Bertha-Hewitt claimed the Section 6A Boys Cross Country championship on Thursday at Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, with a team score of 48. Staples-Motley was runner-up with 71 points. Both teams will compete in the Class A State Meet on Saturday, November 4 at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
Area individuals who qualified for the meet include sophomores Carter Kjsebo of West Central Area, Peter Newark of Ottertail Central and Cadyn Vanderwal of Ortonville.
Section 6A Boys Varsity Team Results
1. Bertha-Hewitt 48, 2. Staples-Motley 71, 3. Sauk Centre 76, 4. Minnewaska Area 121, 5. Wadena-Deer Creek 171, 6. Ottertail Central 172, 7. West Central Area 180, 8. Osakis 196, 9. Melrose Area 233, 10. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 306, 11. Ortonville 312, 12. Benson/KMS 342, 13. Morris Area/Chokio-Alberta 352, 14. Ashby-Brandon-Evansville 356, 15. Pillager 414
Individual State Qualifiers
4. Maeson Tank (Minnewaska Area 17:00.10, 5. Carter Kjesbo (WCA) 17:03.80, 6. Jacob Drevlow (Sauk Centre) 17:04.65, 7. Cadyn Vanderwal (ORT) 17:10.01, 9. Peter Newark (OTC) 17:18.57
Bertha-Hewitt Results
1. Zane Guderjahn 16:37.77, 3. Brady Rach 16:59.18, 13. Henry Lockwood 17:33.81, 14. Zach Baumgartner 17:34.45, 17. Preston Miller 17:45.02, 20. Kobe Hinzmann 18:08.39, 22. Gunnar Barthel 18:10.72
Staples-Motley Results
2. Issiah Tabatt 16:51.59, 8. Logan Robben 17:17.24, 15. Dillan Robben 17:35.66, 21. Gage Bjerga 18:08.55, 25. Elijah Greenwaldt 18:30.06, 26. Odin Trif 18:32.82, 43. Blaine Plattner 19:18.59
West Central Area Results
5. Carter Kjesbo 17:03.80, 38. Aaron Biss 19:08.51, 44. Simon Moritz 19:18.75, 45. Isaac Allen 19:19.95, 48. Zeke Sieckert 19:22.62, 75. Michael Girard 20:47.85, 104. Tayden Amundson 23:09.80
Ottertail Central Results
9. Peter Newark 17:18.57, 29. Aidan Heggem 18:41.08, 33. Talyn Setterholm 19:01.42, 41. Jonas Hagemeister 19:15.06, 63. Nathan Russ 20:10.89, 64. Phoenix Allison 20:15.18, 76. Jack Jossart 20:55.65
Wadena-Deer Creek
10. Grant Nelson 17:19.26, 27. Cooper Damlo 18:35.29, 32. Brennan Simmons 18:53.11, 46. Tayton Lehmann 19:21.11, 59. Isaac Heppner 19:47.88, 79. Trevin Kern 21:10.67, 82. Owen Anderson 21:13.74
Ashby-Brandon-Evansville
30. Kenneth Spielman 18:51.01, 60. Benjamin Myron 19:51.61, 89. Micah Fossell 21:29.02, 97. Cohen Reiland 22:44.76, 97. Dylan Johnson 23:22.95, 110. Darius Grussing 24:03.79, 114. Justin Ledermann 25:34.32
Pillager
80. Eli Pexsa 21:11.10, Aidan Rech 21:29.88, 91. Jayde Jordahl 21:50.33, 92. Layne Adams 22:11.03, 95. Brenden Brichacek 22:26.29, 99. Brooks Brichacek 23:03.11, 112. Marco Stumbo 24:59.39
Ortonville
7. Cadyn Vanderwal 17:10.01, 70. Cody Klepel 20:31.85, 74. Lucas Klepel 20:46.55, 84. Trent Eastman 21:21.46, 102. James Hodenfield 23:05.84, 111. Isaac Klepel 24:29.36
Hillcrest
54. Jonathan Wutka 19:35.71, 108. Owan Nilsen 23:30.28
Parkers Prairie
57. Isaac Grabow 19:40.68, 81. Evan Washburn 21:13.65, 98. Jayme O’Brien 22:58.72
Border West
77. Jacob Blume 20:58.95, 109. Carter Fickes 23:31.37, 113. Kyle Kremer 25:05.64
Verndale
105. Jayden Herner 23:11.68, 106. Charlie Johnson 23:13.31