Booker, Johnson lead Orioles at State Meet: Boys team takes fifth, girls sixth

The Lennox High School cross country teams wrapped up their seasons with strong performances at the 2026 South Dakota Class A State Cross Country Meet held Saturday, Oct. 24, at Hart Ranch in Rapid City.

The Oriole boys finished fifth overall in the team standings with 119 points, while the girls placed sixth with 114 points.

Junior Isaak Booker led the Lennox boys, finishing 12th overall in the 5,000-meter race with a personal-best time of 16:32.8. Sophomore Landon Strasser followed in 16th place with a time of 16:47.3.

Junior Leo Aesoph finished 44th overall in 17:34.6, while junior Jackson Schmidt placed 94th in 18:45.4. Senior Isaiah Sayler crossed the finish line in 96th place with a time of 18:52.2. 

Senior Cade Aasheim rounded out the Oriole boys’ competitors, finishing 122nd in 20:15.0.

On the girls’ side, freshman Sophia Johnson led Lennox with a personal-best time of 20:16.7, earning 30th place overall.

Sophomore Kamille Schmidt followed closely behind, placing 37th in 20:23.6, while fellow sophomore Lucy Carlson finished 42nd with a time of 20:31.4.

Sophomore Adie McVey crossed the finish line in 63rd place with a time of 21:03.1.

Seventh grader Chloe Aesoph and junior Kaydence Gerry also turned in personal-best performances at the State Meet. Aesoph finished 90th overall in 21:57.9, while Gerry placed 93rd with a time of 22:05.4.