By Pat Garry, Staff Writer
The EV-W/K cross-country teams competed at their home invitational on Monday, Oct. 8. Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball’s girls Junior Varsity (score 15), and Varsity (score 24) teams each took first-place honors in their respective divisions. Participating schools were Maple Lake, Paynesville, Holdingford, Sauk Rapids-Rice, and Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball. Boys JH (2000m): 1 Dylan Schroeder, SRR, 8.03; 2 Daniel Heuring, EV-W/K, 8:09.3; EV-W/K: 3 Ryan Wirz, 8:09.9; 9 Jack Fink, 8.56; 12 Carter Lommel, 9.25; 22 Alex Ludlow, 12.0; 23 Keegan Lommel, 12.04; Team: 1 SRR, 34; 2 EV-W/K, 36; Girls JH (2000m): 1 Katelyn Utecht, EV-W/K, 9.08; 2 Kiera Stommes, EV-W/K, 9.37; EV-W/K: 5 Maddie Umana, 9.51; Team: 1 Maple Lake, 15; Girls JV: 1 Zya Lueders, EV-W/K, 21.59; 2 Isabel Greenwald, EV-W/K, 22.43; EV-W/K: 3 Katie Ruhland, 23.18; 4 Gretta Lemke, 23.44; 5 Sawyer Kuechle, 23.48; 6 Brielle Kuechle, 24.03; 7 Makenna Ludwig, 24.06; 8 Kiersten Johnson, 24.30; 9 Krista Loch, 24.50; 10 Allie Dockendorf, 24.57; 11 Olivia Schleper, 25.43; 14 Lilly Rhodes, 31.59; Team: 1 EV-W/K, 15; Boys Varsity: 1 Samuel Ringger, SR-R, 16.49; 2 Braden Bomgaars, Holdingford, 17.58; EVWK: 18 Gregory Gathje, 20.23; 21 Matt Loch, 20.28; 24 Jake Blommer, 21.56; 25 Jawnathan Lane, 22.28; 26 Riley Spoden, 22.43; 27 Neal Wertish, 22.55; Team: 1 Holdingford, 35; 2 Paynesville, 41; 3 Sauk Rapids-Rice, 49; 4 EV-W/K, 114; 5 Maple Lake, 141; Girls Varsity: 1 Libby Yozamp, EV-W/K, 21.05; 2 Olivia Kuechle, EV-W/K, 21.18; EV-W/K: 6 Brookelyn Kuechle, 21.40; 7 Amaya Lyrek, 21.49; 8 Rachel Utecht, 21.53; 9 Cailyn Kuechle, 21:54.2; 10 Jenna Andersen, 21:54.9; Team: 1 EV-W/K, 24; 2 Paynesville, 49; 3 SR-R, 76; 4 Maple Lake, 89.