Submitted Photo Rugby junior Brayden Green runs along the race track at the invitational on Tuesday, September 9. Photo courtesy of Rugby High cross country coach Bill Jansen.

The Rugby High School boys’ cross country team and girls’ cross country team performed well in the Hatton/Northwood/Larimore “Thunder” Invitational on Tuesday, September 9 at the Larimore Golf Course.

The girls’ cross country team swept the competition in Larimore, taking home first place overall with a score of 28. The second place team came out of Pembina County North with a total score of 74. Rugby junior Hannah Senechal took home first place in the girls’ 5,000 meter race with a time of 20 minutes 22 seconds. The Rugby girls’ team had two other runners take a top five spot, junior Evyn Jacobson took home third place with a time of 21 minutes one second and freshman Allie Monroe took home fourth place with a time of 21 minutes 22 seconds.

The Rugby High boys’ cross country team took home second place overall with a total score of 61 points. Valley City took home first with a total score of 47. Rugby junior Brayden Green was the individual winner in the boys’ 5,000 meter race in the “Thunder” Invitational with a time of 17 minutes 30 seconds. Only one other boys’ Rugby runner cracked the top ten. Freshman Zeke Puente took home ninth place individually with a time of 19 minutes 49 seconds.