McKenzie County Farmer - Sports

David Gumke
Special to The Farmer

“We had a great day to run at the Fox Hills Golf Course. The weather was very nice, and we had a good turnout of fans watching the runners. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped make the meet a success. Thank you to our FFA students that came out to help and sport our team,” exclaimed Coach David Gumke. 

The Wolves performed well on one of the toughest courses in the state, Ten runners place in the top 10 and receive awards.
The team is steadily improving because they are working hard in practice and doing all that they are being asked to do.

Katie Olson, who placed third in the meet, paced the girls to a first-place team finish. It has been a while since the team has placed first at a meet according to Coach Gumke. He says Katie is very excited to have enough girls this season to have a team score. She has been doing all the things that a captain should do to help these girls understand the effort that it takes to be a good runner. 

“We want to say thank you to our seniors Katie Olson, Judah Mitchell, and James Odenbach for all their years of dedication to the sport of cross country and for what they have meant to our program. It was fun to be able to honor them with their parents at our home meet.”

Varsity Girls - First Place
3. Katie Olson, 22:47.30; 4. Eden Ybarra, 24:51.93; 5. Brooklyn Spotted Bear, 24:57.26; 6. Tynlee Fahrman, 25:27.13; 9. Fiona Killpack, 28:40.73

Varsity Boys - Second Place
7. Dehico Bocanegra Tovar, 18:05.02; 18. Judah Mitchell, 20:27.04; 19. Jace Langerud, 20:56.36; 26. James Odenbach, 22:39.26

JV/JH Girls - Third Place
11. Tylee Thorne, 15:12.79; 14. Ashlyn Mayden, 15:32.00; 20. Leah Nusz, 16:11.42; 21. Joscelynn Eye, 16:20.51; 25. Addalynne Simons, 20:22.83

JV/JH Boys - Third Place
13. Kyron LaPaz 15:42.86

6th Grade Girls - Second Place
2. Camryn Wagenecht, 6:21.29; 4. Zoey Kendrick, 7:03.54; 6. Hadlee Langerud, 7:35.20; 7. Aries Chapman, 7:42.87; 13. Daniela Avila-Vazquez, 9:19.36; 14. Irlanda Campos, 12:26.23

6th Grade Boys - Third Place
6. Brycen Wood, 7:21.80; 11. Maxwell Killpack, 9:11.49

Williston Chamberlin Invite
It was a cold windy day in Williston. The athletes had a hard time running uphill into a head wind. “We got a good race pace workout in, most times were not their best, but we still had some new personal records,” said Coach Gumke.

Tynlee Fahrman and Eden Ybarra took close to a minute off their previous best time from the Fox Hill race. Brooklynn Spotted Bear knocked about 13 seconds off her previous best. Kati Olson did her thing, and led the girls varsity again this week.

She is a very steady and dependable runner for the girls. The team had eight girls run in the varsity race on last Friday, and the coaching staff looks forward to watching them move up in the standings as they continue to work hard together.

The 6th grade girls won the meet. “As I said last week, we have a good group of 6th graders that are excited about running and are going to be fun to watch in the future,” said Coach Gumke.

Camryn Wagenecht won the girls 6th grade race followed by a pack of Wolves with Aries Chapman, Zoey Kendrick, and Hadlee Langerud in fifth, sixth, and seventh place, respectively.

Dehico Bocanegra Tovar continues to be the standard on the boys team. He is running very well in practice and meets and is close to being able to run a personal record time. 

The next meet will be the Anderson/Stavin Invite on Saturday, Sept. 13, in Bismarck, at the McDowell Dam. Start time is 1 p.m.

Varsity Girls - Sixth Place
(83 Runners)
19. Katie Olson, 22:20.16; 36. Eden Ybarra, 24:08.36; 45. Tynlee Fahrman, 24:31.67; 46. Brooklynn Spotted Bear, 24:43.98; 47. Philly McCoy, 24:46.18; 49. Tylee Thorne, 25:04.92; 66. Ashlyn Mayden, 26:44.77; 76. Aiden Olson, 27:57.78

Varsity Boys (113 Runners)
9. Dehico Bocanegra Tovar, 18:09.78; 44. Judah Mitchell, 20:22.16; 63. Jace Langerud, 21:10.34; 89. James Odenbach, 22:52.62

JH Girls(35 Runners)
19. Joscelynn Eye, 14:46.7; Addie Simons, 17:54.5

JH Boys (41 Runners)
27. Kyron LaPaz, 15:28.87

6th Grade Girls - First Place
(24 Runners)
1. Camryn Wagenecht, 6:29.24;4. Aries Chapman, 7:18.09; 5. Zoey Kendrick 7:28.39, 6. Hadlee Langerud, 7:30.61; 11. Addie Bingham, 7:51.35; 21. Isabella Wolff, 9:41.24; 22. Daniela Avila-Vazquez, 9:41.36

6th Grade Boys (19 Runners)
9. Brycen Wood, 7:42.46; 17. Maxwell Killpack, 9:49.77