Taylor McCreedy battled through a foot injury to finish in 12th place at the State Qualifying Meet on Thursday and earn a trip to State. The Trojans came up just shy as a team with a 4th place finish behind Harlan, Glenwood, and ADM.

Atlantic was 17 points out of the third and final qualifying spot. The Trojans had 115 points to ADM’s 98.

Standout sophomore Ainsley Erzen of Carlisle won the Individual Title by a wide margin. Lisa Schaffer of North Polk was the Runner-Up.

Girls Team Scores (Top 3 Qualify for State)

1. Harlan 56
2. Glenwood 79
3. ADM 98
4. Atlantic 115
5. North Polk 116
6. Creston 121
7. Carlisle 123
8. Denison 211
9. Boone 291
10. Saydel 306

Girls Top 15 Individual State Qualifiers

1. Ainsley Erzen, Carlisle 19:09.43
2. Liza Schaffer, North Polk 19:35.93
3. Braelyn Baker, Creston
4. Lucy Borkowski, Harlan
5. Geneva Timmerman, ADM
6. Rachel Mullennax, Glenwood
7. Claire Miller, Denison
8. Paige Davis, Creston
9. Jaylene Karolus, Perry
10. Emma Hughes, Glenwood
11. Liv Freund, Harlan
12. Taylor McCreedy, Atlantic
13. Abby Alberti, Harlan
14. Kaia Bieker, Harlan
15. Hannah Welch, ADM

Full results: Atlantic Girls SQM 102419

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