The Moorhead Spuds turned in another strong day at the Dragon Twilight on Friday, September 4. Held just a few blocks from Moorhead High School, the Dragon Twilight has grown into one of the largest cross country meets in the area and has become a staple of the Spuds' schedule. Moorhead was well represented throughout the day, with athletes competing in middle school, junior varsity and varsity races. Full results are available here.
The middle school teams opened the day with a pair of team titles. On the girls side, Addyson Thiel led the way with a runner up finish in 12:10.8. Amelia Thiel added a fourth place finish in 12:24.9, while Ever Osvold placed eighth in 13:03.9. Asha Olson finished ninth in 13:13.1, and Addison Milner completed Moorhead's top five in 11th place with a time of 13:23.3. The boys middle school team followed with a first place finish behind Jace Evenson, who led the Spuds with a third place finish in 11:08.2. Jack Fay followed in sixth at 11:24.9, Will Benson placed seventh in 11:30.7, Toren Rinehardt finished 12th in 12:05.1, and Andrew Clark was 14th in 12:09.0.
The Spud JV teams also swept the team races. The girls JV team opened with a team title, led by freshman Grace Polomny's individual victory in 15:55.3. Brooklyn Sterud placed fourth in 16:53.2, Elsa Pennington finished fifth in 16:57.6, Bella Zuehlsdorff took sixth in 17:00.8, and Ella Evenson crossed ninth in 17:11.0. The boys JV team followed with an impressive victory in the 4,000 meter race. Freshman Spencer Polomny led the Spuds with an individual championship in 13:11.7, while Alexander Clark finished second in 13:22.8. Sahan Nagodavithana placed fourth in 13:23.9, RJ Loor finished sixth in 13:30.0, and Gannon Helmick rounded out the top five Spud finishers in seventh place at 13:35.0.
At the varsity level, both Spud teams finished second in strong fields. Sophia Johnson paced the Moorhead girls with a fifth place finish in 20:31.2. Audrey Humeniuk finished 19th in 21:42.7, Isabelle Lockhart placed 20th in 21:52.9, and Ellie Rossland was 23rd in 22:04.5. Barrett Sokness finished 25th in 22:09.2, Ava Stout placed 29th in 22:27.5, Riley Asleson was 37th in 22:48.0, and Lauren Gess finished 43rd in 23:00.1. The Moorhead boys were led by Kade Polomny, who placed ninth in 17:16.8. Conner Copeland finished 11th in 17:32.9, followed by Joshua Anderson in 19th at 18:04.0 and Dylan Riepe in 22nd at 18:10.1. Evan Miller placed 35th in 18:45.9, Jonathan Nelson finished 48th in 19:20.2, and River Jacobson rounded out the varsity lineup in 57th at 19:38.5.
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Dragon Twilight Recap
Friday night at Nemzek Field, a few blocks from the high school.
Both middle school squads and both junior varsity squads won their races. Both varsity teams took second.
- When
- Friday, September 4
- Where
- Nemzek Field
- Spud wins
- Four of six races
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The Spuds' high school teams will have the next week off from competition, while the middle school teams return to action at the Andrew Nelson Metro Invite on Thursday, September 10.
