Wallace XC runs well at NPSP
by Diane Stamm
Grant tribune-sentinel
The Wallace cross country team continued to look strong in its second meet of the season.
Trey Robertson won the North Platte St. Pat’s Invite by 12 seconds over 2022 Class D 1,600-meter state champion Jarrett Miles of NPSP.
Wallace Head Coach Madisen Messersmith said Robertson’s pre-race goals were to run a sub-17 minute race and to win.
“He had kind of decided this was his opportunity to show everybody what he had to offer and make sure they knew he has big plans for the season. He started out the race in the front and stayed there pushing the pace,” Messersmith said, adding, she feels none of his goals needed any adjusting.
“He was right where he wanted to be,” she said.
Roberston’s time of 16:47 broke Jackson Sinsel’s school record of 19:35.
The Wildcat girls’ team continued to impress, as well. Going into the meet with the goal of bringing home a plaque, the team accomplished that with a second place finish.
Ashley Robertson placed fourth, Ryleigh Hanson was sixth and Dajana Garrison was eighth. Hanson and Garrison finished with personal best times.
The top of the girls’ race was close. Robertson was four seconds ahead of fifth place, while Hanson was only six seconds back and Garrison within 13 seconds of Robertson.
Messersmith credited Doniphan-Trumbull for bringing in a strong team. With runners placing first and second, DT beat Wallace by three points.
North Platte St. Pat’s Invite
Boys’ team results—1. NPSP, 12; 2. SV, 29; 3. Garden County, 36; 4. Hershey, 41; 5. DT, 46; 6. PCS, 50; 7. Paxton, 66; 8. South Platte, 69; 9. Maxwell, 76.
Boy’s individual results—1. Trey Robertson, 16:47, Wallace; 2. Jarrett Miles, 16:59, NPSP; 3. Mason McGreer, 17:26, PCS; 4. Zeke Christiansen, 18:28, Garden County; 5. Porter Connick, 18:29, NPSP; 6. Nate Billey, 18:37, Garden County; 7. Jared Trimble, 18:37, SV; 8. Dax Connick, 18:40, NPSP; 9. Billy Tolstedt, 18:41, NPSP; 10. Dimitri Pettit, 18:47, NPSP; 11. Andrew Brosius, 18:49, NPSP; 12. Harrison Sjuts, 19:10, DT; 13.
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Colin Rooney, 19:20, SV; 14. Chase Moorhead, 19:25, Hershey; 15. Dash Richards, 19:25, South Platte; Ryun Sheets, 22:39, Wallace.
Girls’ team results—1. DT, 13; 2. Wallace, 16; 3. Hershey, 37; 4. NPSP, 40; 5. Sutherland, 46; 6. Paxton, 48; 7. PCS, 58; 8. South Platte, 70; 9. Maxwell, 87.
Girls’ individual results—1. Anna Fitzgerald, 21:17, DT; 2. Braelyn Gifford, 21:26, NPSP; 3. Halle Kohmetscher, 22:33, DT; 4. Ashley Robertson, 22:46, Wallace; 5. Jocelyn Franzen, 22:50, Brady; 6. Ryleigh Hanson, 22:52, Wallace; 7. Kinley Folchert, 22:55, Hershey; 8. Dajana Garrison, 22:59, Wallace; 9. Meredith Gloy, 23:08, PCS; 10. Avery Robb, 23:20, DT; 11. Ainsley McConnell, 23:56, Paxton; 12. Reba Watts, 24:50, DT; 13. Ali Trimble, 24:57, SV; 14. Cloee Petersen, 24:58, Sutherland; 15. Emma Elliott, 25:07, Hershey.
Up next
Wallace will be one of 15 teams at Thursday’s Chase County Invite.
Messersmith said the girls’ team will enter the meet ready to compete for the team title.
“Everybody is wanting to go out and get some PRs and bring home some hardware,” Messersmith said.