For the second straight year, the Coon Rapids Cardinals had a great showing at the St. Francis Invitational. The Varsity finished 7th in a field of top teams in the area. Brandon Heebink (17:21), Matt Holton (17:28), and Jake Heidkamp (17:33) all ran times equivalent to sub-18:20 for the 4800 meter course. Justin Taube (17:44) and Drew Ditlefsen (17:45) rounded out the top 5 for the varsity. Quinn Sullivan was sixth, with a time of 18:20. Matt Sullivan pulled out of the race at 1 mile with an achilles injury.
In the Junior Varsity race, Isaac Huss won the race in a time of 17:33, to earn a Varsity spot for Princeton. Jeff Erickson was sixth overall in 17:53, and Drew Reiter was 11th in 18:17. The Junior Varsity finished 2nd. The Junior High race was nearly won by a Cardinal as well. John Kennedy was 2nd in a time of 9:29, earning a medal.
AWARDS
Isaac Huss-1st Place (Junior Varsity)
Jeff Erickson-6th Place (Junior Varsity)
Drew Reiter-11th Place (Junior Varsity)
John Kennedy-2nd Place (Junior High)
APP. 5K
RUNNER PLACE TIME TIME
1 Brandon Heebink, 11 24 17:21 18:04
2 Matt Holton, 12 30 17:28 18:11
3 Jake Heidkamp, 11 34 17:33 18:16
4 Justin Taube, 11 35 17:44 18:28
5 Drew Ditlefsen, 10 36 17:45 18:29
6 Quinn Sullivan, 12 63 18:20 19:05
7 Matt Sullivan, 9 Did Not Finish
APP. 5K
RUNNER PLACE TIME TIME
1 Isaac Huss, 11 1 17:33 18:16
2 Jeff Erickson, 12 6 17:53 18:37
3 Drew Reiter, 12 11 18:17 19:02
4 Joe Trapp, 9 24 18:53 19:40
5 Nathan Randall, 9 32 19:15 20:03
6 Troy Dey, 9 35 19:25 20:13
7 Matt Wenger, 11 38 19:36 20:25
8 Matt Mullerleile, 10 42 19:40 20:29
9 Chris Lafean, 9 44 19:41 20:30
10 Andy Thews, 9 54 19:56 20:45
11 Jon Grivna, 10 68 20:52 21:44
12 Jake Kreye, 11 75 21:20 22:13
13 Shane Fors, 10 77 21:25 22:18
14 Ray Swanson, 9 79 21:30 22:23
15 Mark Kelley, 9 84 22:39 23:35
16 Dominic Reed, 10 92 27:18 28:26
RUNNER PLACE TIME
1 John Kennedy, 8 2 9:29
2 Mike Mullerleile, 8 16 10:52
3 Phil Johnson, 8 19 11:00