🏆 Whippets Shine at the Milford Invite! 🏆
It was a fantastic day for Minden Cross Country, with strong team and individual performances across every level.
✨ High School Girls – Team Champions!
The girls captured the title with outstanding efforts. Medalists included Alexa Warner (3rd), Adelyn Whitten (4th), Aclynn Osterbuhr (6th), and Evie Sharkey (10th), with Adaire Crane (13th) right behind. True championship depth!
💪 High School Boys – Team Runner-Up!
The boys battled hard for 2nd place. Gage Thull (2nd), Javier Perales (5th), and Isaac Reed (10th) all medaled in the Top 15, with Trystan Sharkey (19th) and Steve Rhodes (23rd) rounding out the team scoring.
🌟 Middle School Girls – Team Champions!
The future looks bright! Gemma Fritson (2nd), Regan Johnson (3rd), Emerson Kuehn (5th), and Kinsey Morey (7th) all earned Top 10 medals, leading the team to victory.
💥 Middle School Boys – 4th Place!
The boys showed grit with Blake Boudreau (7th) and Brantley Wright (10th) both breaking into the Top 10 medalists.
RESULTS - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCountry/meet/265025/results/all
📈 Year-over-Year Growth (2024 → 2025, same race distance)
High School Boys (5K)
Gage Thull: 18:19 → 17:51 (-0:27.8)
Trystan Sharkey: 19:44 → 19:29 (-0:14.5)
Seth Jacobitz: 21:11 → 20:51 (-0:20.3)
Holt Aschenbrenner: 24:47 → 20:48 (-3:58.5) 🚀
Frank Kovacs: 22:32 → 22:12 (-0:20.4)
High School Girls (5K)
Alexa Warner: 21:10 → 20:46 (-0:23.5)
Evie Sharkey: 23:36 → 23:35 (-0:00.6)
Zipporah Wilson: 28:11 → 27:06 (-1:05.2)
Middle School Boys (3K) (2024 7th → 2025 8th)
Blake Boudreau: 11:45 → 11:39 (-0:05.4)
Brantley Wright: 12:23 → 11:52 (-0:30.8)
Middle School Girls (3K) (2024 7th → 2025 8th)
Taya Tomsen: 15:40 → 14:11 (-1:29.0)
Kennedy Eckhardt: 19:33 → 14:25 (-5:08.6) 🔥
👏 A huge congratulations to every Whippet runner for competing with pride and showing not just results, but growth! Championships, medals, and year-over-year improvement prove that the hard work is paying off. Keep chasing excellence!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rnGJyOxN3xri51xoDIz5OBiyC7IavA7swOxjp-hPfaY/edit?usp=sharing
💜 v. Adams Central, Arcadia-Loup City, Broken Bow, Cambridge, Doniphan-Trumbull, Gibbon, GICC, Kearney Catholic, Ravenna
🐾 KayLynn, Macy, Shelby, Isabelle, Lauren
⛳️ Friday, September 12 @ Lakeside Country Club @ Lexington @ 9 am
💜 v. Cozad, Gering, Gothenburg, Hastings High, Holdrege, Lexington, McCook, Mullen, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Southwest, York, Hi-Line
🐾 KayLynn, Macy, Shelby, Isabelle, Lauren
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held at the H.S. on Wednesday, Sept. 17th and Thursday, Sept. 18th.
💜 v. Cozad and Holdrege
Varsity - KayLynn, Macy, Shelby, Isabelle, Lauren
JV - Brooklyn, Sydney, Arabella, Hallie
🏃♀️🏃♂️ The 2025 Minden Invite was a HUGE success!
The Whippets had a great day with both varsity teams finishing 3rd overall against a loaded field.
Girls: 2 in the Top 15
Boys: 4 in the Top 12
Nearly every athlete ran a PR!
The Middle School Girls brought home the Team Championship with 4 runners in the Top 10. The Middle School Boys placed 2 in the Top 16.
⭐ The biggest win of the day, though, was MINDEN. The Invite was back to its tradition of excellence, featuring 8 varsity teams and 9 middle school teams.
Ranked teams in attendance:
Boys: Class B #6 GI Northwest, Class C #3 Gothenburg, #7 Minden, #8 Milford
Girls: #3 Adams Central, #4 Minden, #5 Gothenburg, #7 Milford
The performances were outstanding:
6 girls broke the 20-minute barrier
2 boys broke 16 minutes, highlighted by Tyler Hetz setting a new Minden Invite & Course Record in 15:49.19!
(That’s 54 years of history on this course!)
🎉 The Munchkin Races were a hit! Huge thanks to Minden’s Runza for treating every participant with free ice cream certificates. 🍦
🙏 A heartfelt thank-you to our amazing volunteers, parents, staff, and sponsors who made this meet possible:
Roger Hansen, Kylee Stepp, Joe Warner, Chris Shelton, Jason Strong, Ed Rowse, Dr. Widdifield, Jennifer Muller, Stephanie Strong, Annie Stott, Lori Rowley, Kevin Reed, Aaron Martin, Riley Swedberg (& two UNK helpers), Anisha Kuehn, Keaton Gracey, Angela Soelberg, Gara Hansen, Destiny McVay, Melissa Wheelock, Dawn Moyer, Ross Oberg, Angie & Doug Althouse, Todd & Becky Rehtus, Todd Suchsland, Rusty Rhynalds, the MPS Building & Grounds Crew… and many more. We appreciate you all!
📜 2025 Meet Results - https://www.athletic.net/CrossCou.../meet/259240/results/all
🏅 1971–2025 Meet History - https://docs.google.com/.../11ZFsUFI5jCGFMMmaLZrH.../edit...
📍 Next Up: Milford Invite — Thursday, Sept. 11 @ 4:00 PM
We appreciate Mike Donohue taking time to speak with our middle school students today sharing the message from his "Value Up" program. Mike's presentation focused on students valuing themselves, their peers, and building positive relationships. We look forward to working with Mike throughout the year!
Streaming schedule for the week of September 8th - September 12th!
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