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The Clark/Willow Lake Boys had a solid showing at the Don Ray Invitational

Shots fired during a big opening week of Cross-Country

Aug 29, 2021

By Rich Winter 605 sports

rich.winter@sportsticket.tv

One weekend of cross-country in the books and already social-media is lighting up with photos and those ever-important results.

Some Big Numbers out there:

* Sawyer Clarkson (Belle Fouche) went big in Newcastle Wyoming running a 15:33 (45 second PR). The Broncs have a young team that is only going to get better as the season progresses

* Sioux Falls Christian boys look SICK: Chargers claim top-4 spots in Beresford to stamp Luke Vander Leest's team as THEE Class A favorite.

1.	11	Isaac Davelaar		16:05.23	Sioux Falls Christian
	2.	12	Patrick Vogel		16:34.36	Sioux Falls Christian
	3.	12	Daniel Colby		16:44.49	Sioux Falls Christian
	4.	10	Maksim Strizheus		17:04.98	Sioux Falls Christian

* McLaughlin freshman Jayden Taken Alive is one to watch

Pretty good boys race in MOPO as Class B favorite Lane Krautschun opened his season with a win. McLaughlin 8th-grader Jayden Taken Alive is going to be a force this year and he beat two pretty good guys to the line.

* MOPO sophomore Heidi Olson won that girls race (20:43), She was 4th in Class A last year

* The Sioux Valley girls and Clark/Willow Lake boys won team title in Deubrook.

* Douglas Early Bird gives us a starting point out west

Girls top-10

1.	12	Hailey Uhre		19:23.52	Rapid City Stevens
	2.	11	Brionna Holso		19:46.50	Rapid City Stevens
	3.	10	Gracie Uhre		19:52.89	Rapid City Stevens
	4.	10	Abby Cutler		19:58.03	Hill City
	5.	11	Ramsey Karim		20:02.13	Custer
	6.	12	Kadense Dooley		20:06.77	Custer
	7.	11	Jade Ecoffey		20:35.81	Red Cloud
	8.	12	Anna Bernhardt		20:57.86	Shanley
	9.	12	Eva Studt		21:06.74	Custer
	10.	11	Sierra Hopp		21:16.54	Rapid City Stevens

1. Rapid City Stevens with a superb opener on a LEGIT course with some hills

2. Hill City's Abby Cutler, Custer's Ramsey Karim, Custer's Kadense Dooley and Red Cloud's Jade Ecoffey are going to be magnificent every time we see them compete.

3. Custer girls looking TUFF in Class A.

Boys top-10

1.	11	Simeon Birnbaum		16:47.66	Rapid City Stevens
	2.	12	Keenan Urdiales		16:53.18	Spearfish
	3.	12	Alex Otten		17:14.53	Rapid City Stevens
	4.	10	Grady Loos		17:30.88	Rapid City Stevens
	5.	11	Gage Grohs		17:31.92	Custer
	6.	11	Deron Graf		17:36.16	Sturgis Brown
	7.	9	Ty Petrocco		17:36.90	Sturgis Brown
	8.	10	Morgan Papenfuss		17:37.92	Sturgis Brown
	9.	12	Caden Sietsema		17:40.31	Rapid City Stevens
	10.	10	Luke Rupert		17:41.87	Hill City