The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls cross country team earned the Dakota Valley Conference title with a first place finish at the DVC meet held in White on Wednesday, October 7th. The Cardinals finished with a team score of 13. DeSmet was second with 23 points, Elkton-Lake Benton third with 29 points, and Arlington fourth with 36 points.
Four of the five Cardinal runners finished in the top 10. Christina Vogel earned the individual DVC title placing first with a time of 21:09. Ella Heinitz was sixth with a time of 21:48. Tana Harrington placed eighth at 22:36, and Catherine Vogel was 10th with a time of 23:49. Paige Bunkers finished the race with a time of 25:32.
Connor Libis finished fifth individually for the boys cross country team with a time of 19:23. Drew Wood finished with a time of 22:08.
Hunter Griffen placed ninth in the JV race with a time of 13:30.46. Thomas Eining had a time of 14:15.00.
The next meet for the Cardinals will be Wednesday, October 14th, for the Regional meet in Howard.