McVeys lead Orioles at Beresford Invite

Adie McVey finishes sixth overall for the varsity girls in the Orioles’ cross country opener this past Thursday in Beresford. 

The Lennox High School cross country team had a strong showing at the Beresford Invite on Thursday, Aug. 28, with both the varsity boys’ and girls’ teams finding success. 

In the boys’ varsity 5,000-meter race, senior Cloy McVey led the Orioles, placing eighth with a time of 17:31.64. He was closely followed by sophomore Isaak Booker, who crossed the finish line in 12th at 17:49.26, and freshman Landon Strasser, who placed 13th in 17:52.16. Sophomore Leo Aesoph was right behind in 16th, clocking 18:03.78. Rounding out the varsity squad were sophomore Jackson Schmidt (44th, 19:33.29) and freshman Charley Bittner (66th, 21:26.50).

On the girls’ side, freshman Adie McVey placed sixth overall in the varsity 5,000-meter run, finishing in 19:33.35. Eighth grader Sophia Johnson (27th, 21:57.87), freshman Kamille Schmidt (29th, 22:06.39), and freshman Lucy Carlson (32nd, 22:18.54) packed closely together to boost the team score. Freshman Allison Loewe added a 56th-place finish in 26:09.01.

The Lennox JV runners also made their mark. In the boys’ 4,000-meter race, junior Cade Aasheim placed 21st in 16:27.86, while freshman Lance Aasheim earned a personal record of 16:44.18 to take 26th. Junior Isaiah Sayler (40th, 17:24.18), junior Duncan Johnson (61st, 18:24.04), freshman Quinten Lunt (78th, 18:49.33), and senior Karson Iken (100th, 20:26.39) rounded out the JV squad.

For the JV girls, eighth grader Kensi Holland led Lennox with a 21st-place finish in 19:12.89. Sophomore Kaydence Gerry was 34th in 20:17.79, and freshman Harper Walsh placed 68th in 22:31.26.

The junior high division also featured several Lennox runners. Seventh graders Gage Ebbeson (61st, 13:10.35) and Sawyer Johnson (81st, 14:14.09) competed in the boys’ 3,000-meter race. In the girls’ 3,000 meters, eighth graders Sophie Wood (51st, 14:49.14), Adalynn Nielson (54th, 14:53.22), and Lily Kuiken (72nd, 15:41.97) represented the Orioles.

Lennox competes in the Augie Twilight this Friday at 6 p.m.