MHS Cross Country Team Finishes Season Strong at State

The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs varsity cross country teams competed in South  Dakota’s state championships in Huron on Saturday, October 25. MHS head coach Eric Townsend said, “We wanted to be our best in October and, for the most part, most of the runners were peaking to finish out their season.”

Townsend said, “Individually for the boys, Jeter (Scoular) ran pretty well earning a top 25-medal with a 14th-place finish. Beckham (Berry) also ran well, running 42 seconds faster than he had on the same course in September.” The Milbank boys finished in 122th place. 

The Milbank girls also picked up the pace at the state meet. “Ella (Koplin)  was 54 seconds faster than she was on the Huron course in September and just missed a top-25 medal with her 32nd-place finish,” Townsend noted. “Other time improvements on the same course from last month included Macy (Mueller) by 24 seconds, Haylen (Schneck) by 56 seconds, and Paola (Culhuac Segundo) by one minute and 20 seconds.  Haylen, Paola, and Tabitha (McFaden) 2025 also ran their personal fastest 5K,” Townsend added. The Milbank girls brought home 14th place.

Boys – Individual Places: (14) Jeter Scoular  (71) Liam Heller  (80) Beckham Berry  (86) Bennett Graham  (95) Franco Flores  (124) Rylan Wendland

Boys 5K Team Scores:

1. Sioux Falls Christian–37
2. Hill City–47
3. Custer–62
4. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte–94
5. Belle Fourche–101
6. Lennox–108
7. Garretson–140
8. Vermillion–144
9. Deuel–155
10. West Central–157
11. Beresford–177
12. Milbank–186
13. Elk Point-Jefferson–196
14. Sisseton–221
15. Mount Vernon-Plankinton–237
16. Platte-Geddes–289

Girls – Individual Places:  (32) Ella Koplin  (60) Bianca Berry  (88) Macy Mueller  (93) Haylen Schneck  (97) Paola Culhuac Segundo  (98) Tabitha McFaden

Girls 5K Team Scores:

1. Sioux Falls Christian–13
2. West Central–70
3. Chamberlain–106
4. Hill City–114
5. Lennox–122
6. Flandreau–124
7. Belle Fourche–125
8. Aberdeen Roncalli–151
9. Clark-Willow Lake–152
10. Vermillion–156
11. Sioux Valley–182
12. Mount Vernon-Plankinton–198
13. Canton–201
14. Milbank–205
15. Mahpiya Luta–227
16. Ethan- Parkston–240
17. Platte- Geddes–269