Wildcat boys win team title at Clear Lake
Humboldt senior Eric Wittrock shown here running in a meet at Webster City in early September. Independent photo.
Led by the 1-2 finish of Quinton Orr and Eric Wittrock, the Humboldt boys' cross country team won the team title in the Clear Lake Invitational cross country meet on Sept. 17. The Wildcats totaled 34 points to run away from runner-up Clear Lake, which had 85. Orr's winning time was 15:52 while Wittrock ran 16:50. Trevor Jacobson was sixth and Nolan Jergens 10th.
Quinton Orr's school record leads Wildcat boys at Ballard
Led by Quinton Orr's first-place school record time of 15:42, the Humboldt boys cross country team finished fifth in the Class A large school field of teams in the Ballard Huxley Invitational on Monday, Sept. 14 in Huxley.
Eric Wittrock ran seventh in 17:23 and Trevor Jacobson was 19th in 18:19. Nolan Jergens was 28th in 18:41 and Andrew Theesfeld ran 43rd in 19:21. Aiden Christensen clocked 20:03 to place 57th and Cale Hundertmark was 60th in 20:16.
Dallas Center-Grimes (45), North Polk (60), Carlisle (80) and Adel ADM (82) finished ahead of Humboldt (98).
The Wildcats return to action on Thursday, Sept. 17, in the Clear Lake Invitational.
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