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Gregory's Luke Barreto, Scotland's Elle Hlavac win titles at Gregory Invitational
Gregory's Luke Barreto won the boys 5,000-meter run at Tuesday's Gregory Invitational.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Sep 2, 2025
 

By 605 Sports Staff

GREGORY — Gregory’s Luke Barreto and Scotland’s Elle Hlavac claimed individual titles at Tuesday’s Gregory cross-country invitational. 

Barreto covered the 5,000-meter distance in 18 minutes and :14.78 seconds at the Gregory Golf Club. White River’s Elijah Haukaas (18:24.66) and Crow Creek’s Justin St. John (18:49.22) finished second and third, respectively. Scotland’s CJ Bjorum (19:31.94) and Winner’s Carter Peppel (19:46.91) rounded out the top-five boys runners.

In the girls race, Hlavac covered the 5,000-meter distance in 22:01.78, finishing ahead of Gregory’s Abigail Engel (23:26.34) and Stuart, Nebraska’s Annie Ludwig (23:46.94). Tripp-Delmont/Armour’s Jordan Chessmore (23:47.81) and Lyndsey Chessmore (24:14.15) rounded out the top-five girls runners. 


Top-15 boys individual results: 1. Luke Barreto, Gregory, 18:14.78; 2. Elijah Haukaas, White River, 18:24.66; 3. Justin St. John, Crow Creek, 18:49.22; 4. C.J. Bjorum, Scotland, 19:31.94; 5. Carter Peppel, Winner, 19:46.91; 6. Matthew Calhoon, Winner, 20:09.50; 7. Destin Drapeau, Crow Creek, 20:14.34; 8. Kingston DeSersa, White River, 20:30.62; 9. Noah Vanderwalker, White River, 20:38.25; 10. Cadyn Brave Heart, White River, 20:41.18; 11. Darius LaRoche, Lower Brule, 20:47.66; 12. Ziggy Duffy, Platte-Geddes, 21:03.22; 13. George Timanus, Gregory, 21:17.50; 14 Reed Woerner, Corsica-Stickney, 21:28.91; 15. Kaden Running Horse, White River, 21:34.59.

Top-15 girls individual results: 1. Elle Hlavac, Scotland, 22:01.78; 2. Abigail Engel, Gregory, 23:26.34; 3. Annie Ludwig, Stuart, Neb., 23:46.94; 4. Jordan Chessmore, Tripp-Delmont/Armour, 23:47.81; 5. Lyndsey Chessmore, Tripp-Delmont/Armour, 24:14.15; 6. Lenlee Mills, Platte-Geddes, 24:38.56; 7. Charlotte Qualm, Platte-Geddes, 24:40.68; 8. Dulcie Veurink, Platte-Geddes, 24:43.31; 9. Shelly Larvie, St. Francis Indian, 25:28.94; 10. Kassandra Abbas, Platte-Geddes, 26:16.38; 11. Avery Birkel, Gregory, 26:30.18; 12. Nika Furney, Scotland, 26:37.34; 13. Olivia Boyle, Corsica-Stickney, 27:04.34; 14. Adrienne White Lance, St. Francis Indian, 27:40.12; 15. M’Kenzie LaRoche, Lower Brule, 27:58.22.