St. Joseph’s cross country teams collected two championships and two runner-up finishes in their last two meets, with both the girls and boys winning their divisions at Riverside on Oct. 7 before placing second at Cole County Park on Thursday.

The boys were particularly consistent, scoring 39 points at Riverside and 40 at Cole County Park, while the girls followed their 67-point championship performance with 69 points in their final competition.

At Riverside, the St. Joseph girls captured first place behind a sixth-place finish from Jocelyn Schmitz, who completed the course in 10:58. St. Joseph placed five runners among the top 17, giving the team a strong scoring advantage.

Other girls’ results were Brooklyn Stuckenschneider (13, 11:18), Vayda Dorge (15, 11:24), Cora Berhorst (16, 11:22), Sophia Dake (17, 11:26), Jessa Orscheln (21, 11:41), Emersyn Scheulen (22, 11:42), Brooklyn Kampeter (24, 11:46), Raylynn Simmons (25, 11:47), Ashton Berhorst (36, 12:48), Allie Voss (41, 13:11), Katie Voss (43, 13:25), and Addilynn Brendel (58, 15:06).

The boys also claimed the championship at Riverside, placing three runners among the top eight and five among the top 15.

Beckham Stuckenschneider led St. Joseph with a runner-up finish in 8:46, followed by Carter Orscheln, who placed third in 9:07. Wyatt Dorge added an eighth-place finish in 9:28.

Other boys’ results were Emmett Dake (11, 9:51), Beckett Wieberg (15, 10:10), Nate Rehagen (16, 10:11), Arus Heckman (20, 10:17), Matthew Kloeppel (47, 11:38), Easton Heckman (51, 11:45), Colt Roark (65, 12:49), Dawson Berhorst (72, 13:01), and Henry Kell (91, 14:52).

St. Joseph returned to competition Thursday at Cole County Park, where both teams finished second.

The girls scored 69 points, led by two top-10 performances. Schmitz placed seventh in 10:36, while Jessa Orscheln finished ninth in 10:41, improving her placement from 21st at Riverside.

St. Joseph again demonstrated its scoring depth, placing five girls among the first 19 finishers and seven among the top 21.

Other girls’ results were Vayda Dorge (16, 10:48), Sophia Dake (18, 10:50), Cora Berhorst (19, 10:52), Brooklyn Kampeter (20, 10:53), Brooklyn Stuckenschneider (21, 10:55), Raylynn Simmons (26, 11:16), Emersyn Scheulen (29, 11:22), Ashton Berhorst (38, 11:58), Katie Voss (42, 12:05), Allie Voss (48, 13:06), and Addilynn Brendel (63, 14:39).

The boys’ runner-up finish came behind another strong showing from Stuckenschneider, Orscheln, and Dorge, who again finished among the top 10.

Stuckenschneider placed second in 8:35, while Orscheln followed in third in 8:40. Dorge finished ninth in 9:28, giving St. Joseph three runners among the first nine finishers.

The boys also placed five among the top 15, finishing with 40 points, just one more than their championship total at Riverside.

Other boys’ results were Emmett Dake (11, 9:35), Beckett Wieberg (15, 9:48), Nate Rehagen (23, 9:58), Arus Heckman (28, 10:10), Easton Heckman (34, 10:38), Matthew Kloeppel (42, 11:01), Gage Voss (50, 11:23), Dawson Berhorst (62, 11:52), Colt Roark (64, 12:09), and Henry Kell (94, 13:59).