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Rugby cross country teams place in top five at state Class B

By Kari Gibb - Sports Editor | Nov 2, 2024

JAMESTOWN — The Class B 2024 NDHSAA Cross Country State Meet took place on Friday, Oct. 25, at the Jamestown’s Parkhurst Campground/Pipestem Reservoir with over 50 teams in the girls run and over 60 teams in the boys run.

In the girls bracket, five of the top ten individuals were seventh graders- including the state champion, Claire Grinde from Hillsboro/Central Valley who posted an 18:50.3 mark for the win.The Hillsboro/Central Valley team took first place with a combined score of 64 with Killdeer in second with a 83 score. Bowman County was third with a team score of 88 for the course.

Rugby took fourth place with a 134 team score while Bottineau rounded out the top five with a 183 mark.

While Des Lacs-Burlington was 21st as a team, Brynn Hanson was second as an individual with a 19:22.3 mark. Her teammate Nora Anderson was 132nd at 23:32.9 while Shailee Rambough was 149th with a 23:55.1 time. Jersey Poitra rounded out the top five for the Lakers at 188th with a 25:03.8 time.

Rugby junior Hannah Senechal finished in sixth place with a time of 19:47.1 to lead the team to fourth place. Kathryn Kuntz finished in 28th with a 20:55.2 time while Keyara Lundstrom was in 30th with a 20:59.7 mark. Ashlyn Dibble took 33rd with a 21:07.2 time while Allie Monroe was 37th at 21:14.5 for the top five Lady Panthers.

The boys Rugby team was in fifth place. Brayden Green led the way at 15th with a time of 17:11.0 while Holdyn Jacobson was 25th at 17:43.2 for the race. Austin Duchscher, at 49th with a 18:27.4 was joined by Jenner Johnson at 54th with an 18:41.1 time. Maddex Kirchofner in 68th with a 19:01.1 mark rounded out the top five for the Panthers.

NDHSCA (Coaches Association) Awards — Cross Country

North Dakota High School Coaches Association (NDHSCA) Awards are voted on exclusively by the state’s head coaches in each respective sport.

2024 NDHSCA Class B Girls Cross Country Senior Athlete of the Year:

Kenadie Pazdernik, Carrington

2024 NDHSCA Class B Girls Coach Cross Country Coach of the Year:

Nathan Horgeshimer, Killdeer

2024 NDHSCA Class B Boys Cross Country Senior Athlete of the Year:

Taylor Wanner, Bowman County

2024 NDHSCA Class B Boys Coach Cross Country Coach of the Year:

Jon Jahner, Bowman County

Girls

Team Scores

1. Hillsboro/Central Valley 64

2. Killdeer 83

3. Bowman County 88

4. Rugby 134

5. Bottineau 183

6. Central Cass 243

7. Pembina County North 288

8. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke 312

9. Kindred 360

10. Carrington 374

11. Southern McLean 429

12. Shiloh Christian 439

13. Dickinson Trinity 441

14. Thompson 471

15. Griggs/Midkota 500

16. Grafton 536

17. New Town 606

18. Beulah 610

19. Richland 628

20. Lisbon 658

21. DLB/Lewis and Clark 710

22. Stanley 732

23. Sargent Central/Lidgerwood/Oakes 776

24. Max – South Prairie 781

25. LaMoure/Litch-Marion 830

26. Enderlin 840

27. Hatton-Northwood 925

28. Standing Rock 927

29. Surrey 931

30. Richardton-Taylor 938

31. Parshall 948

32. Maple River 961

33. Rolla 975

34. Northern Cass 976

35. Bishop Ryan 992

36. New Rockford-Sheyenne 1022

37. Trenton 1039

38. New England 1047

39. Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 1056

40. Tioga 1077

41. Trinity Christian (Williston) 1080

42. Glen Ullin/Hebron 1092

43. Central McLean 1104

44. Beach 1112

45. Velva-Drake/Anamoose 1122

46. Four Winds 1127

47. Center Stanton 1149

48. Edgeley/Kulm 1156

49. St. John 1159

50. Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 1167

51. Heart River 1182

52. May-Port CG 1200

Top Ten Individuals

1. Claire Grinde, Hillsboro/Central Valley (7th) 18:50.3

2. Brynn Hanson, Des-Lacs Burlington/Lewis and Clark (Jr) 19:22.3

3 Jordyn Honeyman, Bowman County (Fr) 19:24.4

4. Summer Olson, Killdeer (7th) 19:27.3

5. Caroline Anderson, Hillsboro/Central Valley (7th) 19:34.9

6. Hannah Senechal, Rugby (Jr) 19:47.1

7. Kenadie Pazdernik, Carrington (Sr) 19:55.9

8. Ericka Berg, Bowman County (7th) 20:00.1

9. Azlynn Johnson, Hillsboro/Central Valley (Fr) 20:02.0

10. Kate Martinez, Killdeer (7th) 20:11.0

Boys

Team Scores

1. Bowman County 26

2. New Town 95

3. Kindred 98

4. Killdeer 194

5. Rugby 211

6. Hillsboro/Central Valley 239

7. Southern McLean 337

8. Shiloh Christian 381

9. DLB/Lewis and Clark 385

10. Ellendale 395

11. Griggs/Midkota 475

12. Bottineau 476

13. May-Port-CG 504

14. Lisbon 514

15. Langdon Area/Edmore/Munich 525

16. Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke 530

17. Northern Cass 535

18. Hatton-Northwood 540

19. Pembina County North 554

20. Glen Ullin/Hebron 632

21. Beulah 663

22. Standing Rock 726

23. Trinity Christian (Williston) 727

24. Central Cass 730

25. Dickinson Trinity 743

26. Maple River 780

27. Carrington 809

28. Stanley 855

29. Grafton 871

30. Edgeley/Kulm 916

31. Bishop Ryan 967

32. Max-South Prairie 997

33. Center-Stanton 1043

34. Thompson 1077

35. Richardton-Taylor 1090

36. Central McLean 1151

37. Trenton 1191

38. Beach 1218

39. Powers Lake 1317

40. Tioga 1322

41. Hettinger-Scranton 1348

42. Garrison 1369

43. Heart River 1405

44. Four Winds 1406

45. Velva-Drake/Anamoose 1428

46. Enderlin 1429

47. LaMoure/Litch-Marion 1437

48. Surrey 1446

49. Dunseith 1479

50. Sargent Central/Lidgerwood/Oakes 1503

51. Rolla 1509

52. New England 1510

53. Medina-Pingree-Buchanan 1514

54. Hazelton-Moffit Braddock 1538

55. Barnes County North 1541

56. Richland 1542

57. New Rockford-Sheyenne 1556

58. Dakota Prairie 1559

59. St. John 1566

60. Mandaree 1599

61. White Shield 1603

Top Ten Individuals

1. Jonah Njos, Bowman County (Jr) 15:39.0

2. Owen Johnson, Northern Cass (Jr) 15:45.8

3. Gabe Sarsland, Bowman County (So) 16:12.8

4. Xavier Bell, New Town (Sr) 16:27.6

5. Warner Bowman, Bowman County (So) 16:36.0

6. Taylor Wanner, Bowman County (Sr) 16:44.1

7. Tyler Gronwold, Kindred (So) 16:55.6

8. Elija Deck, Kindred (Jr) 17:01.7

9. Cade Westby, Kindred (So) 17:04.2

10. Jekori Dahlen, Killdeer (Sr) 17:05.0