Arlington's cross country teams repeat as Region 2B champions

Roger Merriam, Watertown Public Opinion
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Eighth-grader Madalyn Madsen took ninth in the girls' 5,000-meter race Wednesday during the Region 2B cross country meet at the Sunrise Ridge Golf Course in Colman. Arlington's boys and girls each repeated as team champions and qualified for the state meet on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Huron.
Eighth-grader Madalyn Madsen took ninth in the girls' 5,000-meter race Wednesday during the Region 2B cross country meet at the Sunrise Ridge Golf Course in Colman. Arlington's boys and girls each repeated as team champions and qualified for the state meet on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Huron.

COLMAN — Arlington High School's cross country teams won region championships together for the first time ever last fall and matched the feat Wednesday by repeating in the Region 2B meet at the Sunrise Ridge Golf Course.

Arlington's boys, led by individual champion Evan Fonseca, cruised to the boys division title with a score of 11. Centerville was second at 36 and McCrossan Boys Ranch third at 39.

Arlington's girls, led by runner-up Kaelyn Ulschmid, won with a score of 14. Gayville-Volin was second at 23 and Colman-Egan third at 27.

The top three teams and 20 individuals qualified for the state meet on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Huron.

Fonseca topped a field of 43 runners to win the boys' 5,000-meter race in 17 minutes and 37.10 seconds. Other Arlington runners were Jake Burns (fourth), Riley Miller (sixth), Chase Henriksen (12th) and Lance Kaufman (15th).

Emery Larson of Chester Area won the girls' 5,000 in 17:49.37, followed by Ulschmid (19:15.34). Other Arlington runners in the 44-runner field included Halley Miller (seventh), Rachel Steffensen (eighth), Madalyn Madsen (ninth) and Kashley Goebel (32nd).

REGION 2B

Boys Division

Boys Team Scores: Arlington 11, Centerville 39, McCrossan 39, Irene-Wakonda 42, Howard 46, Iroquois-Lake Preston 48, De Smet 72, Alcester-Hudson 78, Dell Rapids St. Mary 80, Viborg-Hurley 100.

State Qualifiers (Top 20): 1. Evan Fonseca, Arlington, 17:37.10; 2. Ethan Hartung, McCrossan, 17:51.70; 3. Casen Schwader, Howard, 18:11.17; 4. Jake Burns, Arlington, 18:23.49; 5. Tobias Arbeiter, Iroquois-Lake Preston, 18:41.68; 6. Riley Miller, Arlington, 18:50.64; 7. Daniel Swenson, Chester Area, 18:52.88; 8. Remi Daumas, Centerville, 19:02.11; 9. Conner Gied, Howard, 19:03.09; 10. Christopher Haich, Irene-Wakonda, 19:065.27; 11. Ethan Haich, Irene-Wakonda, 19:12.75; 12. Chase Henriksen, Arlington, 19:13.15; 13. Will Pirak, Gayville-Volin, 19:20.67; 14. AJ Wienk, Iroquois-Lake Preston, 19:25.86; 15. Lance Kaufman, Arlington, 19:28.88; 16. Boche Knight, Centerville, 19:34.35; 17. Luke Knight, Centerville, 19:43.62; 18. Samson Debolt-Kenzy, McCrossan, 19:53.98; 19. Darin Dykstra, Alcester-Hudson, 19:54.57; 20. Wyatt Brown, Centerville, 20:05.06.

Girls Division

Team Scores: Arlington 14, Gayville-Volin 23, Colman-Egan 27, Dell Rapids St. Mary 34, Centerville 36, De Smet 57, Alcester-Hudson 72, Howard 89.

State Qualifiers (Top 20): 1. Emery Larson, Chester Area, 17:49.37; 2. Kaelyn Ulschmid, Arlington, 19:15.34; 3. Reese Luze, Colman-Egan, 19:59.50; 4. Presley Luze, Colman-Egan, 20:16.32; 5. Jolie Westrum, Gayville-Volin, 20:28.33; 6. Elizabeth Vogel, Dell Rapids St. Mary, 21:04.28; 7. Halley Miller, Arlington, 21:14.15; 8. RacheL Steffensen, Arlington, 21:25.11; 9. Madalyn Madsen, Arlington, 21:30.02; 10. Payton Logan, Gayville-Volin, 21:32.55; 11. Abigail Engel, Gayville-Volin, 21:34.78; 12. Tessa Eide, Centerville, 21:40.49; 13. Lillie Eide, Centerville, 21:41.14; 14. Kamrynn Brumbaugh, Irene-Wakonda, 21:45.15; 15. Lydia Austin, Centerville, 21:49.05; 16. Madison Reiff, Dell Rapids St. Mary, 21:49.58; 17. Mallory Carlson, Iroquois-Lake Preston, 21:54.49; 18. Cami Wolles, Dell Rapids St. Mary, 21:56.78; 19. Adalyn Gross, De Smet, 21:58.34; 20. Bella Wilkinson, De Smet, 22:08.24.

Other Area Qualifer: Arlington (32. Kashley Goebel, 23:32.3.

Region 1B

WEBSTER — Northwestern runners swept the individual titles and Frederick Area won team championships Wednesday in the Region 1B cross country meet at the Webster Golf Course.

The top three teams and 20 individuals qualified for the state meet on Saturday, Oct. 22 at Huron.

Northwestern's Lincoln Woodring won the boys' 5,000-meter race in 17 minutes and 49.91 seconds. Northwestern's Ella Boekelheide repeated as the girls division champion with a time of 20:22.53. There were 41 boys and 39 girls in the field.

Frederick Area won the boys division with a score of 19, followed by Northwestern at 19 and Deubrook Area 31. Frederick Area won the girls division with a score of 26. James Valley Christian was second at 29 and Ipswich third at 35.

REGION 1B

Boys Division

Team Scores: Frederick Area 14, Northwestern 19, Deubrook Area 31, Ipswich 32, Faulkton Area 45, James Valley Christian 46, Hitchcock-Tulare 79.

State Qualifiers (Top 20): 1. Lincoln Woodring, Northwestern, 17:49.91; 2. Dax Frandsen, James Valley Christian, 18:11.62; 3. Johnathan Bretsch, Frederick Area, 18:21.34; 4. Milo Sumption, Frederick Area, 18:29.88; 5. Landen Johnson, Deubrook Area, 18:32.91; 6. Nath8.an Melius, Northwestern, 18:40.44; 7. Winston Clark, Frederick Area, 18:42.12; 8. Dylan Wald, Ipswich, 18:44.69; 9. Mason Kaiser, Faulkton Area, 18:47.09; 10. Jaxon Quail, Deubrook Area, 18:52.25; 11. Xavier Kadlec, Ipswich, 18:53.38; 12. Ethan Boekelheide, Northwestern, 19:03.15; 13. Turner Thorson, Ipswich, 19:08.84; 14. Korbin Stark, Faulkton Area, 19:16.53; 15. Quintin Fischbach, Northwestern, 19:18.81; 16. Gunnar Trooien, Deubrook Area, 19:20.47; 17. Aaron Blachford, Northwestern, 19:28.69; 18. Stephen Achen, Frederick Area, 19:39.06; 19. Tayne Herrmann, James Valley Christian, 19:44.78; 20. Noah Kippley, Frederick Area, 19:46.88.

Other Area Qualifiers: Deubrook Area (22. Colton Trooien, 20:10.03 and 31. Tyrus Schulz, 21:56.47).

Girls Division

Team Scores: Frederick Area 26, James Valley Christian 29, Ipswich 35, Northwestern 35, Deubrook Area 43, Aberdeen Christian 46, Warner 48, Faulkton Area 67, Castlewood 100.

State Qualifiers (Top 20): 1. Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern, 20:22.53; 2. Morgan Sumption, Frederick Area, 20:58.72; 3. Ellie Olsen, Deubrook Area, 21:21.5; 4. Abby Hasart, James Valley Christian, 21:21.88; 5. Hadasah Olson, James Valley Christian, 21:22.22; 6. Sofia Losure, Frederick Area, 21:25.47; 7. Kennadee Wiedebush, Warner, 21:37.88; 8. Kylee Johnson, Deubrook Area, 21:39.06; 9. Avery Miles, Hitchcock-Tulare, 21:39.44; 10. Madisyn Gellhaus, Ipswich, 21:44.25; 11. Tara Blachford, Northwestern, 21:46.44; 12. Gracyn Kadlec, Ipswich, 21:56.18; 13. Austina Sorensen, Faulkton Area, 22:02.94; 14. Kathryn Steger, Aberdeen Christian, 22:06.34; 15. Addisyn Heinrich, Warner, 22:16.09; 16. Aubree DeRaad, Ipswich, 22:24.47; 17. Rachael Beaner, Aberdeen Christian, 22:27.06; 18. Grace Steger, Aberdeen Christian, 22:32.59; 19. Katie Bretsch, Frederick Area, 22:36.44; 20. Jillian Ellwein, Frederick Area, 22:44.28.

Other Area Qualifiers: Frederick Area (24. Laura Sumption, 23:35.66) and Ipswich (29. Ava Davis, 25:10.50 and 31. Bella Unser, 25:44.09).

This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Evan Fonseca, Kaelyn Ulschmid help Arlington teams repeat.