
Valentine – While it was a smaller field for the Valentine Cross Country Invite, it still featured quite a few area runners, 2 local individual champions, 23 runners placed (12 boys, 11 girls) in the top 15, and several teams will bring home some hardware.
JR Max Berg of O’Neill finished in 1st place in the boys race, SR Angela Frick of North Central brings home 1st place in the girls race. O’Neill boys bring home 1st place as a team with 7 points, North Central girls secure 1st place with 12 points.
The O’Neill Boys bring home 1st place as a team, finishing with 7 points. The Eagles had three top 5 finishers (JR Drake Berg 1st – 18:20.40, JR Paul Fonseca 2nd – 19:15.10, FR Luna Hernandez Alonso 4th – 19:48.70), three more runners in the top 10 (SR Tomas Arciniego 6th – 20:20.10, SO Evan Cole 7th – 20:40.20, SR Brandon Romero 9th – 21:19.90), & two more O’Neill runners finish in the top 15 (FR Tyson Becker 11th – 22:37.90, JR Brock Latzel 15th – 23:42.50).
North Central finish in 2nd place in the boys race, scoring 21 points. The Knights were led by SO Nate Frick in 3rd place (19:41.50), SR Layton Deibler in 8th place (21:03.50), SR Andrew Rowan finishes in 10th place (22:03.00), & Trevor Keller rounds up the runners who placed for North Central at 14th (23:30.90). SO Eric Bearnson was just outside the top 15 in 16th place (24:05.60)
The North Central Lady Knights finish in 1st place as a team scoring 12 points, edging out O’Neill by 1 point! SR Angela Frick finished in 1st place (23:06.50) and JR Fallon Wietzke was right behind her in 2nd (25:36.90). JR Zoey Snyder then finishes in 9th place (28:36.70).
The O’Neill Lady Eagles finish just behind North Central as Valentine Cross Country Invite Runner Ups! O’Neill had 8 girls in the top 15: FR Kiarra Kennedy in 3rd place (26:12.60), SR Taya Dickau in 4th (26:29:40), FR Lynn Miner finishes in 6th (27:32.30), SR Mollie Corkle in 10th (29:33.50), SR Hailey Romesser in 11th (30:43.80), SO Emma French finishes in 12th (31:30.20), FR Jailyn Romesser in 13th (31:30.50), & FR Emma Bowder finishes in 14th place (31:55.30)
Valentine Boys Cross Country Invite
Boys Individual Results
1st – Max Berg JR (O’Neill) – 18:20.40
2nd – Paul Fonseca JR (O’Neill) – 19:15.10
3rd – Nate Frick SO (North Central) – 19:41.50
4th – Luna Hernandez Alonso FR (O’Neill) – 19:48.70
5th – Deklin Titus JR (Valentine) – 20:07.20
6th – Tomas Arciniego SR (O’Neill) – 20:20.10
7th – Evan Cole SO (O’Neill) – 20:40.20
8th – Layton Deibler SR (North Central) – 21:03.50
9th – Brandon Romero SR (O’Neill) – 21:19.90
10th – Andrew Rowan SR (North Central) – 22:03.00
11th – Tyson Becker FR (O’Neill) – 22:37.90
12th – Boone Jespersen SO (Valentine) – 23:15.10
13th – Tannor Two Strike JR (Valentine) – 23:16.10
14th – Trevor Keller SO (North Central) – 23:30.90
15th – Brock Latzel JR (O’Neill) – 23:42.50
Other Area Runners
16th – Eric Bearnson SO (North Central) – 24:05.60
17th – Alex Nelson SO (O’Neill) – 24:36.60
20th – Alex Otte SO (O’Neill) – 26:34.20
22nd – Luke Wilson SR (O’Neill) – 26:44.10
23rd – Logan Bradshaw SR (O’Neill) – 26:52.10
25th – Isaac Sunum SR (O’Neill) – 27:55.80
26th – Gavin Kruse JR (O’Neill) – 29:12.90
27th – Kaleb Asche JR (O’Neill) – 31:53.20
28th – Tucker Cook JR (O’Neill) – 32:27.80
29th – Shotara Tetsukawa SR (O’Neill) – 34:35.40
Boys Team Scores
1st – O’Neill – 7 points
2nd – North Central – 21 points
3rd – Valentine – 30 points
Valentine Girls Cross Country Invite
Girls Individual Results
1st – Angela Frick SR (North Central) – 23:06.50
2nd – Fallon Wietzki JR (North Central) – 25:36.90
3rd – Kiarra Kennedy FR (O’Neill) – 26:12.60
4th – Taya Dickau SR (O’Neill) – 26:29:40
5th – Kealy Titus FR (Valentine) – 27:03.90
6th – Lynn Miner FR (O’Neill) – 27:32.30
7th – Taylie Fletcher FR (Valentine) – 27:58.60
8th – Mariana Azarcoya JR (Valentine) – 28:00.80
9th – Zoey Snyder JR (North Central) – 28:36.70
10th – Mollie Corkle SR (O’Neill) – 29:33.50
11th – Hailey Romesser SR (O’Neill) – 30:43.80
12th – Emma French SO (O’Neill) – 31:30.20
13th – Jailyn Romesser FR (O’Neill) – 31:30.50
14th – Emma Bowder FR (O’Neill) – 31:55.30
Girls Team Scores
1st – North Central – 12 points
2nd – O’Neill – 13 points
3rd – Valentine – 20 points