The EJSHS cross country team traveled to Camp Wa Ja outside of Lyons Oct. 1, to compete in their invitational meet. Ellsworth head coach Eric Coonrod said after a 45 minute delay for rain and lightning, the competition was started with the 7th grade mile race. The 8th grade had a 2 mile race, and the day was finished with the high school 5K races. At the end of the day, Ellsworth brought home a lot of medals and even had some personal best times. The boys’ team continues doing well, and with the top five members of the team finishing in the top 11, the team finished in first place overall as a team. The teams competed Tuesday at the tough Ellsworth Invitational; results were not available by press time. The 7th and 8th graders will compete today (Thursday) at Rock City outside Minneapolis in the first ever Junior High League Cross Country meet. It will also be the last meet of the Junior High season.

7th grade girls (20 total runners) Madison Newell, 2nd, 6:29.9, medaled (PR).

7th grade boys (36 total runners) Billy Duncan, 20th, 7:22.5 (PR). Isaac Womelsdorf, 21st, 7:27.2 (PR). Aidan Johnson, 36th, 8:33.1 (PR).

8th grade boys (28 total runners) Colton Bettenbrock, 3rd, 13:09.3 medaled. Kason LaMont, 26th, 18:10.2 (PR).

JV Girls (7 total runners) Cassie Duncan, 4th, 33:37.1 medaled. JV Boys (20 total runners) Jonathan Spachek, 1st, 20:56.6 medaled. Jaxson Stefek, 4th, 23:33.5 medaled. Grady Mueller, 8th, 24:02.8 medaled. Pedro Marques, 10th, 24:55.8 medaled.

Varsity Girls (28 total runners)

Joni Schroeder, 2nd, 23:00.4 medaled. Olivia Neuman, 14th, 25:57.9 medaled. Brenna Pruitt, 15th, 26:11.6 medaled. Kirsten Meier, 17th, 26:53.3 medaled.

Varsity Boys (41 total runners)

Hayden Rogers, 3rd 19:10.3 medaled. Noah Erichsen, 4th, 19:11.5 medaled. Logan Erichsen, 6th, 19:37.5 medaled. Braden Schulte, 9th, 19:59.3 medaled. Byron Johnson, 11th, 20:02.8 medaled Cade Gwinner, 16th, 20:56.4 medaled. Travis Bentley, 17th, 20:58.0 medaled.