Published: October 13, 2008 10:17 am      

Clinton boys run to 18th place, girls 19th at Sterling

STERLING, Ill. — Coach Wes Golden came away satisfied after his Clinton boys placed 18th and his girls team was 19th on Saturday at the Sterling Invitational cross country meet.

“This was the largest and fastest meet that we have ever participated in,” he said. “With over 30 teams, that included many of the best teams from Illinois and Iowa, it was a talent-rich field. We fared about as good as we could, considering the teams participating.”

Hattie Buikema had the best day for the Clinton varsity. She placed 56th in 20 minutes, 16 seconds. Teammate Grace Shemwell was just 12 seconds behind her in 64th place.

James Smith led the boys with a 76th-place finish in 16:56.

“I was proud of all the runners keeping their composure and giving it their best in very fast races,” Golden said. “This was a great prep race for the MAC meet that will be at the Ericksen Center this coming Thursday.”



STERLING INVITATIONAL

Boys

No team scoring or individual leaders reported.

CLINTON — 76. James Smith 16:56; 92. Blake Tinderholt 17:20; 104. Ethan Holmes 17:36; 106. Devan Sattler 17:40; 108. RG Genko 17:41; 113. Evan Tuisl 17:48; 146. Sean Determan 18:43.

Clinton freshmen-sophomores — 45. Andrew Tuisl 18:12; 71. Jesse Schneeberger 18:47; 85. Andrew Howes 19:28; 109. Matthew Boyd 19:51; 138. Jared Cannon 21:19; 156. Tyler Hemingway 26:36.

Clinton junior varsity — 110. Trent Weaver 19:25; 150. Anthony Olalde 21:43.



Girls

No team scoring or individual leaders reported

CLINTON — 56. Hattie Buikema 20:16; 64. Grace Shemwell 20:28; 125. Megie Buikema 22:01; 131. Mareike Kirchemberger 22:16; 132. Julia Vodislav 22:20.

Clinton freshmen-sophomores — 60. Sarah Marston 23:58; 86. Tiera Johnson 28:31.

Clinton junior varsity — 132. Kaelee Bousman 25:31; 134. Sara Prins 25:33.