“Overall, our team ran spectacular on a challenging and hilly course,” commented Border West Head Coach Brittany Erickson. “Our times continue to get better as the season progresses. They are understanding that it's important to get out in the front of the pack and slowly work their way up the field.  Raelyn Wiegman was out in 18th place and starting to pick off runners for a 5th place finish in the junior high race and Karissa Anderson was the junior high champion. We had a few kids who were going for PRs and were just seconds over which makes me wonder what they would have run on a flatter course.  Our next event is a charity run with the Ortonville cross country.  Ortonville is running from Ortonville to Clinton and the Border West team is running from Graceville to Clinton to raise awareness about memory loss and Alzheimer's for the Big Stone Memory Loss Committee/Group.”

“It was a great night to run,” said Ashby-Brandon-Evansville Head Coach Robert Bosma. “All last week, we focused on the difficulty of the race with the hills. Because of that, the team was prepared for the challenge and ran very well. Some of the athletes dropped their time by over a minute from the previous week on an easier course. This proves the determination of the team and their mindset going into competition. We were missing a couple of key varsity runners with illness or being hurt, but I was pleased with the team standings. Had we had some of the others run (and be healthy), we might have jumped a place or two.” 

Boys Team Results
1. Bertha-Hewitt 34, 2. Holdingford 52, 3. Sauk Centre 76, 4. Minnewaska Area 140, 5. Staples-Motley 173, 6. Royalton 198, 7. Melrose Area 213, 8. West Central Area 230, 9. Frazee 231, 10. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 268, 11. Ashby-Brandon-Evansville 282, 12. Benson/KMS 285, 13. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 369, 14. Pillager 392

Top 10 Finishers
1. Zane Guderjahn (B-H) 16:59.30, 2. Brady Rach (B-H) 17:11.78, 3. Jacob Drevlow (SC) 17:13.58, 4. Dawson Hofer (HOLD) 17:19.13, 5. Maeson Tank (MWA) 17:25.76, 6. Joseph Guthrie (HOLD) 17:39.89, 7. Preston Miller (B-H) 17:44.10, 8. Quinn Guthrie (HOLD) 17:47.25, 9. Carter Kjesbo (WCA) 17:47.35, 10. Cadyn Vanderwal (ORT) 17:47.78

Bertha-Hewitt
1. Zane Guderjahn 16:59.30, 2. Brady Rach 17:11.78, 7. Preston Miller 17:44.10, 11. ZachBaumgartner 17:55.50, 16. Henry Lockwood 18:32.18, 19. Kobe Hinzmann 18:57.39, 32. Gunnar Barthel 19:30.75

West Central Area
9. Carter Kjesbo 17:47.35, 44. Isaac Allen 20:08.11, 60. Aaron Biss 20:45.09, 76. Zeke Sieckert 21:19.76, 86. Simon Moritz 21:56.14, 87. Michael Girard 21:56.91

Ashby-Brandon-Evansville
29. Kenneth Spielman 19:21.48, 48. August Bredberg 20:16.83, 54. Benjamin Myron 20:34.02, 101. Dylan Johnson 22:54.47, 109. Darius Grussing 23:20.86, 111 Cohen Reiland 23:44.80, 120. Justin Lederman 27:27.37

Frazee
23. Jonah Sharp 19:11.18, 38. Cael Pausch 19:55.47, 40. Brady Borah 20:00.03, 81. Tyden Schaefer 21:37.22, 92. Alex Helmers 22:11.04, 121. Daniel Winn 27:57.03

Ortonville
10. Cadyn Vanderwal 17:47.78, 65. Lucas Klepel 20:52.70, 73. Cody Klepel 21:11.20, 95. Trent Eastman 22:15.57

Parkers Prairie
75. Evan Washburn 21:14.42, 91. Isaac Grabow 22:06.66, 116. Jayme O’Brien 4:08.73

Pillager
90. Aiden Rech 22:05.68, 94. Eli Pexsa 22:13.07, 98. Jayde Jordahl 22:31.62, 107. Brenden Brichacek 23:15.17, 114. Brooks Brichacek 23:57.52, 117. Finnley Heisserer 25:00.26

Border West
118. Kyle Kremer 25:12.79

Verndale
119. Jayden Herner 25:24.27

Girls Team Results
1. West Central Area 81, 2. Minnewaska Area 82, 3. Melrose Area 93, 4. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 135, 5. Bertha-Hewitt 142, 6. Sauk Centre 164, 7. Pillager 167, 8. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 168, 9. Holdingford 185, 10. Benson/KMS 226, 11. Ashby-Brandon-Evansville 264

Top 10 Finishers
1. Lauryn Ankeny (MWA) 20:13.77, 2. Caroline Kuehne (LPGE) 20:47.58, 3. Amber Rosemeier (B/KMS) 21:10.07, 4. Maria Hinnenkamp (MEL) 21:17.78, 5. Kendra Miller (B-H) 21:23.28, 6. Julia Schmidt (BW) 21:32.53, 7. Danica Kerzman (MEL) 21:39.08, 8. Taylor Bennett (WCA) 21:39.84, 9. Kyra Beyer (WCA) 21:46.33, 10. Lauren Thoennes (ABE) 21:47.86

West Central Area
8. Taylor Bennett 21:39.84, 9. Kyra Beyer 21:46.33, 14. Nora Anderson 22:05.71, 27. Blaire Rueter 23:30.36, 36. Terina Blascyk 23:57.34, 37. Brooklyn Strobel 23:58.22, 43. Chloe Hagen 24:34.02, 44. Skylar LaRue 24:34.94, 48. Alexa Blume 24:51.00, 51. Whitney Blume 24:59.41

Bertha-Hewitt
5. Kendra Miller 21:23.28, 25. Ella Banister 23:18.91, 34. Aulani Johnson 23:52.78, 35. Gabrielle Knoll 23:55.80, 70. Eva Blashack 26:07.15

Ashby-Brandon-Evansville
10. Lauren Thoennes 21:47.86, 72. Hope Rovang 26:20.02, 73. Naomi Fournier 26:27.49, 85. Tyut Vy Bui 28:19.42, 89, Mary Fossell 30:40.80

Coach Bosma of A-B-E said, “Lauren Thoennes ran a fantastic race. Her goal has been to crack the top ten in a race and she finally did it last night. She also has specific time goals for the season and was getting close last night. Naomi Fournier and Hope Rovang also ran very well pushing each other. Both dropped a lot of time.  Kenneth Spielman also ran a solid race with a specific strategy. Like Lauren, he was close to his mid-season goal which means he may need to strive for bigger goals. All of the guys ran great races, but Dylan Johnson was another who stood out. He is still learning racing strategy, but he proved how coachable he is with his hill running. He attacked each hill and used them to gain speed. He has come a long way in such a short time.”

Border West
6. Julia Schmidt 21:32.53, 52. Elizabeth Franzese 25:06.19, 84. Braylen Schmidt 28:10.21, 88. Karter Martinek 29:58.81

Pillager
11. Lindy Cordes 21:49.92, 38. Alainna Dobson 24:07.86, 45. Rylie Eustice 24:35.80, 46. Elsie Turner 24:39.87, 58. Bellanie Kalis 25:20.61, 77. Violette Metz 26:56.82

Verndale
13. Mia Arroyo 22:04.10

Frazee
17. Madilyn Perrine 22:28.89, Lola Hoehne 24:54.93, 80. Caleigh Pausch 27:34.27, 92. Emersyn Wake 34:42.72

Parkers Prairie
67. Sarah Toyli 25:59.13, 79. Joey McKeown 27:07.95, 83. Taylor Duberowski 27:59.89