RAPID CITY The Huron Tigers cross country teams finished their seasons at the State Class AA Cross Country championships, held at Hart Ranch Camping Resort in Rapid City.
Sioux Falls Lincoln defended their team title, with three runners in the top five, scoring 37 team points, far outpacing Rapid City Stevens, who finished second with 121 points.
Sioux Falls Washington placed third with 151 team points.
Rapid City Central (166) and Brandon Valley (175) finished fourth and fifth.
Huron was 19th with 516 team points.
Cole Reilly of Washington broke the tape with a time of 15:47.13, edging out Lincolns Tyrus Needles, who finished in 15:48.12.
Lincolns Joseph Levesque (15:55.76) and Aemil Nelsen (16:05.63) finished third and fourth. Ty Petrocco of Sturgis finished fifth with a time of 16:13.99.
TJ Lien led Huron runners, coming in 60th overall with a time of 17:59.12. Brother Teagan Lien finished 94th in 18:34.17.
In the girls race, Harrisburg took the top two places and four of the top 10 to coast to a team victory with 48 team points.
Brandon Valley finished second with 107 and Sioux Falls Lincoln and Spearfish were tight for third and fourth place, with Lincoln taking third (112) and Spearfish taking fourth (113).
Huron was 18th with 498 team points.
Seventh-grader Brianna Reilly from Harrisburg won the individual title, outpacing eighth-grade teammate Hannah Genrich, who finished second, 17:29.80 to 17:40.70.
Libby Castelli of OGorman, the defending Class AA champion, finished third in 18:06.86, and Peyton VanDeest of Spearfish finished fourth in 18:30.56.
Emery Larson, the two-time defending Class B champion, took fifth for Pierre with a time of 18:49.64.
Junior Josie Vlieger crossed the line first for Huron, finishing 77th with a time of 21:54.60.
Class AA State Cross Country Meet
Oct. 26 at Hart Ranch Camping Resort, Rapid City
Boys
Team results: 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln 37, 2. Rapid City Stevens 121, 3. Sioux Falls Washington 151, 4. Rapid City Central 166, 5. Brandon Valley 175, 6. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 185, 7. Brookings 214, 8. Aberdeen Central 220, 9. Harrisburg 241, 10. Sturgis 245, 11. Spearfish 270, 12. Yankton 270, 13. Pierre 327, 14. Tea Area 366, 15. Watertown 376, 16. OGorman 382, 17. Mitchell 443, 18. Douglas 460, 19. Huron 516.
Individual results (top 5 and Huron runners): 1. Cole Reilly, SFW, 15:47.13; 2. Tyrus Needles, SFL, 15:48.12; 3. Joseph Levesque, SFL, 15:55.76; 4. Aemil Nelsen, SFL, 16:05.63; 5. Ty Petrocco, SB, 16:13.99; 60. TJ Lien, H, 17:59.12; 94. Teagan Lien, H, 18:34.17; 120. James Weir, H, 19:43.83; 126. Angelo Medina, H, 20:09.97; 131. Alec Pester, H, 20:32.25.
Girls
Team results: 1. Harrisburg 48, 2. Brandon Valley 107, 3. Sioux Falls Lincoln 112, 4. Spearfish 113, 5. Pierre 150, 6. Rapid City Stevens 173, 7. OGorman 185, 8. Tea Area 211, 9. Aberdeen Central 229, 10. Watertown 263, 11. Yankton 290, 12. Rapid City Central 300, 13. Sturgis Brown 322, 14. Douglas 378, 15. Sioux Falls Washington 432, 16. Sioux Falls Roosevelt 435, 17. Brookings 447, 18. Huron 498.
Individual results (top 5 and Huron runners): 1. Brianna Reilly, Ha, 17:29.80; 2. Hannah Genrich, Ha, 17:40.70; 3. Libby Castelli, OG, 18:06.86; 4. Peyton VanDeest, Sp, 18:30.56; 5. Emery Larson, P, 18:49.64; 77. Josie Vlieger, Hu, 21:54.60; 95. Lily Meyer, Hu, 23:03.30; 103. Nora Pester, Hu, 23:23.81; 112. Lily Swanson, Hu, 23:57.86; 123. Hannah Schoenfelder, Hu, 25:34.16.
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