Sioux Falls Christian’s Sadie Pettengill, Levi Vander Leest capture individual titles at Region 2A cross-country meet
Sioux Falls Christian's Sadie Pettengill crosses the finish line at the Region 2A cross-country meet on Thursday at Madison Country Club. (Jon Akre / 605 Sports)
MADISON — Sioux Falls Christian’s Sadie Pettengill and Levi Vander Leest captured individual titles at the Region 2A cross-country meet on Thursday At Madison Country Club.
Pettengill rolled to the individual title in the girls race with a time of 18:13, ahead of teammate Elia Peterson (19:10) and West Central’s Brooklyn Sundermann (19:24). SFC’s Layla Kvaale (19:25) and West Central’s Sarah Johnson (19;26) rounded out the top five times.
Vander Leest won the boys race with a time of 15:54, ahead of teammates Sawyer Pettengill (16:27) and Wesley Lyon (16:33). Tri-Valley's Jaxton Rinehart (16:41) and West Central’s Peyton Tetzlaff (16:44) rounded out the top five times.
The Chargers swept the team titles at the Region 2A meet as well. The girls team scored just 13 points, well ahead of West Central (31) and Sioux Valley (50). The SFC boys tallied 12 points while West Central (46) and Flandreau (62) took second and third place, respectively.
Girls team scores: 1. Sioux Falls Christian, 13; 2. West Central, 31; 3. Sioux Valley, 50; 4. Flandreau, 65; 5. Tri-Valley, 90; 6. Madison, 103.
Top-20 girls individual results: 1. Sadie Pettengill, Sioux Falls Christian, 18:13.0; 2. Elia Peterson, Sioux Falls Christian, 19:10.0; 3. Brooklyn Sundermann, West Central, 19:24.0; 4. Layla Kvaale, Sioux Falls Christian, 19:25.0; 5. Sarah Johnson, West Central, 19:26.0; 6. Hope Rohe, Sioux Falls Christian, 19:34.0; 7. Bryn Barker, Sioux Falls Christian, 19:42.0; 8. Evelyn Ostrem, Sioux Valley, 19:47.0; 9. Rorie Thoreson, Dell Rapids, 20:14.0; 10. Sadie Wuebben, West Central, 20:22.0; 11. Willow Stephens, Flandreau, 20:23.0; 12. Berkley Fopma, Sioux Falls Christian, 20:27.0; 13. Amia Ward, Sioux Valley, 21:06.0; 14. Lillie Schmit, Sioux Valley, 21:12.0; 15. Alexa Chase, McCook Central/Montrose, 21:19.0; 16. Kelsey Sundermann, West Central, 21:26.0; 17. Kiley Westberry, Flandreau, 21:38.0; 18. Tenley LeBrun, Flandreau, 21:57.0; 19. Emma Andreasen, Sioux Valley, 21:57.0; 20. Aleta Carlson, Tri-Valley, 21:59.0.
Boys team scores: 1. Levi Vander Leest, Sioux Falls Christian, 15:54.0; 2. Sawyer Pettengill, Sioux Falls Christian, 16:27.0; 3. Wesley Lyon, Sioux Falls Christian, 16:33.0; 4. Jaxton Rinehart, Tri-Valley, 16:41.0; 5. Peyton Tetzlaff, West Central, 16:44.0; 6. Sam VanRaalte, Sioux Falls Christian, 17:13.0; 7. Zach Nielsen, West Central, 17:27.0; 8. Briar Horn, West Central, 17:40.0; 9. Max McDonald, Sioux Falls Christian, 17:42.0; 10. Camden Tebay, Dell Rapids, 17:44.0; 11. Carter Siemonsma, Garretson, 17:50.0; 12. Nathaniel Hobbie, Flandreau, 17:53.0; 13. Eli Smith, Sioux Falls Christian, 18:00.0; 14. Logan Kontz, Flandreau, 18:03.0; 15. Adam Kinner, Elkton-Lake Benton, 18:05.0; 16. Ethan McGregor, Garretson, 18:10.0; 17. Tayte Joachims, Flandreau, 18:12.0; 18. Sean King, Tri-Valley, 18:14.0; 19. Nolan Katzer, Dell Rapids, 18:19.0; 20. Tyrus Schulz, Sioux Valley, 18:23.0.
Top-20 boys individual results: 1. Levi Vander Leest, Sioux Falls Christian, 15:54.0; 2. Sawyer Pettengill, Sioux Falls Christian, 16:27.0; 3. Wesley Lyon, Sioux Falls Christian, 16:33.0; 4. Jaxton Rinehart, Tri-Valley, 16:41.0; 5. Peyton Tetzlaff, West Central, 16:44.0; 6. Sam VanRaalte, Sioux Falls Christian, 17:13.0; 7. Zach Nielsen, West Central, 17:27.0; 8. Briar Horn, West Central, 17:40.0; 9. Max McDonald, Sioux Falls Christian, 17:42.0; 10. Camden Tebay, Dell Rapids, 17:44.0; 11. Carter Siemonsma, Garretson, 17:50.0; 12. Nathaniel Hobbie, Flandreau, 17:53.0; 13. Eli Smith, Sioux Falls Christian, 18:00.0; 14. Logan Kontz, Flandreau, 18:03.0; 15. Adam Kinner, Elkton-Lake Benton, 18:05.0; 16. Ethan McGregor, Garretson, 18:10.0; 17. Tayte Joachims, Flandreau, 18:12.0; 18. Sean King, Tri-Valley, 18:14.0; 19. Nolan Katzer, Dell Rapids, 18:19.0; 20. Tyrus Schulz, Sioux Valley, 18:23.0.