Winners, results from the National Pedal Pull championships at the Corn Palace

The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D.
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Sep. 29—MITCHELL — Youth pedal pullers from 13 states converged on the Corn Palace on Sept. 24 to compete for the National Pedal Pull Championship.

The competition was open to the top-four finishers at a state pedal pull, who then qualified for the national pull. The event was open to children ages 4 to 12, and sixteen states are members of the National Pedal Pullers Association, which sanctions the national event.

A list of placewinners is below:

Age 4: 1st: Cheyanne Glodowski, Ames, Neb.; 2nd: Zoey Jensen, Armstrong, Iowa; 3rd: Molly Manas, Utica, S.D.; 4th: Millie Gibson, Hudson, Colo.; 5th: Isabelle Glahn, McLouth, Kan.

Age 5: 1st: Harper Martin, Mondovi, Wis.; 2nd: Stephanie Gruis, Sioux Falls, S.D.; 3rd: Lexi Gray, Thurman, Iowa; 4th: Faye Tofte, Volga, S.D.; 5th: Rebekah Wagner, Brandon, Minn.

Age 6: 1st: Lana Prahl, Morton, Minn.; 2nd: Liv Prahl, Morton, Minn.; 3rd: Emalee Holt, Washington, Mo.; 4th: Mallory Himes, Clinton, Mo.; 5th: Scarlett Schoen, River Falls, Wis.

Age 7: 1st: Zella Kissinger, Union, Mo.; 2nd: Lilianna DeRock, Hector, Minn.; 3rd: Maggy Johnson, Osseo, Wis.; 4th: Lucy Neubauer, Wells, Minn.; 5th: Sophie Anderson, Burke, S.D.

Age 8: 1st: Callan Finch, Galva, Ill.; 2nd: Wyatt June, Greenwich, Ohio; 3rd: Hudson Tackett, Fort Cobb, Okla.; 4th: Bradley Tabor, Turtle Lake, Wis.; 5th: Luke Barkley, Fleming, Colo.

Age 9: 1st: Bella Schmidt, Roseland, Neb.; 2nd: Alexis Cummings, North Bend, Neb.; 3rd: Madison Niehues, Hugoton, Kan.; 4th: Raya Johnson, Lennox, S.D.; 5th: Aubrey Krug, Central City, Neb.

Age 10: 1st: Abigail Nelson, Fredericksburg, Iowa; 2nd: Tenley Jones, Collins, Iowa; 3rd: Kelcy Jakobi, Granton, Wis.; 4th: Emma Menke, Lake Mills, Iowa; 5th: Miranda Marso, West Bend, Iowa

Age 11: 1st: Grace DeVries, Tyler, Minn.; 2nd: Whitney Bauer, Northfield, Minn.; 3rd: Stella Ahrens, Nehawka, Neb.; 4th: Anna Bowe, St. Clair, Minn.; 5th: Clara Strnad, Munden, Kan.

Age 12: 1st: Sydney Nelson, Chippewa Falls, Wis.; 2nd: Jaidyn Weber, Lyons, Neb.; 3rd: Brynn Kruse, Galva, Kan.; 4th: Alandra Luby, North Loup, Neb.; 5th: Lucillia Klemp, Loganville, Wis.

Age 4: 1st: Waylon Kurimski, Albie, Iowa; 2nd: Mason Curtis, Fonda, Iowa; 3rd: Jackson Sanoski, Little Falls, Minn.; 4th: Griffin Mason, Early, Iowa; 5th: Phoenix Madson, Madelia, Minn.

Age 5: 1st: Sawyer Mischke, Theilman, Minn.; 2nd: Noa Arp, Norwalk, Ohio; 3rd: Eliem Ross, Fargo, N.D.; 4th: Kash Swanson, Newman Grove, Neb.; 5th: Clayton Dowell, Cuba, Kan.

Age 6: 1st: Grady Dagel, Lakefield, Minn.; 2nd: Cael Holthaus, West Union, Iowa; 3rd: Rory Rosener, Fairbury, Neb.; 4th: Dierks Popeka, Belleville, Kan.; 5th: Owen Kreutner, Ruthven, Iowa

Age 7: 1st: Brogan Sterling, Yates Center, Kan.; 2nd: Grant Booth, Collins, Iowa; 3rd: Zach Drummer, New Ulm, Minn.; 4th: Matthew Barka, Grove City, Minn.; 5th: Will Burgess, Sioux Falls, S.D.; 6th: William Smith, Elsmere, Neb.

Age 8: 1st: Brynlee Basinger, Garner, Iowa; 2nd: Kelsey Busch, Burwell, Neb.; 3rd: Saylor Wood, Seward, Neb.; 4th: Morgan Holt, Washington, Mo.; 5th: Hayden Kannas, South Shore, S.D.

Age 9: 1st: Grifyn Redman, Lamberton, Minn.; 2nd: Kallen Millikan, Marion, Ky.; 3rd: Brantley Conrady, Elkhart, Ill.; 4th: Noah Christiansen, Parker, S.D.; 5th: Eli Hague, Wilson, Wis.

Age 10: 1st: Dean Hanson, Sycamore, Ill.; 2nd: Dominic Ortiz, Sterling, Colo.; 3rd: Cayden Slocum, St. Charles, Minn.; 4th: Maverick Epp, Bradshaw, Neb.; 5th: Kade Vanderfeltz, Jefferson City, Mo.

Age 11: 1st: Josiah Dagel, Sibley, Iowa; 2nd: Ryder Conrady, Elkhart, Ill.; 3rd: Jesse Hixon, Ensign, Kan.; 4th: Kallen Lowenberg, Hendrick, Iowa; 5th: Lane Pavel, Lesterville, S.D.

Age 12: 1st: Jax Vanderfeltz, Jefferson City, Mo.; 2nd: Louis Weber, Menomonie, Wis.; 3rd: Robert Collins, Abilene, Kan.; 4th: Jacob Klement, Ulysses, Neb.; 5th: Charlie Fonseca, North Platte, Neb.