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The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls cross country team finished second at the DeSmet Invitational on Thursday, September 10th. The cardinals finished with a total of 31 points. Wolsey-Wessington won the team title with 12 points. Howard finished third with 37 points, and DeSmet was fourth with 42 points.
Christina Vogel finished second with a time of 21:20.60. Ella Heinitz placed 12th with a time of 22:29.46. Tana Harrington had a time of 23:17.85. Catherine Vogel finished in 24:59.14.
Drew Wood finished in a tiem of 23:00.64 for the Cardinal boys team.
For the Cardinal girls JV team, Paige Bunkers finished fourth with a time of 14:24.20. Emily Eining had a time of 16:00.93.
Connor Libis won the boys JV event for the Cardinals. He finished with a time of 11:18.90. Thomas Eining had a time of 14:13.39. Hunter Griffin crossed the finish line in 14:31.88.