Sioux Falls Washington’s Cole Reilly wins Class AA boys state cross-country title, Warriors win team championship
Sioux Falls Washington's Cole Reilly won the Class AA boys state cross-country title on Saturday in Rapid City. (Matt Gade / 605 Sports)
RAPID CITY — Cole Reilly powered Sioux Falls Washington to the Class AA boys state cross-country title on Saturday at Hart Ranch.
The Warriors totaled 51 points, followed by Lincoln (81) and Rapid City Stevens (142). It is Washington’s first state championship since 2016.
Reilly covered the 5,000-meter distance in 14:53.9, followed by Sioux Falls Lincoln’s Tyrus Needles (15:07.5). Washington’s Hena Abreham (15:34.1) took eighth place. Washington’s Ben Parsons (15:47.2), Jackson Storm (15:49.1) and Griffin Miller (16:03.5) placed 12th, 14th and 16th place, respectively.
Team scores: 1. Sioux Falls Washington, 51; 2. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 81; 3. Rapid City Stevens, 142; 4. Spearfish, 149; 5. Rapid City Central, 152; 6. Brandon Valley, 168; 7. Douglas, 261; 8. Harrisburg, 263; 9. Pierre T.F. Riggs, 278; 10. Yankton, 285; 11. O'Gorman, 297; 12. Brookings, 321; 13. Sturgis Brown, 321; 14. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 332; 15. Aberdeen Central, 338; 16. Tea Area, 349; 17. Watertown, 389; 18. Huron, 563; 19. Mitchell, 573.
Top-25 individual results: 1. Cole Reilly, Sioux Falls Washington, 14:53.9; 2. Tyrus Needles, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 15:07.5; 3. Eric Errea, Rapid City Central, 15:15.3; 4. Henry Sayler, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 15:19.7; 5. Tate DeVries, Aberdeen Central, 15:28.7; 6. Evan Perrigo, Rapid City Stevens, 15:30.7; 7. Dane Stark, Watertown, 15:33.3; 8. Hena Abreham, Sioux Falls Washington, 15:34.1; 9. Ethan Kyte, Brandon Valley, 15:39.3; 10. Tate Van Beek, Rapid City Stevens, 15:42.0; 11. Rylan VanDeest, Spearfish, 15:43.6; 12. Ben Parsons, Sioux Falls Washington, 15:47.2; 13. Mason Gill, Spearfish, 15:48.2; 14. Jackson Storm, Sioux Falls Washington, 15:49.1; 15. Reid Groher, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 15:59.2; 16. Griffin Miller, Sioux Falls Washington, 16:03.5; 17. Ruben Bokegard, Sturgis Brown, 16:03.9; 18. Wyatt Balliew, Douglas, 16:06.0; 19. Jackson Schema, O'Gorman, 16:12.9; 20. Luke Feimer, Yankton, 16:13.7; 21. Max Nelson, Aberdeen Central, 16:16.2; 22. Ben Dirks, Harrisburg, 16:16.6; 23. Marcus Munsch, Brandon Valley, 16:19.5; 24. Gavin Johnson, Sioux Falls Jefferson, 16:20.8; 25. Mylan McDaniel, Rapid City Central, 16:22.0.