Luverne cross country girls capture team title

The Luverne Cross Country boys and girls had a strong showing at their cross country meet Friday, Sept. 3, in Mountain Lake.
The LHS girls varsity runners earned a team championship, and the Luverne varsity boys earned a third place.
Girls junior high runners also took first.
Coach Pete Janiszeski said he was pleased with the Mountain Lake outing.
“I thought we did an outstanding job of getting out and competing hard,” he said.
“The kids raced smart and tested their limits, which is what you have to do if you want to improve in our sport.”
He said 17 Cardinals finished in the Top 15, and of those, 10 were Top 5 finishes.
“We had one individual champion in Ella Schmuck, running the junior high 2,000 meter,” Janiszeski said.
The varsity girls had six of the top 20 runners in their 5k. Tenley Nelson got third with a time of 19:04.90. Jenna DeBates was fifth with a time of 19:17.00
Other rankings for girls varsity were:
Grace Ingebretson, 10th, with a time of 21:31.10
Kayla Bloemendaal, 11th, with a time of 21:38.20
Tiana Lais, 16th, with a time of 22:27.90
Makena Nelson, 18th, with a time of 22:49.80
Luverne varsity boys earned an overall third place at the meet.
 
Owen Janiszeski had the best time for Luverne varsity boys in the 5k, placing seventh with a time of 17:37.50. Griffen Jarchow wasn’t far behind, placing ninth with a time of 17:50.80.
Other rankings for boys’ varsity were:
Sage Viessman, 21st, with a time of 18:51.80
Leif Ingebretson, 33rd, with a time of 19:45.00
Camden Hoven, 39th, with a time of 20:19.70
 
Junior varsity mixed 4k run:
Kaleb Hemme, 2nd (16:55.00)
Zach Brown, 3rd (17:22.70)
Brynn Boyenga, 3rd (21:20.10) Ethan Rahm, 4th (17:31.20) Logan Ommen, 5th (18:04.40) Eli McLendon, 6th (18:13.00) Andrea Luitjens, 9th (23:55.30)
 
Junior high girls 2,000 meter:
Ella Schmuck, 1st (8:32) Kianna Winter, 2nd (8:38.60) Khloe Visker, 4th (8:47.20) Mariah Knorr, 11th (9:29.30) Maddy Schepel, 42nd (11:52.10)
 
Junior high boys:
Riley Ripka, 38th (9:59.30)