Vinton-Shellsburg Cross Country

2008 Boys Varsity Team Accomplishments:

- 2nd Place - Williamsburg Invitational
- 3rd Place - Grinnell Invitational
- 3rd Place - South Tama Invitational
- 1st Place - Union Invitational - Hickory Hills Park
- 1st Place - Vinton-Shellsburg Invitational
- 1st Place - Clear Creek-Amana Invitational
- 2nd Place - West Delaware Invitational
- 2nd Place - North Linn Invitational
- 2nd Place - WaMaC Conference Championship
- Ranked #6 in Class 3A (Week 7 - Oct. 13, 2008)
- Class 3A State Qualifer, 3rd Place Regional Meet
- 9th Place Class 3-A State Meet

2008 Girls Varsity Team Accomplishments:

- 5th Place - Williamsburg Invitational
- 4th Place - Grinnell Invitational
- 3rd Place - South Tama Invitational
- 2nd Place - Union Invitational - Hickory Hills Park
- 3rd Place - Vinton-Shellsburg Invitational
- 1st Place - Clear Creek-Amana Invitational
- 9th Place - West Delaware Invitational
- 11th Place - North Linn Invitational
- 7th Place - WaMaC Conference Championship
- 4th Place - Regional Meet

Head Coach: John Frazier, WaMaC Conference "Coach of the Year"

Patrick Horst - 1st Team All Conference
Max Nguyen - 1st Team All Conference
Wes Meyer - 1st Team All Conference
Emma Horst - All Conference Honorable Mention
Megan Horst - All Conference Honorable Mention, Individual State Qualifier

MEET RESULTS: Click HERE for Boys & Girls Results

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Awards Ceremony Video

Friday, November 14, 2008

VSCC Wrap Up Awards

On Tuesday, November 11, the Vinton-Shellsburg cross country team held its annual wrap up banquet. Team members voted for specific athlete awards at the conclusion of the season. The results are posted below.

Most Dedicated Athletes

Megan Horst
Patrick Horst

Most Consistent Athletes

Tess Noeller
Max Nguyen
Wes Meyer

Most Valuable Newcomers

Emma Horst
Alex Becker

Most Improved Athletes

Danisha Pladsen
Cory Mayhew

Coach's Award

Ashley Jordan

Fans Of The Year

Beth and Jim Mayhew
Susan and Kent Meyer

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Wrap-Up Date Set

Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6:00PM in the Tilford Elementary lunch room. Bring a hot and cold dish and "a good story to tell." Drinks and table settings provided.

Monday, November 3, 2008

V-S Boys 9th; Megan Horst 36th at State

by Jim Mayhew

11/1/2008, FORT DODGE - Back to back State berths are no easy task in any team or individual sport, but the V-S cross country runners were determined that they could do it. And

so the Vinton-Shellsburg Cross Country season came to a successful close at Kennedy Park on Saturday, November 1. Vinton-Shellsburg had a great fan following and the fans did their best to will the athletes to their best finish.

For the girls, Megan Horst capped off a fine junior season with a return trip to State, finishing 36th in a lightning-fast field of 128 runners with a time of 15:54. Get all of the Girls results here.

For the boys, the 2008 season was full of expectations. In a sport where every position counts and every place matters, the team pulled together with strong senior leadership and left their mark as Vinton-Shellsburg's best cross country team in school history, following up 2007's 10th place finish with a 9th place team finish for 2008.

Final results (displacement scoring) showed that Patrick Horst led the Vikings with an 11th place finish while Max Nguyen finished right behind in 12th. Wes Meyer was 52nd, Cory Mayhew 66th and Jesse Cottrell was 69th to round out the team scoring. Alex Becker was 74th overall and Matthew Pettengill was 92nd. Vinton-Shellsburg finished in 9th place with a team total of 210 points. Algona was the 3-A State Champion with 88 points.

Find all the Boys results here.