NEWTON — Marshalltown boys cross country had three runners in the top five overall to win the team title at the Steve McDermott Cardinal Invite at Maytag Park on Tuesday.
Preston Johnson led the way for MHS as individual medalist, the first across the finish line in 16:37, followed by John Moellers in 16:45. Carter Nunn was fourth in 16:58 and South Tama County’s Barrett Jesina rounded out the top five in 17:12 for fifth.
Marshalltown scored 50 points, clearing runner-up ADM’s total of 63 and Grinnell’s 69 points in third.
Rounding out Bobcat scoring was Parker Gooding in 17th (18th overall) in 18:10 and Myles Goldman scoring 26th-place points in 18:35. Caleb Rasmussen and Isaac Cisneros posted non-scoring times of 18:59 and 20:14.
Marshalltown’s girls placed seventh with a 155 team score. Millie Heitmann steered the Bobcats with 15th-place points in 23:39. Anessa Morrison was 21st in 24:07, Kaitlyn Yepez Ramirez 38th in 25:42, Sophia Valdez Chavez 40th in 26:23 and Emerson Eastman was 41st in 26:36.