Manitowoc Lincoln senior Mason Gates was the overall meet champion Saturday at the Len Nikolai Cross Country Invitational at Meadow Links Golf Course.
Gates posted a time of 15:35 in the 5k boys’ race, while Ships teammate Caleb Jatczak finished among the top 25 runners, placing 24th in 17:30.
Lincoln was 6th as a team out of 21 schools.
Stevens Point was the boys’ team champion.
In the girls’ competition, the Lady Ships wound up 10th and they were led by freshman Sarah Bolchen who ran a 21:02 for 37th place out of 124 runners.
Wauwatosa East claimed the girls’ team title, edging runner-up Kaukauna by 3 points.
