Big South Conference Cross-Country

LOCAL SPORTS  —    big south cross-country 

THE BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE HELD ITS CONFERENCE CROSS-COUNTRY MEET ON SATURDAY IN REDWOOD FALLS.

SCHOOLS WERE DIVIDED INTO SMALL SCHOOL AND LARGE SCHOOL DIVISIONS.

IN THE SMALL-SCHOOL DIVISION:

THE BOYS TEAM STANDINGS HAD ST. JAMES 1ST WITH 39 POINTS. REDWOOD VALLEY WAS 2ND WITH 71 POINTS.  THE WINDOM BOYS WERE 3RD WITH 90 POINTS.  LUVERNE WAS 4TH WITH 91.  PIPESTONE WAS 5TH WITH 98 POINTS.  JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL WAS 6TH WITH 113 POINTS AND BLUE EARTH WAS 7TH WITH 220 POINTS.

THE BOYS MEDALIST WAS CALEB RIVERA OF ST. JAMES IN 16:16.

FOR WINDOM, CHANCE ELNESS FINISHED IN 12TH PLACE; AADEN NAUMAN 17TH; CONNER REDMAN 18TH; CAMERON ALM 21ST; CHARLIE SMITH 22ND PLACE.

THE GIRLS TEAM STANDINGS HAS LUVERNE 1ST WITH 21 POINTS.  WINDOM WAS 2ND WITH 57 POINTS.  REDWOOD VALLEY WAS 3RD WITH 73 POINTS.  PIPESTONE WAS 4TH WITH 93 POINTS.  ST. JAMES WAS 5TH WITH 132 POINTS.  BLUE EARTH WAS 6TH WITH 185 POINTS.  JACKSON COUNTY CENTRAL HAD AN INCOMPLETE TEAM.

TENLEY NELSON OF LUVERNE WAS THE MEDALIST WITH A TIME OF 18:58.

FOR WINDOM, GRACIE BUCHER WAS 3RD; KAYLEE WALKLIN WAS 4TH; JADYN WORMSTADT WAS 18TH; HAIDYN SAMMONS WAS 19TH; HADLEY SAMMONS WAS 22ND.

THE TOP 7 INDIVIDUAL RUNNERS EARN ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS.  HONORABLE MENTION WILL BE CHOSEN BY A VOTE OF THE COACHES.  RUNNERS FINISHING IN 8TH THROUGH 14TH PLACE ARE AUTOMATICALLY NOMINATED.

In the Large-School Division:  In the girls team standings, Marshall took first with 24 points, followed by Waseca in second (45), St. Peter in third (76) and Worthington in fourth (104).

In the boys team standings, it was Worthington 1st with 32 points, Marshall second with 40 points, followed by Waseca in third (50) and St. Peter in fourth (119).

THE SECTION 3-A CROSS-COUNTRY MEET WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15TH IN LUVERNE.