• Article Photo. The VSMS girls prepare for their race to begin.
    The VSMS girls prepare for their race to begin.
  • Article Photo. Elly Gloede
    Elly Gloede
  • Article Photo. Sarah Schminke
    Sarah Schminke
  • Article Photo. Coach Brandt and the MS girls await the starting gun.
    Coach Brandt and the MS girls await the starting gun.
  • Article Photo. Grace Horst led the VSMS runners.
    Grace Horst led the VSMS runners.
  • Article Photo. Libbie Timmerman placed fifth.
    Libbie Timmerman placed fifth.
  • Article Photo. Ian Verba and Brock Ortner.
    Ian Verba and Brock Ortner.
  • Article Photo. Donny Sass, Mitchell Bos, Charley Cooling
    Donny Sass, Mitchell Bos, Charley Cooling
  • Article Photo. Seth Patterson, Nathan Harrelson, Ryan Oye
    Seth Patterson, Nathan Harrelson, Ryan Oye
  • Article Photo. Kody Vogt and Matthew Karr.
    Kody Vogt and Matthew Karr.
  • Article Photo. Matt Andreesen, Tyler Hekel, Isaac Vrba and Brock Ortner
    Matt Andreesen, Tyler Hekel, Isaac Vrba and Brock Ortner
  • Article Photo. Kort Johnson and Casey Funk and Nolan Haisman.
    Kort Johnson and Casey Funk and Nolan Haisman.
  • Article Photo. Wes Haefner, Kort Johnson, Casey Funk and Nolan Haisman
    Wes Haefner, Kort Johnson, Casey Funk and Nolan Haisman
  • Article Photo. Cole Tharp won the MS boys race at Rodgers Park.
    Cole Tharp won the MS boys race at Rodgers Park.

Four of the top six runners in the girls Middle School race, and six of the top 10 boys in Tuesday's cross country meet were from Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School.

Cole Tharp led the boys with a time of 5:10.

Tharp's time was 26 seconds faster than the second-place finisher. He has won two of the three races this year.

"His time on Tuesday was almost 20 seconds faster than anyone has run in the 10 years I've been coaching," said Coach Nathaniel Brandt.

Wes Haefner was fourth and Nolan Haisman, fifth. Casey Funk finished seventh; Carter Weeks, 9th; and Kort Johnson, 10th.

In the girls race, Grace Horst led VSMS girls with a time of 5:57, to come in second. Sarah Schminke was fourth, Libbie Timmerman fifth and Maddie Earhardt sixth. 

While most Middle School meets do not record team scores, VSMS coach Brandt compiled team results for the home meet. The girls came in a close second while the boys were in first place, way ahead of the other teams.

MS Girls
Benton 28
VS 32
Indee 82
 
Boys
VS 26
Benton 60
Indee 66
Belle Plaine 175

See complete stats HERE