Cheyenne-Eagle Butte’s Jackson Taken Alive wins Lakota Nation Invitational cross-country title
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte’s Jackson Taken Alive won Saturday’s Lakota Nation Invitational cross-country meet at Hart Ranch Resort. (Matt Gade / 605 Sports)
RAPID CITY — Cheyenne-Eagle Butte’s Jackson Taken Alive won Saturday’s Lakota Nation Invitational cross-country meet at Hart Ranch Resort.
Cheyenne-Eagle Butte’s Jackson Taken Alive captured the boys individual title with a run of 16-minutes and :14.2-seconds, well ahead of White River’s Elijah Haukaas (17:02.1). Wyoming Indian’s Kaiden Moss (17:09.3), Mahpiya Luta’s Rylan Cuny (17:30.8) and Cheyenne-Eagle Butte’s Demtrius Sanchez Gonzalez (17:31) round out the top five runners.
Standing Rock’s Briauna Thompson won the girls race, covering the 5,000-meter run in 19-minutes and :05.2-seconds. Mahpiya Luta’s Tahca Zephier (20:07.9) earned second place while Standing Rock’s Evie Bradley (20:15.2) came in third. Wyoming Indian’s Dai’Onna Posey (21:35.9) and Cheyenne-Eagle Butte’s Aubree Miner (22:33.9) round out the top five times.
The CEB boys secured the team title with 30 points, ahead of Wyoming Indian (37) and White River (41). The Mahpiya Luta girls (25) clipped Wyoming Indian (26) for the team title, while Standing Rock came in third (30).
Girls team scores: 1. Mahpiya Luta, 25; 2. Wyoming Indian, 26; 3. Standing Rock, 30.
Top-15 girls individual results: 1. Briauna Thompson, Standing Rock, 19:05.2; 2. Tahca Zephier, Mahpiya Luta, 20:07.9; 3. Evie Bradley, Standing Rock, 20:15.2; 4. Dai'Onna Posey, Wyoming Indian, 21:35.9; 5. Aubree Miner, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 22:33.9; 6. Grace Skoog, Rapid City Central, 22:37.4; 7. Gracie Banks, Mahpiya Luta, 22:40.8; 8. Marysa Trumbull, Wyoming Indian, 22:46.4; 9. Sienna Neck, Todd County, 23:04.3; 10. Tristan Her Many Horses, Wyoming Indian, 23:10.6; 11. Bernice Brewer, Mahpiya Luta, 23:19.7; 12. M'Kenzie LaRoche, Lower Brule, 23:28.2; 13. Justice Isis, Wyoming Indian, 23:31.0; 14. Athena White Elk, Mahpiya Luta, 23:50.8; 15. Alexsis Red Bird, Todd County, 23:55.5.
Boys team scores: 1. 1. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 30; 2. Wyoming Indian, 37; 3. White River, 41; 4. Mahpiya Luta, 88; 5. Little Wound, 90; 6. Rapid City Stevens, 103; 7. Todd County, 127; 8. Flandreau Indian, 141; 9. Crow Creek, 151; 10. Standing Rock, 166; 11. Lower Brule, 199; 12. Takini, 214; 13. Wakpala, 219.
Top-15 boys individual results: 1. Jackson Taken Alive, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 16:14.2; 2. Elijah Haukaas, White River, 17:02.1; 3. Kaiden Moss, Wyoming Indian, 17:09.3; 4. Rylan Cuny, Mahpiya Luta, 17:30.8; 5. Demetrius Sanchez-Gonzalez, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 17:31.0; 6. Jayce Fire Thunder, Little Wound, 17:36.0; 7. Kingston De'Sersa, White River, 17:43.5; 8. Michael Prue, Todd County, 17:43.9; 9. Xavier Sanchez-Gonzalez, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 17:49.3; 10. Marley Underwood, Wyoming Indian, 17:51.3; 11. Jared Wallowing Bull, Wyoming Indian, 18:03.1; 12. Kaden Running Horse, White River, 18:07.9; 13. Landon Sounding Sides, Wyoming Indian, 18:15.7; 14. Eli Brown, Rapid City Central, 18:27.9; 15. Jesse McLaughlin, Standing Rock, 18:31.9.