Bautista finishes in top 15 in Winona

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau’s Adrian Bautista added another stellar performance to his junior campaign, registering a top-15 finish at a weekend meet across the Minnesota border.

Bautista posted a time of 17 minutes, 54.6 seconds to nudge his way into 15th in the boys’ race at the Jim Flim Invitational last Saturday at St. Mary’s University in Winona. The Red Hawks, who placed 12th in the team standings, also had Carson Mayer in 44th, Mitch Caya in 75th, Logan Tibbitts in 82nd and Ethyn Aschenbrener in 102nd.

In the girls’ race, G-E-T placed 11th and had Ruby Johnson in 48th, Isabella Tibbitts in 52nd, Nora Higgins in 68th, Charlee McCutchen in 73rd and Kinley Giemza in 77th.

Host Winona finished atop the team standings for both the boys and girls, with Holmen taking second in each. Winona’s Kedrick Boucek (16:23.4) won the boys’ race while Holmen’s Sabrina Lechnir (19:42.2) crossed the finish line first in the girls’ competition.

Boys cross country, Jim Flim Invitational, Sept. 20 at St. Mary’s University

Winona 65, Holmen 69, Belle Plaine 75, Rochester Century 144, RAACHE 166, Rochester Mayo 167, Minneapolis South 182, La Crosse Logan 189, Onalaska 278, Pacelli 283, Chatfield 289, G-E-T 301, Faribault 304, Albert Lea 315, Wabasha Kellogg 360

G-E-T — Bautista, 15th, 17:54.6; Mayer, 44th, 19:02.5; Caya, 75th, 20:17.9; Tibbitts, 82nd, 20:46.1; Aschenbrener, 102nd, 23:28.2

Girls cross country, Jim Flim Invitational, Sept. 20 at St. Mary’s University

Winona 48, Holmen 49, Belle Plaine 114, Rochester Century 131, Faribault 131, Onalaska 139, Dover-Eyota 180, Rochester Mayo 193, RAACHE 245, Chatfield 252, G-E-T 268, LA/RP/H 282

G-E-T — Johnson, 48th, 23:43.7; Tibbitts, 52nd, 24:07.1; Higgins, 68th, 25:33.1; McCutchen, 73rd, 26:06.8; Giemza 77th, 26:42.2; Graham, 79th, 27:04.1; Breidenbach, 80th, 27:10.1