wilson, Fremont-Mills
6. Ava Paulsen, AHSTW
7. Chloe Broer, West Monona
8. Riley King, Essex
9. Jayleigh Anderson, West Monona
10. Luci Davis, Winterset JV