Here's what to expect at Saturday's 2020 South Dakota high school cross-country state meet
The state high school cross-country meet is Saturday in Huron. Here's what to know about the boys and girls races in classes B, A and AA, according to an analysis by the Tri-City Star in White.
Where: Broadland Creek Golf Course in Huron
Awards: The top six teams and 25 individuals will receive awards.
Meet Schedule: Class A girls, noon; Class AA girls, 12:30 p.m.; Class B girls, 1 p.m.; Class A boys, 1:30 p.m.; Class AA boys, 2 p.m. and Class B boys, 2:30 p.m.
Class B Girls
Team Predictions: 1. Potter County; 2. Arlington; 3. Frederick Area; 4. Lemmon; 5. James Valley Chrsitian; 6. Burke.
Also the running: Colman-Egan, Ipswich, Gayville-Volin, Wall and Northwestern.
2021 Champions: Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern (individual) and Kimball-White Lake (team). Two-time defending champion Kimball-White Lake is now in Class A.
Pacesetter (favorite): Emery Larson, Chester Area.
Top 15 individual chasers: Jadyn Ahlemeier, Potter County; Ella Boekelheide, Northwestern; Jolie Dugan, Jones County; Autumn Fallis, Highmore-Harrold; Madisyn Gellhaus, Ipswich; Abby Hasart, James Valley Christian; Danika Kaup, Potter County; Jada Koerner, Freeman Academy/Marion; Reese Luze, Colman-Egan; Brynn Odenbach, Lemmon; Ellie Olsen, Deubrook Area; Morgan Sumption, Frederick Area; Presley Terkildsen, Philip; Kaelyn Ulschmid, Arlington; and Asia VanDerWerff, Gregory.
Class B Boys
Team Predictions: 1. Philip; 2. Frederick Area; 3. Northwestern; 4. Arlington; 5. Freeman Academy-Marion; 6. Deubrook Area.
Also n the running: Mitchell Christian, Gregory, Highmore-Harrold, Ipswich.
2021 Champions: Lane Krautschun, Bison (now at Belle Fourche) won the individual title and Miller the team title.
Pacesetter (favorite): Josiah Schroder, Canistota.
Top 15 individual chasers: Johnathan Bretsch, Frederick Area; William Burkhalter, Bison; Jake Burns, Arlington; Wakely Burns, Philip; Evan Fonseca, Arlington; Dax Frandsen, James Valley Christian; Dawson Hale, Highmore-Harrold; Ethan Hartung, McCrossan; Silas Holdeman, Mitchell Christian; Landen Johnson, Deubrook Area; Trey Larson, Philip; Finley McConniel, Freeman Academy/Marion; Nicholas Schlachter, Potter County; Tavin Schroeder, Freeman Academy/Marion; Caden Schwader, Howard; Milo Sumption, Frederick Area; and Lincoln Woodring, Northwestern.
Class A Girls
Team Predictions: 1. Sioux Falls Christian; 2. Chamberlain; 3. Custer; 4. Red Cloud; 5. Vermillion; 6. Lennox.
Also in the running: Clark-Willow Lake, Kimball/White Lake, Sioux Valley, Milbank and West Central.
2021 Champions: Ellie Maddox, Sioux Falls Christian (individual) and Custer (team).
Pacesetter (favorite): Isabelle Bloker, Sioux Valley.
Top 15 individual chasers: Autumn Baker, Kimball-White Lake; Taeli Barta, Vermillion; Halle Bauer, Great Plains Lutheran; Ashlan Blount, Red Cloud; Taylor Byerly, Lakota Tech; Jade Ecoffey, Red Cloud; Kinsey Evans, Chamberlain; Allison Hough, Chamberlain; Jaycee Hourigan, Deuel; Ramsey Karim, Custer; Ellie Maddox, Sioux Falls Christian; Heidi Olson, Mobridge-Pollock; Hallie Person, Lead-Deadwood; Brie Peters, West Central; Ella Pollreisz, Ethan-Parkston; Kelsey Schmidt, Lennox; Natalie Smith, Sioux Falls Christian; Faith Wiese, Flandreau; and Madison Zirbel, Waubay-Summit.
Class A Boys
Team Predictions: 1. Sioux Falls Chrstian; 2. Belle Fourche; 3. Milbank; 4. Miller; 5. Hill City; 6. Chamberlain.
Also in the running: Custer, Dakota Valley, Flandreau and Chamberlain.
2021 Champions: Sawyer Clarkson, Belle Fourche (individual) and Sioux Falls Christian (team). Christian has won three team titles in a row.
Pacesetter (favorite): Sawyer Clarkson, Belle Fourche.
Top 15 individual chasers: Andrew Atwood, Beresford; Pierce Baumberger, Miller; Ricky Berndt, Deuel; Preston Bohl, Garretson; Jack Brown, Dakota Valley; Payton Brown, Milbank; Jacob Chasing Hawk, Vermillion; Joe Cross, Elk Point-Jefferson; Milbank; Isaac Davelaar, Sioux Falls Christian; Kaleb Foltz, Tri-State; Gage Grohs, Custer; John Gronewold, Baltic; Leighton Ives, Hill City; Luke Rupert, Hill City; Alex Schumacher, Miller; Maksim Strizheus, Sioux Falls Christian; Benjamin Strunk, West Central; Sam Swanson, Lennox; Aiden Voyles, Belle Fourche; Bennett Wassenaar, Sioux Falls Christian.
Class AA Girls
Team Predictions: 1. Brandon Valley; 2. Sioux Falls O'Gorman; 3. Sturgis; 4. Rapid City Central; 5. Harrisburg; 6. Sioux Falls Lincoln.
Also in the running: Spearfish, Rapid City Stevens and Sioux Falls Jefferson.
2021 Champions: Alea Hardie, Sioux Falls O’Gorman (individual) and Sioux Falls O'Gorman (team). O'Gorman is the two-time defending champions.
Pacesetter (favorite): Ali Bainbridge, Sioux Falls Lincoln.
Top 15 individual chasers: Shelby Bergan, Brandon Valley; Libby Castelli, Sioux Falls O'Gorman; Laney Castelluzzo, Sioux Falls O’Gorman; Addalai DeKam, Sioux Falls Lincoln; Brionna Holso, Rapid City Stevens; Kate McElroy, Watertown; Bria Miller, Harrisburg; Leni Olson, Sioux Falls Lincoln; Ruth Pardy, Sioux Falls O'Gorman; Addison Reilly, Harrisburg; Addison Scholten, Brandon Valley; Victoria Smith, Watertown; Kira Ubence, Douglas; Peyton VanDeest, Spearfish; Sara VanDerBerg, Brandon Valley; Devyn Van Roeckel, Pierre T.F. Riggs; Anneliese Wells, Aberdeen Central; and Presli White, Harrisburg.
Class AA Boys
Team Predictions: 1. Sioux Falls Lincoln; 2. Sturgis; 3. Yankton; 4. Brandon Valley; 5. Rapid City Stevens; 6. Rapid City Central.
Also in the running: Sioux Falls Jefferson, Aberdeen Central and Spearfish.
2021 Champions: Simeon Birnbaum, Rapid City Stevens (individual) and Rapid City Stevens (team).
Pacesetter (favorite): Simeon Birnbaum, Rapid City Stevens.
Top 15 individual chasers: Payton Cast, Douglas; Jack Castelli, Sioux Falls O’Gorman; Zach Fedde, Yankton; Marcus Fleming, Sioux Falls Roosevelt; Deron Graf, Sturgis Brown; Chase Henderson, Sioux Falls Lincoln; Cashton Johnson, Harrisburg; Eli Johnson, Sioux Falls Jefferson; Sean Kilpatrick, Rapid City Stevens; Miles Lechtenberg, Sioux Falls Lincoln; Grady Loos, Rapid City Stevens; Tino Lopez, Aberdeen Central; Jared Lutmer, Pierre T.F. Riggs; Morgan Papenfuss, Sturgis Brown; Dylan Payer, Yankton, Mikah Peters, Brandon Valley; Ty Sullivan, Watertown; Kieran Weigelt, Sioux Falls Jefferson.
This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: State meet set for Saturday at Broadland Creek Colf Course in Huron.
