Local Sports | Zeke Fuhrman

By Zeke Fuhrman |

Bertha-Hewitt shines behind Rach’s runner-up at Little Crow Invite in Spicer

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SPICER, Minn (KWAD) — Bertha-Hewitt made noise at the Little Crow Invitational in Spicer on Thursday, headlined by senior Brady Rach, who stormed to 2nd place in 16:54.5 in the boys 5K. Rach settled in with the lead pack early and pulled away from most of the field over the back half, finishing behind only Sauk Centre’s meet champion Logan Wiehoff (16:27.2 PR).

Senior Gunnar Barthel added a strong 23rd in 18:18.8, with senior Henry Lockwood (46th, 20:05.3) and junior Jakub Stovicer (83rd, 21:25.4) rounding out the Bears’ boys finishers. Bertha-Hewitt did not post a team score (fewer than five runners), but the top-end punch from Rach and steady support from Barthel point to upward momentum heading into the heart of September.

On the girls’ side, senior Miette Hansel paced Bertha-Hewitt in 22:36.6 for 32nd. Senior Mckayla Kapphahn (55th, 24:33.8) and sophomore Aulani Johnson (73rd, 25:48.4) completed the Bears’ trio. Like the boys, the girls ran short of a full scoring lineup but continued to stack valuable race reps on a deep invitational course.

BOYS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (TOP 10):

  1. Logan Wiehoff (Sauk Centre) — 16:27.2
  2. Brady Rach (Bertha-Hewitt) — 16:54.5
  3. Tyler Robinson (Redwood Valley) — 16:57.7
  4. Carter Kjesbo (West Central Area) — 17:04.1
  5. Will Czech (Rockford) — 17:09.5
  6. Jacob Drevlow (Sauk Centre) — 17:11.0
  7. Connor Ellos (Rockford) — 17:14.8
  8. Cadyn Vanderwal (Ortonville) — 17:18.4
  9. Landon Eliason (New London-Spicer) — 17:19.7
  10. August Swenson (Litchfield) — 17:34.4

BOYS TEAM RESULTS:

  1. Rockford — 57
  2. Sauk Centre — 63
  3. Redwood Valley — 67
  4. West Central Area — 143
  5. St. Cloud Cathedral — 153
  6. Benson/KMS — 193
  7. Ortonville — 213
  8. Litchfield — 221
  9. Melrose Area — 223
  10. New London-Spicer — 229
  11. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd — 275
  12. Eden Valley–Watkins/Kimball — 286
  13. Atwater–Cosmos–Grove City — 364
  14. BOLD/BLH — 370
  15. Morris Area/Chokio–Alberta — 371
  16. Paynesville — 383

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (TOP 10):

  1. Kyla Vick, New London–Spicer — 19:30.0
  2. Taylor Munsch, New London–Spicer — 19:50.7
  3. Katelyn Waldoch, St. Cloud Cathedral — 20:05.0
  4. Enya Scanlon, St. Cloud Cathedral — 20:09.3
  5. Addie Thomes, Redwood Valley — 20:15.8
  6. Rosalie Schad, St. Cloud Cathedral — 20:24.3
  7. Kahlen Suelflow, Sauk Centre — 20:28.4
  8. Hazel Vetsch, New London–Spicer — 20:32.6
  9. Anna Boyle, Morris Area/Chokio–Alberta — 20:40.1
  10. Nori Song, Minnewaska Area — 20:43.8

GIRLS INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (TOP 10):

  1. New London–Spicer 39
  2. St. Cloud Cathedral 42
  3. Redwood Valley 67
  4. Minnewaska Area 139
  5. Paynesville 168
  6. Litchfield 183
  7. Sauk Centre 185
  8. Rockford 186
  9. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 209
  10. West Central Area 231
  11. Eden Valley–Watkins/Kimball 275
  12. Atwater–Cosmos–Grove City 305

COMPLETE RESULTS HERE