Milbank Runners Bring Home Awards From  Border Battle

The annual cross country Border Battle – the Battle for the Paddle – was held in Grand Forks on Saturday, September 26. “This meet features primarily North Dakota and Minnesota teams – much different than our normal meets –. and it has gotten to be much more competitive over the years,” said Eric Townsend, head coach for Milbank. Overall, both teams had one of their best meets of the season against very good competition and a tough, wet, and muddy course. 

“Individually, we had five athletes earn  top-20 awards. Jeter Scoular placed fifth in the varsity boys race. Townsend also noted that Scoular’s time of 16:48 puts him at No. 2 in our top Milbank times at this meet, and Beckham Berry’s time of 19:12 puts him at No. 20.”. Finn Gilmore made the meet’s top 20 by placing 19th in the boys seventh-grade race.

Lady Bulldog Ella Koplin placed 13th in the varsity girls race. Kingsley Jensen took 10th for the seventh-grade girls.  Audrey Schmeichel placed 13th in the seventh-grade race. 

According to Townsend, Ella Koplin’s time of 19:51 puts her at  No. 3 in the top Milbank times at the Border Battle  meet.  Macy Mueller’s time of 20:29 tied her for No. 4.  Paola Culhuac Segundo’s time of 22:12 ties her for No. 13 for the Lady Bulldogs at the Border Battle. 

As a team, the seventh- grade girls placed seventh out of 20 complete teams. The eighth-grade girls placed ninth out of 19 complete teams. Milbank’s varsity boys placed 22nd as a team amongst 41 complete teams. 

What’s next? The Milbank cross country teams travel to the Lennox Invite on Friday October 2. The Bulldogs can look forward to an early trip as the start-time is 10 a.m.

Team Rankings Varsity Boys A – 5,000 Meters

1. Hawley
2. Wadena- Deer Creek
3. Kindred
4. Sauk Center
5. Greenway/Nashwa-uh Keewatin
6. Holdingford
7. Bowman County
8. Beulah
9. New Town
10. West Central Area

Top Runners and Results for Milbank Varsity Boys: Senior Logan Wiehoff of Sauk Center won the race. His time was 15:49.7. Milbank senior Jeter Scoular took fifth place. He crossed the finish line  at 16:48.2. Senior Bulldog Beckham Berry was 105th at 19:12.4. Junior Franco Flores took 142nd at 19:40.6. Junior Rylan Wendland was 167th at 20:04.1 and Matt Unzen was 200th at XXXXXXX.

Team Rankings Varsity Girls A – 5,000 Meters

1. Hillsboro/Central Valley
2. Bowman County
3. Bottineau
4. Rugby
5. Riverside Christian
6. Hawley XC
7. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd
8. Dickinson Trinity
9. United North Central
10. Central Cass

Top Runners and Results for Milbank Varsity Girls : Freshman Claire Grinde of Hillsboro/Central won the race. She did it in 17:55.1. Milbank sophomore  Ella Koplin took 13th place at 19:51.5. Senior Macy Mueller was 26th. She clocked in at 20:29.2. Freshman Paola Culhuac Segundo was 83rd at 22:12.6. Haylen Schneck, also a freshman, took 99th place at 22:38.5.

Varsity Boys AA Top Teams 

1. Sioux Fall Washington
2. Sioux Falls Lincoln
3. Wayzata
4. Century
5. Edina

Varsity Girls AA Top Teams

1. Century
2. Edina 
3. Sioux Falls Lincoln
4. Mandan
5. Brainerd

Team Rankings Eighth-Grade Girls – 3,000 Meters

1. Moorhead
2. Devils Lake
3. Red River
4. Fargo North
5. Bemidji
6. Horace
7. Sheyenne
8. Shanley
9. Milbank
10. New Town

Top Runners and Results for Milbank Eighth-Grade Girls: Peyton Thompson of Red River won the race in 10:59.3 Lady Bulldog Lennox Spors took 26th when she crossed the finish line at 13:31.9 Milbank’s Sophie Gruba was 51st at 14:21.6. Quetzalli Culhuac Segundo took 53rd at 14.25.0.  Harmony Campbell brought home 56th place at 14:29.5. Brooklyn Eckberg was 91st at 16:04.4. Fernanda Hernandez Vasquez was 93rd at 16:09.2.

Milbank had no entries in the Eighth -Grade Boys Race

Team Rankings for Seventh-Grade Boys – 3,000 Meters

1. Century
2. Moorhead
3. Davies
4. Fargo North
5. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson Boyd
6. Riverside Christian
7. Grafton
8. Bishop Ryan
9. Turtle Mountain Community
10. Park Rapids Area

Top Runners and Results for Milbank Seventh-Grade Boys: Jack Herzog of Davies took first place with his time of 10:36.3 Bulldog Finn Gilmore came in 19th at 11:32.0. Landon Athey was 74th at 13:09.8

Team Rankings for Seventh Grade Girls – 3,000 Meters

1. Shanley
2. Horace
3. Central Cass
4. Devils Lake
5. Hawley XC
6. Detroit Lakes
7. Milbank
8. Rugby
9. Sheyenne
10. Griggs Midkota

Top Runners and Results for MilbankSeventh-Grade Girls: Lydia Schanandore of Horace took first place at 11:26.7. Milbank’s Kingsley Jensen made the top 10 at 10th place with her time of 12:29.0. Audrey Schmeichell took 13th at 12:30.5. Preslie Owen was 61st at 14:21.3  Kami Dashiell took 111th place at 17:04.0. Hadley Allen claimed 121 with her time of 18:27.1.