
Boys State Qualifying Cross Country Results Thursday, October 23rd
East Sac At Emmetsburg- Class 1A
East Sac accomplished one of their goals on Thursday, qualifying as a team for the State Cross Country Meet. The Raiders earned another hard fought win over Sioux Central as the two teams dominated the field. The Raiders took 2nd, 3rd and 4th along with having five runners in the top 15. East Sac won the meet with 33-points with Sioux Central in 2nd with 42-points. The Rebels had three runners in the top 8 and their top five in the top 16. Landon Sporrer was 2nd, seconds out of 1st place, running a 16:38.7, just behind Lucos Wernimont of Sioux Central, who ran a 16:35.3. Riley Aragon was 3rd in 17:16.1 and Owen Engel was 4th in 17:22.7. Oliver Engel added a 11th in 18:27.0 and Xander Hemer took 15th, running a 18:42.9.
Team Standings
- East Sac 33- State Qualifier
- Sioux Central 42
- South O’Brien 120
- Siouxland Christian 139
- HMS 147
- Emmetsburg 155
- Trinity Christian 182
- West Sioux 205
- Lawton Bronson 210
- North Union 244
- MMCRU 257
- Harris Lake Park 285
East Sac Results
2nd Landon Sporrer 16:38.7
3rd Riley Aragon 17:16.1
4th Owen Engel 17:22.7
11th Oliver Engel 18:27.0
15th Xander Hemer 18:42.9
20th Kenton Ackerman 19:19.1
IKM-Manning At ACGC- Class 1A
IKM-Manning finished just short of qualifying as a team, taking 3rd place with 107-points, not far behind Nodaway Valley, which was 2nd with 93-points. Riverside, which is ranked #1 won the meet with 29-points. Camden Morris led the Wolves in 14th with a 17:26.88 with Akeo Maynard taking 20th in 18:06.94 and Xaviore Diaz was 21st, running a 18:12.96. Haven Weers of Tri Center took 1st, running a 16:11.74 with Dawson Henderson in 2nd with a 16:27.13. Riverside had four runners in the top 9.
Team Standings
- Riverside 29
- Nodaway Valley 93
- IKM-Manning 107
- St Albert 119
- Woodbine 119
- Boyer Valley 141
- Tri Center 148
- Missouri Valley 241
- ACGC 241
- Heartland Christian 268
- Newell Fonda 271
IKM-Manning Results
14th Camden Morris 17:26.88
20th Akeo Maynard 18:06.94
21st Xaviore Diaz 18:12.96
29th Nathanael Conner 18:37.87
36th Hunter Julin 19:08.49
41st Isaac Blankman 19:36.13
South Central Calhoun At Eagle Grove- Class 2A
A young South Central Calhoun team saw their season come to an end on Thursday as they finished 13th at the meet in Eagle Grove. The Titans ended the meet with 355-points. Denver was the team champion with 43-points and Okoboji was 2nd with 95-points. Declan Spencer, a freshman led the Titans in 38th with a 18:48.57 with Trent Thielen in 71st and Joe Thielan in 81st. Jesse Gomez of Denver won the meet in 16:48.00 and Jonah Pringnitz of Garner Hayfield was 2nd in 16:54.98.
Team Standings
- Denver 43
- Okoboji 95
- Van Meter 105
- Jesup 126
- Garner Hayfield 133
- Ogden 135
- Dike New Hartford 198
- SE Valley 201
- Eagle Grove 245
- Greene County 247
- Woodward Granger 254
- Roland Story 264
- South Central Calhoun 355
- Belmond Klemme 369
South Central Calhoun Results
38th Declan Spencer 18:48.57
71st Trent Thielen 20:24.48
81st Joe Thielen 20:41.34
82nd Logan Rubendall 20:41.49
86th Derek Greene 21:23.55
93rd Isaiah Batten 23:21.45





