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Johnathan Iacobazzi runs during the Tuscola Invite at Wimple Park in Tuscola. Iacobazzi brought home a trophy with a sixth place overall finish in a time of 16:25.

•September 20, 2023•

by E. Scott England

Over 300 total runners across 24 schools gathered at Wimple Park in Tuscola for the 46th Annual Tuscola Invite last Saturday. Tolono (Unity) won the girls meet while Tuscola secured the win for the boys.

Illness plagued the Lady Redskin runners as only two runners were healthy enough to compete. Senior Allison Cullen and Freshman Julia Moody both finished in the top half of the 136 runners in the girls meet. Moody led the pair, finishing 33rd overall. Cullen also secured a medal on the day. The girls did not receive a team score since they were short runners.

The boys ran second against a total of 195 runners. Sophomore Johnathan Iacobazzi brought home a trophy with a 6th place overall finish and a time of 16:25. Finishing behind him was Easton England, Davis Diepholz, Landon Jesse, Luke Waelde, Aston Martin, and Carson Swinford.

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Julia Moody runs at Wimple Park in Tuscola during the 46th Annual Tuscola Invite. The girls did not receive a team score since they were short runners.

All runners get a week to train until they travel to St. Joseph-Ogden for the Spartan Classic next Saturday morning. They’ll follow that with a five team meet held in Taylorville at the Christian County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, September 26. Meet times are 9am and 4:30pm, respectively but are subject to changes.

Team Results—Boys

Team—Tuscola 69, Tolono (Unity) 119, Urbana (University) 125, Clinton 128, Cumberland 183, Cerro Gordo 184, Paris 213, Heritage 216, Maroa-Forsyth 255, Cowden Herrick 272, Prairie Central 275, Shelbyville 300, Villa Grove 333, Tri-Valley 357, Sullivan 384, Argenta-Oreana 498.

Team Results—Girls

Team—Tolono (Unity) 27, Clinton 72, Shelbyville 87, Urbana (University) 117, Tri-Valley 165, PBL 173, Marshall 201, Tuscola 209, Arthur (ALAH) 220, Neoga 244, Paris 267, Prairie Central 314.