The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country team participated in the Don Ray Invitational at White on Saturday, August 28th.  Ten boys teams and nine girls team had team scores kept.

The Cardinal girls finished eighth with 68 team points.  The boys finished ninth as a team with 90 points.

Cami Wolles placed 18th out of 44 runners with a time of 24:15.  Madison Reiff was 28th with a time of 26:24, and Lucy Vargas placed 31st with a time of 26:30.  Noah Reiff had a 30th place finish out of 47 runners with a time of 21:35.  Seth Roemen was 34th at 22:09, and Gabe Nelson finished with a time of 32:18.

St Mary will be at the McCook Central Invitational at McCook Country Club on Tuesday, August 31st.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys cross country team finished second at the Region 2B meet on Wednesday, October 14th.  The meet was held in De Smet.

The Cardinals were able to navigate around the changes to school schedules and activities due to Covid this past week, and then faced unfavorable weather conditions at the race.

Despite those obstacles, the Cardinals finished second with 25 team points.  Elkton-Lake Benton won the region team title with 13 points, and Lake Preston was third with 36 points.  These three teams qualify all their runners for the state meet.

Jacob Vogel placed second individually with a time of 17:51.22, finishing just nine seconds behind the individual champion Josiah Schroeder of Canistota.  Seth Roemen had a 13th-place finish with a time of 20:24.46.  Thomas Eining had a time of 20:37.50, placing him 18th.  Noah Reiff finished 23rd with a time of 21:04.74.

Sierra Klein was the lone runner for the girls team.  Klein finished 44th with a time of 28:56.65.

The boys team will participate in the 2020 South Dakota Class B Cross Country State Meet on Saturday, October 24th.  The state meet will be held at Hart Ranch Camping Resort in Rapid City.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal girls and boys cross country teams ran at the Dakota Valley Conference meet on Wednesday, October 7th.  The meet was held at De Smet.

The Cardinal girls team placed sixth with a total of 70 points.  Estelline/Hendricks placed first with 20 points.  De Smet was second with 22 points, and Colman-Egan placed third with 24 points.

Lucy Vargas placed 19th with a time of 23:54.15.  Addy Gilbert finished 20th with a time of 23:58.45.  Seirra Klein placed 35th with a time of 26:33.29.

The boys team placed third with 21 points.  Elkton-Lake Benton took the DVC title from St Mary with 16 points.  Estelline/Hendricks was second with 18 points.

Jacob Vogel placed second individually with a time of 17:29.66.  Thomas Eining was ninth with a time of 19:50.13.  Seth Roemen placed 10th at 19:53.38.  Noah Reiff was 17th in a time of 20:32.68.  Owen Vargas was 29th with a time of 22:17.27.

St Mary will host the Region 2B Cross Country meet on Wednesday, October 14th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country team ran in the Flyer Invitational Cross Country Meet in Freeman on Wednesday, September 16th.

The boys team finished third with a total of 20 points.  Freeman Academy/Marion placed first with 11 points.  Mitchell Christian was second with 15 points.  The girls team did not register a team score.  Hanson placed first as a team with 14 points.

Jacob Vogel placed third individually with a time of 18:00.73.  Thomas Eining was 11th at 19:40.71.  Seth Roemen placed 13th in 19:57.59.  Noah Reiff was 20th with a time of 20:27.17.  Owen Vargas placed 29th in 22:20.34.  Addy Gilbert had a 16th place finish wiht a time of 23:46.76.  Sierra Klein was 28th with a time of 26:16.14.

The Cardinals will be at the Dell Rapids Invite on Wednesday, September 23rd.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country team traveled to De Smet on Thursday, September 10th.

The boys team finished third as a team.  Clark-Willow Lake placed first, and Estelline-Hendricks was second as a team.  The girls team finished 13th.

Jacob Vogel had a 2nd place finish.  Seth Roemen placed 15th.  Thomas Eining was 16th.  Noah Reiff placed 27th, and Gave Nelson placed 30th.  Lucy Vargas had a 26th place finish.  Addy Gilbert was 36th.  Sydney Klein placed 45th, and Sierra Klein was 53rd.  No times were provided.

The Cardinals will be in Freeman on Wednesday, September 16th for their next meet.

The Dell Rapids Cardinal cross country team took part in the McCook Central/Montrose Invitational in Salem on Tuesday, September 1st.

The girls team finished 12th as a team with 121 points.  Chamberlain won the team event with 16 points.  Flandreau was second with 40 points, and Colman-Egan placed third with 42 points.

• Lucy Vargas – 26:15.74
• Sydney Klein – 27:04.91
• Sierra Klein – 27:18.72

The boys team finished seventh overall with 64 points.  Baltic won the boys title with 26 points.  Winner Area was second with 31 points, and Garretson placed third with 49 points.

Jacob Vogel placed sixth with a time of 18:30.42.

• Thomas Eining – 20:56.82
• Seth Roemen – 20:58.34
• Noah Reiff – 21:57.64
• Owen Vargas – 23:22.76

The Cardinals will be at the Jesse James Invitational in Garretson on Tuesday, September 8th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country team got their season started on Saturday, August 29th at the Don Ray Invitational at Deubrook.  Twelve teams participated in the cross country invite.

The Cardinal boys team placed third as a team.  Baltic placed first as a team, while Clark/Willow Lake was second.  Senior runner Jacob Vogel placed second individually.

• 2nd – Jacob Vogel (Sr) – 18:12
• 20th – Thomas Eining (Sr) – 20:27
• 27th – Seth Roemen (Jr) – 21:20
• 36th – Noah Reiff (Jr) – 22:18
• 43rd – Owen Vargas (Fr) – 23:01

The girls team placed eighth overall.

• 22nd – Lucy Vargas (7th) – 24:45
• 30th – Sydney Klein (So) – 26:10
• 35th – Addy Gilbert (Jr) – 26:58
• 39th – Sierra Klein (Fr) – 27:45

The Cardinals will go to Salem on Tuesday, September 1st for the McCook Central/Montrose Invitational.