By 605 Sports Staff

SIOUX FALLS -- Kimball/White Lake captured its second consecutive Class B girls cross-country title on Saturday.

The WiLdKats scored 26 points at Yankton Trail Park and edged Potter County (29) for the title. KWL’s Autumn Baker paced the team title with a second-place finish in 19-minutes and :41.58 seconds. Christine Gaulke (20:23.15) and Lily Baker (20:58.31) placed 11th and 21st, respectively. 

Northwestern eighth-grader Ella Boekelheide captured the individual title in 19:39.44. Boekelheide finished sixth at last year’s state meet.

Arlington’s Kaelyn Ulschmid (19:53.29) and Freeman Academy/Marion’s Jada Koerner (19:58.57) finished third and fourth, respectively. Highmore-Harrold’s Autumn Fallis (19:59.20) placed fifth. In the team standings, Aberdeen Christian (44), Ipswich (45) and Arlington (63) rounded out the top-five. 

Sioux Falls Christian's Ellie Maddox won the Class A girls cross-country title on Saturday at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls. (Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)

Custer girls win fifth title since 2015

SIOUX FALLS -- Custer claimed its fifth Class A girls cross-country championship since 2015 on Saturday.

The Wildcats scored 42 points and finished 28 points ahead of second-place Chamberlain (70). Custer also recently won state titles in 2015, ‘16, ‘18 and ‘19. 

Sioux Falls Christian’s Ellie Maddox won the individual title in 18:44.83. Custer’s Ramsey Karim (18:51.54) placed second, while Sioux Valley’s Isabelle Bloker (18:53.75) finished third. Chamberlain’s Kinsey Evans (18:57.67) and Custer’s Kadense Dooley (18:59.74) rounded out the top-five. 

Sioux Falls O’Gorman’s Alea Hardie won her third consecutive Class AA cross-country championship on Saturday. (Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)

O’Gorman’s Alea Hardie repeats as Class AA champ

SIOUX FALLS -- Sioux Falls O’Gorman’s Alea Hardie won her third consecutive Class AA cross-country championship on Saturday. 

Hardie covered the 5,000-meter distance in 17:31.28 to secure the three-peat. With Hardie leading the way, O’Gorman won its second straight team championship with 52 points. 

O’Gorman’s Libby Castelli (17:48.22) and Ruth Pardy (18:25.42) finished third and fourth, respectively. Sioux Falls Lincoln’s Ali Bainbridge (17:41.60) finished second, while Brandon Valley’s Mia Wentzy (18:28.02) took fifth.

In the team standings, Sioux Falls Lincoln (87) and Rapid City Stevens (89) took second and third, respectively. Brandon Valley (90) and Harrisburg (166) rounded out the top-five. 

Class B girls

Team scores: 1. Kimball/White Lake, 26; 2. Potter County, 29; 3. Aberdeen Christian, 44; 4. Ipswich, 45; 5. Arlington, 63; 6. Northwestern, 75; 7. James Valley Christian, 81; 8. Gregory, 91; 9. Frederick Area, 92; 10. Colman-Egan, 100; 11. Lemmon, 121; 12. Platte-Geddes, 125; 13. Newell, 137; 14. Miller, 138; 15. Bison, 138; 16. Centerville, 141; 17. Wall, 146; 18. De Smet, 147; 19. Jones County, 148.

Top-25 individual results: 1. Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern, 19:39.44; 2. Autumn Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 19:41.58; 3. Kaelyn Ulschmid, Arlington, 19:53.29; 4. Jada Koerner, Freeman Academy/Marion, 19:58.57; 5. Autumn Fallis, Highmore-Harrold, 19:59.20; 6. Madisyn Gellhaus, Ipswich, 20:03.11; 7. Danika Kaup, Potter County, 20:04.23; 8. Morgan Sumption, Frederick Area, 20:04.65; 9. Presley Terkildsen, Philip, 20:04.68; 10. Emma Thomas, Gregory, 20:17.97; 11. Christine Gaulke, Kimball/White Lake, 20:23.15; 12. Jolie Dugan, Jones County, 20:23.26; 13. Abby Hasart, James Valley Christian, 20:34.58; 14. Paige Schmidt, Aberdeen Roncalli, 20:37.83; 15. Jadyn Ahlemeier, Potter County, 20:38.05; 16. Rachel Beaner, Aberdeen Christian, 20:38.14; 17. Emma Schlachter, Potter County, 20:41.36; 18. Grace Steger, Aberdeen Christian, 20:42.20; 19. Gracyn Kadlec, Ipswich, 20:50.37; 20. Sarah Schmidt, Aberdeen Roncalli, 20:57.08; 21. Lily Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 20:58.31; 22. Rayel Persoon, Potter County, 20:58.94; 23. Kathryn Steger, Aberdeen Christian, 20:59.33; 24. Asia VanDerWerff, Gregory, 21:00.60; 25. Reese Luze, Colman-Egan, 21:01.12.

Class A girls

Team scores: 1. Custer, 42; 2. Chamberlain, 70; 3. Sioux Falls Christian, 71; 4. Red Cloud, 80; 5. Hill City, 83; 6. Vermillion, 86; 7. Flandreau, 122; 8. Ethan/Parkston, 122; 9. Sioux Valley, 136; 10. Milbank, 159; 11. Lennox, 164; 12. Great Plains Lutheran, 180; 13. Stanley County, 225; 14. Clark/Willow Lake, 233; 15. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 306.

Top-25 individual results: 1. Ellie Maddox, Sioux Falls Christian, 18:44.83; 2. Ramsey Karim, Custer, 18:51.54; 3. Isabelle Bloker, Sioux Valley, 18:53.75; 4. Kinsey Evans, Chamberlain, 18:57.67; 5. Kadense Dooley, Custer, 18:59.74; 6. Jade Ecoffey, Red Cloud, 19:01.55; 7. Ashlan Blount, Red Cloud, 19:03.33; 8. Halle Bauer, Great Plains Lutheran, 19:09.06; 9. Heidi Olson, Mobridge-Pollock, 19:12.23; 10. Abby Cutler, Hill City, 19:18.12; 11. Taeli Barta, Vermillion, 19:22.95; 12. Faith Wiese, Flandreau, 19:23.05; 13. Madison Zirbel, Dakota Hills, 19:25.26; 14. Eva Studt, Custer, 19:33.01; 15. Jaycie Babb, Tea Area, 19:34.00; 16. Marissa Bonsness, Rapid City Christian, 19:37.15; 17. Ashlynn Batchelor, Milbank, 19:37.34; 18. Taylor Harrelson, Rapid City Christian, 19:39.32; 19. Kylah Biggins, Chamberlain, 19:41.75; 20. Callie Radigan, Vermillion, 19:44.11; 21. Suri Schmidt, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 19:44.16; 22. Alicia Ruud, Lennox, 19:47.92; 23. Lindsey Roth, Ethan/Parkston, 19:50.02; 24. Lydia Anderson, Vermillion, 19:51.95; 25. Anna Vyn, Sioux Falls Christian, 19:55.55.

Class AA girls

Team scores: 1. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 52; 2. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 87; 3. Rapid City Stevens, 89; 4. Brandon Valley, 90; 5. Harrisburg, 166; 6. Spearfish, 200; 7. Aberdeen Central, 248; 8. Sturgis, 249; 9. Yankton, 271; 10. Watertown, 289; 11. Brookings, 313; 12. Sioux Falls Washington, 317; 13. Pierre, 322; 14. Sioux Falls Jefferson, 338; 15. Rapid City Central, 392; 16. Douglas, 395; 17. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 445; 18. Mitchell, 495; 19. Huron, 511.

Top-25 individual results: 1. Alea Hardie, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 17:31.28; 2. Ali Bainbridge, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 17:41.60; 3. Libby Castelli, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 17:48.22; 4. Ruth Pardy, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 18:25.42; 5. Mia Wentzy, Brandon Valley, 18:28.02; 6. Peyton VanDeest, Spearfish, 18:28.03; 7. Brionna Holso, Rapid City Stevens, 18:38.41; 8. Addison Scholten, Brandon Valley, 18:40.38; 9. Hailey Uhre, Rapid City Stevens, 18:53.83; 10. Leni Olson, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 19:03.47; 11. Kira Ubence, Douglas, 19:17.52; 12. Presli White, Harrisburg, 19:29.45; 13. Hannah Dumansky, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 19:30.17; 14. Bria Miller, Harrisburg, 19:30.31; 15. Kate McElroy, Watertown, 19:34.41; 16. Thea Chance, Yankton, 19:44.58; 17. Addalai DeKam, Sioux Falls Lincoln, 19:44.66; 18. Gracie Uhre, Rapid City Stevens, 19:45.00; 19. Kiera Pinto, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 19:48.40; 20. Gabrielle Spain, Sioux Falls Washington, 19:55.48; 21. Kori Keil, Spearfish, 19:57.39; 22. Shelby Bergan, Brandon Valley, 19:59.90; 23. Lucy Hamer, Sturgis, 20:00.26; 24. Yom Kuol, Sioux Falls Washington, 20:02.19; 25. Kenzie Hinrich, Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 20:04.73.