RAPID CITY — Cheyenne-Eagle Butte’s Jayden Taken Alive captured the boys individual race at the Lakota Nation Invitational cross-country meet on Friday.  

Taken Alive covered the 5,000-meter distance at Hart Ranch in 17 minutes and :25.68 seconds, finishing ahead of McLaughlin’s Wamni Kills Crow (17:52.73) and Wyoming Indian’s Jordan Black (18:06.25). Wyoming Indian’s Heeyeiniitou Monroe-Black (18:19.11) and Crazy Horse’s Edward Black Hawk (18:25.54) rounded out the top-five runners.

On the girls side, Wyoming Indian’s Dai’Onna Posey won the individual race in 21:20.40. Little Wound’s Tahca Zephier (21:58.47) and Todd County’s Alexsis Red Bird (23:01.66) finished second and third, respectively. Rapid City Central’s Millie Patterson (23:22.46) and Todd County’s Shelly Larvie (23:45.59) rounded out the top-five runners.

Wyoming Indian won both the boys and girls team titles. The Wyoming Indian girls finished with 31 points, ahead of Rapid City Central (32) and Todd County (33). The Wyoming Indian boys finished with 30 points, ahead of Rapid City Stevens (31) and Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (38).

Girls team scores: 1. Wyoming Indian, 31; 2. Rapid City Central, 32; 3. Todd County, 33; 4. Little Wound, 54.

Top-15 individual girls results: 1. Dai’Onna Posey, Wyoming Indian, 21:20.40; 2. Tahca Zephier, Little Wound, 21:58.47; 3. Alexsis Red Bird, Todd County, 23:01.66; 4. Millie Patterson, Rapid City Central, 23:22.46; 5. Shelly Larvie, Todd County, 23:45.59; 6. Elizabeth Moore, Todd County, 23:47.13; 7. Brandy Marshall, Lakota Tech, 23:56.36; 8. Grace Skoog, Rapid City Central, 23:57.93; 9. Miya Muellenberg, Rapid City Central, 24:13.80; 10. Marysa Trumbull, Wyoming Indian, 24:22.78; 11. Takara Ferris, Wyoming Indian, 24:24.86; 12. Adrienne White Lance, St. Francis, 24:35.77; 13. Feather Spoonhunter, Wyoming Indian, 25:31.97; 14. Gerilynn Redman, Wyoming Indian, 25:43.33; 15. Lana Tilus, Rapid City Central, 25:49.31.

Boys team scores: 1. Wyoming Indian, 30; 2. Rapid City Stevens, 31; 3. Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 38; 4. Rapid City Central, 60; 5. Little Wound, 112; 6. Todd County, 117; 7. Lower Brule, 120; 8. St. Francis, 136.

Top-15 individual boys results: 1. Jayden Taken Alive, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 17:25.68; 2. Wamni Kills Crow, McLaughlin, 17:52.73; 3. Jordan Black, Wyoming Indian, 18:06.25; 4. Heeyeiniitou Monroe-Black, Wyoming Indian, 18:19.11; 5. Edward Black Hawk, Crazy Horse, 18:25.54; 6. Cody Two Bulls, Rapid City Central, 18:34.46; 7. Xavier Sanchez-Gonzalez, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 18:36.03; 8. Noah Hansen, Rapid City Stevens, 18:42.36; 9. Jaxon Hanson, Rapid City Stevens, 18:43.63; 10. Gavin Friend, Rapid City Stevens, 18:44.14; 11. Jackson Taken Alive, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte, 18:47.31; 12. Oden Kleinschmidt, Rapid City Stevens, 18:58.86; 13. Marley C’Hair, Wyoming Indian, 18:59.85; 14. Michael Prue, Todd County, 19:04.63; 15. Weston Adams, Rapid City Stevens, 19:08.85.