By Pat Garry, Staff Writer
Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball athletes competed in the annual Maple Lake Cross Country Invitational on Friday, Aug. 31, at Ney Park. Seventeen area teams participated in the always highly-anticipated event. HLWW’s Gracie Mallak took top honors in the girls’ 5000 Meter Run with a 19:50.20 mark; while Augustus Demarais of Maple Lake finished second, with a time of 20:14.00; and third place went to Maple Lake’s Sophie Pribyl, at 20:28.00. (EVWK Times): 2500 Meter Run: 3rd, Brookelyn Kuechle, 10:17.00; 5th, Katie Ruhland, 10:31.80; 8th, Brielle Kuechle, 10:51.30; 39th, Katelyn Utecht, 13:50.80; 40th, Kiera Stommes, 13:51.10; 5000 Meter Run: 10th, Libby Yozamp, 21:09.00; 17th, Olivia Kuechle, 21:55.00; 20th, Amaya Lyrek, 22:02.00; 24th, Rachel Utecht, 22:17.00; 3rd, Cailyn Kuechle, 22:48.10; 5th, Jenna Andersen, 22:55.70; 6th, Zya Lueders, 23:19.00; 11th, Sawyer Kuechle, 24:20.60; 50th, Makenna Ludwig, 24:52.00; 15th, Gretta Lemke, 25:13.30; 56th, Krista Loch, 25:40.00; 21st, Allie Dockendorf, 25:44.10; 60th, Kiersten Johnson, 25:56.00; 59th, Olivia Schleper, 30:13.80; 68th, Kyrie Rossman, 33:00.70; 73rd, Lilly Rhodes, 34:52.80; 2500 Meter Run: 19th, Daniel Heuring, 10:27.70; 25th, Ryan Wirz, 10:42.50; 39th, Jack Fink, 11:56.20; 40th, Carter Lommel, 11:57.00; 62nd, Keegan Lommel, 15:58.60; 63rd, Alex Ludlow, 16:25.60; 5000 Meter Run: 61st, Gregory Gathje, 20:16.40; 67th, Jake Blommer, 20:56.40; 74th, Matt Loch, 22:17.00; 80th, Neal Wertish, 23:32.80; 81st, Riley Spoden, 23:33.50; 86th, Jawnathan Lane, 25:10.60.