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LUVERNE--Several Area teams competed in the Section 3A Cross Country meet to determine what individuals and teams would qualify for State at next weekend's meet at St Olaf College.
Canby/Minnesota
For the girls, the team finished second out of 18 teams, qualifying for State with a score of 67 and a time of 1:41:09.20. Out of the 126 participants in the event, seven Canby-Minneota runners finished in the top half including two individually medaling as well.
Braelyn Merritt would place fifth with a time of 19:27.37 and teammate Claire Stoks would place seventh with a time of 19:48.71. Merritt and Stoks would medal and qualify individually for State as well. Jordyn Jostock would place 11th with a time of 20:04.05 and Mya Pesek would place 14th with a time of 20:12.44. Nohemi Diaz would place 30th with a time of 21:36.63. Hannah Vlaminck would place 36th with a time of 21:57.51and teammate Charolette Brunsvig would place 37th with a time of 21:57.78.
For the boys, Canby would finish fourth out of 18 teams with a score of 146 and a time of 1:28:44.07. The Canby boys didn't qualify as a team for the state meet but Zach Ourada placed third in the event and qualified for State as an individual. Out of the 136 individuals, six Canby-Minneota runners finished in the top half. Ourada would finish with a time of 16:35.17 and medaled. Blake Giese would place 18th with a time of 17:20.80 and teammate Kolton Duis would place 19th with a time of 17:21.35.
"I am so proud because these boys give it everything they had every day," Canby-Minneota cross country head coach Allyson Pesek said. "Zach, we are so proud of him. He ran his best race yet and will represent this team at the state meet next week. Blake Giese ran his best time ever on the Luverne course. Tallen had yet another PR. Hunter and Sam cracked the 19 min barrier yet again this season. Logan, we are proud of him and how far he's come. Six seasons in CM cross country. The first season making the section team. Running times like never before all season long. We will miss him. In addition, we will miss our other senior Caleb Danielson as well. Caleb's drive, enthusiasm, and leadership have not gone unnoticed. We wish both of our senior boys nothing but the best."
Pesek added that the entire coaching staff was proud of the boys and the girls. Pesek also stated that the girls had a meeting on October 7th, talking about the goal of going to state as a team and that fueled them to achieve their goal.
Lakeview
The Lakeview Lakers boys finished 11th out of 18 teams with a score of 283 and a time of 1:35:16.39. The Lakeview Lakers girls finished 16th out of 18 teams with a score of 410 and a time of 2:02:19.56. Neither team qualified for State or had any individuals that qualified.
For the boys, out of 136 participants in the event, two Lakers runners would finish in the top half. Ethan Schwankl would place 14th with a time of 17:06.19 and teammate Cole Remiger finish 44th with a time of 18:23.02. For the girls, Morgan Velde would be the only one that finished in the top half of the race. Velde would place 60th with a time of 22:44.08
RTR
The Russell-Tyler Ruthton Knights boys cross country would place 18th with a score of 532 and a time of 1:53:22.15. The Knights girls would place 14th out of 18 teams with a score of 393 and a time of 2:01:27.49. Neither team would qualify for State or had individuals that would qualify.
YME
The Yellow Medicine East Sting cross country girls team would place 15th out of 18 teams with a score of 397 and a time of 2:05:58.10. YME didn't qualify for State nor had any individuals qualify for State. Out of the 126 participants in the event, two YME runners would finish in the top half. Santana Pullan would place 42nd with a time of 22:07.39 and teammate Anjeli Pullan would place 43rd with a time of 22:07.76.
Wabasso
The Wabasso Rabbits boys cross country team finished 17th out of 18 teams with a score of 440 and a time of 1:44:31.89. The Rabbits girls cross country team finished 13th with a score of 387 and a time of 1:58:59.87. Neither team would qualify for State or have any individuals that would qualify.
MCC/Fulda
The MCC/Fulda cross country boys team would finish fifth with a score of 170 and a time of 1:30:01.46. The boys wouldn't qualify for State as a team but Evan Baumgardner who placed sixth would qualify for State as an individual. The MCC/Fulda cross-country girls' team won the sectional championship and qualified for State as a team. Amanda and Ashley Overgaauw would both qualify as an individual as well for State.
For the girls, out of the 126 participants, seven MCC/Fulda runners would finish in the top half of the race including two of the runners in the top two. Amanda Overgaauw won the event with a time of 17:34.74 and teammate Ashley Overgaauw would place second with a time of 18:28.46. Brylei Schreiber would place 13th with a time of 20:12.26 and teammate Megan Bakke would place 20th with a time of 21:01.64.
For the boys, out of the 136 participants, five MCC/Fulda runners would finish in the top half of the race.Baumgardner finish with a time of 16:37.40. Silas Stapek would place 35th with a time of 18:11.22 and teammate Jon Olsem would place 41st with a time of 18:16.79.
RRC/MT. Lake
The RRC/Mt. Lake cross country boys' team finished seventh out of 18 teams with a score of 197 and a time of 1:31:15.19. The girls' team finished sixth out of 18 teams with a score of 199 and a time of 1:49:55.62. Neither team would qualify for State and Kody Wassman placed fifth, qualifying for State as an individual. For the boys, out of the 136 participants in the event, four runners would finish in the top half of the race. Wassman finished with a time of 16:36.94. Zach Klassen would place 25th with a time of 17:35.64. Ethan Schroeder would place 33rd with a time of 18:00.11 and teammate Luke Klassen would place 65th with a time of 19:14.29.
For the girls, out of 136 participants, five would finish in the top half of the race. Lydia Rete would place 23rd with a time of 21:16.82 and teammate Julia Brinkman would place at 21:20.05. Hannah Beyer would place 44th with a time of 22:09.97.