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Heartland Region
November 15, 2008 at Sioux Falls SD
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Girls Championship

Results 
 Every Runner Counts
Eden Prairie MN and Roosevelt Sioux Falls SD overcome 1-2 punch of Dowling Catholic IA

story and photos by John Dye

Iowa state champ Dowling Catholic's front running Ashlie Decker (right) and Katie Flood ran away from the field at the outset.  They ran side by side until Decker pulled away in the final 1K loop to win by 7 seconds, 17:53 to 18:00.  

The finish confirmed the surprising result of the Iowa State Meet two weeks ago when Decker beat Flood, defending Heartland champion and 2-time Iowa state champion.  Both are juniors. 

The race exemplified one of NXN's mottos -- "every runner counts."  Minnesota state champ Eden Prairie and South Dakota state champ Roosevelt Sioux Falls overcame Dowling Catholic's 1-2 punch with better team balance to win the two automatic slots at Nike Cross Nationals finals in Portland December 6. 

Eden Prairie, ranked #2 in the region, won with 45 points (3-7-8-10-17) with all five of their scorers finishing before Dowling Catholic's third.  It was a nail biter for second, with Heartland #1 Roosevelt Sioux Falls edging Heartland #3 Dowling Catholic 96 to 98.  The difference was Roosevelt's #3 runner Alex Hess, who scored 15 to 24 for her Dowling counterpart.

Dowling was left hoping for one of the four national at large slots, which will be awarded after the last regional November 29.
 
Individual Qualifiers

For the first time in the 5 years of NXN, individuals qualified for nationals, with five slots going to the first five finishers not on one of the two qualifying teams.  Eden Prairie's Cassy Opitz in 5th was the only member of a qualifying team in the top six, so the individual slots went to Decker, Flood, 3. Jamie Piepenburg, Alexandria MN 18:07; 4. Nebraska 4A champ Kelli Budd, Marian Omaha NE 18:14; and 6. Brecca Wahlund, Minot ND 18:32. 

If Dowling Catholic wins an at large berth, Decker and Flood's slots would open up for Tarin Lachowitzer of Fargo South ND and Madie Hubbell of Roosevelt DesMoines IA, who finished 11th and 12th with the same time, 18:42.


Decker (L) and Flood with 1000 meters to go.


3. Jamie Piepenburg
4. Kelli Budd
5. Cassy Opitz
Eden Prairie's #1

6. Brecca Wahlund
    


Results
Timing & Results by PrimeTime Race & Event Management, LLC.  www.pttiming.com
                  Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Yankton Trails, Sioux Falls, SD
November 15th, 2008
========== GIRLS TEAM SCORE ==========
High School Championship Race

1. 45 Eden Prairie XC Club ( 18:49 1:34:02)
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1 3 Cassy Opitz 18:31
2 7 Megan Platner 18:39
3 8 Allie Rudin 18:40
4 10 Laura Lawton 18:48
5 17 Hanna Hoch 19:24
6 ( 31) Alex Birkle 19:53
7 ( 32) Dana Jeter 19:55

2. 96 Sioux Falls XC Club ( 19:20 1:36:38)
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1 5 Seanna Kautz 18:37
2 6 Erin Hargens 18:38
3 15 Alex Hess 19:17
4 30 Bailey Breems 19:51
5 40 Laura Bauer 20:15
6 ( 49) Megan Brown 20:37
7 ( 60) Ali Oswald 21:11

3. 98 Dowling Catholic XC Club ( 19:09 1:35:42)
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1 1 Ashlie Decker 17:53
2 2 Katie Flood 18:00
3 24 Allie Vaughan 19:40
4 35 Heather Tobias 20:04
5 36 Diane Hubbell 20:05
6 ( 57) Sarah Spellman 21:09
7 ( 67) Aimee Thacker 21:45

4. 99 Demon XC Club ( 19:29 1:37:22)
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1 12 Taylor Pintar 19:03
2 18 Alexa Wachter 19:25
3 21 Shanice Lambert 19:35
4 23 Lindsay Achtenberg 19:38
5 25 Brooklyn Beehler 19:41
6 ( 29) Tessa Haussler 19:48
7 ( 37) Alana Fischer 20:06

5. 157 Runwest RC ( 19:57 1:39:45)
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1 16 Nichole Engelhardt 19:21
2 22 Rachel Hegeman 19:36
3 26 Alissa Rothman 19:42
4 43 Sara Stewart 20:25
5 50 Taylor Fehlberg 20:41
6 ( 59) Jenna Broghamer 21:11
7 ( 79) Whitney Schuette 3:08:21

6. 159 City of Iowa XC Club ( 19:57 1:39:44)
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1 20 Rebecca Rethwisch 19:29
2 27 Emily Fagan 19:46
3 28 Kelsey Hart 19:47
4 39 Hannah Kregal 20:14
5 45 Cassidy White 20:28
6 ( 52) Lindsay McFarland 20:57
7 ( 55) Melanie Holman 21:03

7. 184 M & M's Cross-Country ( 20:11 1:40:52)
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1 4 Brecca Wahlund 18:32
2 13 Stephanie Greer 19:13
3 51 Melanah Poole 20:52
4 54 Alexa Hornecker 21:01
5 62 Ali Fowler 21:14
6 ( 63) Abby Bierschbach 21:17
7 ( 77) Kristin Ziegler 23:55

8. 209 Prior Lake XC Club ( 20:23 1:41:53)
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1 14 Kayla Uphoff 19:16
2 41 Olivia Bagnall 20:22
3 44 Megan Kilbride 20:27
4 46 Erin Kilbride 20:28
5 64 Emma Mickelson 21:20
6 ( 72) Kelsi Miller 22:05
7 ( 75) Taylor Vonasek 22:43

9. 213 Fargo South RC ( 20:23 1:41:53)
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1 9 Tarin Lachowitzer 18:42
2 42 Erin Valenti 20:24
3 48 Paige Rygg 20:36
4 53 Katie Schalow 20:58
5 61 Frances Conlin 21:13
6 ( 66) Jennifer Storm 21:44

10. 218 Derby RC ( 20:29 1:42:24)
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1 19 Emily Hornbeck 19:28
2 38 Amber Green 20:09
3 47 Laura Burke 20:31
4 56 Tori Lewis 21:06
5 58 Samantha Bartlett 21:10
6 ( 70) Valerie Nielson 21:59
7 ( 78) Claire Cox 24:14

11. 256 White Bear Lake XC Club ( 21:05 1:45:24)
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1 11 Katie Moraczewski 18:58
2 34 Kelsey Coulter 20:03
3 68 Katie Schlafke 21:50
4 69 Janelle Yonker 21:51
5 74 Caroline Potts 22:42

12. 318 J Town D Crew ( 21:56 1:49:37)
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1 33 Anna Belner 19:57
2 65 Alyssa Eaves 21:21
3 71 Amber Clock 22:04
4 73 Amy Kruger 22:29
5 76 Amanda Philiph 23:46


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Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional
Yankton Trails, Sioux Falls, SD
November 15th, 2008
Girls Championship Race
Place TmPl Name No. Year School 1 Mile 2 Mile 2 Split Last1.1 Time Pace
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1 1 Ashlie Decker 118 10 Dowling Catholic XC Club 5:30 11:15 5:46 6:38 17:52.73 5:46 I
2 2 Katie Flood 119 10 Dowling Catholic XC Club 5:30 11:15 5:46 6:45 17:59.49 5:48 I
3 Jamie Piepenburg 20 12 Alexandria XC Club 5:38 11:24 5:46 6:44 18:06.89 5:50 I
4 Kelli Budd 654 09 5:38 11:26 5:49 6:48 18:13.21 5:52 I
5 3 Cassy Opitz 152 09 Eden Prairie XC Club 5:45 11:37 5:52 6:55 18:30.76 5:58 T
6 4 Brecca Wahlund 275 11 M & M's Cross-Country 5:40 11:38 5:58 6:55 18:31.98 5:58 I
7 5 Seanna Kautz 433 10 Sioux Falls XC Club 5:54 11:48 5:55 6:49 18:36.02 6:00 T
8 6 Erin Hargens 431 09 Sioux Falls XC Club 5:52 11:49 5:57 6:49 18:37.07 6:00 T
9 7 Megan Platner 153 11 Eden Prairie XC Club 5:47 11:48 6:01 6:52 18:38.76 6:01 T
10 8 Allie Rudin 154 11 Eden Prairie XC Club 5:47 11:47 6:00 6:54 18:39.72 6:01 T
11 9 Tarin Lachowitzer 178 12 Fargo South RC 5:45 11:44 6:00 6:59 18:41.76 6:02 I
12 Madie Hubbell 658 10 5:45 11:39 5:54 7:04 18:41.76 6:02 I
13 Emma Bates 650 10 5:47 11:51 6:04 6:56 18:45.77 6:03 I
14 10 Laura Lawton 151 11 Eden Prairie XC Club 5:46 11:48 6:02 7:01 18:47.39 6:03 T
15 Laura Docherty 655 09 5:46 11:41 5:56 7:10 18:49.76 6:04 I
16 Mackenzie Maki 661 11 5:39 11:46 6:08 7:08 18:53.20 6:05 I
17 Madeleine Takahash 671 11 5:44 11:46 6:03 7:11 18:55.99 6:06
18 11 Katie Moraczewski 593 09 White Bear Lake XC Club 5:45 11:50 6:06 7:08 18:57.74 6:07
19 Shelby Houlihan 804 5:45 11:52 6:08 7:09 18:59.87 6:07
20 12 Taylor Pintar 85 10 Demon XC Club 5:49 11:57 6:08 7:06 19:02.05 6:08
21 Kaila Urick 672 11 5:46 11:54 6:08 7:10 19:02.13 6:08
22 Hannah Kellerman 660 10 5:44 11:44 6:01 7:24 19:07.59 6:10
23 Maddie McClellan 328 10 Perham XC Club 5:46 12:00 6:15 7:09 19:08.48 6:10
24 13 Stephanie Greer 272 09 M & M's Cross-Country 5:53 12:05 6:12 7:09 19:12.16 6:11
25 Julia Harrison 300 11 Mound Westonka XC Club 5:46 11:55 6:10 7:21 19:14.80 6:12
26 14 Kayla Uphoff 385 10 Prior Lake XC Club 5:48 12:07 6:19 7:10 19:15.89 6:13
27 15 Alex Hess 432 12 Sioux Falls XC Club 5:56 12:11 6:15 7:06 19:16.41 6:13 T
28 16 Nichole Engelhardt 420 09 Runwest RC 5:53 12:05 6:13 7:16 19:20.30 6:14
29 17 Hanna Hoch 149 12 Eden Prairie XC Club 5:58 12:12 6:15 7:12 19:23.77 6:15 T
30 18 Alexa Wachter 86 10 Demon XC Club 5:52 12:11 6:19 7:14 19:24.25 6:15
31 19 Emily Hornbeck 114 12 Derby RC 5:57 12:14 6:17 7:15 19:27.30 6:16
32 20 Rebecca Rethwisch 59 11 City of Iowa XC Club 5:58 12:13 6:15 7:16 19:28.05 6:16
33 Laura Hughes 659 10 5:45 11:58 6:13 7:36 19:32.37 6:18
34 21 Shanice Lambert 84 10 Demon XC Club 5:53 12:11 6:18 7:25 19:34.44 6:19
35 22 Rachel Hegeman 422 12 Runwest RC 5:56 12:11 6:15 7:25 19:35.33 6:19
36 23 Lindsay Achtenberg 80 10 Demon XC Club 5:57 12:21 6:25 7:18 19:37.88 6:20
37 24 Allie Vaughan 123 12 Dowling Catholic XC Club 6:07 12:34 6:27 7:06 19:39.16 6:20
38 25 Brooklyn Beehler 81 11 Demon XC Club 6:00 12:23 6:23 7:19 19:40.32 6:20
39 Jena Schwalenberg 667 09 6:00 12:24 6:24 7:18 19:40.83 6:21
40 26 Alissa Rothman 423 11 Runwest RC 6:07 12:29 6:22 7:14 19:41.73 6:21
41 27 Emily Fagan 54 10 City of Iowa XC Club 6:08 12:27 6:19 7:20 19:45.77 6:22
42 28 Kelsey Hart 55 09 City of Iowa XC Club 6:01 12:24 6:23 7:24 19:46.76 6:22
43 29 Tessa Haussler 83 12 Demon XC Club 6:00 12:27 6:27 7:22 19:47.54 6:23
44 30 Bailey Breems 429 10 Sioux Falls XC Club 6:05 12:32 6:27 7:19 19:50.07 6:24 T
45 31 Alex Birkle 148 11 Eden Prairie XC Club 5:58 12:20 6:22 7:33 19:52.03 6:24 T
46 32 Dana Jeter 150 12 Eden Prairie XC Club 6:05 12:28 6:23 7:28 19:54.75 6:25 T
47 33 Anna Belner 226 10 J Town D Crew 6:05 12:32 6:27 7:26 19:56.71 6:26
48 Aubree Worden 675 11 5:52 12:23 6:31 7:35 19:57.07 6:26
49 Jess Wright 31 11 Bellevue West XC Club 5:57 12:30 6:33 7:29 19:57.99 6:26
50 Tera Potts 665 09 6:02 12:29 6:28 7:31 19:59.24 6:26
51 34 Kelsey Coulter 591 11 White Bear Lake XC Club 6:09 12:44 6:35 7:19 20:02.69 6:28
52 35 Heather Tobias 122 10 Dowling Catholic XC Club 6:07 12:35 6:28 7:30 20:03.35 6:28
53 36 Diane Hubbell 120 12 Dowling Catholic XC Club 6:12 12:41 6:30 7:24 20:04.54 6:28
54 37 Alana Fischer 82 11 Demon XC Club 6:00 12:30 6:30 7:36 20:05.15 6:28
55 38 Amber Green 113 12 Derby RC 6:15 12:51 6:36 7:19 20:08.65 6:30
56 Bailey Eich 656 11 6:05 12:38 6:34 7:36 20:13.19 6:31
57 39 Hannah Kregal 57 09 City of Iowa XC Club 6:10 12:38 6:29 7:36 20:13.89 6:31
58 Brittany Arment 649 10 6:03 12:35 6:33 7:40 20:13.99 6:31
59 40 Laura Bauer 428 09 Sioux Falls XC Club 6:08 12:42 6:35 7:33 20:14.36 6:31 T
60 Lottie Grimshaw 657 6:13 12:50 6:38 7:29 20:17.50 6:32
61 Kayla Sherwood 669 09 6:15 12:49 6:35 7:34 20:21.66 6:34
62 41 Olivia Bagnall 380 09 Prior Lake XC Club 6:04 12:40 6:36 7:42 20:21.74 6:34
63 Courtney Neubert 663 11 6:09 12:46 6:37 7:38 20:23.09 6:34
64 42 Erin Valenti 182 11 Fargo South RC 6:03 12:42 6:40 7:43 20:23.96 6:34
65 43 Sara Stewart 424 10 Runwest RC 6:20 12:53 6:34 7:32 20:24.05 6:34
66 Jay Lynn Fimbers 807 6:08 12:45 6:37 7:42 20:26.35 6:35
67 44 Megan Kilbride 382 12 Prior Lake XC Club 6:12 12:49 6:38 7:39 20:26.73 6:35
68 45 Cassidy White 60 10 City of Iowa XC Club 6:15 12:48 6:33 7:41 20:27.32 6:36
69 46 Erin Kilbride 381 Prior Lake XC Club 6:17 12:55 6:38 7:34 20:27.56 6:36
70 47 Laura Burke 111 09 Derby RC 6:15 12:43 6:29 7:48 20:30.40 6:37
71 48 Paige Rygg 179 10 Fargo South RC 6:22 13:06 6:45 7:31 20:35.75 6:38
72 49 Megan Brown 430 11 Sioux Falls XC Club 6:27 13:06 6:39 7:31 20:36.11 6:38 T
73 50 Taylor Fehlberg 421 11 Runwest RC 6:19 13:05 6:46 7:37 20:40.52 6:40
74 51 Melanah Poole 274 09 M & M's Cross-Country 6:24 13:10 6:47 7:42 20:51.14 6:43
75 Allie Brisco 653 11 6:17 13:11 6:55 7:45 20:54.81 6:44
76 52 Lindsay McFarland 58 09 City of Iowa XC Club 6:26 13:07 6:42 7:50 20:56.11 6:45
77 53 Katie Schalow 180 10 Fargo South RC 6:29 13:15 6:47 7:43 20:57.71 6:45
78 54 Alexa Hornecker 273 10 M & M's Cross-Country 6:29 13:16 6:47 7:46 21:00.89 6:46
79 55 Melanie Holman 56 10 City of Iowa XC Club 6:25 13:09 6:45 7:55 21:02.65 6:47
80 Bridgette Schneekl 666 10 6:06 13:00 6:54 8:06 21:05.08 6:48
81 56 Tori Lewis 115 11 Derby RC 6:30 13:22 6:52 7:44 21:05.45 6:48
82 57 Sarah Spellman 121 10 Dowling Catholic XC Club 6:22 13:16 6:54 7:53 21:08.26 6:49
83 Britni Waller 673 10 6:07 13:08 7:02 8:01 21:08.66 6:49
84 Taylor Scott 668 11 6:28 13:34 7:06 7:37 21:09.26 6:49
85 58 Samantha Bartlett 110 09 Derby RC 6:31 13:23 6:52 7:48 21:09.63 6:49
86 59 Jenna Broghamer 419 09 Runwest RC 6:29 13:19 6:50 7:52 21:10.48 6:49
87 60 Ali Oswald 434 12 Sioux Falls XC Club 6:21 13:15 6:54 7:57 21:10.49 6:49 T
88 61 Frances Conlin 177 11 Fargo South RC 6:22 13:14 6:52 8:00 21:12.85 6:50
89 62 Ali Fowler 271 10 M & M's Cross-Country 6:28 13:17 6:49 7:58 21:13.27 6:50
90 63 Abby Bierschbach 269 12 M & M's Cross-Country 6:29 13:19 6:50 7:58 21:16.33 6:51
91 Shelby Smithhisler 670 09 6:28 13:23 6:56 7:54 21:16.48 6:51
92 64 Emma Mickelson 383 Prior Lake XC Club 6:28 13:23 6:55 7:58 21:19.65 6:52
93 65 Alyssa Eaves 228 11 J Town D Crew 6:22 13:18 6:56 8:04 21:20.74 6:53
94 Carrie Wiese 712 09 6:21 13:25 7:05 8:01 21:25.51 6:54
95 Madison Musilek 662 10 6:18 13:27 7:10 8:07 21:33.68 6:57
96 Meleia Oestmann 664 09 6:16 13:17 7:01 8:20 21:35.89 6:58
97 66 Jennifer Storm 181 11 Fargo South RC 6:32 13:31 7:00 8:13 21:43.49 7:00
98 67 Aimee Thacker 125 10 Dowling Catholic XC Club 6:33 13:39 7:06 8:07 21:44.40 7:00
99 68 Katie Schlafke 595 11 White Bear Lake XC Club 6:42 13:47 7:05 8:04 21:49.96 7:02
100 69 Janelle Yonker 596 12 White Bear Lake XC Club 6:40 13:47 7:07 8:04 21:50.18 7:02
101 70 Valerie Nielson 116 11 Derby RC 6:42 13:53 7:12 8:06 21:58.75 7:05
102 71 Amber Clock 227 11 J Town D Crew 6:46 13:54 7:09 8:10 22:03.21 7:06
103 72 Kelsi Miller 384 10 Prior Lake XC Club 6:35 13:55 7:20 8:11 22:04.97 7:07
104 73 Amy Kruger 230 09 J Town D Crew 6:47 14:00 7:14 8:30 22:28.86 7:15
105 74 Caroline Potts 594 11 White Bear Lake XC Club 6:44 14:11 7:27 8:31 22:41.39 7:19
106 75 Taylor Vonasek 386 11 Prior Lake XC Club 6:52 14:15 7:23 8:28 22:42.14 7:19
107 Ivy Wellman 674 10 6:56 14:29 7:33 8:39 23:07.32 7:27
108 76 Amanda Philiph 231 10 J Town D Crew 7:01 14:42 7:42 9:04 23:45.31 7:39
109 77 Kristin Ziegler 278 12 M & M's Cross-Country 7:03 14:53 7:51 9:03 23:54.89 7:42
110 78 Claire Cox 112 10 Derby RC 7:06 15:03 7:58 9:11 24:13.14 7:48
111 79 Whitney Schuette 427 10 Runwest RC 2:53:24 3:00:28 7:05 7:54 188:20.75 60:38
112 Bailee Goodfellow 425 09 Runwest RC 2:53:43 3:01:04 7:22 8:23 189:25.75 60:59

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