Zimmerman finishes in top 10 at Lincoln Prairie Conference meet

By Fred Kroner

Freshman Kurt Zimmerman was the lone top-10 placer for the Villa Grove boys’ cross-country team on Saturday (Oct. 2) in the Lincoln Prairie Conference meet in Arthur.

Zimmerman ran to a seventh-place finish with a 3-mile time of 17 minutes, 42.35 seconds.

Other teammates who competed at conference were: Chase White (24^th in 19:51.04), Caleb Wiessing (35^th in 21:37.37), Austin Zoch (43^rd in 23:42.27) and Blake Davis (44^th in 23:52.16).

Arthur-Lovington/Atwood Hammond cruised to the team title with a score of 20 points. Runner-up Heritage had 59 points. Fourth-place Villa Grove had 104 points.