The West Central Trojan cross country team opened their 2021 season at the Beresford Cross Country Kickoff Invitational at The Bridges Golf Course on Friday, August 27th.

Two runners participated in the girls varsity race.  Drew Caffrey finished 29th with a time of 22:45.95.  Elizabeth Johnson was 37th with a time of 23:40.14.

The boys team had enough runners to qualify for a team score.  The Trojans finished sixth as a team with a total of 111 points.  Ben Strunk had a 14th place finish with a time of 17:41.22.  Jonathon Roth was 18th in a time of 18:06.38.   Jacob Peterson had a time of 19:28.46.  Blake Stark finished in a time of 21:31.00.

The Trojans will be at the Augie Twilight event at Yankton Trails Park in Sioux Falls on Friday, September 3rd.

The West Central Trojan cross country girls and boys team both finished fifth at the Region 2A meet on Thursday, October 15th held at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls.

The girls team finished with 79 points.  Sioux Falls Cristian won the girls region title with 14 points.  Flandreau was second with 32 points, and Garretson placed third with 66 points.  The top three teams qualified for state.

Two runners for the girls team qualified for state by finishing in the top 20 individually.  Abbie Cain placed 13th with a time of 21:38.06.  Reagan Stallman finished 20th with a time of 21:58.92.  Drew Caffrey placed 23rd with a time of 22:35.22.  Kaylyn Kunz was 27th with a time of 22:55.30.  Sayda Rolfson placed 30th in a time of 23:11.20  Paige Pilker was 31st with a time of 23:17.25.

The boys team finished with 87 points.  Sioux Falls Christian placed first with 10 points.  Madison was second with 68 points, and Baltic placed third with 69 points.

Two runners for the boys team also qualified for the state meet.  Justin Schumacher was 18th with a time of 18:27.34.  Ben Strunk was 19th with a time of 18:32.13.  Jonathon Roth was 25th in a time of 19:11.69.  Jacob Peterson was 29th in a time of 19:38.48.  Blake Stark placed 38th with a time of 20:50.28.  Maison Schuldt was 43rd in 21:07.70.

Cain, Stallman, Schumacher, and Strunk will race in the 2020 Class A South Dakota Cross Country State Meet on Saturday, October 24th at Hart Ranch Camping Resort in Rapid City.

The West Central Trojan cross country team ran in the Dak-12 Conference meet on Thursday, October 8th.  The conference meet was held in Madison this year.

The girls team finished fifth with a total score of 91 points.  Sioux Falls Christian won the team conference title with 16 points.  Lennox was second with 49 points, and Tea Area was third with 54 points.

Abbie Cain had a 23rd place finish with a time of 23:17.17.  Drew Caffrey was 24th just behind Cain with a time of 23:28.38.  Sayda Rolfson finished 28th with a time of 23:57.62.  Paige Pilker was 30th in 24:09.99.  Kaylyn Kunz was 31st at 24:18.28.

The boys team placed seventh with 108 points.  Sioux Falls Christian also won the boys title with 10 points.  Vermillion was second at 42 points, and Lennox was third at 68 points.

Jonathon Roth had a 23rd place finish with a time of 19:37.28.  Ben Strunk was 25th at 19:42.80.  Justin Schumacher had a 33rd place finish with a time of 20:08.94.  Jacob Peterson was 39th at 21:00.06.  Blake Stark was 45th with a time of 22:32.84.

The Trojans will be at the Region 2A meet on Thursday, October 15th in Sioux Falls.

The West Central Trojan cross country team ran in their second meet in three days on Thursday, October 1st.  West Central was at the Lennox Oriole Invitation meet.

The girls team finished sixth with a total of 91 points.  Sioux Falls Christian placed first with 17 points.  Lennox was second with 54 points, and Tea Area placed third with 56 points.

• Regan Stallman (20th) – 21:21.10
• Sayda Rolfson (25th) – 22:00.33
• Kaylyn Kunz (26th) – 22:03.57
• Drew Caffrey (28th) – 22:09.49
• Abbie Cain (32nd) – 22:26.52
• Paige Pilker (44th) – 23:09.17
• Elizabeth Johnson (49th) – 23:33.66

The boys team finished seventh with 109 points.  Sioux Falls Christian also placed first as a team in the boys competition with 10 points.  Vermillion was second with 47 points, and Lennox was third with 71 points.

• Justin Schumacher (23rd) – 18:05.77
• Ben Strunk (25th) – 18:18.88
• Jonathon Roth (36th) – 18:52.26
• Blake Stark (46th) – 20:14.35

West Central will be at the Dak-12 Conference meet on Thursday, October 8th.  This will be the final meet prior to the Region 2A meet on October 15th.

The West Central Trojan cross country team ran at the Sioux Valley Invite at Meadow Creek Golf Course on Tuesday, September 29th.

The girls team placed 4th with a team score of 67.  Flandreau was first with 26 points.  Great Plains Lutheran was second with 57 points.  De Smet placed third with 60 points.

Reagan Stallman (15th) had a time of 21:58.32.  Abbie Cain (17th) finished at 22:30.90.  Drew Caffrey (18th) had a time of 22:34.18.  Kaylyn Kunz (20th) had a time of 22:37.45.  Sayda Rolfson (21st) finished in 22:46.65.  Paige Pilker (31st) had a time of 23:20.84.  Elizabeth Johnson (43rd) completed in a time of 24:14.80.

The boys team had a fifth place finish with 80 points.  Clark/Willow Lake was first with 32 points.  Madison placed second with 51 points.  Flandreau was third with 60 points.

Justin Schumacher (9th) had a time of 18:38.88.  Ben Strunk (18th) completed in 19:10.17.  Jonathon Roth (27th) had a time of 19:51.20.  Blake Stark (44th) finished with a time of 20:58.29.

West Central will be in Lennox on Thursday, October 1st for the Lennox Invitational.

The West Central Trojan girls and boys cross country teams competed in the Alcester-Hudson Cross Country Invite on Monday, September 21st in Alcester.

The girls team finished third with a total of 27 team points.  Beresford won the team title with 12 points, and Vermillion was second with 23 points.

Reagan Stallman placed seventh individually with a time of 22:14.12.  Sayda Rolfson was 12th with a time of 23:25.37.  Paige Pilker had a 14th place finish in 23:39.06.  Drew Caffrey was 16th with a time of 23:46.24.  Kaylyn Kunz was 17th at 23:47.88.  Abbie Cain had a 21st place finish witha  time of 24:25.72.

The boys team finished fifth with a team score of 46.  Vermillion was first with 17 points.  Baltic placed second with 29 points, and Dakota Valley was third with 30 points.

Justin Schumacher was 13th individually with a time of 18:55.12.  Ben Strunk placed 17th in 19:13.48.  Jonathon Roth was 19th with a time of 19:22.03.  Blake Stark, 32nd, had a time of 21:53.91.

The Trojans will be at the Sioux Valley Invite in Volga on Tuesday, September 29th.

The West Central Trojans girls and boys cross country teams participated in the Sioux Falls Charger Invitational on Tuesday, September 15th.

Both the girls and boys team placed 8th.  The girls team finished with 126 points.  Sioux Falls Christian won with 26 points.  Harrisburg was second with 50 points, and Milbank placed third with 59 points.

Reagan Stallman (31st) had a time of 23:21.81.  Abbie Cain (32nd) finished in a time of 23:31.86.  Paige Pilker (41st) had a time of 24:29.81.  Drew Caffrey (42nd) had a time of 24:33.02.  Sayda Rolfson (45th) finished with a time of 24:56.13.  Kayln Kunz (48th) had a time of 25:18.74.

The boys team finished with a total of 119 points.  Sioux Falls Christian also won the boys team title with 14 points.  Harrisburg was second with 46 points, and Vermillion was third with 51 points.

Justin Schumacher (23rd) had a time of 18:58.44.  Ben Strunk (38th) finished in 19:48.64.  Jonathon Roth (45th) finished with a time of 20:35.59.  Blake Stark (53rd) had a time of 21:35.15.

West Central will be at the Alcester-Hudson Invitational on Monday, September 21st.

The West Central Trojan girls and boys cross country teams ran at the Lynx Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, September 12th.

The girls team finished third with a total of 54 points.  Brandon Valley was first with 11 points, and Yankton was second with 31 points.

Reagan Stallman finished 14th with a time of 22:29.79.  Drew Caffrey was 20th with a time of 23:36.40.  Elizabeth Johnson was 22nd with a time of 24:29.60.  Abbie Cain placed 23rd with a time of 24:30.67.  Kaylyn Kunz was 24th at 24:47.46, Paige Pilker was 25th in a time of 24:48.55, and Sayda Rolfson played 26th in a time of 25:17.87.

The boys team had a fourth place finish with 74 points.  Sioux Falls Roosevelt was first with 19 points.  Brandon Valley was second with 28 points, and Yankton placed third with 38 points.

Justin Schumacher had a 16th place finish with a time of 19:16.86.  Jonathon Roth was 19th in a time of 19:22.35.  Ben Strunk placed 24th with a time of 19:54.26.  Blake Stark had a 27th place finish in a time of 21:17.78.

The West Central cross country teams will be at the Sioux Falls Christian Charger Invite on Tuesday, September 15th.

The West Central Trojan girls and boys cross country teams got their season underway on Friday, August 28th.  The Trojans traveled to Beresford for the Beresford Cross Country Invitational.

The girls team finished seventh overall with a total of 162 points.  Sioux Falls Lincoln was first with 10 points, followed by Sioux Falls Christian with 38 points and Beresford with 72 points.

• Drew Caffrey – 18:27.19
• Elizabeth Johnson – 19:15.82
• Sayda Rolfson – 19:38.90
• Paige Pilker – 19:39.84
• Kaylyn Kunz – 20:00.01
• Abbie Cain – 20:06.63
• Eli Otheim – 20:51.81

The boys team finished 12th with a total of 217 points.  Sioux Falls Christian won the team title with 16 points.  Sioux Falls Lincoln was second with 21 points, and Vermillion placed third with 67 points.

• Justin Schumacher – 15:26.11
• Jonathon Roth – 15:49.41
• Ben Strunk – 15:55.16
• Jacob Peterson – 17:06.70
• Blake Stark – 17:13.92
• Maison Schuldt – 18:03.64
• Josh Wagner – 18:19.15
• Jacob Bubba Kono – 18:41.11
• Hayes Cain – 20:30.74
• Austin Brookfield – 20:44.07

West Central will be at the Canton Invitational on Tuesday, September 8th for their next meet.