For the second year in a row, STC senior Barrett Jesina has earned first-team WaMaC all-conference honors by finishing in the top 10 in the annual conference cross country meet. Traveling to Cedar Rapids on Thursday, October 16, Jesina finished in 8th place overall with a time of 16:27. It is yet another honor in the storied running career for Jesina. This week he will look to qualify for the state cross country meet for the third year in a row.
In other results for the boys’ team, Jesina was followed by senior Jovanie Perez, who finished in 69th place (20:02). Perez was followed by freshman Riley Stubbs (75th place; 22:05), freshman Nolan Arp (76th place; 22:08), and freshman Kyler Johnson (78th place; 23:30).
The boys finished 11th as a team in the race. Mount Vernon took first place (34), followed by Grinnell (64) and Clear Creek-Amana (89)…