Kjesbo leads WCA in first two cross country competitions

Sam Peterson

Grant County Herald

The West Central Area Knights kicked their cross country season off with a pair of meets last week. The first was the Marv Meyer Invitational in Morris Aug. 27. Just two days later, the Knights brought Carter Kjesbo to the Breckenridge-Wahpeton Memorial Invitaional.

MACA Meet

The West Central Area cross country team officially got their season started at the Marv Meyer Invitational in Morris. Carter Kjesbo paced both the boys and girls varsity teams by finishing in second place.

The boys did not compete as a team, but did have four individuals compete in the meet in Morris. Carter Kjesbo paced the Knights in second place with a time of 16:58, 25 seconds behind first place. Michael Girard came in 30th with a time of 20:17. Simon Moritz recorded a time of 22:07 to place 55th and Tayden Amundson was 62nd by clocking a time of 24:09. 

The girls finished the meet in sixth place out of eight teams with 138 points. New London-Spicer won the meet with 26 points as a team.

Nora Anderson was the top finisher for the Knights in 25th place with a time of 23:38. Skylar LaRue was just two spots back in 27th with a time of 23:52. Blaire Rueter was 29th and clocked a time of 23:59. Brooklyn Strobel was 34th by crossing the finish line in 24:26. Cassidy Rueter finished in 24:45 to finish 37th. Whitney Blume came in 53rd with 27:19.

Breckenridge-Wahpeton Meet

The Knights also had one varsity runner, Kjesbo, compete in the Breckenridge-Wahpeton Memorial Invitational in Bois de Sioux, ND Aug. 29.

Kjesbo represented the Knights in Bois de Sioux and finished in 13th with a time of 17:19.96. 

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