Orr, Wittrock advance to state cross country!
Quinton Orr (left) and Eric Wittrock finished first and fifth, respectively, to advance on to the state cross country meet after competing in a qualifying meet in Spencer on Oct. 21. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
Humboldt High seniors Quinton Orr and Eric Wittrock will be the only participants for the Wildcat cross country team in next week's state championships after earning top 15 finishes in a Class 3A qualifying meet at Spencer on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
Orr finished first to lead the boys with a winning time of 15:27.92 while Wittrock was fifth in 16:34.84. Humboldt's boys missed qualifying as a team after placing fourth with 103 points. The top three teams advance and MOC-Floyd Valley scored 99 points to secure the third and final spot. North Polk (56) and LeMars (82) finished first and second, respectively.
The rest of Humboldt's lineup had Trevor Jacobson 22nd in 17:20, Nolan Jergens 30th in 17:42, Jackson Chambers 45th in 18:12, Aiden Christensen 47th in 18:19 and Carter Hatcher 64th in 18:57. The top 15 individuals advance to state.
Humboldt's girls placed 10th to end their season. Sioux City Heelan (49), Harlan (68) and Spencer (89) took the top three spots to advance to state. Humboldt had 264 points.
Joslyn Orr paced the Humboldt girls by running 34th in 21:36. Allison Hoag was 42nd in 21:56, Kali Beaman 51st in 22:13, Sarah Numedahl 67th in 22:59, Grace Smith 70th in 23:08, Erin Wittrock 71st in 23:19 and Brett Harklau 72nd in 23:21.
The Class 3A state championships will take place at Lakeside Golf Course in Fort Dodge on Friday, Oct. 30, with the girls race at 3:30 and the boys at 4 p.m.
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