Elaina Kroeger placed 26th with a time of 16:11.56 in the Clarinda junior high girls’ race.

 

Kipton Waigand placed 22nd with a time of 12:35.98 in the junior high Clarinda Invite.

 

Locke Chaney competed in the Clarinda Invite, placing 50th in the junior high boys’ race.

 

Lady Blue Jay Norah Watkins placed 6th with a time of 22:14.93 at Clarinda.

 

Rock Port’s Evelyn Heintz placed 35th in the Clarinda high school girls’ race.

 

Lady Blue Jay Anna Weber placed 69th in the Clarinda high school girls’ race.

 

Earning 2nd place with a time of 12:32.36 in the 2400 Meter Run was EA’s Mikayla Windham.

 

 

Lady Wolf Lyla Walker placed 6th with a time of 14:11.46 in the Clarinda junior high girls’ race.

 

EA’s Brynna Alsup placed 11th with a time of 14:40.55 in the Clarinda junior high girls’ race.

 

EA’s Jaina Murray placed 16th with a time of 15:13.40 in the Clarinda junior high girls’ race.

 

EA’s Ava Brown placed 51st in the Clarinda Invitational junior high girls’ race.

 

Wolf Andrew Romesser placed 43rd in the Clarinda Invitational junior high boys’ race.

 

The Lady Wolves high school cross country team placed 6th overall in the Clarinda, Iowa, Invitational September 9, 2025. Team members include Gracie Walker, Rhoni Caudill, Bella Bywater, Macy Stepp, and Brilee Slemp. (JR Chaney photos)

 

The East Atchison and Rock Port Cross Country Teams traveled to Clarinda, Iowa, to compete in an invitational on the Clarinda Academy grounds. The East Atchison Lady Wolves junior high team placed second as a team and three runners placed in the top 15. The East Atchison Lady Wolves high school team placed sixth overall. The Rock Port Lady Blue Jays had one runner finish in the top 10. The East Atchison Wolves high school team finished seventh overall. Individual EA and Rock Port results follow:

GIRLS

JH 2400 Meter Run – 2nd, Mikayla Windham (EA), 12:32.36; 6th, Lyla Walker (EA), 14:11.46; 11th, Brynna Alsup (EA), 14:40.55; 16th, Jaina Murray (EA), 15:13.40; 26th, Elaina Kroeger (RP), 16:11.56; 51st, Ava Brown (EA), 18:44.41

HS 5K Run – 6th, Norah Watkins (RP), 22:14.93; 35th, Evelyn Heintz (RP), 25:45.74; 39th, Bella Bywater (EA), 26:00.71; 53rd, Gracie Walker (EA), 27:19.05; 54th, Rhoni Caudill (EA), 27:52.97; 60th, Brilee Slemp (EA), 29:13.80; 61st, Macy Stepp (EA), 29:21.36; 69th, Anna Weber (RP), 33:00.12

BOYS

JH 2400 Meter Run – 22nd, Kipton Waigand (RP), 12:35.98; 43rd, Andrew Romesser (EA), 15:14.24; 50th, Locke Chaney (RP), 15:55.27; 68th, Emmett Umbarger (EA), 27:09.48

HS 5K Run – 44th, Avery Miller (EA), 21:12.01; 55th, Mason Kingery (EA), 22:03.67; 57th, Levi Lucas (RP), 22:08.06; 70th, Isaac Vette (EA), 23:17.33; 83rd, Robbie Armstrong (EA), 25:31.69; 84th, Justin Kuhns (RP), 25:51.71; 87th, Owen Vette (EA), 26:20.94; 98th, Ben Rolf (EA), 30:09.44