Luverne girls’ and boys’ varsity cross country teams placed second at the Adrian Ellsworth Dragons Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 11.
Coach Pete Janiszeski said, “I think we competed hard as usual on a tough day to run. The warmth and wind made it challenging to hit great times, but times aren’t always everything.”
Sophomore Owen Janiszeski finished first in varsity boys’ with a time of 17:04.20. Worthington boys won the meet.
For girls, junior Jenna DeBates placed highest for Luverne with a third-place finish in 20:04.34. Murray County Central won girls’ varsity.
Janiszeski said he hopes to have a full team ready to compete at the conference meet Tuesday (Oct. 18) with no injuries or sicknesses keeping out runners.
Varsity girls’ 5k results
Ella Schmuck was seventh in 22:05.16, Khloe Visker ninth in 22:31.78, Grace Ingebretson 12th in 22:58.93, Grace Kempema 26th in 25:06.97, Makena Nelson 33rd in 25:21.69, Tiana Lais 34th in 25:26.01, Maria Rops, 37th in 25:40.17 and Reinha John 43rd in 26:00.91
Varsity boys’ 5k results
Camden Janiszeski was seventh in 18:09.11, Sage Viessman 15th in 19:05.13, Carsen Tofteland 18th in 19:13.04, Leif Ingebretson 20th in 19:32.55, Dylan Ommen 39th in 20:46.75, Kaleb Hemme 41st in 20:51.81, Zach Terrio 49th in 21:25.69 and Camden Hoven 50th in 21:28.32.
In the Junior Varsity girls’ 5k, Andrea Luitjens was 10th in 32:43.80
In the Junior Varsity boys’ 5k, Eli McLendon was fifth in 22:27.47, Isaac DeBates ninth in 23:52.56 and Riley Ripka 10th in 23:54.82.
In the Junior High boys’ 1,600-meter, Marcus Papik was third in 5:57.60 and Zander Fountain was 42nd in 7:56.50.
In the Junior High girls’ 1,600-meter, Mariah Knorr was seventh in 7:35.24 and Jaina Fountain was 25th in 9:01.86.