Jersey Wins Southwestern Boys Invite as Thor Springman Takes Individual Title
The Carrollton junior Andrew Price clocked a personal-best 15:56, finishing just behind winner Thor Springman as runners from across the field posted notable times over three miles.
PIASA - Jersey placed five runners among the top 11 finishers to win the boys varsity team title at the Southwestern Invite with 31 points, while Piasa (Southwestern) senior Thor Springman won the 3-mile race in 15 minutes, 50 seconds.
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Litchfield finished second with 44 points, followed by Southwestern with 53. The supplied results did not include the meet’s date or location.
Jersey’s Kaden Strohbeck led the team in third place overall with a personal-best time of 16:18. Will Green finished seventh in a personal-best 16:40, followed by Dylan Green in ninth at 17:10, Luca Derrick in 10th at 17:21 and Zane Grummel in 11th at 17:26. All three also recorded personal bests.
Springman finished six seconds ahead of Carrollton junior Andrew Price, who ran a personal-best 15:56 to take second. Southwestern sophomore Chase Kallal placed fourth in 16:23, and Litchfield junior Lukas Paine rounded out the top five in 16:25.
Nokomis junior Maddox Dewerff finished sixth with a personal-best 16:33.
Nolan Engstrom gave Litchfield a second top-10 finisher, placing eighth in a season-best 16:56. Fisher Ellis finished 13th in a personal-best 17:29, Jake Wilson was 14th in a season-best 18:02 and Dean Gibbs placed 17th in 18:19 to complete Litchfield’s scoring group.
Southwestern’s Easton Pruiett finished 16th in 18:13.
Marquette Catholic sophomore Ethan Elliott placed 12th with a personal-best 17:27, while Vandalia freshman Owen Goodman finished 15th in a personal-best 18:04.
Litchfield’s Atlas DeWitt took 18th in 18:21, Carlinville’s Drake Peterson finished 19th in 18:29 and Litchfield’s Connor Engstrom placed 20th with a personal-best 18:38.
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