Milbank Wins Breathe Easy Cross Country Meet

MHS won the Breathe Easy cross country meet at the Whetstone Creek Golf Course in Milbank on Monday, August 31.
Nick Batchelor, a junior, started where he left off last season — collecting first place finishes. He soared ahead of the field with a time of 12:57.31. Ashlyn Batchelor, Nick’s sister, a newcomer to the team and just a seventh grader, also finished first for the varsity girls with a time of 15:34.93.

“It’s pretty cool to have Nick and Ashlyn win both races,” said the Bulldog’s head coach, Eric Townsend. “Both teams ran pretty well. We competed hard. We were excited to have our first meet and to kick off the 2020 season, and I think both teams are in a great position for a successful year.”

MHS results from each race:

Varsity Girls 4K Race

1. Ashlyn Batchelor, 15:34.93; 9. Maurina Street, 17:12.90; 10. Ellie Neugebauer,
17:15.65; 13. Maiah Brown, 17:29.53; 14. Amaya Street, 17:38.36; 17. Tyra Berry, 18:18.84; 19.
Ashlyn O’Farrell, 18:33.88; 26. Allison Leddy, 20:39.24.

Varsity Boys 4K Race

1. Nick Batchelor, 12:57.31; 4. James Batchelor, 14:43.49; 5. Isaac Graham, 15:14.67; 10.
Grant Van Peursem, 16:11.72; 11. Isaac Johnson, 16:15.09; 15. Sammy Femling, 16:54.10.

Junior Varsity Girls 3K Race

1. Kynlee Speidel, 14:09.14; 2. Ashlee Van Hoorn, 14:11.75; 3. Nadia Thue, 14:13.94; 4.
Stella Wendland, 14:15.01; 5. Jaclyn Wiik, 14:15.42; 7. Julia Wiik, 14:33.12; 11. Kaitlyn Krause,
14:57.98; 12. Savanna Osowski, 15:00.23; 13. Rylee Scoular, 15:00.63; 14. Olivia Foell, 15:20.23;
15. Evelyn Liebe, 15:23.32; 18. Addie Farrell, 15:54.69; 20. Elexia Quintanilla, 16:06.72; 24. Camryn Sovell, 18:34.65.

Junior Varsity Boys 3K Race

3. Ryan O’Farrell, 13:54.05; 4. Will Karels, 14:08.90; 5. Bryan Meyer, 14:28.61; 7. Asher Young, 14:49.99.