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Flandreau's Faith Wiese, Madison's Dylan Gerdes win titles at Clark/Willow Lake Invitational
Flandreau's Faith Wiese competes at the McCook Central/Montrose Invitational on Sept. 2 in Salem.
(Ryan Deal / 605 Sports)
Sep 25, 2025
 

By 605 Sports Staff

CLARK — Flandreau’s Faith Wiese and Madison’s Dylan Gerdes claimed individual titles at Thursday’s Clark/Willow Lake Invitational. 

Wiese covered the 5,000-meter distance at Clark Municipal Golf Course in 18 minutes and :27.35 seconds, finishing ahead of Chamberlain’s Grace Phillips (19:15.33). Clark/Willow Lake’s Kamryn Nesheim (20:56.87), Aberdeen Roncalli’s Addison Cassady (21:06.83) and Chamberlain’s Ava Schindler (21:43.15) rounded out the top-five runners. 

Gerdes won the boys race in 17:37.00, followed by Flandreau’s Logan Kontz (19:00.37). Flandreau’s Sam Schmidt (19:07.13) and Nathaniel Hobbie (19:08.86) finished third and fourth, respectively. Chamberlain’s Liam Gill (19:19.05) placed fifth.

The CWL girls won the girls team title with 19 points, finishing ahead of Chamberlain (21) and Roncalli (27). The Flandreau boys won the team title with nine points, followed by Madison (17) and Chamberlain (34). 


Boys team scores: 1. Flandreau, 9; 2. Madison, 17; 3. Chamberlain, 34; 4. Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 57; 5. Arlington, 61; 6. Clark/Willow Lake, 61; 7. Aberdeen Roncalli, 65; 8. Webster Area, 67.

Top-15 boys results: 1. Dylan Gerdes, Madison, 17:37.00; 2. Logan Kontz, Flandreau, 19:00.37; 3. Sam Schmidt, Flandreau, 19:07.13; 4. Nathaniel Hobbie, Flandreau, 19:08.86; 5. Liam Gill, Chamberlain, 19:19.05; 6. Karsten Lerwick, Arlington, 19:32.55; 7. Daniel Aldridge, Madison, 19:41.99; 8. Wyatt Kontz, Flandreau, 20:13.19; 9. Charles Meyer, Madison, 20:15.30; 10. Joseph Richards, Aberdeen Christian, 20:24.07; 11. Austin Keller, Florence/Henry, 20:24.49; 12. Hudson Metz, Chamberlain, 20:28.23; 13. Oliver Meyer, Madison, 20:29.37; 14. Taiden Pierce, Madison, 20:30.35; 15. Kai Thomsen, Madison, 20:46.57.

Girls team scores: 1. Clark/Willow Lake, 19; 2. Chamberlain, 21; 3. Aberdeen Roncalli, 27; 4. Flandreau, 27; 5. Great Plains Lutheran, 55; 6. Madison, 68; 7. Arlington, 71; 8. Redfield, 76.

Top-15 girls results: 1. Faith Wiese, Flandreau, 18:27.35; 2. Grace Phillips, Chamberlain, 19:15.33; 3. Kamryn Nesheim, Clark/Willow Lake, 20:56.87; 4. Addison Cassady, Aberdeen Roncalli, 21:06.83; 5. Ava Schindler, Chamberlain, 21:43.15; 6. Cadence Bochek, Clark/Willow Lake, 21:57.26; 7. Kaelyn Ulschmid, Arlington, 21:58.28; 8. Evelyn Prahl, Great Plains Lutheran, 22:14.65; 9. Calla Wiese, Flandreau, 22:16.55; 10. Johanna Vandersnick, Clark/Willow Lake, 22:16.88; 11. Hazel Kannegieter, Aberdeen Roncalli, 22:17.24; 12. Taylor McComsey, Aberdeen Roncalli, 22:24.19; 13. Jennifer Bevers, Clark/Willow Lake, 22:34.86; 14. Sasha Van Den Bosch, Chamberlain, 22:39.35; 15. Emma Bochek, Clark/Willow Lake, 22:48.35.