SIOUX RAPIDS — Taco Tuesday? No, cross country Tuesday for Ridge View girls and boy’s team, and South O’Brien boy’s team at the Chris Smith Invitational hosted by Sioux Central.
There were a total of 51 varsity runners in the girls 5K event, and another 89 runners in the boy’s varsity 5K that followed.
It came down to a tie-breaker for first place honors between No. 17-ranked (Class 1A) Sioux Central and No. 16-ranked (Class 1A) Ridge View for the girls team crown. Each squad finished with a team score of 46. This left meet official to go to the sixth runner individually to break the tie.
Individually, second-ranked (Class 1A) Nora Peterson, a senior, from Alta-Aurelia took first with a 18:22.12, finishing ahead of second-ranked (Class 2A) Alyssa Richman of Manson-NW Webster with a 19:14.46 clocking.
Junior Addison Tesch of Ridge View, who entered the meet No. 17-ranked (Class 1A) took third place with a 20:27.48 showing.
Tricia Kilts was the lone runner for South O’Brien, finishing with a time of 34:15.23, finishing in 51st place overall.
Girls Varsity 5K Top-20 Individual Place Finishes
1. Nora Peterson, Alta/Aurelia 18:22.12
2. Alyssa Richman, Manson NW Webster 19:14.46
3. Addison Tesch, Ridge View 20:27.48
4. Iris Melody, South Central Calhoun 21:14.17
5. Linnea Bloom, Sioux Central, SR 21:21.69
6. Amadelaid Benitez, Sibley-Ocheyedan 21:26.25
7. Breyer Anderson, Alta/Aurelia 21:27.45
8. Addi Lomholt, OABCIG 21:53.47
9. Clara Todd, Ridge View 21:58.31
10. Nora Christian, Sioux Central 22:02.61
11. Emily Grell, MVAOCOU 22:04.47
12. Aleah Marco, Sibley-Ocheyedan 22:23.26
13. Marley Madsen, Sioux Central 22:32.96
14. Hayden Armstead, MVAOCOU 22:43.17
15. Karina Bloom, Sioux Central 23:18.05
16. Cora Tesch, Ridge View 23:37.65
17. Cadence VandeHoef, Spirit Lake 23:38.04
18. Tiegan Vohs, Ridge View 23:50.58
19. Destiny Chavez, Ridge View 24:02.47
20. Libbie Veit, East Sac County 24:16.26
Varsity Girls Final Team Scores
1. Sioux Central 46, 2. Ridge View 46, 3. South Central Calhoun 79, 4. Alta-Aurelia 80, 5. Manson-NW Webster 109.
RIDGE VIEW (46)
3. Addy Tesch 20:27.48, 9. Clara Todd 21:58.31, 16. Cora Tesch 23:37.65, 18 Tiegan Vohs 23:50.58, 19 Destiny Chavez 24:02.47, 28. Reagan Ruble 25:37.43.
SOUTH O’BRIEN (NA)
51. Tricia Kilts 34:15.23
BOYS 5K ENDS IN SWEEP
Individually, Spirit Lake’s Brandon Hughes and Dietrich Dirks finished first and second respectively., The two runners and both individually ranked. Hughes in top-ranked in Class 2A, and Dirks in fourth ranked.
Ridge View’s Odin Hanson was the highest place finish for Ridge View. Hanson wound up in 20th place with a 18:17.95 showing. The Raptors wound up eighth in the team race with a team score of 188.
The South O’Brien boy’s team saw freshman Landen Davenport continue leading the team. Davenport had the highest individual finish in 47th place with a 20:00.38 showing. As a team, the Wolverines finished 13 place with a 334 team score. South O’Brien finishing ahead of only Newell-Fonda in the 14 schools represented.
Boys Varsity 5K Top-20 Individual Place Finishes
1. Brandon Hughes, Spirit Lake 16:24.58
2. Dietrich Dirks, Spirit Lake 16:43.91
3. Lucos Wernimont, Sioux Ctrl 16:45.70
4. Ben Byers Ben Sibley-Ocheyedan 16:54.83
5. Thatcher Oswald, Manson-NW Webster 17:00.44
6. Redge Potts, South Central Calhoun 17:00.68
7. Landon Sporrer, East Sac County 17:15.56
8. Caleb Huff Sheldon 17:22.79
9. Charlie Forbes, MVAOCOU 17:25.05
10. Owen Engel, East Sac County 17:27.98
11. Michael Wassenaar, Sheldon 17:31.65
12. Jacob Launderville, Alta/Aurelia 17:37.05
13. Malakai Vermeer, Sheldon 17:43.31
14. Jace Hungerford, Spirit Lake 17:46.46
15. Gabriel Bergman, OABCIG 17:51.62
16. Carter Trautman, Spirit Lake 17:54.24
17. Lewis Scheaffer, Sheldon 17:58.78
18. Kael Hamann, MVAOCOU 18:01.88
19. Hunter Maier, OABCIG 18:08.23
20. Odin Hanson, Ridge View 18:17.95
Varsity Boys Final Team Scores
1. Spirit Lake 58, 2. Sheldon 71, 3. Sibley-Ocheyedan 131, 4. Sioux Central 132, 5, Manson-NW Webster 145, 6. East Sac County 171, 7. MVAOCOU 180, 8. Ridge View 188, 9. Alta-Aurelia 221, 10. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 237, 11. OABCIG 242, 12. South Central Calhoun 269, 13. South O’Brien 334, 14. Newell-Fonda 355.
RIDGE VIEW (188)
20. Odin Hanson 18:17.95, 27. Talan Witzke 18:48.38, 39. Landyn Peterson 19:21.63, 49. Brody Bisenius 20:19.54, 53. Bertram Hove 20:31.32; 82. Tyler Dutler23:56.14.
SOUTH O’BRIEN (334)
47. Landen Davenport 20:00.38, 65. Bensen Rohwer 21:28.10, 67. Trayton Cobb 21:31.48, 74. Ethan Schwarz 22:06.49, 81. Caleb Buenger 23:52.80, 86. Corbin Warnke 24:53.96, 89. Bode Bailey 28:36.14.