Three Dell Rapids Quarrier Cross Country runners qualified for the state during the Region 2A Cross Country Meet on Thursday, October 16th, in Garretson.  Both the girls and boys team participated in the region meet.

The Dell Rapids girls team finished 7th with 101 total points.  Madison won the girls team title with 20 points.  Garretson finished second with 35 points, and Flandreau was third with 53 points.  Shaylee Hoff and Aspen Hansen qualified for state individually for Dell Rapids by placing in the top 20 at the region meet.

The Quarrier boys team finished fourth with 86 points, just missing qualifying the entire team.  West Central finished first as a team with 24 points.  Garretson was second with 37 points, and Madison finished third with 58 points.  Zane Schumaker qualified for state individually by also placing in the top 20.

The State A Cross Country Meet will be held in Huron on Saturday, October 25th.  Big Sioux Media will have updates from the state meet for Hoff, Hansen, and Schumaker.

Girls Individual Results:

• Shaylee Hoff – 16:36.13 (16th)
• Aspen Hansen – 16:43.35 (18th)
• Shaina Visser – 17:52.90 (30th)
• Katie Jaycox – 19:00.84 (42nd)
• Mikayla DeNoon – 19:20.09 (45th)
• Jessica Tisher – 19:34.08 (46th)

Boys Individual Results:

• Zane Schumaker – 18:02.94 (8th)
• Trent Knuppe – 19:19.56 (25th)
• Caleb Kirschenmann – 19:30.30 (26th)
• Brett Mogen – 19.35.18 (27th)
• Ted DeLange – 19:43.56 (28th)
• Dominic Holmes – 21:02.23 (45th)

The Dell Rapids Quarrier Cross Country teams participated in the Dak-12 Conference Cross Country Meet held at Lenkota Golf Course in Lennox on Thursday, October 9th.  The Quarrier girls team finished ninth in the meet with 128 points.  Madison won the conference meet with 19 points.  Canton was second with 61 points, and Beresford finished third with 64 points.  The Quarrier boys finished fifth with a team score of 92.  West Central won the conference meet with 32 points.  Sioux Falls Christian was second with 40 points, and Lennox was third with 57 points.

Individual Girls Results:

• Aspen Hansen – 16:01.53
• Shaylee Hoff – 16:18.55
• Shaina Visser – 17:06.07
• Jessica Tisher – 17:50.02

Individual Boys Results:

• Zane Schumaker – 16:54.56 (5th place)
• Trent Knuppe – 18:07.27
• Caleb Kirschenmann – 18:13.30
• Brett Mogen – 18:26.84
• Ted DeLange – 18:37.94
• Derek Ahlers – 19:27.06

Rocky Run Golf Course hosted the Dell Rapids Quarrier Cross Country Invite on Wednesday, September 24th.  The Dell Rapid Quarrier girls placed fifth with a team score of 51, while the Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls placed sixth with a team score of 73.  Canton won the girls event with a team score of 26, followed by Flandreau with 33.  The Dell Rapids Quarrier boys finished second with a team score of 43.  Garretson won the boys event with a team score of 14.

Varsity Girls Individual Results:

• Christina Vogel – 17:15.43 (8th) – DRSM
• Aspen Hansen – 17:16:86 (9th) – DR
• Shaylee Hoff – 17:17.27 (10th) – DR
• Averi Pankonen – 17:35.03 (15th) – DR
• Tana Harrington – 17:47.24 – DRSM
• Shaina Visser – 18:18.85 – DR
• Jessica Tisher – 18:46.87 – DR
• Cassie Geraets – 18:47.45 – DRSM
• Catherine Vogel – 18:53.56 – DRSM
• Mikayla DeNoon – 19:55.65 – DR

Varsity Boys Individual Results:

• Zane Schumaker – 18:50.35 (11th) – DR
• Trent Knuppe – 19:07.36 (15th) – DR
• Caleb Kirschenmann – 19:19.11 – DR
• Brett Mogen – 19:20.86 – DR
• Ted DeLange – 19:45.50 – DR
• Matt Farmer – 20:02.61 – DRSM
• Dominic Holmes – 20:40.95 – DR
• Jason Cook – 20:59.78 – DRSM

The Dell Rapids Quarriers girls and boys cross country team was in Garretson on Tuesday, September 9th.  The varsity girls team finished 9th at the event, while the JV girls placed 2nd.  The varsity boys team finished 7th and the JV boys finished 9th.

Top finishers for the Quarriers were Shaylee Hoff and Averi Pankonen.  Aspen Hansen finished 2nd in the JV race, with Shaina Visser 13th, Katie Jaycox 20th, Lindsey Morris 24th, and Amanda Tomes 35th.  Top runners for the boys were Trent Knuppe who placed 18th, and Zane Schumaker who placed 20th.  Derek Ahlers finished 15th in the JV race and James Lueders finished 34th.

The cross country team will travel to Milbank on Saturday, September 13th.

The Dell Rapids Quarrier Cross Country girls and boys teams traveled to Salem to run in the McCook Central/Montrose Invitational on Tuesday, September 2nd.  The girls team finished seventh with a total of 89 points.  Garretson won the meet with 15 points.  Mt. Vernon/Plankinton finished second with 18 points, and Ethan/Parkston was third with 33 points.  The boys team finished fifth with 44 points.  West Central won the event with 10 points. Garretson placed second with 12 points.  Flandreau was third with 38 points, and Ethan/Parkston was fourth with 40 points.

Individual Girls Results:

• Shaylee Hoff – 18:08.94
• Averi Pankonen – 18:50.45
• Kaylee Hennen – 20:06.57
• Jessica Tisher – 20:36.70
• Mikayla DeNoon – 20:47.66
• Aspen Hansen (JV) – 14:16.68 (10th)
• Shaina Visser (JV) – 14:18.16 (11th)
• Katie Jaycox (JV) – 15:12.02
• Lindsey Morris (JV) – 15:34.22
• Amanda Tomes (JV) – 15:47.97
• Ella Lueders (JV) – 17:21.41
• Emily Dorn (JV) – 17:27.21

Individual Boys Results:

• Trent Knuppe – 18:07.13 (15th)
• Zane Schumaker – 18:23.07 (20th)
• Caleb Kirschenmann – 18:35.38
• Brett Mogen – 18:52.50
• Dominic Holmes – 19:57.84
• Ted DeLange – 20:17.72
• James Lueders (JV) – 12:58.16
• Derek Ahlers (JV) – 13:03.06
• Hunter Garry (JV) – 13:21.00
• Sheldon Siemonsma (JV) – 13:45.50
• Carter Wynja (JV) – 13:59.35
• Gabe Skonseng (JV) – 14:41.94
• Karsen Welbig (JV) – 14:55.39
• Logan Millman (JV) – 15:49.76
• Brady Ginsbach (JV) – 15:52.80
• Avery Welbig (JV) – 15:53.66
• Micah Gleason (JV) – 16:33.48
• Mitchell Heinemann (JV) – 19:39.54
• Logan Visser (JV) – 20:12.85
• Thomas Petrik (JV) – 20:21.36
• Ryan Keener (JV) – 21:08.63

The Dell Rapids Quarriers girls and boys cross country teams competed in the Beresford Invite on Friday, August 29th.  The girls team finished seventh with a team score of  104.  Garretson won the girls event with 41 points.  Ipswich was second with 43 points, and Beresford was third with 45 points.  The Quarrier boys team finished fifth with a total 0f 75 points.  Sioux Falls Christian won the event with 37 points.  Lennox was second with 41 points, and Garretson finished third with 59 points.

Individual Girls Results:

• Shaylee Hoff – 16:57.96 (18th)
• Averi Pankonen – 17:38.12
• Kaylee Hennen – 17:57.44
• Mikayla DeNoon – 18:46.92
• Jessica Tisher – 19:53.34

Individual Boys Results:

• Trent Knuppe – 18:12.64 (11th)
• Zane Schumaker – 18:51.93
• Ted DeLange – 19:10.84
• Brett Mogen – 19.39.31
• Caleb Kirshenmann – 20:02.00
• Dominic Holmes – 20:18.41

Two Dell Rapids Quarrier cross country runners will be participating in the State Meet on Saturday, October 26th.  Lexi Snyder and Zane Schumaker finished in the top 20 on Thursday, October 17th, at the Region 2A Meet held in Flandreau.  The Dell Rapids girls finished seventh as a team with a total of 103 points.  Madison won the girls event with 30 points, followed by Garretson with 34 points and West Central with 47 points.  The Quarrier boys finished sixth with a total of 110 points.  Garretson won the event with 30 points, followed by West Central with 36 points and Flandreau with 40 points.

Girls Results:

• Lexi Snyder – 13th – 16:16.00
• Shaylee Hoff – 16:56.00
• Meg Dearduff – 18:30.00
• Jessica Tisher – 19:13.00
• Alexandra Roemen – 19:27.00
• Kaylee Hennen – 19:50.00

Boys Results:

• Zane Schumaker – 18th – 18:15.00
• Trent Knuppe – 19:07.00
• Caleb Kirshenmann – 19:14.00
• Brett Mogen – 20:03.00
• Micah Roemen – 20:56.00
• Jason Cook – 21:22.00