Aidan Ruddy, 18:55, and Luke Baumgartner, 19:14, ran very well to place 4th and 5th respectively.  “Aidan and Luke held back in the 1st mile, which was on the flat part of the course, and saved some energy for the final two, hilly miles to move up more than 10 places in the standings,” said Head Coach Larry Lasch of the Storm.  “Jaxon Hill also ran a smart race on the hills to finish as the Storm’s third runner, in 18th place, 20:35.  Bryce Awander, 20:57 in 22nd place, ran his best race of the season to slide into the Storms’ fourth spot.   Seventh grader, Troy Berndt, made his varsity debut to finish as team’s 5th runner, 29th place in 21:37.  Troy did a great job and Jonathon Hill who finished right behind him, in 21:45, was a solid teammate pushing the pace.” 

The Lady Storm were led by Kiera Wertizma who finished a solid 11th in 22:34, in a good field of girl runners.  Aubrey Bosen, 23:11, and Rachel Gowin, 23:36, placed 14th and 16th, respectively, to also place in the top 20.   “Kiera narrowly missed the top 10 with a great finishing kick and Aubrey ran more aggressively on the first mile to solidify her position,” commented Coach Lasch. Adi Dodge, 24:50, and Jazmyn Benedict, 25:30, rounded out the scoring in 24th and 25th place, respectively, for the Storm.  “Hats off to Rachel for leading, Kiera, Aubrey, Adi, and Jazmyn,” added Lasch.  “Being a senior she sets a good example for the four Junior High girls who are running with her.  She shows them how to be competitive and handle the challenges of race day.  She leads by example.” 

Next week the BW Storm host the Heart of Lakes Conference Meet on Tuesday.  Racing begins at 4:00 on the Minnesota side of the Bois de Sioux golf course.  “The HOL cross county conference is arguably the best in the state, there will some great racing,” concluded Coach Lasch.  

Complete results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13jKOm2-I_iEIyVm6E35UXO_000-Aqj7m/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=101288054921268447554&rtpof=true&sd=true