The Beresford Watchdog cross country teams competed in the Region 3A meet in Elk Point on Thursday, October 17th. The boys team placed fourth as a team, just missing qualifying the whole team for state, with 63 points. The girls team did not register a team score. Four runners qualified for state with top 20 finishes.
Ella Merriman, the lone varsity runner for the girls team, qualified for state with a top 20 finish. She placed 18th with a time of 21:20.31.
Three from the boys team also qualified for state. Hunter Penn placed ninth with a time of 17:41.05. Espyn Klungseth was 13th in a time of 17:56.82. Noah Halvorson took 16th in 18:08.04. Elijah Schaap (26th) completed in 19:13.96. Oliver Merriman (28th) had a time of 19:14.20, and Henry Huether (29th) finished in 19:14.37.
E. Merriman, Penn, Klungseth, and Halvorson will travel to Rapid City for the state meet on Saturday, October 26th.