The Mustang boys got revenge, the Mustang girls got into pack running, and Mount Vernon-Lisbon swept the team titles at the Class 3A state qualifier Wednesday, Oct. 18, at the Solon Recreation and Nature Area.
“I’m very proud of the kids and how they performed today,” MVL Coach Kory Swart said. “They really came through for us.”
The girls won with 53 points, ahead of state-qualifiers Solon (65) and Marion (94). The Mustangs ran in a pack, with the top four runners finishing in the Top 11.
Kiersten Swart was fifth, in 19:43.4, followed by Evelyn Moeller (seventh), Emrie Johnson (ninth) and Eastin Whisner (11th). Abbie Moss completed the scoring in 22nd.
“We decided to try something different,” Kiersten Swart said of the pack attack. “Normally we don’t do that, but it ended up working well.
“It is easier because we have each other to motivate each other during the race.”
The top four all finished under 20 minutes.
“That was exceptional,” Coach Swart said. “And Abby being close behind kind of sealed the deal for us.
“And it bodes well for us at the state meet when you have a pack like that, that tight and that fast. We could do some damage at the state meet if we put it together.”
The Class 3A races are at 2 p.m. (girls) and 2:45 p.m. (boys) on Saturday, Oct. 28, at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.
Both Mustang teams will be contending for the title. Junior Grady Olberding will be chasing down an individual title, as well.
On Wednesday, Olberding finished second, 10 seconds back of Quentin Nauman of West Delaware.
“Nauman is a special talent, and he has a great finish,” Coach Swart said. “It’ll be a different race at the state meet. They’ll be pushing the tempo, and that’s to Grady’s favor.”
Dawson Scheil finished fourth in 16:26.1 and Seamus O’Connor was 13th in 16:56.3.
Wesley Salder (18th) and Klayten Perreault (20th) rounded out the scoring.
“I think Klayten went insane and Seamus went sub-17 for the first time,” Scheil said.
The Mustangs were highly motivated Wednesday after losing to Solon at the Wamac Invitational the week before, when Perreault was out sick.
“I think the whole team was mad at how Solon beat us and how we didn’t have Klayten,” Scheil said. “They were talking a lot of crap.
“The energy from that loss going into this was definitely a lot. We wanted to beat Solon, we wanted to get first here.”
And Perreault wasn’t at 100 percent, according to his coach.
“With Klayten back in the lineup, you see what a different it makes,” Swart said. “For state, the boys could do something special.”
Swart is hoping it can be a big day. The Mount Vernon-Lisbon girls last won a title in 2008, the boys in 2016.
“I don’t know that we’ve had our best meet, yet,” Swart said. “If we piece it together at the state meet, the sky is the limit.”
Class 3A State Qualifier
Girls 5K
Team scores – 1. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 53; 2. Solon 65; 3. Marion 94; 4. Center Point-Urbana 118; 5. Western Dubuque 137; 6. Dubuque Wahlert 147; 7. Davenport Assumption 179; 8. Cedar Rapids Xavier 195; 9. Benton Community 229; 10. Grinnell 263; 11. Central DeWitt 280.
Top 15 – 1. Addison Dabroski (Marion) 19:18.8; 2. Lucy Murphy (DW) 19:23.0; 3. Grace Estling (CPU) 19:30.4; 4. Sydney Dee (Solon) 19:32.9; 5. Kiersten Swart (MVL) 19:43.4; 6. Emma Wilkerson (CPU) 19:44.0; 7. Evelyn Moeller (MVL) 19:52.1; 8. Mia Deegan (CRX) 19:52.6; 9. Emrie Johnson (MVL) 19:55.0; 10. Anna Quillin (Solon) 19:57.0; 11. Eastin Whisner (MVL) 19:58.4; 12. Jaida Lyons (BC) 19:58.9; 13. Falyn Svalstad (Solon) 20:07.0; 14. Izzy Hardin (Maquoketa) 20:12.1; 15. Lorilei Smith (WD) 20:21.5.
MVL – 5. Swart; 7. Moeller; 9. Johnson; 11. Whisner; 22. Abbie Moss 20:45.9; 31. Cora Smith 21:22.0; 40. Rose Pisarik 21:50.9.
Boys 5K
Team scores – 1. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 57; 2. Solon 70; 3. Central DeWitt 81; 4. Grinnell 116; 5. Marion 125; 6. Center Point-Urbana 151; 7. Western Dubuque 190; 8. Dubuque Wahlert 242; 9. Cedar Rapids Xavier 243; 10. Benton Community 259; 11. Davenport Assumption 277; 12. Maquoketa 311; 13. Independence 355.
Top 15 – 1. Quentin Nauman (WD) 15:57.5; 2. Grady Olberding (MVL) 16:07.5; 3. Brick Kabela (Solon) 16:10.1; 4. Dawson Scheil (MVL) 16:26.1; 5. Cooper Cook (Marion) 16:35.8; 6. Kyle Olson (CD) 16:39.2; 7. Liam Crites (Grinnell) 16:39.3; 8. Jayden Brookins (DW) 16:42.1; 9. Caleb Olson (CD) 16:51.0; 10. Jordan Fischer (Marion) 16:52.2; 11. Bennett Kautz (Marion) 16:53.3; 12. Michael Yeomans (Solon) 16:55.1; 13. Seamus O’Connor (MVL) 16:56.3; 14. Cadel Conner (Grinnell) 16:56.4; 15. Spencer Michels (Solon) 16:58.8.
MVL – 2. Olberding; 4. Scheil; 13. O’Connor; 18. Wesley Sadler 17:16.5; 20. Klayten Perreault 17:17.1; 33. Sawyer Feldman 17:44.8; 41. Chasen Caskey 17:56.3.
MVLXC Agate Class 3A State Qualifier Girls 5K Team scores – 1. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 53; 2. Solon 65; 3. Marion 94; 4. Center Point-Urbana 118; 5. Western Dubuque 137; 6. Dubuque Wahlert 147; 7. Davenport Assumption 179; 8. Cedar Rapids Xavier 195; 9. Benton Community 229; 10. Grinnell 263; 11. Central DeWitt 280. Top 15 – 1. Addison Dabroski (Marion) 19:18.8; 2. Lucy Murphy (DW) 19:23.0; 3. Grace Estling (CPU) 19:30.4; 4. Sydney Dee (Solon) 19:32.9; 5. Kiersten Swart (MVL) 19:43.4; 6. Emma Wilkerson (CPU) 19:44.0; 7. Evelyn Moeller (MVL) 19:52.1; 8. Mia Deegan (CRX) 19:52.6; 9. Emrie Johnson (MVL) 19:55.0; 10. Anna Quillin (Solon) 19:57.0; 11. Eastin Whisner (MVL) 19:58.4; 12. Jaida Lyons (BC) 19:58.9; 13. Falyn Svalstad (Solon) 20:07.0; 14. Izzy Hardin (Maquoketa) 20:12.1; 15. Lorilei Smith (WD) 20:21.5. MVL – 5. Swart; 7. Moeller; 9. Johnson; 11. Whisner; 22. Abbie Moss 20:45.9; 31. Cora Smith 21:22.0; 40. Rose Pisarik 21:50.9. Boys 5K Team scores – 1. Mount Vernon-Lisbon 57; 2. Solon 70; 3. Central DeWitt 81; 4. Grinnell 116; 5. Marion 125; 6. Center Point-Urbana 151; 7. Western Dubuque 190; 8. Dubuque Wahlert 242; 9. Cedar Rapids Xavier 243; 10. Benton Community 259; 11. Davenport Assumption 277; 12. Maquoketa 311; 13. Independence 355. Top 15 – 1. Quentin Nauman (WD) 15:57.5; 2. Grady Olberding (MVL) 16:07.5; 3. Brick Kabela (Solon) 16:10.1; 4. Dawson Scheil (MVL) 16:26.1; 5. Cooper Cook (Marion) 16:35.8; 6. Kyle Olson (CD) 16:39.2; 7. Liam Crites (Grinnell) 16:39.3; 8. Jayden Brookins (DW) 16:42.1; 9. Caleb Olson (CD) 16:51.0; 10. Jordan Fischer (Marion) 16:52.2; 11. Bennett Kautz (Marion) 16:53.3; 12. Michael Yeomans (Solon) 16:55.1; 13. Seamus O’Connor (MVL) 16:56.3; 14. Cadel Conner (Grinnell) 16:56.4; 15. Spencer Michels (Solon) 16:58.8. MVL – 2. Olberding; 4. Scheil; 13. O’Connor; 18. Wesley Sadler 17:16.5; 20. Klayten Perreault 17:17.1; 33. Sawyer Feldman 17:44.8; 41. Chasen Caskey 17:56.3.
Mount Vernon-Lisbon runners Kiersten Swart and Eastin Whisner lead a pack of Mustangs on Wednesday, Oct. 18, at SRNA in Solon.