RAPID CITY The Clark/Willow Lake Cyclones placed four runners in the top 40 to place fifth as a team at the Class A State Cross Country Meet at Hart Ranch Camping Resort in Rapid City.
Sioux Falls Christian coasted to first as a team with four runners in the top six, totaling 16 points to repeat as team champion. Lennox took second with 82 points. West Central was fourth at 87 points.
Flandreau scored 100 team points to place fourth. The Cyclones tied with Dakota Valley at 110 points for fifth place, with Clark/Willow Lakes fourth place runner finishing higher, earning the tie breaker.
Miller finished 16th as a team with 275 points.
Faith Wiese of Flandreau ran a time of 18:27.59 to place first, ahead of three runners from Sioux Falls Christian.
Ellie Maddox (18:40.31), Sadie Pettengill (18:47.01), and Jerica Glasser (18:48.80) finished second through fourth for Sioux Falls Christian. Sophia Redler of Dakota Valley placed fifth in 18:49.11.
Kamryn Nesheim was the first local runner to cross the finish line, and the only Heartland runner to earn All-State honors, finishing 22nd in 20:11.55.
Sioux Falls Christian also won the boys team title with 33 points, outpacing Custer, who finished second with 65. Dakota Valley had 70 points in third.
Tate Grabow of Hill City won the individual race in 16:17.50.
Vermillions Gage Beverly finished second with a 16:33.34 time.
Dakota Valleys Jack Brown placed third in 16:36.29, with Josh Fletcher leading Sioux Falls Christian with a fourth place finish in 16:44.01. Sean Shipp of Custer rounded out the top five with a time of 16:49.99.
Pierce Baumberger of Miller finished 12th in 17:22.36.
Class A State Cross Country Meet
Oct. 26 at Hart Ranch Camping Resort, Rapid City
Boys
Team Results: 1. Sioux Falls Christian 33, 2. Custer 65, 3. Dakota Valley 70, 4. West Central 80, 5. Hill City 93, 6. Vermillion 106, 7. Lennox 112, 8. Rapid City Christian 140, 9. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte 169, 10. Deuel 186, 11. Milbank 187, 12. Sioux Valley 188, 13. Platte-Geddes 194, 14. Great Plains Lutheran 206, 15. Chamberlain 274.
Individual results (top 5 and area runners): 1. Tate Grabow, HC, 16:17.50; 2. Gage Beverly, V, 16:33.34; 3. Jack Brown, DV, 16:36.29; 4. Josh Fletcher, SFC, 16:44.01; 5. Sean Shipp, Cu, 16:49.99; 12. Pierce Baumberger, M, 17:22.36; 82. Isaiah Gortmaker, M, 19:48.50; 106. Will Hovde, CWL, 20:56.52
Girls
Team Results: 1. Sioux Falls Christian 15, 2. Lennox 82, 3. West Central 87, 4. Flandreau 100, 5. Clark/Willow Lake 110, 6. Dakota Valley 110, 7. Hill City 116, 8. Sioux Valley 129, 9. Milbank 130, 10. Chamberlain 141, 11. Vermillion 157, 12. Belle Fourche 183, 13. Deuel 221, 14. Platte-Geddes 235, 15. Custer 237, 16. Miller 275.
Individual results (top 5 and area runners): 1. Faith Wiese, Fl, 18:27.59; 2. Ellie Maddox, SFC, 18:40.31; 3. Sadie Pettengill, 18:47.01; 4. Jerica Glasser, SFC, 18:48.80; 5. Sophia Redler, DV, 18:49.11; 22. Kamryn Nesheim, CWL, 20:11.55; 30. Jennifer Bevers, CWL, 20:40.58; 34. Emma Bochek, CWL, 20:55.12; 51. Faith Roehrich, CWL, 21:28.16; 58. Cadence Bochek, CWL, 21:37.77; 67. Madeline Nye, M, 21:53.86; 89. Morah Swarzendruber, M, 22:58.74; 106. Gabby Werdel, M, 23:51.73; 112. Quinn Hurd, M, 24:32.96; 114. Brystal Wallman, M, 24:35.85; 117. Hadley Gjerde, CWL, 24:50.98; 120. Allie Gortmaker, M, 26:21.55.
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