ELKHORN — South Sioux City’s boys claimed runner-up honors at the River Cities Conference cross country meet Thursday at Mount Michael High School, while the Lady Cards finished third.
In boys action, all four scoring runners for SSC finished in the top 10, led by a fourth-place finish by Antoni Rosas. Gavin Joy followed in fifth, Nabiil Yussuf was in sixth and Angel Vargas Vazquez placed eighth. Damian Lozano and Michael Munzambi rounded out the Cardinal effort, finishing 11th and 12th.
In girls competition, both Kalianne Norton and Abigail Cisneros finished in the top 10. Norton was sixth in 21:16 and Cisneros ran a person-best time of 21:25 to finish ninth.
Peyton DeRochie finished 17th, Dulce Alonso was 21st and Jasmine Orozco-Ixcol was 24th.
The SSC runners will compete in B-2 district action Thursday in Beatrice.
River Cities Conference
Girls Team Standings
Omaha Duchesne 21, Omaha Skutt 26, South Sioux City 48, Omaha Gross 62.
Area Results
SSC — 6. Kalianne Norton, 21:16.0; 9. Abigail Cisneros, 21:25.0; 17. Peyton DeRochie, 22:26.0; 21. Dulce Alonso, 24:13.0; 24. Jasmine Orozco-Ixcol, 25:01.0.
Boys Team Standings
Mount Michael 16, SSC 23, Omaha Skutt 46, Omaha Gross 81, Omaha Roncalli 94.
Area Results
SSC — 4. Antoni Rosas, 17:27.0; 5. Gavin Joy, 17:33.0; 6. Nabiil Yussuf, 17:34.0; 8. Angel Vargas Vazquez, 17:47.0; 11. Damian Lozano, 18:01.0; 12. Michael Munzambi, 18:03.0.
