The Chris Smith Invitational Saw Ben Woodall Run Under 20 Minutes For The First Time This Season.

Takara Conley Finished In The Top Half Of The Chris Smith Invitational Girls Varsity Field.

The Steeper Terrain At The Chris Smith Invitational Still Awaited Ethan Schwarz And This Group Of Runners.

South O’Brien participated September 15 in the Chris Smith Invitational held at the Little Sioux Golf and Country Club in Sioux Rapids. The course presents runners with unusually steep declines and inclines.
Six Wolverine boys and four girls were able to negotiate the terrain.
In the boys race it was Ben Woodall placing 49th, Brett Evans 72nd, Ian Oliver 74th, Ethan Schwarz 84th, Dominic Rounds 91st and Bensen Rohwer 93rd. South O’Brien totaled 353 team points. The winner was Okoboji with 40 points.
Taja Conley was the high finisher among the Wolverine girls, placing 32nd. Takara Conley was 39th, Elodie Wilson 68th and Abby Stout 81st. The Wolverines had less than five runners finish the race and, as a result, scored no team points. Taking the girls varsity team title was Alta-Aurelia with a score of 58.
South O’Brien Girls Varsity Individual Results: Taja Conley, 32nd, 23:03.33; Takara Conley, 39th, 23:37.20; Elodie Wilson, 68th, 26:11.59; Abby Stout, 81st, 29:15.09.
Boys Varsity Team Results: Okoboji 40, Spirit Lake 101, MVAOCOU 119, East Sac County 122, Sibley-Ocheyedan 143, Sioux Central 147, Manson-NW Webster 191, South Central Calhoun 231, Ridge View 233, Alta-Aurelia 248, HMS 267, Sheldon 278, OABCIG 302, South O’Brien 353.
South O’Brien Individual Results: Ben Woodall, 49th, 19:25.73; Brett Evans, 72nd, 21:37.02; Ian Oliver, 74th, 21:42.39; Ethan Schwarz, 84th, 23:26.43; Dominic Rounds, 91st, 24:30.29; Bensen Rohwer, 93rd, 26:01.84.