Newton Wins Boys LIC C.C. Meet, Girls Fourth

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Published on October 12 2022 6:52 am
Last Updated on October 12 2022 6:52 am
Written by Millie Lange

Newton High School claimed the championship of the Little Illini Conference Boys Cross Country Meet Tuesday while the girls squad finished fourth.

The Eagles won with 23 points followed by Robinson 55 and Marshall 57. Other teams competing but not having enough runners for a team score were Olney, Paris, Casey-Westfield, Mount Carmel and Lawrenceville.

Olney's Holden Hough won the meet with a time of 16:22.9.

Scoring for Newton were Clay Bergbower in second with a time of 16:31.2, Nick Shamhart fifth at 16:55.3, Owen Mahaffey in sixth at 17:07.8, Luis Zavala eighth in 17:16.1 and Ben Street eighth in 17:19.3

The top 10 runners earn Little Illini All-Conference honors.

In the girls meet, Marshall was the winner with 46 points followed by Robinson 50, Olney 63, Newton 63 and Paris 129. Casey-Westfield had runners but not enough for a team score.

Winning was Olney's Tatum David with a time of 17:23.0.

Scoring for Newton were Layna Marshall fourth in 19:35.6, Alexis Hetzer 10th in 20:50.6, Shay Bennett 14th in 21:27.7, Natalie Kistner 15th in 21:39.9 and Ella Radke 26th in 22:51.8.

Little Illini Conference

Boys Meet

Newton -- 2. Clay Bergbower, 16:31.2; 5. Nick Shamhart, 16:55.3; 6. Owen Mahaffey, 17:07.8; 7. Luis Zavala, 17:16.1; 8. Ben Street, 17:19.3; 11. Brock Probst, 17:33.7; 14. Hayden Borgic, 18:12.9; 16. Isaac Street, 18:28.9; 18. Jackson Sornberger, 18:34.3

Girls Meet

Newton -- 4. Layna Marshall, 19:35.6; 10. Alexis Hetzer, 20:50.6; 14. Shay Bennett, 21:27.7; 15. Natalie Kistner, 21:39.9; 26. Ella Radke, 22:51.8; 30. Lily Yager, 23:56.9; 39. Taylor Slough, 26:25.4