SF Christian Invite Date: Thursday, September 18, 2014 Weather: 75 degrees, breezy Course: Pasley Park

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1 SF Christian Invite Date: Thursday, September 18, 2014 Weather: 75 degrees, breezy Course: Pasley Park 5K Varsity Boys Results 8 Alec Atwood 18: th 10 Tim Peterson 19: st 12 Nick O Connell 19: th 9 Jake Limmer 19: th 10 Cole Homandberg 19: th 10 Dakota Galt 20: th Team Results: 1) West Central 24, 2) Western Christian 25, 3) SF Christian 38, 4) Beresford 79, 5) Dell Rapids 93, 6) Madison 102, 7) Vermillion 131, 8) Canton 148 4K Varsity Girls Results 9 Cait Savey 16:25.1 5th 10 Ashlynn Atwood 16:52.2 8th 8 Grace Quartier 17: th 11 Julia Mochel 17: th 10 Caitlin Worth 18: st 9 Hannah Ebert 18: th Team Results: 1)Madison 14, 2) Beresford 38, 3) Canton 45, 4) Dell Rapids 78, 5) SF Christian 83, 6) West Central 91, 7) Western Christian 108 4K JV Boys Results 7 Kellyn March 15: th 10 Riley Twedt 16: th 8 Noah Hinrichs 16: th 12 Trent Lyle 17: th 10 Brandon O Connell 17: th 9 Sam Nelson 17: th 12 Seth Weiland 17: rd 12 Christian Wilson 17: th 9 Trystan Olbertson 17: th 10 Kolton Kribell 18: th 12 Cody Martin 19: th 10 Nick Pack 19: th 7 Caleb Weiland 19: th 7 Austin Tjaden 19: th 7 Tristan Fischer 20: st

2 8 Conner Thaler 20: th 10 Carter Johnke 21: th 12 Alex Horstman 23: th 9 Brian Klarenbeek 24: th 7 Carson Johnsen 25: st 7 Matthew Hoffman DNR 8 Collin Cassady DNR Team Results: 1) West Central 11, 2) SF Christian 32, 3) Beresford 50, 4) Western Christian 80, 5) Dell Rapids 102, 6) Vermillion 118, 7) Tea Area 133, 8) Madison 133 4K JV Girls Results 7 Katie Knutson 18: nd 7 Sabrina Swee 19: th 10 Kendra Schaap 19: th 8 Katie Mochel 19: th 12 Lexy Johnsen 19: th 8 Faith Weiland 19: th 7 Kylie Dressen 19: th 8 Emma Hepner 20: th 9 Tianna Schlup 20: th 7 Danielle Larsen 21: th 11 Anita Wyatt 21: st 7 Kayli Schaap 22: th 11 Victoria Weiland 22: rd 11 Holly Van Gelder 23: th 7 Jessica Niles 24: st 12 Molly McInnis DNR 11 Kori Sveeggen DNR Team Results: 1) Beresford 37, 2) Madison 37, 3) Canton 51, 4) West Central 58, 5) Western Christian 68, 6) Tea Area 118, 7) SF Christian 130, 8) Dell Rapids 141, 9) Tri- Valley 168 Savey Powers Girls to Runner- Up Finish in Sioux Falls Freshman Cait Savey finished 5 th place in a loaded field at the Sioux Falls Christian Invite, and helped lead the varsity girls team to a 2 nd place finish. Her time of 16:25 was just 15 seconds behind the reigning state champion, Madisen Lavin of Vermillion. The Watchdogs faced warm and breezy conditions at Pasley Park, a course run primarily around a softball field complex in southeastern Sioux Falls. The Watchdog girls finished behind the Madison Bulldogs, the top team in Class A at the midway

3 point of the season. Madison had 14 points, Beresford finished with 38, and Canton was third with 45 points. Savey ran with the lead group for much of the race and held onto her top five finish with a big surge over the last mile of the race. Sophomore Ashlynn Atwood had another strong race for her team as she came across the line in 16:52, which was good enough for 8 th place. Eight grader Grace Quartier had the best race of her young career as she slowly picked off runners to grab the 14 th spot in 17:48. Junior Julia Mochel rounded out the team score with a 15 th place finish in 17:52 on the very flat course. Caitlin Worth battled some hamstring soreness but still ran a solid race just missing a medal as she finished 21 st. Hannah Ebert was the final runner for the girls varsity team placing 28 th in the field of 45 runners. Alec Atwood, just an 8 th grader, had another outstanding performance as he raced to a 10 th place finish in the boys varsity division with an impressive time of 18:18. Atwood helped guide the boys to 4 th place in the team standings behind West Central, Western Christian (Iowa), and Sioux Falls Christian. Sophomore Tim Peterson was the number two runner for the Watchdogs finishing one spot outside of the medals in 21 st in 19:05. Peterson was competing in just his 3 rd varsity race of his career. Senior Nick O Connell led a pack of Watchdogs to the finish chute as he placed 25 th in 19:19. Jake Limmer was 26 th in 19:28 and Cole Homandberg was 28 th in 19:34 on the 5K course. Dakota Galt was the final varsity runner for the boys finishing 35 th in the race featuring 53 varsity runners. The JV girls team won the team title in dramatic fashion as the winner had to be determined by the pusher. In cross- country, the top four finishers count for team points. If there is a tie between two teams, the tiebreaker is determined by the finish of each team s 5 th runner. Leading the girls to victory was 7 th grader Katie Knutson with an exciting 2 nd place finish in 18:24. She gave herself a shot to win the race as she passed several runners in the last 1000 meters. Knutson battled with a Western Christian runner down the homestretch and nearly came away with the gold medal. Knutson s classmate Sabrina Swee finished the 4K course in 8 th place with a time of 19:13. Sophomore Kendra Schaap was the third runner across the line in 19:19 for 12 th place and 8 th grader Katie Mochel rounded out the team score with her 15 th place finish in 19:21.

4 The Watchdogs tied Madison with 37 points but Lexy Johnsen was the 5 th runner for the Watchdogs in 17 th place. She beat the Bulldog s 5 th runner by six positions. Also medaling for the JV girls were Faith Weiland (18 th place) and Kylie Dressen (19 th place.) The JV boy s race was the biggest of the day with 102 runners crowded onto the tight course. The team showed their depth and finished a strong 3 rd place as a team. Seventh grade newcomer Kellyn March had his fourth 6 th place finish of the season as he crossed the line with a time of 15:43. Sophomore Riley Twedt had another top- ten finish as he ended up in 8 th place with a time of 16:02. Eighth grade runner Noah Hinrchs earned another medal in 18 th place with a time of 16:35, and rounding out the scoring for the JV squad was Trent Lyle in 25 th place. The boys finished with 50 points. Winning the JV boys team title was West Central with 11 points, and coming in second with 32 points was SF Christian. The Watchdogs are back in action this Friday, September 26 as they take on the teams from Union county (Alcester- Hudson, Dakota Valley, and Elk Point- Jefferson) in the Battle of the Ol Canteen. The race will be held at the Elk Point golf course. All runners will compete in the varsity division with the girl s race starting at 4:15 P.M. Cross Country: Bulldogs, Trojans Take SFC Invite (Yankton P&D) SIOUX FALLS The Madison girls and West Central boys came away with team cross country titles at Thursday s Sioux Falls Christian Charger Invitational. The boys division was the closest race, as West Central edged Western Christian of Iowa for first place. Caleb De Weerd of Sioux Falls Christian was the individual champion in a time of 17: The lone area runner in the top 10 was Beresford s Alec Atwood in 10th place (18:18.23). On the girls side, Madison went to finish with 14 team points. Beresford was a distant second at 38. Emily Hawkes was the champion in 15:12.08, followed by teammates Hailey Streff (15:34.68) and Cami Streff (15:55.13). Madisen Lavin of Vermillion was

5 fourth in 16:10.52, followed by Beresford s Cait Savey (16:25.06). GIRLS DIVISION TEAM SCORES: Madison 14, Beresford 38, Canton 45, Dell Rapids 78, Sioux Falls Christian 83, West Central 91, Western Christian (Iowa) 108 TOP 10: 1, Emily Hawkes, Madison 15:12.08; 2, Hailey Streff, Madison 15:34.68; 3, Cami Streff, Madison 15:55.13; 4, Madisen Lavin, Vermillion 16:10.52; 5, Cait Savey, Beresford 16:25.06; 6, Hanna Wahl, West Central 16:27.02; 7, Halie McMains, Canton 16:34.47; 8, Ashlynn Atwood, Beresford 16:52.14; 9, Anna Theophilus, Madison 17:31.11; 10, Natalie VanWyhe, Canton 17:32.23 BOYS DIVISION TEAM SCORES: West Central 24, Western Christian (Iowa) 25, Sioux Falls Christian 38, Beresford 79, Dell Rapids 93, Madison 102, Vermillion 131, Canton 148 TOP 10: 1, Caleb De Weerd, S.F. Christian 17:17.82; 2, P.J. Kooima, Western Christian 17:20.66; 3, Tristan Hulstein, Western Christian 17:27.87; 4, Derick Peters, West Central 17:41.5; 5, Ryan Titus, West Central 17:58.93; 6, Cooper Hitt, S.F. Christian 18:01.91; 7, Benjamin Miles, West Central 18:06.85; 8, Braden Peters, West Central 18:09.14; 9, Kyle Vander Plaats, Western Christian 18:11.88; 10, Alec Atwood, Beresford 18:18.23