By 605 Sports Staff

PARKSTON — The James Valley Christian boys and Kimball/White Lake girls won titles at Thursday’s Ethan/Parkston meet run at the Parkston Country Club. 

The James Valley Christian boys with 30 points, edged Kimball/White Lake (40) for the team title. Avon (63) and Mount Vernon/Plankinton (80) rounded out the top-five teams. The Kimball/White Lake girls won with 26 points, just edging James Valley Christian (29) for the girls team title. 

James Valley Christian’s Dax Frandsen covered the 5,000-meter course in 17:27, ahead of teammate Kaden Ober (17:34) and Kimball/White Lake’s Park Sinclair (17:44). Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Hudson Schmidt (18:13) and Stanley County’s Spencer Sargent (18:19) rounded out the top-five finishers. 

Ethan/Parkston’s Ella Pollreisz won the girls race in 19:27, ahead of Kimball/White Lake’s Lily Baker and Mount Vernon/Plankinton’s Abigail Engelland (20:09). Kimball/White Lake’s Alli McCord (20:44) and James Valley Christian’s Darli Frandsen (20:54) completed the girls top-five finishers. 

Individual top-15: 1. Dax Frandsen, James Valley Christian, 17:27; 2. Kaden Ober, James Valley Christian, 17:34; 3. Park Sinclair, Kimball/White Lake, 17:44; 4. Hudson Schmidt, Mount Vernon/Plankinton 18:13; 5. Spencer Sargent, Stanley County, 18:19; 6. Jackson Wolter, Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 18:20; 7. Daniel Leiferman, Kimball/White Lake, 18:28; 8. Sam Welsch, Wessington Springs, 18:32; 9. Darron Moeller, Kimball/White Lake, 18:40; 10. Tayne Herrmann, James Valley Christian, 18:48; 11. Hunter Dean, Ethan/Parkston, 18:54; 12. Levi Crandall, James Valley Christian, 18:54; 13. Elex Ekstrum, Kimball/White Lake, 19:08; 14. John Fathke, Avon 19:15. 

Individual top-15: 1. Ella Pollreisz, Ethan/Parkston, 19:27; 2. Lily Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 19:46; 3. Abigail Engelland, Mount Vernon/Plankinton, 20:09; 4. Alli McCord, Kimball/White Lake, 20:44; 5. Darli Frandsen, James Valley Christian, 20:54; 6. Sadie Mueller, Ethan/Parkston, 21:02; 7. Hadasah Olson, James Valley Christian, 21:09; 8. April Skluzak, Kimball/White Lake, 21:23; 9. Andee Frandsen, James Valley Christian, 21:29; 10. Aspen Niewenhuis, Andes Central/Dakota Christian, 21:48; 11. Kaysen Magee, Stanley County, 22:54; 12. Alexis Roesler, Wessington Springs, 22:24; 13. Micaiah Brantner, James Valley Christian, 22:35; 14. Sarah Fosheim, Stanley County, 22:54; 15. Gracie Rutheford, Stanley County. 23:20.