DOWAGIAC – Senior Madie Rodts of Niles edged Ann Marie Arseneau of Sturgis to win the girls’ junior-senior race at the Dowagiac Rotary Invitational on Saturday.

Rodts caught Arseneau at the two-mile mark and then held her off, winning by seven seconds.

Rodts ran a time of 19:29 to help the Lady Vikings finish second in the final team standings.

Arseneau ran 19:33 as the Lady Trojans captured the team championship.

The invitational was divided into four races – two each for freshmen and sophomores and juniors and seniors.

Sturgis had 17 points to take the team title, while Niles finished with 27 points. Berrien Springs finished third with 36 points. Brandywine took seventh and Dowagiac eighth.

Niles’ Alex Haimbaugh was eighth overall with a time of 22:32.

In the freshmen-sophomore race, the Lady Vikings’ Anne Tyler placed sixth with a time of 22:05.

Sturgis also won the boys’ title with 18 points. Plainwell was second with 20. Dowagiac finished seventh. Niles and Brandywine did not have enough runners to qualify for a team score.

The Vikings’ Mark Calhoun was second in the junior-senior race with a time of 16:45. Plainwell’s Morgan Timiney was the overall winner with a clocking of 16:36.

Niles’ Sam VandenHeede was third in the freshmen-sophomore race with a time of 17:44.

Rotary Invitational
Girls results
Team scores

Sturgis 17, Niles 27, Berrien Springs 36, Bangor 46, Plainwell 49, Paw Paw 56, Brandywine 106, Dowagiac 144, Delton-Kellogg DNF, Mendon DNF

Top 10 junior-senior race

1. Madie Rodts (Niles) 19:29; 2. Ann Marie Arseneau (Sturgis) 19:36; 3. Megan Pearson (Paw Paw) 20:02; 4. Alex Keyser (Sturgis) 20:11; 5. Aisha Hodge (Bangor) 20:43; 6. Mandy Piedt (Berrien Springs) 21:57; 7. Kelsey Lewis (Berrien Springs) 22:02; 8. Alex Haimbaugh (Niles) 22:32; 9. Chelsea Mohney (Mendon) 23:06; 10. Amber VanLuvanee (Berrien Springs) 23:26

Top 10 freshmen-sophomore race

1. Paige Sutcliffe (Paw Paw) 19:38; 2. Kelsey Keyser (Sturgis) 20:19; 3. Brianna Russell (Delton-Kellogg) 21:36; 4. Jessica Mave (Berrien Springs) 21:38; 5. Jolene Drum (Delton-Kellogg) 21:49; 6. Anne Tyler (Niles) 22:05; 7. Chole Thiel (Plainwell) 22:16; 8. Montana Hescott (Bangor) 22:44; 9. Lauren Schuler (Sturgis) 22:50; 10. Celestine Schwartz (Paw Paw) 22:51.36

Boys results
Team scores

Sturgis 18, Plainwell 20, Delton-Kellogg 32, Bangor 46, Mendon 64, Paw Paw 66, Dowagiac 95, Berrien Springs, Brandywine DNF, Niles DNF

Top 10 junior-senior race

1. Morgan Timiney (Plainwell) 16:36; 2. Mark Calhoun (Niles) 16:45; 3. Kam Mills (Sturgis) 17:07; 4. Jay Marshall (Sturgis) 17:14; 5. Thom Griffith (Sturgis) 17:21; 6. David Watson (Bangor) 17:26; 7. Brandon Zeluff (Plainwell) 17:49; 8. Nicholas Rendon (Delton-Kellogg) 17:51; 9. Josh Swett (Sturgis) 17:54; 10. Micheal Terry (Mendon) 18:04

Top 10 freshmen-sophomore race

1. Kyle Richardson (Paw Paw) 17:32; 2. Ryan Watson (Delton-Kellogg) 17:35; 3. Sam VandenHeede (Niles) 17:44; 4. Luke Boulter (Plainwell) 19:16; 5. Adam Cline (Sturgis) 19:38; 6. Arnie Flowers (Sturgis) 19:43; 7. Steven Griffith (Sturgis) 19:44; 8. Max Huiltquist (Plainwell) 19:50; 9. Logan Hasen (Delton-Kellogg) 20:01; 10. Stephen Willis (Bangor) 20:11