Heartland Roundup
HL#2 Sioux Falls Roosevelt Girls Start Strong
Week ending Sept. 10, 2006 NTN Heartland Region
By Heartland Regional Editor Tony Bozarth
Iowa Kansas Olathe North Invitational 9/7/06 @ Prairie Center Park, Olathe Olathe East (#2 6A Kansas state poll) dominated the Olathe North Invitational Wednesday, run in warm conditions over the rugged trails of Prairie Center Park. The course features some very tough footing, and a couple of short by significant hills. East won the team titles in all four divisions of the meet. East put six runners into the top eleven in the girls race, averaging 15:44 for the 4k course. Rebeka Stowe (Olathe Northwest) and Amanda Miller (Olathe East) continued their high-level rivalry, with Miller taking the pace out very quickly and Stowe following. With a half-mile to go, Stowe made a break up a short hill and ran to a quick 14:32 to 14:44 victory with Miller second. Kristen Gillespie (Shawnee Mission South) was third at 15:27 with Darci Miller (Olathe East 15:34) and Kelli Russell (Olathe South 15:40) in fourth and fifth. East scored 31 points to win, with Shawnee Mission South (#8 6A) (62) and Olathe Northwest (75) in second and third. Matt Horn of Olathe South broke the boys field early and cruised to a 17:01 5k triumph. Hunter Whitemarsh (Turner, Kansas City) was second at 17:25 and Raynard Smith (Olathe East) third at 17:32. Jon Sanell (Shawnee Mission South 17:45) and Ryan Hinderliter (Olathe East 18:06) rounded out the top five. Olathe East placed six runners in the top fourteen, winning the team title with 32 points, followed Shawnee Mission South (#6 6A) 55 and Olathe North with 88. Olathe East also won the both JV team title's, including a sweep of the top seven girl's places. GIRLS TEAM SCORES: 1. Olathe East 31; 2. Shawnee Mission South 62; 3. Olathe Northwest 75; 4. Olathe South 91; 5. Mill Valley 124; 6. Ottawa 148; 7. Olathe North 162; 8. Turner (Kansas City) INC GIRLS TOP FIFTEEN: 1. Rebeka Stowe (ONW) 14:32; 2. Amanda Miller (OE) 14:44; 3. Kristen Gillespie (SMS) 15:27; 4. Darci Miller (OE) 15:27; 5. Kelli Russell (OS) 15:34; 6. Casey Epps (OE) 15:44; 7. Lindsay Brown (SMS) 15:45; 8. Haley Beggs (SMS) 16:14; 9. Lana Thompson (OE) 16:19; 10. Kortney Schippers (OE) 16:19; 11. Kara Bartels (OE) 16:23; 12. Kelsey O' Hara (MV) 16:30; 13 Sarah Broadbear (MV) 16:43; 14. Valerie Thomas (ONW) 16:50; 15. Ali Norlen (OS) 16:54 BOYS TEAM SCORES: 1. Olathe East 32; 2. Shawnee Mission South 55; 3. Olathe North 88; 4. Olathe South 95; 5. Mill Valley 135; 6. Turner (Kansas City) INC; 7. Ottawa (INC); 8. Olathe Northwest INC BOYS TOP FIFTEEN: 1. Matt Horn (OS) 17:01; 2. Hunter Whitemarsh (Turn) 17;25; 3. Raynard Smith (OE) 17:32; 4. Jon Sanell (SMS) 17;45; 5. Ryan Hinderliter (OE) 18:06 6. Carlos Stirewalt (ON) 18:13; 7. Taylor Wofford (OE) 18:21; 8. Kyle Taitt (OE) 18:21 9. Sam Holloway (OE) 18:23; 10. Jake Taylor (SMS) 18:24; 11. Tyler Hazen (Ottawa) 18:27; 12. Peter Friedel (SMS) 18:31; 13. Joe Berry (SMS) 18:33; 14. Cody Banks (OE) 18:38; 15. Broc Davis (Ottawa) 18:39 MinnesotaMissouriNebraskaNorth Dakota South DakotaMack Butler Invitational - HL#2 Sioux Falls Roosevelt Girls Start StrongTuesday at Kuehn Park 9/5/06 Boys Team standings – Roosevelt 27,Lincoln 32 Individual top 10 – 1, Bill Kogel (R) 16:05; 2, Andrew Duba (R) 17:15; 3, Matt Braithwaite (L) 17:35; 4, Jake Arechigo (R) 17:36; 5, Kelly Hall (L) 17:58; 6, Dorn Thielen (L) 18:17; 7, Jeff Shearer (W) 18:23; 8, Josh DeWitt (L) 18:33; 9, Jake Hemenway (R) 18:41; 10, Karl Gesch (L) 18:51. Girls Team standings – Roosevelt 17, Lincoln 50 Individual top 10 – 1, Krista Eckert (R) 15:02; 2, Allison Eckert (R) 15:03; 3, Caitlyn Crowley (R) 15:54; 4, Lauren Lambert (W) 16:01; 5, Erin Hargens (R) 16:03; 6, Seanna Kautz (R) 16:05; 7, Bailey Breems (R) 16:08; 8, Kayla Jelen (L) 16:32; 9, Kelsey Bean (L) 16:58; 10, Marlyn Steinberger (L) 17:17. Junior varsity Boys winner: Josh Heitkamp (W) 14:06; Girls winner: Brittany Anderson (R) 17:05. Boys team winner, Roosevelt 33. Girls team winner, Roosevelt. Jesse James InvitationalTuesday 9/5/06 in Garretson Girls Team points - Sioux Valley 16, McCook Central 37, Garretson 46, Chester 57, Hills-Beaver Creek (Minn.) 63, Dell Rapids 81. Incomplete: Colman-Egan, Tri-Valley, Flandreau Indian School, Flandreau, Dell Rapids St. Mary. Top 15 - Laura Wolles (Che) 15:09; Cami Koehn (CE) 16:15; Kari Linneman (SV) 16:21; Erica Fideler (SV) 16:27; Larissa Sapp (SV) 16:53; Maddie Johnson (Gar) 17:05; Jessi Fendrich (MC) 17:14; Halley Peterson (SV) 17:27; Jennifer Heumiller (MC) 17:39; Britney Bruggeman (Gar) 17:46; Breanna Overson (Gar) 17:52; Dani Johnson (MC) 17:55; Val Kleinjan (SV) 17:56; Amber Oyen (TV) 18:03; Anita Grassrope (FIS) 18:04. Boys Team points - Garretson 39, Sioux Valley 41, Dell Rapids 46, Hills-Beaver Creek 50, Dell Rapids St. Mary 79, Baltic 80, Flandreau Indian School 98, McCook Central 107, Tri-Valley 126. Incomplete: Chester, Colman-Egan, Flandreau. Top 20 - Matt Fideler (SV) 17:33; Jeremy Hanson (DR) 17:44; Travis Scholten (DRSM) 18:04; Ian Lynch (Che) 18:20; Jeremy Nelson (Gar) 18:22; Tyler Paulsen (HBC) 18:25; Robert Baysore (Bal) 18:28; Chase Ward (Gar) 18:30; Jon Hanson (DR) 18:32; Donovan Koerlin (SV) 18:34; Mike Valleck (Gar) 18:36; Peter Hansen (MC) 18:44; Cory Gunderson (SV) 18:47; Haiden VanWyhe (HBC) 18:56; Adam Geraets (DRSM) 18:56; Dustin Verhey (HBC) 18:58; Jeremiah Fiegen (DR) 19:00; Brent Kramer (HBC) 19:02; Shea Stoltenberg (Gar) 19:04; Ethan Wiese (SV) 19:09. MADISON-O’GORMAN DUALTuesday 9/5/06 in Madison Girls (4,000 meters) Team points - OG 20, Madison 35. Top 6 - Paige Orcutt (OG) 16:10; Katie Ridder (OG) 17:34; Brittany Fischer (Mad) 17:40; Abbey VanDenBerg (OG) 17:47; Britteny Olfert (Mad) 17:57; Jordan Larson (OG) 18:37. Boys (5,000 meters) Team points - Madison 27, OG 30. Top 6 - Jerrod Hopkins (OG) 17:49; Justin Schrepel (Mad) 18:38; Trevor Hooten (OG) 19:25; Trevor Johnson (Mad) 19:36; Scott Erickson (OG) 19:50; Jeremy Rud (Mad) 20:27. CANTON INVITATIONALTuesday 9/5/06 in Canton Girls (4,000 meters) Team points - Beresford 16, Elk Point-Jefferson 36, West Central 38, Alcester-Hudson 59. Incomplete: Canton, Harrisburg, Tea Area, SF Christian, Dakota Valley, Parker. Top 15 - Miranda Kobes (Ber) 16:00; Elle Tornberg (Har) 16:10; Bobbie McLaury (EPJ) 16:56; Katie Boote (Can) 17:00; Steph Abbas (Can) 17:05; Anna Bahnson (WC) 17:07; Grace Erickson (Ber) 17:20; April Tjaden (Ber) 17:32; Cori Bonte (Ber) 17:39; Ashley Wagner (WC) 17:41; Lexi Liston (AH) 17:43; Haley Bosse (EPJ) 17:44; Sarah Haisch (AH) 17:47; Jenna Donnelly (EPJ) 17:51; Beka Rye (WC) 17:58. Boys (5,000 meters) Team points - Canton 28, Harrisburg 35, West Central 39, Parker 66, SF Christian 69, Dakota Valley 87, Alcester-Hudson 112. Incomplete: Beresford, EPJ, Tea Area. Top 15 - Mike Schrum (Har) 16:46; Ben Harrison (Can) 17:09; Philip Red Elk (WC) 17:41; Brian Wilcox (SFC) 17:52; Chris Josko (TA) 18:00; Brandon Hoefert (Har) 18:01; Mason Tran (Can) 18:03; Jake Schneller (Can) 18:10; Taylor Fisher (Har) 18:11; Dan Jacobson (WC) 18:14; Ricardo Ramirez (DV) 18:47; Eric Beeler (AH) 18:50; Travis Atwood (WC) 18:58; Jesse Anderson (Can) 19:01; Ben Olson (Par) 19:03. Heartland Region Index Page |