Photo courtesy of Dell Rapids Saint Mary School

The Dell Rapids St Mary boys cross country team captured the 2018 Dakota Valley Conference title for the first time since 2004 on Wednesday, October 3rd at Six Mile Creek Golf Course.  The Cardinals finished with a total of 14 points.  Deubrook Area was second with 24 points, and De Smet was third with 29 points.

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Not only did the boys team capture the title, but St Mary also has the individual champion.  Jacob Vogel won the individual title with a time of 18:44.12.  Connor Libis placed fourth with a time of 19:32.22.  Ryan Eining also finished in the top 10 at ninth place with a time of 20:33.41.  Thomas Eining was 15th at 20:57.34.  Seth Roemen had a 17th place finish at 21:03.59.  Owen Vargas placed 29th at 23:06.53, and Sam Palmer was 31st with a time of 23:12.31.

Addy Gilbert also had a great race for the varsity girls.  Gilbert placed 15th with a time of 25:04.09.

The Cardinals now focus on the Region 2B meet which will be held on Wednesday, October 10th in Howard.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals boys cross country team ran well at the Colman-Egan Invite on Wednesday, September 26th in Colman.  The boys team ran well enough to place second with a total of 27 points.  Beresford placed first with 24 team points.  Deubrook Area placed third with 43 points.

Jacob Vogel had a strong race finishing second with a time of 18:08.38.  Ryan Eining placed 10th with a time of 19:28.56.  Seth Roemen had an 18th place finish with a time of 20:12.15.  Thomas Eining was right behind in 19th with a time of 20:12.50.  Connor Libis finished 27th at 20:42.00.  Owen Vargas placed 40th with a time of 21:21.22.

Addy Gilbert, the lone varsity runner for St Mary in the girls race, placed 21st with a time of 23:53.22.

The Cardinals will be at the Dakota Valley Conference meet in White on Wednesday, October 3rd.

Photo courtesy of Craig Libis

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal cross country runners traveled to Freeman on Wednesday, September 12th on a hot and windy day.  The boys team finished second as a team to Freeman Academy/Marion out of nine total teams. Medals were given to the top 20 runners.

The Cardinals finished with a total of 30 points as a team.  Freeman Academy/Marion finished with 14 points.  Mitchell Christian was third with 36 points.

Four of the varsity runners for the boys finished in the top 20.  Jacob Vogel placed fifth with a time of 19:04.  Connor Libis was 12th with a time of 20:27.  Thomas Eining was right behind in 13th with a time of 20:32.  Seth Roemen placed 19th with a time of 20:52.  Sam Palmer crossed the line in 35th with a time of 23:15.

Addy Gilbert was the lone varsity runner for the girls team.  She placed 14th with a time of 25:15.

St Mary will be at home at the Rocky Run Golf Course for their next meet on Wednesday, September 19th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinal boys cross country team placed second out of 14 teams at the De Smet Invitational meet on Thursday, September 6th.  The Cardinals finished with a total of 31 points.  Sioux Valley won the team title with 18 points.  Webster Area was third with 39 points, and Lyman finished fourth with 45 points.

Jacob Vogel placed second individually with a time of 18:03.17.  Connor Libis was 12th with a time of 18:58.78.  Ryan Eining placed just outside the top 20 at 21st with a time of 19:18.66.  Thomas Eining had a time of 20:01.97.  Seth Roemen finished with a time of 20:45.04.  Sam Palmer had a time of 21:46.63.

The Cardinals will be at the Freeman Invite on Wednesday, September 12th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cross Country team got their season started at the Deubrook Invite on Saturday, August 25th.  The Cardinal boys varsity team finished fourth overall as a team.  James Valley Chistian finished first.   Sioux Valley was second, and Baltic placed third.

Jacob Vogel finished third over all for Dell Rapids St Mary.  Thomas Eining was 23rd, Seth Roemen placed 26th, and Sam Palmer was 45th.

In the Junior Varsity races, Own Vargas placed ninth, Lucas Flemmer was 15th, and Gabe Nelson also ran.  Addy Gilbert placed 15th for the girls.

The Cardinals will be at the McCook Central/Montrose Invite on Tuesday, August 28th.

The Dell Rapids St Mary Cardinals will be sending six runners to the 2017 State B Cross Country Meet in Rapid City on Saturday, October 21st.

The entire boys team qualified after a third place finish at the regional meet held in Irene on Wednesday, October 11th.  The boys team finished with 33 points.  Oldham-Ramona/Rutland won the region title with 29 points.  McCrossan was second with 30 points.

Jacob Vogel placed sixth.  Connor Libis placed seventh.  Thomas Eining was 23rd, Ryan Eining was 26th, and Seth Roeman placed 27th.  All five runners will participate in the state meet.  This is the first time the entire boys team has qualified for state since a 2013 State B Runner-up finish.

The girls team had one runner qualify individually.  Ella Heinitz had a state-qualifying finish of seventh.  Catherine Vogel placed 21st.

Sam Palmer finished 3rd in the boys JV race.