Spearfish, SD — The Spearfish Spartans hosted the annual Spearfish Invitational and delivered a strong showing across both the Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys races. With a podium sweep from the girls and two top-10 finishes from the boys, the Spartans demonstrated depth, speed, and consistency on their home course.
Varsity Girls Results
The girls dominated from the opening gun, placing nine runners inside the top 25 and sweeping the podium.
1st – Peyton VanDeest — 17:53.06
2nd – Kori Keil — 18:48.88
3rd – Sierra Sandford — 19:41.53
6th – Lauryn Donovan — 20:12.42
10th – TyLee Tetrault — 20:55.18
12th – Bella Linn — 20:57.36
16th – Maddy Campbell — 21:27.01
19th – Trinity Hourigan — 21:46.67
22nd – Sophia Hateli — 22:02.28
Highlight: Peyton VanDeest broke the 18-minute barrier to win the meet, followed by Keil and Sandford to give Spearfish a 1-2-3 finish.
Varsity Boys Results
The boys also impressed, landing two runners in the top 10 and five in the top 40.
5th – Rylan VanDeest — 16:39.30
8th – Mason Gill — 16:58.96
27th – Kadin Gonzales — 18:43.46
30th – Ian Cho — 18:57.91
37th – Kyler Pietzyk — 20:07.86
Looking Ahead
The Spartans next meet will take place at the Broadland Creek Golf Couse on Saturday, September 20.
