Tiger runners compete at Norfolk Catholic invitational

(By Coach Joe Ortmeier)

NORFOLK — On a warm humid day, Friday, Sept. 10, the Osmond Tigers took the course against 20 area Class C and D teams at Skyview Lake for the Norfolk Catholic Invitational.

Norfolk Catholic won the boys' team race, with Pierce second and the Tigers finishing in ninth place. Wayne won the girls' side and Pierce again was second.

Hartington-Newcastle’s Carson Noecker won the boys' race in record time of 15:37.48 and second was Ben Hammond of Norfolk Catholic in a time of 17:56.

Gavin Geneski was the top placer for Osmond as he missed out on a medal by one place. He finished in 16th place in a time of 18:57.18.

Robert Aschoff finished in 29th place (19:55.41); Dominic True, 42nd place (20:51.47); Karter Johnson, 51st place (21:16.86); Kaden Polt, 60th place (21:47.88); Caleb Miller, 72nd place (22:35.81), and Bodie True, 73rd place in (22:37.36).

Crofton’s Jordyn Arens won the girls' race in 20:00.0, with Darla Nelson of Bloomfield/Wausa finishing second in 21:23.82.

Keli Aschoff had the top finish for the Osmond girls at 24th place in a time of 25:05.70. Riley Wagner was 51st covering the distance in 30:20.41.

Junior Varsity is Second

The Osmond junior varsity boys were second, led by medal winner Matthew Alderson’s fifth-place finish.

Matthew’s time was 21:54.44. Hunter Beacom was 13th (22:59.03); Hudson Schultze, 24th (24:06.36), and James Doyle, 29th in (24:54.48) in the field of 55 runners.

Junior High Results

In the junior high division, Rachel Harder just missed medaling as she finished 11th in a time of 8:13.0 for the 2,000-meter race. Charley Aschoff was close behind, placing 13th in a time of 8:16.58. There were 102 runners in the girls' race. For the boys' race, Kooper Gubbels finished in 79th place in a time of 9:55.19. There were 109 runners in the boys' race.

“I thought we competed well on a tough day to run, on a tough course,” noted Coach Joe Ortmeier.

Varsity Boys' Scores

1st 25 Norfolk Catholic

2nd 72 Pierce

3rd 92 Battle Creek

4th 107 Hartington-Newcastle

5th 118 Humphrey St. Francis

6th 120 Wayne

7th 126 Elkhorn Valley

8th 130 Boone Central

9th 132 Osmond

10th 142 O’Neill