Cross country team dominates at metro meet

Lucy Dekkenga

Emily Rotert, senior, finishing at the metro race on Thursday, Oct. 12 at Yankton Trail Park.

Lucy Dekkenga, Editor-in-chief

The weather was a moderate 67 degrees, the leaves on the ground were crisp and the sky was a bright blue. It was a perfect day for an LHS cross country victory.

Thursday evening, the LHS cross country team ran at the 2017 metro meet- a 5k race against WHS, RHS, OGHS and BVHS.

Courtney Klatt won the varsity girls’ race with a time of 19 minutes and 26 seconds. Ryan Schroeder placed first in the junior varsity boys’ race with a time of 17 minutes and 39 seconds. There were also overall first place wins by the varsity boys, varsity girls and junior varsity boys LHS teams.

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Below are the LHS runners, split by group.

Boys Varsity (First with 22 points)

  • Jack Elliot- 2
  • Sam Elliot- 3
  • Andrew Lauer- 4
  • Ike Mendel- 6
  • Zeb Mendel- 7
  • Baylie Auen- 9
  • Gabe Fendrich -14
  • Jared Schroeder- 16
  • Evgeni Radichev- 17
  • Will Howes -27

Girls Varsity (First with 35 points)

  • Courtney Klatt- 1
  • Chloe Harbaugh- 4
  • Analise Levesque- 7
  • Hannah Dumansky-11
  • Caroline Sudbeck- 12
  • Liz Bindert -18
  • Emily Rotert- 22

Boys Junior varsity (First with 19 points)

  • Ryan Schroeder- 1
  • Zach Miller- 2
  • Grant Graber -4
  • Josh Schmdit -5
  • Slater Dixon -7
  • Mark Pfiefle- 14
  • Isaih Schott- 15
  • Liam Reese- 18
  • David Brumels- 20
  • Chuck Howes- 26
  • Max Martin- 30
  • Caiden Capaldo- 31
  • Henry Knudtson- 35
  • Nevin Oros- 37
  • Michael Chang- 39
  • Cooper Campbell- 42
  • Cameron Rhode- 50
  • Grant Pederson – 51
  • Martin Radichev- 53
  • Ian Selzler- 54
  • Derek Myers- 55
  • Trey Thomas- 56
  • Jackson Sluiter- 58
  • Josh Pederson- 64

Girls Junior varsity (Second with 31 points)

  • Lila Batcheller- 1
  • Eliza Peters- 2
  • Madalyn McQuistan- 5
  • Natalie Dodson- 11
  • Patti Jenkins -12
  • Sydney Huber- 13
  • Tessa Lortscher -16
  • Madelyn Nelson- 18
  • Morgan Pederson- 22
  • Josephine Dal -23
  • Kaylee Hoffman- 24
  • Riley Johnson -29
  • Olivia Lovrien- 30
  • Jadyn Cummins- 41
  • Aubrey Dickerson – 46
  • Kinsey Capaldo- 47