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Kimball/White Lake girls, Mitchell Christian boys win Great Plains Conference titles
Kimball/White Lake sophomore Alli McCord helped the WiLdKats win the team title at Thursday's Great Plains Conference team title.
(Rodney Haas / 605 Sports)
Oct 4, 2024
 

By 605 Sports Staff

BURKE — The Kimball/White Lake girls and Mitchell Christian boys both had dominant performances in winning team titles at Thursday’s Great Plains Conference meet run at the Burke Golf Course. 

The Kimball/White Lake girls scored just eight points, well ahead of Burke (39) and Freeman Academy/Marion (42). The Mitchell Christian boys also scored eight points to win the team title, ahead of Freeman Academy/Marion (30) and Gayville-Volin (34). 

Kimball/White Lake’s Lily Baker covered the 5,000-meter course in 19 minutes and :59 seconds, ahead of Burke’s Sophia Bauld (20:27) and Kimball/White Lake’s Autumn Baker (20:42). Kimball/White Lake’s Allie McCord (21:06) and Gayville-Volin’s Jolie Westrum (21:08) rounded out the top-five. 

Mitchell Christian’s Silas Holdeman won the boys race in 16:38, ahead of Freeman Academy/Marion’s Finley McConniel (16:53) and Mitchell Christian’s Luke Mentele (17:09). Mitchell Christian’s Sawyer Holdeman (17:31) and Gregory’s Finn Adams (18:04) rounded out the top-five finishers. 

Girls team points: 1. Kimball/White Lake, 8; 2. Burke, 39; 3. Freeman Academy/Marion, 42; 4. Andes Central Dakota Christian, 47; 5. Wagner, 49; 6. Mitchell Christian, 50; 7. Gayville-Volin. 54; 8. Scotland, 64; 9. Irene-Wakonda, 73. 

Individual top-15: 1. Lily Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 19:59; 2. Sophia Bauld, Burke, 20:27; 3. Autumn Baker, Kimball/White Lake, 20:42; 4. Alli McCord, Kimball/White Lake, 21:06; 5. Jolie Westrum, Gayville-Volin, 21:08; 6. April Skluzak, Kimball/White Lake, 21:19; 7. Abigail Engel, Gregory, 21:25; 8. Claire Guthmiller, Bon Homme, 21:27; 9. Estelle Waltner, Freeman Academy/Marion, 22:02; 10. Elle Hlavac Scotland, 22:04; 11. Aspen Niewenhuis, Andes Central / Dakota Christian, 22:10; 12. Eilie DeHaan, Andes Central / Dakota Christian, 22:11; 13. Sieta Wiersema, Freeman Academy/Marion, 22:25; 14. Presley Slaba, Wagner, 22:25; 15. Ava George, Irene-Wakonda, 22:39. 

Boys team points: 1. Mitchell Christian, 8; 2. Freeman Academy/Marion, 30; 3. Gayville-Volin, 34; 4. Gregory, 41; 5. Kimball/White Lake, 45; 6. Avon, 70; 7. Wagner 73; 8. Winner, 75; 9. Irene-Wakonda, 86; 10. Scotland, 90; 11. Corsica-Stickney, 94. 

Individual top-15: 1. Silas Holdeman, Mitchell Christian 16:38; 2. Finley McConniel, Freeman Academy/Marion, 16:53; 3. Luke Mentele, Mitchell Christian, 17:09; 4. Sawyer Holdeman, Mitchell Christian, 17:31; 5. Finn Adams, Gregory, 18:04; 6. Luke Barreto, Gregory, 18:32; 7. Daniel Leiferman, Kimball/White Lake, 18:44; 8. Will Pirak, Gayville-Volin,18:47; 9. Hayden Schmidt, Freeman Academy/Marion, 18:52; 10. Grady Bartunek, Wagner, 18:57; 11. Philip Dibley, Gayville-Volin, 18:47; 12. Brady Asbenson, Mitchell Christian, 19:01; 13. CJ Bjorum, Scotland, 19:04; 14. Darron Moeller, Kimball/White Lake, 19:05; 15. Gram Messler, Gayville-Volin, 19:06.