MHS Cross Country Team Earns End-of-Season Awards

The MHS 2025 Cross Country Team, coached by Eric Townsend, presented its end-of-of season awards. Coach Townsend also thanked many individuals and groups for their support during the season. He and the team expressed their gratitude for Whetstone Creek Golf Course for allowing us to host our home meets, the Milbank Fire and Police Department for helping to lead us out of town on our way to State, NeSoDak Bible Camp for hosting our team retreat, Jeff Carrino and KMSD radio for the coverage and Coach’s Corner, The Valley Express for the excellent online coverage, Spencer Schaefbauer and Big Stone Therapies for the prevention and care of our injuries, the Grant County Review for the great weekly results coverage, The Bank for sponsoring our home meet, and DeFea Transportation for transporting us safely to and from the meets.  

Townsend gave another huge thanks to all the parents for their support throughout the season.  He thanked Coach Brady Femling, Coach Josh Schmeichel, and Coach Laurie Batchelor for all their hard work and extra effort throughout the season. Finally, he thanked the athletes for all their effort and hard work during the season. He gave a special shout out to the team’s four seniors – Ashlynn Batchelor, Yanderyn Olivares, Elexia Quintanilla, and Camryn Sovell. “Your leadership will be greatly missed, and we wish you good luck in the future,” Townsend stated.

MHS 2025 Cross Country Awards 
MOST VALUABLE RUNNER –
BOYS—Jeter Scoular  GIRLS—Ella Koplin 
MOST IMPROVED RUNNER BOYS—Liam Heller and Matthew Unzen GIRLS—Paola Culhuac Segundo 
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR GIRLS—Paola Culhuac Segundo 
PRIDE OF THE PAW BOYS—Franco Flores 
GIRL—Zayda Townsend 

SENIOR AWARDS – Ashlynn Batchelor, Yanderyn Olivares, Elexia Quintanilla, and Camryn Sovell. 

VARSITY LETTER WINNERS BOYS and GIRLS – Beckham Berry, Ashlynn Batchelor, Liam Heller, Yanderyn Olivares, Bennett Graham, Macy Mueller, Jeter Scoular, Zayda Townsend, Franco Flores, Bianca Berry, Rylan Wendland, Ella Koplin, Tabitha McFaden, Paola Culhuac Segundo, and Haylen Schneck. 

MINOR LETTER WINNERS (BOYS and GIRLS) – Tate Pew, Mackenzie Mueller, Gunnar Anderson, Aria Prasnicki, Justus Gortmaker, Abril Ayala Ramirez, Jefferson Ordonez, Nuria Rodriguez Duron, Matthew Unzen, Timbree Spors, Madelyn Van Lith, Ainsley Brown, Kinleigh Brandenburger, Quetzalli Culhuac Segundo, Fernanda Hernandez Vazquez, Sophie Gruba, Hannah Pauli, and Lennox Spors. 

ALL-CONFERENCE RUNNERS (BOYS and GIRLS)  
Jeter Scoular—1st 
Ella Koplin—5th 
Liam Heller—7th 
Bianca Berry—7th 
Franco Flores—9th 
Macy Mueller—11th 
Beckham Berry—14th 
Ashlynn Batchelor—14th 
Bennett Graham—15th 
Tabitha McFaden—17th 
Paola Culhuac Segundo—18th 

ALL-REGION RUNNERS (BOYS and GIRLS) 
Jeter Scoular—1st 
Ella Koplin—7th 
Liam Heller—6th
Bianca Berry—9th 
Franco Flores—15th 
Macy Mueller—15th 
Bennett Graham—20th 

STATE (BOYS and GIRLS) 
Jeter Scoular—14th 

BOYS TEAM: 
NEC—2nd 
REGION—2nd 
STATE: 12th 

GIRLS TEAM: 
NEC—3rd 
REGION—3rd 
STATE: 14th