Castlewood’s Nolan Eidson, Deubrook Area’s Nora Olsen claim titles at Dakota Valley Conference cross-country meet
Castlewood's Nolan Eidson runs toward the finish line at the Dakota Valley Conference cross-country meet on Oct. 7, 2026, in De Smet. (Jon Akre / 605 Sports)
DE SMET — Castlewood’s Nolan Eidson and Deubrook Area’s Nora Olsen captured individual titles at Wednesday’s Dakota Valley Conference cross-country meet at Kingsbury County Country Club.
Eidson covered the 5,000-meter run in 17-minutes and :42.1-seconds, ahead of Iroquois/Lake Preston’s Case Carlson (18:09.7) and Deubrook Area’s Josh Mitchell (18:31.3). Dell Rapids St. Mary’s Cooper Libis (18:49.3) and Deubrook Area’s Jameson Pearson (19:02.4) round out the top five times.
Deubrook Area's Nora Olsen runs during the girls race at the Dakota Valley Conference meet on Oct. 7, 2026, in De Smet. (Jon Akre / 605 Sports)
In the girls race, Olsen cruised to the individual title with a time of 19-minutes and :39.5-seconds, ahead of De Smet’s Ivy Albrecht (20:22.8). Deubrook Area’s Kylee Johnson (21:14) and Kaylee Brown (21:19.5) took third and fourth place, respectively, while Arlington’s Madalyn Madsen (21:26.5) round out the top five girls results.
The Dolphins also swept the team titles at the DVC meet Wednesday. The DA girls scored just six points to win the team title, ahead of Arlington (21) and Dell Rapids St. Mary (24). The boys collected 15 points for the team title, ahead of Dell Rapids St. Mary (26) and Castlewood (28).
Boys team scores: 1. Deubrook Area, 15; 2. St. Mary's, 26; 3. Castlewood, 28; 4. Arlington, 30; 5. De Smet, 37; 6. Iroquois/Lake Preston, 45.
Top-15 boys individual results: 1. Nolan Eidson, Castlewood, 17:42.1; 2. Case Carlson, Iroquois/Lake Preston, 18:09.7; 3. Joshua Mitchell, Deubrook Area, 18:31.3; 4. Cooper Libis, St. Mary's, 18:49.3; 5. Jameson Pearson, Deubrook Area, 19:02.4; 6. Adam Kinner, Elkton-Lake Benton, 19:11.1; 7. Matthew Heinemann, St. Mary's, 19:20.3; 8. Gage Landmark, Deubrook Area, 19:59.0; 9. Owen Anderson, De Smet, 20:01.1; 10. Bryce Cassutt, Arlington, 20:02.5; 11. Jack VanOverbeke, Arlington, 20:04.7; 12. Dorian Kaufman, Arlington, 20:14.0; 13. Cutler Davis, De Smet, 20:16.6; 14. Kypton Eidson, Castlewood, 20:20.5; 15. Leo Taken Care Of, Castlewood, 20:23.1.
Girls team scores: 1. Deubrook Area, 6; 2. Arlington, 21; 3. Dell Rapids St. Mary, 24.
Top-15 girls individual results: 1. Nora Olsen, Deubrook Area, 19:39.5; 2. Ivy Albrecht, De Smet, 20:22.8; 3. Kylee Johnson, Deubrook Area, 21:14.0; 4. Kaylee Brown, Deubrook Area, 21:19.5; 5. Madalyn Madsen, Arlington, 21:26.5; 6. Addy Fiegen, St. Mary's, 22:11.8; 7. Emma Knutson, Deubrook Area, 23:16.4; 8. Paige Deuter, St. Mary's, 23:22.3; 9. Anya Hemmer, Colman-Egan, 23:55.7; 10. Kennedi VanOverbeke, Arlington, 24:17.7; 11. Bella Wilkinson, De Smet, 24:20.7; 12. Heidi Carlson, Iroquois/Lake Preston, 24:34.5; 13. Abby Burns, Arlington, 25:06.4; 14. Avah Newman, Iroquois/Lake Preston, 25:28.3; 15. Landrie Hahn, Colman-Egan, 25:29.7.