Both the West Central Trojan girls and boys cross country teams finished fourth at the Region 2A meet in Madison on Thursday, October 14th. Both teams just missed qualifying everyone for the state meet as the top three teams qualify for state.
Two runners for the girls team qualified for state individually with a top 20 finish. Aubrey Borns was 17th with a time of 21:42.27. Maelee Krempges was 18th in a time of 21:43.00. Drew Caffrey (23rd) had a time of 22:55.46. Ellie McDonald (28th) finished in 23:21.07, and Elizabeth Johnson (34th) finished in 24:35.10.
The boys team had three individual qualifiers to state. Ben Strunk finished ninth with a time of 18:04.14. Jacob Peterson was 12th with a time of 18:28.30. Jonathon Roth placed 20th in a time of 18:53.17. Griffin Stallman (31st) finished with a time of 20:07.91. Blake Stark (39th) had a time of 20:46.27, and Josh Wagner (42nd) had a time of 20:57.79.
The 2021 South Dakota Class A State Cross Country Meet will be held at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls on Saturday, October 23rd.