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Only 1 race is close at Gray houndBlock passes foe in final 150 yardsj■ Results. page2B. By Larry Lockhart The Hawk EyeDanville’s boys and Wapello's girls won as usual. Muscatine won by running best. And Fort Madison’s Jenni Block won the best race of the day.Block, a junior, caught Keokuk's Kelly Iverson twice before winning the Class AA girls individual title yesterday at the Grayhound Invitational cross country meet at Flint Hills Golf course.The first time, Iverson pulled away again with about a quarter mile to go in the two-mile race. The second time, Block sailed by in the final 150 yards to win in 12 minutes, 5 seconds.I was having some hesitancy,” Block admit ted about her chances of winning. My coaches kept yelling work your arms,’ and I could see I was gaining.”The seven second victory wasn’t Block’s first over Iverson, but it avenged a loss two nights before at the Van Buren Invitational.“She beat me on Tuesday,” Block said it’s probably an even split (in their races this fall).”Off to easily her best start in cross country, Block has her sights set on one individual goal, a trip to the state meet, and one team goal, the Southeast Seven Conference championshipTwo teams had impressive showings. Wape llo’s girls placed all four scoring runners in the top six to dominate the girls Class A event, while Muscatine Had second through seventh places to outdistance host Burlington in the boys Class A A field.Wapello grabbed the first three spots as Chastine Black recorded the day’s fastest time, winning in 12:03. Kristy Foor and Staci Dotson were second and third, with Ivy Buster sixth. Only a pair of Mediapolis runners — Tami Hohr in fourth and Shelly Lambert in fifth — prevented a Wapello sweep.Muscatine blitzed the AA boys field by taking six consecutive places behind Ottumwa’s Wes Thurman, who won on the five-kilometer (3.1-mile) course in 16:40. Burlington’s first finisher was sophomore Gus Phillips, 10th in 17:53.The Grayhounds did use their depth to score 65 points for second, edging Ottumwa (74) and Fort Madison (75). Muscatine had 20.Muscatine's depth — the Muskies took the first 13 places in the junior varsity race — impressed Burlington coach Jim Fenton.“They could have had at least 10 runners inRun —Please turn to page 3BHawk Eya photo/ John GamasBurlington’s Gus Phillips is silhouetted en route to a 10th-place finish.
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Burlington Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa, US
Fri, Sep 29, 1989
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