UNDATED – The South Dakota State Cross Country Championships were run on Saturday at Hart Ranch in Rapid City.

On the boys side, Cole Reilly of Sioux Falls Washington brought home first place in Class AA, finishing in a time of 14:53.9. Tyrus Needles of Sioux Falls Lincoln was second, finishing in a time of 15:07.5.

Eric Errea of Rapid City Central placed third in the race and Henry Sayler of Lincoln was fourth. Evan Perrigo of Stevens finished in sixth place.

Top-placing Scooper was Ruben Bokegard, who finished in 17th place with a time of 16:03.9.

Winning the boys Class A race was Levi Vander Leest of Sioux Falls Christian, who finished in a time of 15:50.5. His teammate Wesley Lyon finished in a close second. Carter Cooper of Custer came in fourth place, finishing in a time of 16:03.4.

And finishing on top in the boys Class B race was Silas Holdeman, crossing the finish line in a top time of 16:07.7. His teammate Luke Mentele was right behind him, finishing in 16:18.6. Micah Reede of Lemmon placed 7th behind White River’s Elijah Hukaas to lead West River runners.

Over on the girls side, a pair of Harrisburg Tiger runners finished one-two. Brianna Reilly won the race, finishing in a time of 17:06.5. Her teammate Hannah Genrich was a close second.

Iris Birnbaum of Stevens came in third and Peyton VanDeest of Spearfish placed fourth.

Sadie Pettengill of Sioux Falls Christian won the girls Class A race in a time of 17:26.7. Alex McCullough of Dakota Valley was second and Grace Phillips of Chamberlain placed third. Top placing area runner was Mikayla Dennis of Custer, finishing in 8th place with a time of 19:16.6.

And, winning girls Class B was Nora Olsen of Deubrook Area, coming in first place with a time of 18:27.3. A pair of Ipswich runners placed second and third with Isabella Galbraith in second and Kalynn Oban in third.

Phillip’s Jetta McDaniel came in 15th to help lead area runners.