PEM Jodi Rahman Meet (Cotter/Hope Lutheran’s boys (43) nipped LARPH (46) for first. Chatfield (195) took seventh and LFC (209) ninth of 10 total complete teams. The Ramblers had the top three; Ryan Littlefield (16:14.2), Erik Semling (16:14.7), and Kellen Groth (16:27.2). LARPH put five in the top 15; Trey Hegland (4th > 16:32.5), Brennan Kunst (7th > 16:54.9), Aaron Ploetz (8th > 17:07.6), Grayson Speltz (12th > 17:22.9), and Wyatt Kreidermacher (15th > 17:39.9). Isaac Ramussen did not run. Non-team-scoring runner Hunter Rislov (28th > 18:19.4) also finished top 30, as did LFC’s top runner, Riley Grant (25th > 18:10.1). Sixty-eight total runners competed. Kunst racked up his team-leading sixth top 10 finish. Cotter/HL’s girls (37) topped Stewartville (71) and LFC (78). Chatfield (156) took fifth, LARPH (192) seventh, and Kingsland (241) 11th of 11 complete teams. C/HL’s Sonja Semling (18:46.6) topped LFC’s Autumn Rakosnik (18:49.4) in a good race for first place. Rakosnik ran an easy season-best time and placed top two a seventh time. Chatfield’s Lexi Kivimagi (3rd > 20:14.8), LARPH’s Caitlin Bauer (6th > 20:38.8), and LFC’s Lillyan Kiehne (8th > 20:40.8) also finished in the top 10. Kivimagi had her season-best 5,000-meter time. She has finished top six in all seven races she has ran. Kiehne racked up her fifth top 10 finish. LARPHs’ Vada Larson (14th > 21:23.8), Chatfield’s Charlotte Oeltjen (17th > 21:46), and LFC’s Olivia Rindels (18th > 21:54.8) finished top 20. Kingsland’s Kylie Meyer (22nd > 21:58.1), LFC’s Charity Kingsley (23rd > 22:00.9) and Grace Kingsley (27th > 22:19.5) plus Chatfield’s Adeline Schild (30th > 22:30.4) finished top 30. Each 5,000-meter race was run around Plainview’s Piper Hills Golf Course)
Austin Meet (Winona’s boys (23) topped RAACHE (67) for first with GMLOS (216) taking 8th of 10 complete teams. Winhawks Kedrick Boucek (16:05.9) and Leo Lohnes (16:18.2) took first and second. GMLOS’ Carter Glynn (17:42.3) took 13th place. Sixty-six boys competed. Byron’s girls (67) topped Austin (79). GMLOS (213) took ninth (of 9). La Crescent/Hokah’s Hope Docan-Morgan (19:28.5) topped Lake City’s Olivia Yotter (19:39.6) individually. GMLOS’ Naomi Warmka (22:05.7) took 29th place. Sixty-three girls competed. The 5,000-meter runs were held around Meadow Greens Golf Course in Austin)