GETTYSBURG — Herreid/Selby Area’s Gavin Hirsch and Wolsey-Wessington’s Kendal Uttecht won individual titles at Wednesday’s Region 4B cross-country meet at the Gettysburg Country Club.

Hirsch won the 5,000-meter race by nearly a minute, finishing with a time of 16:12.20. North Central’s Drew Arbach placed second with a time of 17:11.00. Sunshine Bible Academy’s Reagan Sandness (17:33.50) took third place, while North Central’s Aaron Ingerson (17:34.80) and Avery Wells (17:51.50) rounded out the top-5.

Wolsey-Wessington’s Kendal Uttecht claimed the individual title finishing with a time of 19:13.30. Hoven’s Dannika Kaup finished in second with a time of 19:32.60, Highmore-Harrold’s Autumn Fallis (19:40.30) took third place, Jones County’s BreAna Aske (19.52.00) finished fourth while Evelyn Shearer (19:55.70) took fifth place.

NC ran away with the boys team title scoring 11 points, followed by Herreid/Selby Area (34) and Highmore-Harrold (35). 

In the girls team race, Herreid/Selby Area won the team title with a total of 17 points, ahead of Highmore-Harrold (22) and Gettysburg (27). 

Girls team scores: 1. Herreid/Selby Area, 17; 2. Highmore-Harrold, 22; 3. Gettysburg, 27; 4. North Central, 30; 5. Jones County, 32.

Top-20 girls individual results: 1. Kendal Uttecht, Wolsey-Wessington, 19:13. 30; 2. Dannika Kaup, Hoven, 19:32.60; 3. Autumn Fallis, Highmore-Harrold, 19:40.30; 4. BreAna Aske, Jones County, 19:52.00; 5. Evelyn Shearer, Herreid-Selby Area, 19:55.70; 6. Jentry Hubner, Herreid/Selby Area, 20:23.40; 7. Jaycee Stevens, Gettysburg, 20:32.90; 8. Paige Ahlemeier, Gettysburg, 20:36.10; 9. Grace Roth, North Central,  20:59.20; 10. Mikaela Malson, North Central, 21:06.00; 11. Whitley Baloun, Highmore-Harrold, 21:15.40; 12. Brynnly Huber, Herreid/Selby Area, 21:32.40; 13. Mya Flemming, Wolsey-Wessington, 21:41.50; 14. Anniah Russell, Herreid/Selby Area, 21:50.30; 15. Alexis Roesler, Wessington Springs, 21:54.40; 16. Masynn Mebius, Wessington Springs, 22:07.40; 17. Jaylynn Knox, Highmore-Harrold, 22:09.20; 18. Julia Kinsley, Jones County, 22:15.70; 19. Ella Perman, Herreid/Selby Area, 22:21.70; 20. Myli Weischedel, Sully Buttes, 22:22.00.
Boys team scores: 1. North Central, 11; Herreid/Selby Area, 34; 3. Highmore-Harrold, 35; 4. Gettysburg, 42; 5. Lower Brule, 43; 6. Sunshine Bible Academy, 50; 7. Lyman, 66; 8. Wolsey-Wessington, 96; 9. Wakpala, 106.

Top-20 boys individual results: 1. Gavin Hirsch, Herreid/Selby Area, 16:12.20; 2. Drew Arbach, North Central, 17:11.00; 3. Reagan Sandness, Sunshine Bible Academy, 17:33.50; 4. Aaron Ingerson, North Central, 17:34.80; 5. Avery Wells, North Central, 17:51.50; 6. Jason Arbach, North Central, 18:01.30; 7. Jordan Erfman, Highmore-Harrold, 18:09.10; 8. Noah Ingerson, North Central, 18:15.30; 9. Sam Ernst, Herreid/Selby Area, 18:26.60; 10. Javon Chasing Hawk, McLaughlin, 18:32.40; 11. Cashton Rauch, Gettysburg, 18:35.20; 12. Gracen Gill, Timber Lake, 18:38.60; 13. Karsten McPeak, Highmore-Harrold, 18:43.90; 14. Teegan Arpan, Gettysburg, 18:51.00; 15. Darius LaRoche, Lower Brule, 18:59.70; 16. KoVaughn Thunder Hawk, Lower Brule, 19:07.80; 17. Bennett Kinsley, Jones County, 19:08.80; 18. Jude Miller, Lyman, 19:12.40; 19. Bradley LaForge, Lower Brule, 19:12.40; 20. Jayden Erfman, Highmore-Harrold, 19:18.70.