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Milbank Cross Country Invitational Results

By Craig Olson, 09/12/21, 4:45PM CDT

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The Milbank Grandstay Cross Country Invite was held on Saturday at the Whetstone Creek Golf Course North of Milbank, South Dakota.  Minnewaska Area won the girls’ race with 26 points.  Second place went to Milbank with 33, followed by Great Plains Lutheran 58, Breckenridge/Wahpeton 70, Flandreau 76, Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson Boyd 85 and Border West 115. 

"We continue to get faster and stronger with every meet,” commented Border West Head Coach Brittany Erickson. “Our Junior High runners have seen a lot of success and improvement in the three meets that we have had. They have to adjust with each meet because there is not a set distance for their race and it's harder to see that improvement at times.  Our varsity runners continue to shave off time.  At Milbank, we saw a lot of state runners from South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota.  Just watching the race, you wouldn't have thought we were running fast, but when the splits and times came in, we were flying.  We have LPGE on Monday and then we are off for two weeks. We'll use the time to rest, take care of any injuries, and then gear up for a busy homecoming week with three meets."

Individual Girls’ results:
Top 5 Runners
1. Ashlynn Batchelor (MIL) 18:46.97, 2. Halle Bauer (GP) 19:04.19, 3. Madison Zirbel (DH) 19:26.90, 4. Faith Wiese (FLAN) 19:49.51, 5. Olivia Danielson (MWA)

Border West
11. Julia Schmidt 21:24.77, 47. Karter Martinek 25:41.96, 48. Braylen Schmidt 26:46.75, 49. Ava Klindworth 27:58.49

Breckenridge
13. Kiera Wiertzema 21:40.58, 14. Rachel Gowin 21:51.58, 23. Aubrey Boesen 22:52.46, 28. Madison Rabbithead 23:21.73, 37. Adi Dodge 24:16.34, 41. Jasmyn Benedict 24:40.29, 42. Hailee Bruce 24:47.12

Individual Boys’ results:
Top 5 Runners
1. Nick Batchelor (MIL) 15:55.87, 2. Kaleb Foltz (TRI) 17:14.01, 3. Dylan Gerdes (MAD) 17:30.54, 4. Payton Sterud (LQPV) 17:31.94, 5. Payton Brown (MIL) 17:33.46

Border West
9. Joe Arens 18:07.00, 26. Derek Lupkes 19:32, 33. Cole Sykora 20:00, 38. Eli Larson 20:28.00, 49. Zach Rikimoto 21:43, 55. Brady Pederson 22:15, 57. Conner Goodhard 22:22

Breckenridge
8. Aidan Ruddy 17:52.15, 21. Luke Baumgardner 18:52.94, 29. Jaxon Hill 19:45.97, 44. Jonathan Hill 20:53.22, 42. Ethan Lauritsen 22:07.13, 56. Bryce Awender 22:17.32

 


Kiera Wiertzema and Rachel Gowin, who placed 13th and 14th in the meet. PHOTO by CHRISTY HAIRE


Aidan Ruddy placed 8th for Breckenridge-Wahpeton. PHOTO by CHRISTY HAIRE