Lancer boys 2nd at O-G CC meet

Lincolnview cross country news

OTTAWA — The Lincolnview Lancer cross country teams traveled to the Ottawa-Glandorf invitational on Saturday. The boys’ team placed second with 85 points, just five points behind Pettisville.

The Lancers were led by a fourth place finish by Bayley Tow, who ran the course in a time of 16:45. He was followed by teammates Ben Bilimek 11th (17:33), Alex Rodriguez 12th (17:35), Travis Lippi 26th (18:07), Trevor Neate 32nd (18:24), Colton Snyder 37th (18:31), and Tracey West 43rd (18:38).

“This was our best team race of the season; we had great conditions and a fast course and the boys took advantage of that,” said Lincolnview Coach Matt Langdon. “We finally got some movement from our 4-7 guys and they ran much closer to where they are capable of racing.

“We have some work ahead of us, but we are at a good place right now going into the second half of the season,” he added. “I challenged some of the boys this week and it was good to see them respond.”

The girls’ team placed 13th overall and was led by a strong race by Anna Gorman, who placed 16th in a career best time of 21:17.  Other scorers were Abbie Enyart 73rd (23:50), Claira Rhoades 104th (25:54), Mikinzie Dull 105th (25:56), and Ryanne Ducheney 128th (27:18).

“The girls all ran personal bests today; I like how they are really buying into cross country and steadily improving,” Coach Langdon said. “Anna had a nice race for us today and is starting to see her full potential as a cross country runner.

“Today was definitely something that we can build on as we move into the second half of the season,” he added.