Wildcats run at Eagle Grove, NCC, state qualifying meets coming up

Humboldt tuned up for the final stretch of the season by competing in the Eagle Grove Dick Bell Invitational Cross Country meet on Tuesday (Oct. 7). The Wildcat girls placed second in the large school field with 62 team points. 3A power Gilbert won the meet with 21 while Spencer was third at 93. Maddie Kampen placed fifth overall in 16:15 to pace the Humboldt girls. Kate Curran was eighth in 16:34.Humboldt's boys finished with 119 team points for fifth. Gilbert, Algona, Clear Lake and Garner-Hayfield/Ventura finished ahead of the Wildcats, who were led by Ivan Rasmussen's 16th place finish in 17:52. Jon Schaffer was 18th in 18:05. Humboldt will run next in the North Central Conference meet on Oct. 14th in Humboldt at Joe Sheldon Park.Humboldt will host the North Central Conference meet at Sheldon Park on Tuesday, Oct. 14. Action begins at 4 p.m. with the middle school races. Humboldt will then focus on the state qualifying meet to be held on Thursday, Oct. 23 at Perry.See complete story and results in the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe for full access to the Independent print and electronic editions.