PARKSTON — Vermillion’s Gage Beverly and Dakota Valley’s Alex McCullough won titles at the Region 3A cross-country meet Friday at the Parkston Country Club.

McCullough ran the 5,000-meter race in 18:42.22 to take first place, ahead of Lennox’s Adie McVey (18:58.31) and Vermillion’s Callie Radigan (19:01.75). Lennox’s Sophia Johnson and Vermillion’s Eleanor Anderson came in fourth and fifth place to round out the top-5 leaders.

Beverly sealed the boys race with a time of 16:47.30, just ahead of Dakota Valley’s Jamison Gould (16:50.52) in second. Vermillion’s Sam Sorensen came in third place holding a time of 17:18.33, while Lennox’s Isaak Booker (17:18.47) and Elk Point-Jefferson’s Mason Marx (17:19.26) finished out the top-5 individually.

The Lennox girls won the team title with 42 points, clipping Canton (44) and Vermillion (52), while the Lennox boys took home first with 34 points, beating out Vermillion (37) and EPJ (41) for the boys team title.

Girls team scores: 1. Lennox, 42; 2. Canton, 44; 3. Vermillion, 52; 4. Beresford, 57; 5. Ethan-Parkston, 57; 6. Dakota Valley, 77; 7. Parker/Marion, 92.

Top-20 girls individual results: 1. Alex McCullough, Dakota Valley, 18:42.22; 2. Adie McVey, Lennox, 18:58.31; 3. Callie Radigan, Vermillion, 19:01.75; 4. Sophia Johnson, Lennox, 20:16.66; 5. Eleanor Anderson, Vermillion, 20:20.27; 6. Ella Merriman, Beresford, 20:35.24; 7. Claire Guthmiller, Bon Homme, 20:41.71; 8. Jillian Schulte, Parker/Marion, 20:41.98; 9. Finley Evjen, Canton, 20:42.51; 10. Ava Sletten, Canton, 20:43.74; 11. Emmy Christensen, Ethan/Parkston, 20:50.28; 12. Molly O'Neil, Beresford, 20:54.32; 13. Jewel Gannon, Canton, 20:54.63; 14. Lucy Carlson, Lennox, 20:56.28; 15. Nora Shepardson, Ethan/Parkston, 21:16.18; 16. Maisey Knudson, Canton, 21:18.45; 17. Sadie Mueller, Ethan/Parkston, 21:20.56; 18. Macie Dean, Ethan/Parkston, 21:20.86; 19. Lillie Boden, Beresford, 21:20.95; 20. Brenna Bolte, Parker/Marion, 21:25.26.

Boys team scores: 1. Lennox, 34; 2. Vermillion, 37; 3. Elk Point-Jefferson, 41; 4. Beresford, 44; 5. Dakota Valley, 72; 6. Canton, 110; 7. Hanson, 143.

Top-20 boys individual results: 1. Gage Beverly, Vermillion, 16:47.30; 2. Jamison Gould, Dakota Valley, 16:50.52; 3. Sam Sorensen, Vermillion, 17:18.33; 4. Isaak Booker, Lennox, 17:18.47; 5. Mason Marx, Elk Point-Jefferson, 17:19.26; 6. Jack LaFerrier, Elk Point-Jefferson, 17:23.12; 7. Josh Merriman, Beresford, 17:30.35; 8. Leo Aesoph, Lennox, 17:40.66; 9. Cloy McVey, Lennox, 17:48.50; 10. Hunter Penn, Beresford, 17:56.70; 11. Ben Quail, Vermillion, 18:01.15; 12. Noah Halvorson, Beresford, 18:05.82; 13. Aleeus Wall, Parker/Marion, 18:07.11; 14. Grady Bartunek, Wagner, 18:12.74; 15. Landon Strasser, Lennox, 18:14.58; 16. Jaxon Vande Vegte, Elk Point-Jefferson, 18:14.93; 17. Colten Preheim, Parker/Marion, 18:15.39; 18. Elijah Schaap, Beresford, 18:18.48; 19. Beckett Fennel, Elk Point-Jefferson, 18:19.31; 20. Oliver Merriman, Beresford, 18:20.84.