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            Thursday September 28^th Osmond Cross Country teams took part in the Battle Creek Invitational.  The meet was held on the Evergreen Hills Golf course.  Seven teams competed for the title. 

          The Osmond boy’s got out to a good start, all running in the lead pack early.  Jared Bessmer and Johnson and Aaron Chishiba remained near the front as the pack thinned out.   At the finish gate Jarred came in second behind Winside’s Dylan Brogren.  Jared’s time was 19:21.  Johnson was a close 4^th in a time of 19:39.  Aaron, also in the top 10 was 9^th in a time of 20:35.  Ethan Pfanstiel was 16^th in 21:43, Keaton Timmerman 20^th  in 22:23, Alexander Heiman 25^th in 24:10, Alex Kumm 26^th in 24:50 and Connor vonRentzell 31^st in a time of 26:54. 

          The team scores: 25 – Winside; 29 – Osmond; 46 – Humphrey St Francis; 49 – Fullerton; 89 – Battle Creek.

          In the girl’s division Lexi Beacom finished in 8^th place in 26:57.  Hayle Krienert was 12^th in 28:56 and Jozie Kumm 14^th in 32:21.

          The Tigers jr. high runners ran well as Robert Aschoff placed 9^th in 13:04 and Kaden Polt right behind in 10^th place in 13:05.

          “We had a good meet at a new course with some teams we had never raced before” commented Coach Ortmeier.  “Winside has a good group of runners and we really battle them every time we see them.”

          Osmond will compete in the Lewis & Clark Conference meet/Bloomfield Invitational meet at Rolling Hills Golf course on Friday October 6^th starting with the girls at 4:00.