HHS girls 3rd, boys 4th in Ballard Invitational
Humboldt sophomore Brett Harklau shown here running for the Wildcat varsity cross country team in a recent meet. Independent photo by Phil Monson.
Humboldt's girls placed third while the Wildcat boys placed fourth among a tough field of competitive schools in the Ballard Huxley Invitational cross country meet on Monday, Sept. 16 at Huxley.
The Humboldt girls, led by runner-up Bryce Gidel (20:11), finished with 119 points to end up behind first-place North Polk (77) and Atlantic (81) in the 11-school Class B field. Kirstyn Beaman was 17th and Shelby Hayden 28th to pace the Humboldt girls.
Humboldt's boys totaled 86 points to finish fourth behind Nodaway Valley (64), North Polk (71) and Madrid (73) in the 12-school field of teams. Quinton Orr was the individual winner in 16:47. Teammate Devon Coon ran ninth in 18:07 while Eric Wittrock ran 13th in 18:36.
Humboldt will run in the Clear Lake Invitational on Thursday, Sept. 19.
Next action will be the Humboldt Invitational on Monday, Sept. 23.
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