Photos: Solon Invitational cross country meet

Photos: Solon Invitational, Iowa high school cross country

Savannah Blake

Sep. 20, 2021 8:01 pm, Updated: Sep. 22, 2021 3:00 pm

Varsity and junior varsity boys cross country runners take off from the starting line at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Varsity and junior varsity girls cross country runners take off from the starting line at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A girls cross country runner jumps up and down to warm up before the start of the race at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Varsity and junior varsity cross country girls run the first lap of the course at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon High School hosted the Solon Invitational with several schools from across the area participating including Xavier and Mount Vernon at the Solon Nature and Recreation Center on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021.

Spectators cheer on varsity and junior varsity girls cross country runners as they run their first lap of the course at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon High School senior Anna Hoffman finishes in fifth in the girls race with a time of 20:38 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon High School junior Kayla Young finishes in fourth place in the girls race with a time of 20:33 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Davenport North High School senior Kayla Overton finishes third in the girls race with a time of 20:24 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Clinton High School sophomore Camryn Sattler finishes second in the girls race with a time of 20:12 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon High School junior Laura Swart finishes first in the girls race with a time of 19:48 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Varsity and junior varsity cross country boys run around the first lap of the course at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

A Clinton High School student jumps up and down to warm up before the boys varsity and junior varsity race at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Varsity and junior varsity boys line up at the starting line before the race begins at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Rodney Deerberg of Tipton cheers on Tipton High School freshman Clay Bohlmann as he runs the first lap of the course at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon High School sophomore Brick Kabela finishes first in the boys race with a time of 17:04 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Solon High School senior Gabe Hinman finishes second in the boys race with a time of 17:18 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Tipton High School freshman Clay Bohlmann finishes third in the boys race with a time of 17:27 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Tipton High School junior Ty Nichols finishes fourth in the boys race with a time of 17:30 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Tipton High School senior Troy Butler finishes fifth in the boys race with a time of 17:37 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Varsity and junior varsity boys cross country runners collapse a field after crossing the finish line at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Tipton High School freshmen Clay Bohlmann gives other runners high-fives after finishing the race in third place with a time of 17:27 at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Mount Vernon High School varsity junior Laura Swart cheers on other runners as they cross the finish line at the Solon Invitational cross country meet at Solon Recreation and Nature Area in Solon on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Swart finished first in the girls race with a time of 19:48. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)