Cross Country
From The Cumberland Advocate
Dettinger and Skinner Perform Well at HON Conference Meet
Cumberland runners Tommy Dettinger and Jovina Skinner both performed well at last week’s HON Conference Cross Country Meet held at the Timberland Hills/CASTA Ski Trail here in Cumberland. Dettinger finished third overall and Skinner 13th in the last race before the D3 WIAA Sectional Tournament is held on Saturday, October 25 in Phillips.
Team wise, the Cumberland Girl’s Team finished seventh in the eight- team field behind Cameron, who repeated their 2024 Championship. The individual title went to Junior Sophie Navarro of Northwestern, who ran a 19:55 to take first by six seconds over Cameron Freshman Aggie Schmidt, who ran a 20:01.
Cumberland Freshman Jovina Skinner, meanwhile, continued her impressive first year by running a 22:37 to finish 13th in the field of 82.
Junior Violet Small added a 36th place finish with a run of 25:04, while Greta Weaver was 46th in 26:01 and Levke Wacker 47th in 29:09.
The Cumberland Boy’s Team finished sixth out of nine teams, with Northwestern taking the Team Title.
The Beavers Tommy Dettinger took third place with a time of 16:46, improving on his 11th place finish as a junior. Tristan Blncarte of Ashland took Medalist honors with a run of 16:37.
Ben Dettinger added a 26th place finish in the field of 94 with a time of 18:59, while Jayden Eagleman ran a 19:37 to finish 36th and Bryce McNulty a 20:18 to take 46th.