Three runners from the Andes Central/Dakota Christian Cross Country Team qualified for the State Meet this Saturday at the Heart Ranch Golf Course by Rapid City. The runners in the top twenty at the Region 3B Meet held at the Lake Platte Golf Course on October 14 were Isabella Brouwer in 14th (20:21), Lexi Schoenfelder in 20th (22:39), and Peter Backes 19th in the Boys Race (20:00). For Isabella, now a 10th grader, this is her 4th time making it to the state tournament. Both Lexi, just a 7th grader, and Peter in 9th grade will be running in the State Meet for their first time.

The team scores for the girls were Burke (18), Kimball/White Lake (19), Platte-Geddes (28), Hanson (41), Gregory (45), Freeman Academy/Marion (54), Andes Central/Dakota Christian (56), Bon Homme (84), and Avon (101).

Other competitors for the Thunder were Sonya Hansum (30th place), Regan Hubers (43rd place) and Tony Hansum (34th in the Boys Race).

The Girls’ State B Race Time is set for 10:00 am on Saturday and the Boy’s Race will follow at 10:45 am. If you are planning on attending, please call or text Coach Lucas at (605) 208-8333 for details on parking and admission. Many details are changing to comply with restrictions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic.

“We would have liked to have been a little better, commented Coach Larry Lucas. Isabella was really hampered by a hip injury and she was not able to compete any way close to her ability. Going in to the meet I felt we were the fourth best girls’ team in the Region, but some days it just isn’t there.”