It was business as usual for Macy Heinz and her Ipswich teammates Monday in Webster.
The Ipswich freshman outran the field to capure the girls' individual title at the Webster Invitational cross country meet. Ipswich athletes dominated the front of the girls' field. Three of the top five runners were Tigers, as Tori Moore came in second and Taylor Locken was third. In the boys' race, Jayden Waldner of James Valley Christian crossed the finish line ahead of the pack. No team scores were kept at the event.
Aberdeen Christian and Aberdeen Roncalli were part of the field, which included schools from South and North Dakota as well as Minnesota, for a total of 157 varsity runners and nearly 300 runners overall. On the boys' side, Aberdeen Christian fared well, placing three runners in the top ten. Coach Matt Scott was pleased with how his runners performed, with Isaac Ayers placing third, Seth Lundeen seventh and Tucker Iwerks 10th.
"That is a season's best for Isaac and his best-ever time," said Scott. "He started out conservative and by the mile marker, was in the top five, and started to progress from there."
Scott noted that at one point, those three runners were all in one "nice little group." The goal is to get the rest of the Christian runners in that group as well, he said.
"We're still kind of working on packing them together as a team," Scott said.
Ellene LaCroix had a nice race for the Knights, the coach said.
"She stepped it up and had a PR by two and a half minutes," Scott said. "That was very nice for her."
The Roncalli boys were led by Daniel Holmstrom and Will Geyer, who placed 11th and 17th, respectively. Roncalli coach Mark Stone said Holmstrom had a great day, and the team as a whole improved from last week at Redfield.
"That was one of Daniel's best races ever," Stone said. "Actually, those two boys ran better today and all the rest of the guys did, too. For whatever reason, we ran better today than in Redfield."
The Cavaliers also had two girls in the top 20, Isabel Litzen (6th) and seventh-grader Jianna Gellhaus (20th). Stone said Roncalli is showing improvement as the season has gone on.
"We are working hard to raise our milage target every week," Stone said. "I was pleased again today. We are making progress each week."
Both Roncalli and Christian will compete in the Ipswich Invitational on Saturday.
|Webster Invitational|
Competing Schools: Aberdeen Christian, Aberdeen Roncalli, James Valley Christian, Britton-Hecla, Webster, Northwestern, Ipswich, Clark-Willow Lake, Ortonville, Minn., Sargent Central-Lidgerwood, N.D., Great Plains Lutheran, De Smet, Deuel, Milbank, Warner, Estelline, Groton, Mobridge-Pollock, Waubay-Summit, Sisseton, Rosholt.
|Girls' Division|
Individual Results: 1, Macy Heinz, Ipswich, 15:23.11; 2, Tori Moore, Ipswich, 15:38.09; 3, Peyton Frolek, Sargent Central-Lidgerwood, 16:08.88; 4, Mikayla Prouty, Clark/Willow Lake, 16:29.61; 5, Taylor Loken, Ipswich, 16:48.03; 6, Isabel Litzen, Aberdeen Roncalli, 16:52.42; 7, Savannah Dolezal, Estelline, 17:06.07; 8, Josie Clemens, Northwestern, 17:07.80; 9, Peyton Groft, Northwestern, 17:08.86; 10, Jasmine Schaller, Groton, 17:33.91.
11, Ashley Fosness, Britton-Hecla, 17:35.61; 12, Leannah TeKrony, Estelline, 17:36.49; 13, Abigail Benning, Estelline, 17:37.40; 14, Makayla Zirbel, Waubay/Summit, 17:42.36; 15, Mallory Johnson, James Valley Christian, 17:42.36, 16, Mariah Volesky, Webster Area, 17:47.36; 17, Katie Struckman, Hamlin, 17:51.55; 18, Anna Eggers, Rosholt, 17:51.84; 19, Amanda Gehm, De Smet, 17:53.34; 20, Jianna Gellhaus, Aberdeen Roncalli, 17:53.77.
21, Carissa Vanderwal, Ortonville (Minn.), 18:06.10; 22, Christy Achen, Warner, 18:12.25; 23, Khiree Held, James Valley Christian, 18:25.50; 24, Moriah Wales, Great Plains Lutheran, 18:28.76; 25, Michaela Podoll, Frederick, 18:38.08; 26, Jami Ewart, Aberdeen Roncalli, 18:43.53; 27, Emily Bohle, Aberdeen Roncalli, 18:48.35; 28, Kolden Kandace, Clark/Willow Lake, 18:50.04; 29, Haley Rithmiller, Webster Area, 18:52.36; 30, Hannah Lewandowski, Groton, 18:52.69.
31, Tierra Decker, James Valley Christian, 18:59.34; 32, Brianna Weber, Aberdeen Roncalli, 19:01.06; 33, Morgan Krein, Estelline, 19:08.20; 34, Heather Barrie, Hitchcock-Tulare, 19:12.66; 35, ReAnne Kohlus, Mobridge-Pollock, 19:22.84; 36, Brittany Knutson, Deuel, 19:23.44; 37, Sydney Madsen, Rosholt, 19:24.02; 38, Hanna Leschisin, Webster Area, 19:25.95; 39, Mackenzie Spaulding, Ortonville (Minn.), 19:28.21; 40, Morgan Johnson, James Valley Christian, 19:28.72.
41, Amanda Halsey, James Valley Christian, 19:29.02; 42, Andrea Kraushar, Aberdeen Roncalli, 19:29.32; 43, Hope Hasslen, Ortonville (Minn.), 19:31.70; 44, Megan Weseloh, Great Plains Lutheran, 19:33.83; 45, Shea Hooth, Milbank, 19:44.08; 46, Shyla Henricks, Britton-Hecla, 19:44.86; 47, Mary Martin, Mobridge-Pollock, 19:45.18; 48, Alexis Oliver, Milbank, 19:46.43; 49, Katie Renner, Great Plains Lutheran, 19:46.84; 50, Courtney Somsen, Webster Area, 19:59.97.
51, Natalie Gorder, Estelline, 20:01.87; 52, Darby Duncan, Northwestern, 20:06.42; 53, Kirsten Erickson, Ortonville (Minn.), 20:08.42; 54, Katie Cosman, Estelline, 20:15.73; 55, Becca Bauman, Deuel, 20:20.32; 56, Sasha Hokanson, Rosholt, 20:24.10; 57, Tory Makela, Ipswich, 20:25.15; 58, LaMour Binger, Hitchcock-Tulare, 20:29.42; 59, Kayli Buchholz, De Smet, 20:30.73; 60, Kaylee Backman, Warner, 20:31.97.
61, Ellene La Croix, Aberdeen Christian, 20:33.16; 62, Galle Waletich, Britton-Hecla, 20:34.07; 63, Sophia Seffrood, Milbank, 20:34.75; 64, Abby Vogel, Aberdeen Roncalli, 20:36.58; 65, Cory Murphy, Frederick, 20:45.62; 66, Tana Lick, Rosholt, 20:53.24; 67, Stephanie Greber, Deuel, 20:53.75; 68, Karina Noem, Deuel, 20:54.34; 69, Mariah Grant, Rosholt, 21:18.54; 70, Kailey Jackson, Rosholt, 21:21.60.
71, Kaitlin O'Neill, Groton, 21:30.21; 72, Lexi Binger, Hitchcock-Tulare, 21:31.59; 73, Whitney Zirbel, Waubay/Summit, 21:45.71; 74, Hannah Block, Webster Area, 21:50.17; 75, Danielle Laney, Great Plains Lutheran, 22:04.26; 76, Dylan Hanson, Webster Area, 22:04.74; 77, Kiana Lundeen, Aberdeen Christian, 22:05.31; 78, Paige Binger, Hitchcock-Tulare, 23:23.83; 79, Courtney Ortega, Ortonville (Minn.), 23:32.61; 80, Ariel Greene, Sisseton, 23:41.92.
81, Elizabeth Sorenson, Britton-Hecla, 23:57.51; 82, Valerie Scholberg, Ortonville (Minn.), 24:11.68; 83, Celine Azure, Sisseton, 24:45.29; 84, Kellie Hanson, Sisseton, 24:45.81; 85, Alisha Ross, Ortonville (Minn.), 24:50.74; 86, Justine Wiik, Ortonville (Minn.), 26:05.17; 87, Cassie Haubris, Sisseton, 26:21.54.
|Boys' Division|
Individual Results: 1, Jayden Waldner, James Valley Christian, 18:12.23; 2, Brandon Barrett, Britton-Hecla, 18:23.27; 3, Isaac Ayers, Aberdeen Christian, 18:28.37; 4, Derek Boekelheide, Northwestern, 18:35.42; 5, Danzan Gilborne, Ipswich, 18:48.13; 6, Cassius Pond, Ipswich, 18:56.75; 7, Seth Lundeen, Aberdeen Christian, 19:05.91; 8, Rawson Yost, Clark-Willow Lake, 19:13.68; 9, Steven Renner, Great Plains Lutheran, 19:22.83; 10, Tucker Iwerks, Aberdeen Christian, 19:32.42;
11, Daniel Holmstrom, Aberdeen Roncalli, 19:40.20; 12, Ethan Maertz, Great Plains Lutheran, 19:41.77; 13, Alex Nelson, Ortonville, Minn., 19:46.11; 14, Mitchell Dobson, De Smet, 19:48.89; 15, Garion Mulder, Ortonville, Minn., 19:51.02; 16, Colin Magedanz, Deuel, 19:54.68; 17, Will Geyer, Aberdeen Roncalli, 19:55.36; 18, Jimmy Lusk, Milbank, 19:57.55; 19, Alex Humpton, Milbank, 19:58.18; 20, Lane Peterson, Ipswich, 20:00.59.
21, Nikolas Hanson, Warner, 20:08.26; 22, Matthew Geditz, Ipswich, 20:09.95; 23, Wyatt Haux, Ipswich, 20:17.01; 24, Brett Knutson, Deuel, 20:17.66; 25, Seth Pomrenke, Estelline, 20:22.96; 26, Michael Wirth, Warner, 20:25.34; 27, Preston Beyers, Great Plains Lutheran, 20:27.79; 28, Evan Carlson, Britton-Hecla, 20:31.79; 29, Luke Smith, Groton, 20:34.17; 30, Jon Carl Brummond, Sargent Central-Lidgerwood, N.D., 20:34.92;
31, Dylan Johnson, Milbank, 20:38.89; 32, Tyler Kjenstad, Great Plains Lutheran, 20:41.23; 33, Ben Williams, Aberdeen Christian, 20:41.82; 34, Sam Weleba, Mobridge-Pollock, 20:47.18; 35, Brandon Cummins, Milbank, 20:48.91; 36, Ryan Maertz, Great Plains Lutheran, 20:52.77; 37, Justin Nobles, Mobridge-Pollock, 20:58.75; 38, Justin Rosebrock, Aberdeen Roncalli, 20:59.34; 39, Alex Leschisin, Webster, 21:02.84; 40, Jarod Roth, Sargent Central-Lidgerwood, N.D., 21:03.73;
41, Kurt Westlund, Ortonville, Minn., 21:04.62; 42, Kedric Brantner, James Valley Christian, 21:13.48; 43, Tanner Droog, Aberdeen Christian, 21:22.54; 44, Jacob Carter, Deuel, 21:29.05; 45, Ty Dunse, Webster, 21:30.49; 46, Connor Fischer, Webster, 21:31.29; 47, Carter Foell, Milbank, 21:43.16; 48, Alex Bellefeuille, Aberdeen Roncalli, 21:43.97; 49, Richie Redlin, Deuel, 21:45.57; 50, Travis Purdy, Waubay-Summit, 21:46.36;
51, Ryan Wager, James Valley Christian, 21:48.32; 52, Cole Lundeen, Aberdeen Christian, 21:48.93; 53, Isaac Groft, Northwestern, 21:55.94; 54, Austin Janssen, De Smet, 22:00.27; 55, Kody Johnson, Milbank, 22:03.82; 56, Michael Nieland, Sisseton, 22:17.18; 57, Deric Radermacher, Ortonville, Minn., 22:23.25; 58, Rob Wiley, Webster, 22:23.77; 59, Andrew Wieser, Rosholt, 22:49.26; 60, Kelsey Mulder, Ortonville, 22:58.37;
61, Kyle Ewalt, Webster, 23:09.03; 62, Kevin Huber, Sisseton, 23:09.80; 63, Isaac Adelman, Ortonville, Minn., 23:15.36; 64, Mike Schake, Ortonville, Minn., 23:20.89; 65, Jesse TeKrony, Estelline, 23:27.23; 66, Zach Hammrich, Aberdeen Roncalli, 23:45.14; 67, Travis Askerooth, Sargent Central-Lidgerwood, N.D., 23:57.78; 68, Jared Sorsen, Sargent Central-Lidgerwood, N.D., 24:06.52; 69, David Flanery, Britton-Hecla, 24:21.45; 70, Cody Ballard, Ortonville, Minn., 24:44.10.