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Pazdernik's All-State finish, Senior Athlete honor among top local highlights -
Kenadie Pazdernik of Carrington trudges up the hill on the portion of the Parkhurst course overlooking the Pipestem Reservoir. She would finish in seventh place, taking All-State honors for the Cardinals.
Pazdernik is congratulated by Griggs/Midkota Coach Rick Anderson upon receiving the Class B Outstanding Female Senior Athlete for the sport of cross country in 2024.
Ziggidy Berg of Griggs/Midkota runs among this pack of competitors, and finished a team-best 44th for the Titans.
Jackson Brenner runs for the M/P-B boys.
A pleasant breeze and mid-50 degree weather provided almost-perfect running conditions for the State Class B Cross Country Meet at Parkhurst Recreation Area north of Jamestown Friday afternoon, Oct. 25. It was a far cry from last year's meet, which was blanketed by a fresh layer of snow and frigid temperatures.
The climate allowed for some fast times, and Carrington senior Kenadie Pazdernik capped off a great scholastic running career with a pair of honors.
Pazdernik finished in seventh place for the girls with a clocking of 19 minutes, 55.9 seconds, earning All-State honors for the fourth time, and was selected as the Class B Female Senior Athlete of the Year following the race.
She and her Cardinal teammates achieved a top-10 finish with 374 points.
Out of local finishers, Griggs/Midkota eighth grader Kadence Spickler crossed the line just six places out of the top 20, taking 26th in 20:49.6 and almost 14 seconds short of All-State status.
Next in the top 50 were back-to-back finishes by Macy Fiebiger of CHS (42nd, 21:24.3) and Tianna McCardle of G/M (21:25.4).
Cardinal runners also included Kahri Kollman (78th), Joie Helseth (110th), Jaedyn Lura (137th), Anna VanRay (146th), Grace Inglish (159th), Molly Fiebiger (170th) and Jamisyn Schroeder (173rd).
While no local runners made All-State on the boys' side, there was a top 50 finisher in the person of G/M's Ziggidy Berg (44th, 18:25). Reid Ressler (18:43.7) was 56th for the Titans, who placed 11th in the team standings with 475 points.
Seventh-grader Chayse Steadmon was the top Carrington runner, taking 121st in 19:52.6. He was followed by Gabe Inglish (134th), Gavyn Steadmon (138th), Henry Pavelko (206th), Sam Garr (210th), Kreed Kirkeby (222nd), Howie Simonson (290th) and Ben Gustafson (292nd).
The NR-S Rockets had one runner place in the top 100, as seventh-grader Liza Steele took 75th in the girls' race.
The 2024 edition of the state competition featured the continuation of one of North Dakota's small school dynasties, as well as a changing of the guard in the girls' individual race.
Bowman County won their fifth consecutive boys' team championship and 20th in program history with a sparkling 26 points, getting six total All-State runners in the top 20. Jonah Njos repeated as individual champion, running 15:39 to win by almost seven seconds over runner-up Owen Johnson of Northern Cass.
For the girls, seventh grade phenom Claire Grinde of Hillsboro/Central Valley ended the three-year championship reign of Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark's Brynn Hanson by an even 32 seconds (18:50.3), and allowed the Burros to win their ninth team title following a run of eight straight wins from 2011-2018.
HCV had one runner with local ties make the All-State squad. Burro junior Niko Zink finished in 12th place overall in 17:06.7. He is the son of HCV Coach Kirk Zink and Karrie Zink, and the grandson of Dean and Becky Zink of Carrington and Randy Habeck Sr. and the late Mary Habeck, formerly of Barlow.
Full results from the state meet at Parkhurst are as follows:
State Class B Cross Country Meet, Jamestown
Friday, October 25
Team Scores - Girls (Top 10)
1. Hillsboro/Central Valley 64, 2. Killdeer 83, 3. Bowman Co. 88, 4. Rugby 134, 5. Bottineau 183, 6. Central Cass 243, 7. Pembina Co. North 288, 8. Kenmare/Bowbells/Burke Central 312, 9. Kindred 360, 10. Carrington 374.
Other Area Schools
15. Griggs/Midkota 500, 36. NR-S 1,022, 50. M/P-B 1,167.
All-State Girls (Top 20)
1. Claire Grinde, HCV, 18:50.3; 2. Brynn Hanson, Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark, 19:22.3; 3. Jordyn Honeyman, BC, 19:24.4; 4. Summer Olson, Kil, 19:27.3; 5. Caroline Anderson, HCV, 19:34.9; 6. Hannah Senechal, Rug, 19:47.1; 7. Kenadie Pazdernik, CHS, 19:55.9; 8. Ericka Berg, BC, 20:00.1; 9. Azlynn Johnson, HCV, 20:02.0; 10. Kate Martinez, Kil, 20:11.0; 11. Addie Miller, Kil, 20:11.5; 12. Mashae Miller, K/B/BC, 20:13.2; 13. Abby Hardersen, Kil, 20:19.1; 14. Tessa Guariglia, Bot, 20:23.2; 15. Mara Kempel, Lisbon, 20:27.5; 16. Briauna Thompson, Standing Rock, 20:28.6; 17. Anna Sarsland, BC, 20:29.5; 18. Harley Detienne, Stanley, 20:30.3; 19. Aspen Brewer, BC, 20:35.5; 20. Carley Bullinger, Dickinson Trinity, 20:35.9
Other Finishers - Carrington
42. Macy Fiebiger, 21:24.3; 78. Kahri Kollman, 22:08.0; 110. Joie Helseth, 22:59.2; 137. Jaedyn Lura, 23:38.6; 146. Anna VanRay, 23:53.5; 159. Grace Inglish, 24:16.8; 170. Molly Fiebiger, 24:39.7; 173. Jamisyn Schroeder, 24:40.7
Griggs/Midkota
26. Kadence Spickler, 20:49.6; 43. Tianna McCardle, 21:25.4; 68. Skylah Berg, 21:56.7; 180. Caridee Eberhardt, 24:47.9; 183. Emily Maertens, 24:53.0; 222. Jessie Rogers, 26:26.6; 237. Lily Graber, 27:33.8
M/P-B
205. Nikki Hayes, 25:31.0
NR-S
75. Liza Steele, 22:06.7; 227. Elise Guler, 26:37.3
Team Scores - Boys (Top 10)
1. Bowman Co. 26, 2. New Town 95, 3. Kindred 98, 4. Killdeer 194, 5. Rugby 211, 6. Hillsboro/Central Valley 239, 7. Southern McLean 337, 8. Shiloh Christian 381, 9. Des Lacs-Burlington/Lewis & Clark 385, 10. Ellendale 395.
Area Schools
11. Griggs/Midkota 475, 27. Carrington 809, 53. M/P-B 1,514, 57. NR-S 1,556.
All-State Boys (Top 20)
1. Jonah Njos, BC, 15:39.0; 2. Owen Johnson, Northern Cass, 15:45.8; 3. Gabe Sarsland, BC, 16:12.8; 4. Xavier Bell, NT, 16:27.6; 5. Warner Bowman, BC, 16:36.0; 6. Taylor Wanner, BC, 16:44.1; 7. Tyler Gronwold, Kin, 16:55.6; 8. Elija Deck, Kin, 17:01.7; 9. Cade Westby, Kin, 17:04.2; 10. Jekori Dahlen, Kil, 17:05.0; 11. Noah Njos, BC, 17:05.7; 12. Niko Zink, HCV, 17:06.7; 13. Thomas Bowman, BC, 17:06.9; 14. Lincoln Adair, Lisbon, 17:08.9; 15. Brayden Green, Rug, 17:11.0; 16. Brock Freer, Langdon Area/Munich, 17:11.8; 17. Brad Kinzler, Edgeley/Kulm, 17:12.9; 18. Lukas Spotted Bear, NT, 17:13.1; 19. Nekori Dahlen, Kil, 17:14.2; 20. Tracy Aune, Richardton-Taylor, 17:23.2
Carrington
121. Chayse Steadmon, 19:52.6; 134. Gabe Inglish, 20:09.4; 138. Gavyn Steadmon, 20:11.7; 206. Henry Pavelko, 21:03.7; 210. Sam Garr, 21:09.4; 222. Kreed Kirkeby, 21:26.3; 290. Howie Simonson, 22:54.2; 292. Ben Gustafson, 22:55.4
Griggs/Midkota
44. Ziggidy Berg, 18:25.0; 56. Reid Ressler, 18:43.7; 108. Jack Coombs, 19:43.3; 132. Cainen Stangeland, 20:08.9; 135. Isaac Johnson, 20:09.6; 203. Riley Schudar, 20:59.3; 214. Logan Cross-Flatt, 21:12.4; 269. Payden Becherl, 22:11.9; 276. Cain Johnson, 22:25.1; 297. Bentley Barclay, 23:05.5
M/P-B
264. Carter Schlecht, 22:04.7; 278. Jackson Brenner, 22:31.9; 315. Xander Hayes, 23:58.6
NR-S
242. Gabe Smith, 21:48.9; 327. Seth Greiner, 26:03.4
