Blue Jay cross-country team sets new records, places high in Bismarck

BISMARCK, N.D. — Marcella Maus just keeps getting faster.

Maus, a seventh grader for the Jamestown High School cross-country team, set a new personal best time of 21:07 to place sixth at the Skyhawk Invite at McDowell Dam in Bismarck on Saturday.

Isabelle Maddock, Layna Hoffer and Hattie Fitzgerald weren't far behind the team leader finishing with times of 21:47, 21:50 and 21:57 to place seventh, eighth and ninth respectively.

The Blue Jay girls placed first at the invite, scoring 21 total points. Five of the Jays' top-10 ran a 5K personal best. Four others ran a season-best 5K times.

Jamestown's boys team was led by senior Jaydyn Velek with a time of 18:13. Freshman Tristan Champagne's time of 18:35 helped him maintain his top-two position. Six of the nine Blue Jay runners turned in times below the 20-minute mark.

As a team, the boys placed second out of six competing teams with 52 points. Five of the Jays' runners placed in the top-20.

The Blue Jays will be back in action on Oct. 3 at Parkhurst Recreation Area. The meet is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.

Team results

Boys

1. Century 50; 2. Jamestown 50; 3. Shiloh Christian 55; 4. Kenmare-Bowbells 79; 5. Standing Rock 125; 6. LaMoure/Litchville-Marion 157.

Girls

1. Jamestown 21; 2. Kenmare-Bowbells 40; 3. LaMoure/Litchville-Marion 77.

Top finishers / Blue Jay results

Boys

1. Brody Brinson, BC, 17:09.45; 6. Jaydyn Velek 18:13.44; 9. Tristan Champagne 18:35.35; 11. Dax Wick 18:48.18; 13. Flynn Wiley 19:11.15; 18. Heath Heupel 19:44.51; 27. Leif Hanson 20:29.61; 43. Drew Brickner 21:49.20; 53. William Tyson 23:29.70.

Girls

1. Anna Peterson, KB, 19:41.15; 6. Marcella Maus 21:07.87; 7. Isabelle Maddock 21:47.31; 8. Layna Hoffer 21:50.59; 9. Hattie Fitzgerald 21:57.45; 11. Layla Becker 22:48.24; 12. Clara Harms 23:09.70; 13. Hadley Jackson 23:10.72; 15. Millicent Maus 23:15.26; 19. Ella Thomas 23:40.85; 21. Khloe Miller 23:56.93; 27. Rhian Lueck 25:36.92.

Katie Ringer is a sports reporter for the Jamestown Sun. Katie joined the Sun staff in the summer of 2019 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire with a degree in journalism. She can be reached by email at kringer@jamestownsun.com or by phone at 701-952-8460.