MHS Meets Top Competitors at Invitational in Minnesota

MHS traveled to the Lac qui Parle – Dawson Boyd Invitational on September 17. According to Eric Townsend, head coach of the Bulldogs, the competition included some of the top teams and runners in the state of Minnesota. “The girls field included a top-four team along with two of the 10 ranked runners in Minnesota. The host team, LQPV-DB, is ranked number two in Class A in Minnesota.”

Milbank’s girls team placed fourth with 92 points. Murray City Central won the meet with 33 points. Canby/Minneota was second with 47 points, and Redwood Valley took third with 69. Also competing were
Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton with 103 points, and LQPV-DB with 153.

The Bulldog boys took third place with 98 points. LQPV/DB won the meet with 35 points. Redwood Valley was second with 88. Rounding out the teams were: Pipestone Area, 100; Canby/Minneota, 123; Montevideo, 148; Murray City Central, 170; Ortonville, 188; Yellow Medicine East, 213.

“This meet was our best of the season thus far for both teams,” Townsend said. “I felt our runners competed very hard and ran with some of the best from Minnesota.”

In addition to Batchelor, two other Bulldog runners placed in the top 20 in the boys 4K run. Zippy Bock took 16th place, and Brady Femling was right behind in 17th.

Three of Milbank’s seven girls also placed in the top 20. Tyra Berry placed 14th, Maurina Street finished in 17th, and Danica Schulte was 20th.

Results for the Bulldogs at Lac qui Parle Valley – Dawson Boyd:
Varsity Girls 4K Run
14. Tyra Berry, 17:52.51; 17. Maurina Street, 18:04.19; 20. Danica Schulte, 18:10.31; 22. Ashlyn O’Farrell,
18:16.63; 27. Ellie Neugebauer, 18:28.43; 34. Maiah Brown, 19:13.63; 44. Allison Leddy, 20:14.44.
Varsity Boys 4K Run
1. Nick Batchelor, 13:27.65; 16. Zippy Bock, 15:09.80; 17. Brady Femling, 15:20.02; 32. Alex Farrell, 16:01.41;
34. James Batchelor, 16:08.27.
Junior Varsity Girls 4K Run
1. Amaya Street, 18:55.23; 3. Kynlee Speidel, 19:07.79; 9. Julia Wiik, 20:16.12; 16. Savana Osowski, 21:21.15;
36. Addie Farrell, 23:03.86.
Junior Varsity Boys 4K Run
11. Isaac Graham, 16:43.32; 51. Grant Van Peursem, 18:54.99; 55. Cade Howard, 19:12.08; 78. Morgan
McConnell, 20:55.64; 90. Will Karels, 22:08.39.
Middle School Girls 2,300 Meter Run
3. Ashlee Van Hoorn, 10:31.34; 4. Nadia Thue, 10:45.23; 5. Addy Hoke, 10:46.10; 7. Rylee Scoular, 10:46.75;
14. Kaitlyn Krause, 11:25.37; 25. Stella Wendland, 12:05.60.
Middle School Boys 2,300 Meter Run
9. Ryan O’Farrell, 9:46.07; 23. Bryan Meyer, 10:43.98; 45. Sebastian Hooth, 11:19.76

Photo – left to right, James Batchelor, Brady Femling, Zippy Bock, Nick Batchelor, and Alex Farrell