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Top Ranked WCA Boys Win Knights Cross Country Invite

By Craig Olson, 09/12/20, 10:30AM CDT

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The number one ranked West Central Area boys’ swept the top six places on Friday, recording a perfect score of 15 as they captured first place in the Knights Cross Country Invitational held at Tipsinah Mounds Golf Course in Elbow Lake.  Breckenridge-Wahpeton was second with 57 points and United North Central claimed third with 69 points.  Juniors Kade Runge (16:53.2) and Alex Salwasser (17:06.8) finished 1-2 for WCA, with senior Kyle Schill (17:08.8) taking third, and juniors Shad Swanson (17:56.4) and Reubens Swanson (18:12.8) coming in fourth and fifth, respectively.

Breckenridge-Wahpeton Head Coach Larry Lasch had high praise for the Knights, "The WCA boys are in a league of their own.  We had a good battle with UNC for second place and the good competition pulled many of my boys to their best times so far. "

Here are the individual results by team:
West Central Area
1. Kade Runge 16:53.2, 2. Alex Salwasser 17:06.8, 3. Kyle Schill 17:08.8, 4. Shad Swanson 17:56.4, 5. Reubens Swanson 18:12.8, 6. Peyton Hanson 18:25.9, 8. Roman Mihailovschi 18:47.5

Breckenridge-Wahpeton
7. Aidan Ruddy 18:26.8, 11. Logan Mammenga 19:28.1, 12. Francisco Perez Jr. 19:29.3, 13. Gus Lasch 19:38.4, 14. Luke Baumgardner 20:32.8, 17. Jonathan Hill 21:18.6, 18. Bryce Awender 23:24.9

United North Central
9. Andreas Aho 18:55.5, 10. Connor Korvela 19:20.1, 15. Christian Johnson 20:47.8, 16. Sam Jackola 20:47.8, 19. Wesley Hodge 23:47.5