The MHS boys and girls cross country teams kept step with the competition during the Breathe Easy Meet at Pine Hills Golf Course in... Milbank Cross Country Teams Begins Season with Top Finishes

The MHS boys and girls cross country teams kept step with the competition during the Breathe Easy Meet at Pine Hills Golf Course in Milbank on August 28. Nine teams took part in the event, but no team totals were kept.

Four Milbank girls placed in the top 10 in the varsity 4K run. Leading the way for the Lady Bulldogs, was sophomore Danica Schulte with a fifth place finish. Junior Taylor Thue was close behind in sixth place. Eighth-grader Maiah Brown took eighth, and freshman Amaya Street was ninth. Freshman Allison Leddy came in at 11th place, and senior Shea Hooth at 14th.

Eighth-grader Nick Batchelor sparked the boys team with a second place finish. Also finishing in the top 10, were sophomore Zippy Bock, 6th; sophomore Alex Farrell, 7th, and senior Luke Wold, 9th. Sophomore Eli Fischer took 11th place, and junior Nathan Loutsch earned 15th place.

Two Milbank runners secured top finishes in the boys and girls junior varsity races. Seventh grader Maurina Street won the girls JV 3K run. Freshman Carter Hartman took first in the boys JV 3K run.

Results from the Breathe Easy Meet:
Girls
Varsity 4K Run – 5. Danica Schulte, 17:40.39; 6. Taylor Thue, 17:41.29; 8. Maiah Brown, 17:51.19; 9. Amaya Street, 17:52.12; 11. Allison Leddy, 19:33.00; 14. Shea Hooth, 21:09.33.
Junior Varsity 3K Run – 1. Maurina Street, 13:17.63; 2. Ashlyn O’Farrell, 14:16.55; 5. Addie Farrell, 14:33.45; 8. Savanna Osowski, 15:10.09; 11. Justine Wiik, 16:14.53; 12. Elsie Seffrood, 16:29.49; 15. Morgan Schafer, 16:57.88; 16. Tori Hooth, 17:02.41; 19. Mallory Falk, 19:35.22; 20. Madisen Frerichs, 20:08.41.
Boys
Varsity 4K Run – 2. Nick Batchelor, 14:10.04; 6. Zippy Bock, 15:22.81; 7. Alex Farrell, 15:29.85; 9. Luke Wold, 15:58.15; 11. Eli Fischer, 16:37.94; 15. Nathan Loutsch, 17:02.80.
Junior Varsity 3K Run – 1. Carter Hartman, 11:24.83; 4. Braden Brandriet, 12:07.08; 5. Jack Sandvig, 12:12.53; 6. Kevin Koik, 12:13.70; 7. Noah Garcia, 12:16.68; 11. Ben Harstad, 12:37.83; 18. Riley Przybycien, 14:10.87; 22. Dylan Bohn, 15:10.42; 23. Andrew Falk, 15:24.93.

Nick Batchelor and Danica Schulte.

Staff Writer

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