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