The Atlantic boys cross country team is headed to State for the second straight season after earning a 3rd place finish at the State Qualifying Meet on Thursday at Nishna Hills Golf Course. The Trojans earned their way back by the slimmest of margins. Atlantic and Harlan tied for third with 107 points apiece. It then came down to the 6th place runner and Ethan Williams’ 42nd place finish was the ticket to the State Meet. Craig Alan Becker led the way for the Trojans with a very strong 3rd place finish.

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The rest of the finishers for Atlantic were: Bradley Dennis 18th, Drew Engler 26th, Evan Brummer 27th, Zane Berg 33rd, Cooper Jipsen 61st.

The other two boys qualifying teams were Carlisle in 1st and North Polk in 2nd. Nate Mueller of ADM was the Individual Champion and Zach Sporas of North Polk was Runner-Up.

Boys Team Scoring (Top 3 Qualify for State)

1. Carlisle 44
2. North Polk 59
3. Atlantic 107
4. Harlan 107
5. ADM 120
6. Glenwood 139
7. Kuemper Catholic 162
8. Denison 236
9. Creston 271
10. Boone 276
11. Greene County 308
12. Saydel 326
13. Perry 353

Boys Top 15 Individual State Qualifiers

1. Nate Mueller, ADM 15:57.36
2. Zach Sporas, North Polk 16:42.04
3. Craig Alan Becker, Atlantic 16:44.30
4. Kolby Fritz, Carlisle
5. Trey Gross, Harlan
6. Kyle Miller, Carlisle
7. Max Sporas, North Polk
8. Brandon Keaner, Carlisle
9. Tyler Putney, Kuemper Catholic
10. Sam McIntyre, Glenwood
11. Caleb Henderson, North Polk
12. Tristen Kessler, Carlisle
13. Michael Pottebaum, Kuemper Catholic
14. Ethan Schlichte, Carlisle
15. Isaac Jones, Harlan

Full results: Atlantic Boys SQM 102419