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CHEROKEE — While the thunderous rain clouds moved in and forced postponement on Thursday, area teams reassembled on Friday for the Deb Hankens Invitational.
The host Braves from Cherokee opened their cross country season winning a lot of hardware. The girls and boys team swept the meet, but not without it being highly contested in both events. Cherokee nipped runner-up Alta-Aurelia 40-41, and Ridge View took third with a team score of 60.
On the boys side, Cherokee hung on for the one-point margin of victory 56-57 over MVAOCOU. Ridge View was third with 64, and South O’Brien boys finished in seventh place with a team total of 172.
Individually, Alta-Aurelia senior Nora Peterson, top ranked runner in Class 1A ran away with the 3.1 mile event. West Monona’s Chloe Broer finished runner-up in 20:16.16, and Ridge View junior Addy Tesch took third with a 20:44.57 posted time.
The top runner for Cherokee was junior Grace Woodall with a time of 21:03.75, good for fourth place out of a field of 37 varsity runners. South O’Brien seniors Hailei Wallinga and Tricia Kilts were the only two runners for the Wolverines, finishing 34th and 36th place, respectively.
BOY’S SIDE OF THINGS
Cherokee which won the boys event had six of its seven varsity runners finish with Top-20 place finishes, including three runners in the Top-10. The Braves were led by junior Cully Mizner-Funderman who took fifth place in a time of 18:46.56, while senior Kyler Ducommun was seventh in 19:02.24, and sophomore Hayden Brown time of 19:23.23 was good enough for 10th place.
Ridge View also had three Top-10 finishes individually. Junior Odin Hanson ran a time of 19:01.20 for a sixth place showing. Sophomore Landyn Peterson crossed the finish in a time of 19:15.33 for a eighth place finish. Freshman Talan Witzke opened some eyes taking ninth place with a 19:22.99 posted time.
The best individual finish for South O’Brien belonged to a freshman, Landen Davenport. Davenport wound up 22nd place individually from a field of 46 varsity runners, posting a 20:32.80 time in the 5,000 meters race.
Individual medalist for the boys was MVAOCOU senior Charlie Forbes with a time of 17:13.12. Forbes entered the meet as preseason ranked 30th individually in Class 2A. Runner-up was senior teammate Kael Hamann with a 17:50.39 posted time. Alta-Aurelia’s Jacob Launderville is 23rd ranked individually in Class 1A and posted a third place time of 18:09.56.
On the junior varsity side of things Cherokee captured the team crowns and individual medalists in both events. Miriam Riggert won the girls event, and Clayton Sherbring won the boys event.
DEB HANKEN INVITATIONAL
Final Girl’s Varsity Team Scores
1. Cherokee 56, 2. Alta-Aurelia 57, 3. Ridge View 60, 4. MVAOCOU 107, 5. LeMars Gehlen 114.
Girl’s 5,000 Meters Top-15 Place Finishes
1. Nora Peterson, 12 Alta-Aurelia 18:43.40
2. Chloe Broer, 11 West Monona 20:16.16
3. Addy Tesch, 11 Ridge View 20:44.57
4. Grace Woodall, 11 Cherokee 21:03.75
5. Stefi Beisswenger, 12 Cherokee 21:25.92
6. Hayden Berkland, 11 Alta-Aurelia 21:53.35
7. Breyer Anderson, 12 Alta-Aurelia 21:59.81
8. Emil Grell, 11 MVAOCOU 22:10.02
9. Addyson Wilkie, 10 Cherokee 22:37.69
10. Clara Todd, 10 Ridge View 22:42.87
11. Ella Simonsen, 11 Cherokee 22:48.99
12. Payton Kerns, 09 LeMars Gehlen 23:31.44
13. Hayden Armstead, 09 MVAOCOU 23:38.74
14. Bree Anderson, 09 Alta-Aurelia 24:02.12
15. Taylor Hansen, 09 Ridge View 24:10.50
CHEROKEE (40)
4. Grace Woodall 21:03.75; 5. Stefi Beisswenger 21:25.92; 9. Addyson Wilkie 22:37.69; 11. Ella Simonsen 22:48.99, 16. Payton Reinert 24:13.86; 21. Lena Loucks 24:48.38, 24. Allison Booth 25:15.91.
RIDGE VIEW (60)
3. Addy Tesch 20:44.57; 10. Clara Todd 22:42.87; 15. Taylor Hansen 24:10.50; 18. Alyssa Biede 24:37.24; 19. Cora Tesch 24:37.97; 20. Reagan Ruble 24:42.95; 23. Tiegen Vohs 25:37.29.
SOUTH O’BRIEN (NA)
34. Hailei Wallinga 31:31.04; 36. Tricia Kilts 33:56.35.
DEB HANKEN INVITATIONAL
Final Boy’s Varsity Team Scores
1. Cherokee 56, 2. MVAOCOU 57, 3. Ridge View 64, 4. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 87, 5. Alta-Aurelia 96, 6. LeMars Gehlen 157, 7. South O’Brien 172.
Boy’s 5,000 Meters Top-15 Place Finishes
1. Charlie Forbes, 12 MVAOCOU 17:13.12
2. Kael Hamann, 12 MVAOCOU 17:50.39
3. Jacob Launderville, 11 Alta-Aurelia 18:09.56
4. Joey Koithan, 11 MVAOCOU 18:35.94
5. Cully Mizner-Fundermann, 11 Cherokee 18:46.56
6. Odin Hanson, 11 Ridge View 19:01.20
7. Kyler Ducommun, 12 Cherokee 19:02.24
8. Landyn Peterson, 10 Ridge View 19:15.33
9. Talan Witzke, 09 Ridge View 19:22.91
10. Hayden Brown, 10 Cherokee 19:23.23
11. Laeton Langschwager, 09 Alta-Aurelia 19:35.30
12. Braden Weber, 12 LeMars Gehlen 19:56.68
13. Damian Dodge, 12 HMS 20:03.56
14. Aiden Bush, Aiden 12 HMS 20:08.11
15. Easton Teal, 10 HMS 20:09.01
CHEROKEE (56)
5. Cully Mizner-Funderman 18:46.56; 7. Kyler Ducommun 19:02.24; 10. Hayden Brown 19:23.23; 16. Grady Mizner-Funderman 20:09.31; 18. Tatum Richardson 20:13.02; 19. Colton Puffer 20:19.39; 31. Madden Richter 21:39.34.
RIDGE VIEW (64)
8. Landyn Peterson 19:15.33; 9. Talan Witzke 19:22.91; 20. Bertran Hove 20:24.35; 21. Brody Bisenius 20:26.56; 23. Tyler Dutler 20:36.30; 34. Robert Forristal 22:10.88.
SOUTH O’BRIEN (172)
22. Landen Davenport 20:32.80; 33. Ethan Schwartz 21:58.53; 38. Bensen Rohwer 23:14.36; 39. Corbin Warnke 23:22.30; 40. Caleb Buenger 23:39.90; 45. Asa Flinders 26:31.56.
