SPEARFISH, S.D. – Peyton VanDeest of Spearfish won the girls cross country race at the Northern Hills Invite Friday morning.

VanDeest finished in a time of 17:40.2 to claim the title.

Jaelyn Ruybal of Sheridan placed second with a time of 19:32.5 and Karsyn Phipps of Thunder Basin finished in third.

Runners from Sheridan and Thunder Basin captured the next four spots in the top ten.

The top-placing Sturgis Scooper athlete was Spencer Proefrock finishing in 17th.

Winning the boys race was Eli Balkenbush of Sheridan, in a time of 15:38.8. His teammate Joseph Gonda finished in second place and Rylan VanDeest of Spearfish was third.

Ruben Bokegard of Sturgis came in fourth.