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The Border West Buccaneers participated in the Camden Conference Cross Country Meet on Tuesday at Worthington High School. Canby/Minneota won the girls team title with Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson Boyd taking runner-up honors. On the boys’ side, Border West claimed third behind LQPV and Canby/Minneota.
“We had a great night of running,” exclaimed Head Coach Brittany Erickson of the Buccaneers. “Our Junior High runners ran exceptionally well. Drew Sykora and Lucas Gahlon finished their seasons by earning Junior High All Conference honors. Zoey Wilson kicked it in the last 400 meters and passed a pack of girls to also earn Junior High All Conference recognition.”
“Finishing third as a team is something to hang our hats on because both of the teams that were ahead of us have always had strong programs and state runners,” noted Coach Erickson. “Joe Arens missed All Conference by one place.”
Boys Team Results
1. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson Boys 34, 2. Canby/Minneota 36, 3. Border West 119, 4. Ortonville 121, 5. Lakeview 126, 6. Central MN Christian 140, 7. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 158
Individual Results
Border West
11. Joe Arens 18:35.03, 21. Derek Lupkes 19:50.65, 29. Cole Sykora 20:46.21, 30. Eli Larson 20:47.21, 31. Brady Pederson 20:48.42, 34. Conner Goodhart 21:54.83, 38. Brayden Hormann 22:22.46
Ortonville
7. Cadyn Vanderwall 18:05.44, 17. Jacob Cloos 19:10.27, 23. Cody Klepel 20:16.22, 37. Trent Eastman 22:15.75, 52. Ashton Tollakson 26:19.29, 53. Robert Angelo 26:19.71, 55. James Conrad 28:19.42
For varsity girls, the Buccaneers placed 7th as they competed without their usual full squad due to injuries. Julia Schmidt earned All-Conference. Ortonville runner Brooklyn Conrad placed fourth with a time of 21:42.04, also earning All-Conference recognition.
Girls Team Results
1. Canby/Minneota 25, 2. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson Boyd 63, 3. Central MN Christian 83, 4. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 128, 5. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 131, 6. Yellow Medicine East 137, 7. Border West 138
Individual Results
Border West
7. Julia Schmidt 22:17.84, 29. Ava Klindworth 26:24.08, 35. Braylen Schmidt 27:37.12, 41. Sadie Vipond 29:02.89, 42. Aurora Johnson 29:29.11
“Our next race is the Section meet at Minnewaska Area in Glenwood,” added Coach Erickson. “I think we have two runners that are right on the bubble for a possible state berth. First and second place teams and then the next 6 runners that don't belong to those teams qualify for state.”