Bryce Gidel's record time leads Humboldt girls at Webster City
Humboldt High junior Denny Pederson is shown here nearing the finish in the Iowa Falls-Alden Invitational on Aug. 25. Pederson helped the Wildcats to a third-place finish at Webster City on Aug. 30. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
Freshman sensation Bryce Gidel led all female runners with a record time of 19:40 to carry the Humboldt High cross country team to the team title of the Webster City Lynx Invitational on Tuesday (Aug. 30). Teammate Gabby Kent was runner-up and Avery Terwilliger 10th in 22:53. Kate Curran was 15th and Madeleine Ruzicka 17th. Humboldt outscored runner-up Fort Dodge St. Edmond by 30 points (42-72).
In the boys' division, Humboldt finished third with 87 points. South Hamilton (49) and Fort Dodge (86) finished 1-2. Joe Kunert paced the Wildcats by running eighth overall in 17:49. Teammate Ryan Courtney was 11th, Denny Pederson 19th, Isaac Thurm 24th and Calvin Carlson 25th.
See full story with results and photos in the Sept. 8 issue of the Humboldt Independent Newspaper. Subscribe today for print/digital access to the Independent by selecting the link on this page to get started!
