The West Central Trojan cross country team had their final race of the season at the 2021 South Dakota Class A State Cross Country Meet at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls on Saturday, October 23rd.

Aubrey Borns placed 49th with a time of 21:01.85.  Maelee Krempges had a 67th place finish with a time of 21:27.30.

Benjamin Strunk had a top 20 finish. Strunk placed 19th with a tim eof 17:21.96.  Jacob Peterson was 43rd with a time of 18:07.42.  Jonathon Roth had a 62nd place finish with a time of 18:36.16.

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.

The West Central Trojan girls and boys cross country teams took part in the Dak-12 Conference meet on Thursday, October 7th in Dell Rapids.  The girls team finished fourth, and the boys team finished sixth on the day.

The girls had a total of 76 points.  Maelee Krempges finished 13th with a time of 21:42.27.  Aubrey Borns placed 18th in a time of 21:55.76.  Drew Caffrey and Wllie McDonald finished 24th and 25th respectively.  Caffrey had a time of 22:27.09, and McDonald finished in 22:41.78.  Elizabeth Johnson placed 37th in a time of 23:44.52.

The boys had a total of 96 points.  Ben Strunk placed 12th individually in a time of 17:57.14.  Jacob Peterson was 21st with a time of 18:33.72, barley beating teammate Jonathon Roth who finished in a time of 18:33.78.  Griffin Stallman (42nd) had a time of 20:26.76.  Josh Wagner (44th) finished in 20:33.17, and Blake Stark (46th) had a time of 20:42.94.

The Trojans will race in the Region 2A meet on Thursday, October 14th at the Madison Golf and Country Club.

Both the girls and boys cross country teams finished seventh for the West Central Trojans in Lennox on Thursday, September 30th.

The girls finished with a total of 112 points.  Sioux Falls Christian was first followed by Lennox and then Ethan/Parkston.  Maelee Krempges placed 19th with a time of 21:09.90.  Aubrey Borns (26th) had a time of 21:33.93.  Drew Caffrey (36th) finished in 22:00.77.  Elizabeth Johnson (42nd) had a time of 22:26.68, and Ellie McDonald (51st) finished in 22:57.96.

The boys team finished with 117 total points.  Sioux Falls Christian was first in the boys division as well followed by Milbank and then Lennox.  Ben Strunk placed 19th in a time of 17:42.53.  Jacob Peterson was 27th (18:17.36) followed by Johnathon Roth at 28th with a time of 18:18.69.  Griffin Stallman (52nd) had a time of 19:32.41.  Josh Wagner (57th) finished in a time of 19:44.45, Blake Stark (59th) had a time of 19:48.78, and Kyper Hilger (67th) completed in 20:19.13.

The Trojans will complete in the Dak-12 Conference Meet in Dell Rapids on Thursday, October 7th.

The West Central Trojan cross country team participated in the Dell Rapids Invite on Wednesday, September 22nd  at Rocky Run Golf Course.

The girls team finished third with 53 points.  Flandreau was first with 42 points, and Tea Area was second with 52 points.  Maelee Krempges had a third place finish individually with a time of 19:43.76.  Aubrey Borns was 12th with a time of 22:27.30.  Drew Caffrey finished 16th in a time of 22:34.07.  Ellie McDonald (33rd) had a time of 24:00.02.

The boys team placed fourth with a total of 73 points.  Sioux Falls Christian was first with 27 points.  Flandreau placed second with 52 points, and Tea Area was third with 70 points.  Ben Strunk also had a third place finish individually with a time of 18:11.29.  Jonathon Roth placed 17th with a time of 19:01.94.  Jacob Peterson was 24th in a time of 19:40.75.  Griffin Stallman (31st) had a time of 20:17.17.  Blake Stark (36th) finished in 20:58.14.  Kyper Hilger (46th) completed in 21:31.10.

Both the West Central Trojan cross country teams finished in the top five at the Alcester-Hudson Cross Country Invite on Monday, September 20th.  Nine teams competed in both the girls and boys divisions at the Alcester Golf Course.

The girls team finished second with 28 points.  Vermillion won the girl’s title with six points.  Canton was third with 34 points.  The boys finished with 37 team points and finished fourth.  Beresford won the boy’s division with 17 points.  Dakota Valley was second with 19 points, and Vermillion placed third with 32 points.

Maelee Krempges had a sixth place finish individually with a time of 21:43.23.  Aubrey Borns was 10th in a time of 22:02.60.  Drew Caffrey placed 12th with a finish of 22:20.32.  Elizabeth Johnson was 14th with a time of 22:56.22, and Ellie McDonald placed 18th with a time of 23:13.87.

Ben Strunk finished in the top five with a fifth place finish at 17:27.24.  Jonathon Roth was 13th with a time of 18:27.06.  Griffin Stallman placed 23rd in 19:37.13.  Blake Stark was 29th at 20:16.83 just edging out Jacob Peterson at 20th place with a time of 20:16.94.

The Trojans will be in Dell Rapids for the Dell Rapids Invite on Wednesday, September 22nd.

The West Central Trojan cross country team ran in the Sioux Falls Christian Charger Invite at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, September 14th.

The girls finished seventh as a team with 120 points.  Sioux Falls Christian placed first with 37 points.  Maelee Krempges was 17th individually with a time of 21:44.81.  Drew Caffrey placed 31st in a time of 22:42.53.  Aubrey Borns was 35th at 23:01.21.  Elizabeth Johnson placed 46th in a time of 23:35.03.

The boys team placed eighth with a total of 134 points.  Sioux Falls Christian placed first as a team with 13 points.  Ben Strunk had a 12th place finish with a time of 17:55.23.  Jacob Peterson finished in a time of 19:50.14.  Jonathon Roth was seconds behind at 19:52.91.  Griffin Stallman had a time of 20:39.49, and Blake Stark finished in 20:50.00.

The Trojans will be at the Alcester-Hudson Invite on Monday, September 20th.

The West Central Trojan cross country team participated in the Lynx Invitational on Saturday, September 11th.

Maelee Krempges finished 11th with a time of 22:40.86.  Aubrey Borns was 12th in a time of 22:48.99.   Drew Caffrey paced 17th at 23:20.56.  Ellie McDonald was 18th in a time of 23:40.88.  Elizabeth Johnson placed 20th in a time of 24:30.00.

Ben Strunk finished 17th in a time of 18:51.66.  Jonathon Roth was 18th in a time of 18:51.79.  Jacob Peterson had a time of 20:10.19 and finished 33rd.

Both the girls and boys cross country teams for West Central placed second at the Canton C-Hawk Invite on Tuesday, September 7th.  The races were held at Hiawatha Golf Course in Canton.

The Girls team finished with 36 total points.  Vermillion placed first with 11 points.  The boys team finished with 41 points.  Dakota Valley won the boys’ title with 21 points.

Maelee Krempges placed 7th with a time of 23:09.23.  Aubrey Borns was 8th in a time of 23:11.94.  Drew Caffrey placed 9th in a time of 23:20.72.  Elizabeth Johnson had a 19th place finish with a time of 24:16.01.  Ellie McDonald was 22nd with a time of 24:47.29.

Ben Strunk had a 3rd place finish with a time of 18:36.99.  Jonathon Roth was 8th with a time of a 19:27.95.  Jacob Peterson was 14th in a time of 20:44.21.  Blake Stark was 16th in a time of 20:56.11.  Griffin Stallman placed 18th with a time of 21:30.48.  Josh Wagner was 25th in a time of 22:45.68.

West Central will be at the Brandon Valley Invite at McHardy Park on Saturday, September 11th, and then at the Charger Invite at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, September 14th.

Several members of the West Central Trojan cross country team participated in the Augustana Twilight Cross Country Meet on Friday, September 3rd at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls.

Two members of the boys team ran in the varsity race.  Ben Strunk had a time of 17:57.59.  Jonathon Roth had a time of 18:49.85.  The boys JV team had a 20th place finish.  Jacob Peterson finished with a time of 14:59.60.  Blake Stark had a time of 16:25.90.  Griffin Stallman finished in 16:25.90.  Caden Hagen had a time of 16:39.39.  Josh Wagner finished in 17:33.33.  Elijah Hoey had a time of 18:21.06, and Austin Brookfield finished in 19:00.59.

West Central did not have any runners in the varsity girls race, but the Trojan girls JV team had a fifth place finish.  Aubrey Borns finished 17th in a time of 17:40.54.  Maelee Krempges had a time of 17:49.46.  Drew Caffrey finished in 18:11.18.  Ellie McDonald had a time of a 18:16.94.  Elizabeth Johnson completed in 18:30.26.

West Central will be at the Charger Invite also at Yankton Trail Park on Tuesday, September 14th for their next meet.