Bontrager’s top 10 finish leads Hillcrest

CENTER POINT - Leah Bontrager ran to a top 10 finish at a high school cross-country meet Tuesday at Bowers Athletic Complex to lead the Hillcrest Ravens.

Hillcrest finished sixth in the girls race while the boys did not have enough to qualify for a team score.

Bontrager, a sophomore, had a season-best effort, finishing in 23 minutes, 35 seconds. Her time eclipses Calli Shaw's school record for the course of 24:59 set in 2015. Sarena Gerber placed 25th in 25:05. Chloe Staley took over 25 seconds off her previous best time. Senior Ainsley Shaw lowered her season-best time by over two minutes. Emily Staal won the individual title finishing in 19:24.

Sophomore Collin Miller was the Ravens' No. 1 for the second time this season, finishing in 23:41. Luke Post of CPU won in 17:10.

The Hillcrest cross-country teams run next at City High's meet Oct. 3 at the University of Iowa Ashton Cross Country course in Iowa City.

GIRLS TEAM SCORES: 1. Marion 53, 2. Center Point-Urbana 58, 3. Springville-Central City 71, 4. North Linn 79, 5. Cascade 108, 6. Hillcrest Academy 136

Hillcrest: 10. Leah Bontrager 23:35, 25. Sarena Gerber 25:05, 46. Chloe Staley 28:26, 54. Taryn Leichty 29:32, 59. Julia Boller 30:52, 69. Ainsley Shaw 39:10

BOYS TEAM SCORES: 1. Center Point-Urbana 27, 2. Marion 34, 3. Cascade 92, 4. Anamosa 93, 5. Edgewood-Colesburg 159, 6. North Linn 162, 7. Springville-Central City 167

Hillcrest: 70. Collin Miller 23:41, 74. Owen Swartzendruber 24:44, 75. Jesse Slater 24:52, 76. Toby Chen 24:59