O’Hare/Rislov Lead LARP to PI Title

Their participation numbers are great.  Their finishes, both team-wise, and individually are high.  LARP boys cross country is in the midst of its best run of FCJ Sports Era.  Matt Kingsbury’s guys have the section’s top runner, and team-wise, are a perennial top five finisher.  At the Pine Island Invite, LARP grabbed the team title (21) handily over nearest for Lourdes (74) in a ten team field.  Luke O’Hare (16:54.7) paced the field with his third race win in as many tries (also D-E, La Crescent).   Sophomore teammate Tyler Rislov (17:11) posted his top individual finish ever, taking second.  He had been third at LARP’s other two meets this season.  Team Rush Creek placed all five of its scoring runners in the top 10 (the only squad to do so).  Andrew Hoiness (18:13.8), Grady Hengel (18:14.7), and Ricky Buchanon (18:18.3.) finished 5-6-7 at the 5-kilometer run.  Mitchell Ledebuhr (18:33.7) took 11th without scoring for the team.  LARP could’ve taken out any one of its top six runners and still won the event.  LFC and Kingsland also competed, taking 6th and 10th respectively (of 10).  Carson Ruen (18:29.3) finished 10th and Riley Serfling (18:52.9) 15th for the Burros.  One-hundred-thirty-one runners competed.  On the girls’ side, Lourdes (38) nipped Stewartville (41) for the team title.  LFC took fourth while LARP and Kingsland were incomplete.  Eagles Lauryn Renier (20:00.9) and Meg Degen (21:12.8) went 1-2.  Burro Brielle Ruen (21:42.6) took 6th.  Knight Susan Mettler (23:12.5) took 15th.  Addie Miner (LFC, 17th), Morgan Pickett (LFC, 18th) and Grace Buchanon (LARP, 19th) also finished top 20.  Ninety-two girls ran the 5-kilometers.  Each race was ran at the Pine Island Golf Course.