Swenson runs to first-place finish in Watercade 4-mile run

Submitted by Joe Medallion (not verified) on Mon, 07/10/2023 - 4:24 AM

August Swenson, who will be a sophomore at Litchfield High School in the fall, took the lead from the start and cruised to a relatively easy win in the Watercade 4-mile run Saturday.

Swenson, 15, finished the run around Lake Ripley with a time of 23:40.2, more than a minute faster than runner-up Andrew Johnson of Northfield, who clocked in at 24.51.

Swenson was the youngest runner among the top seven in the field, but the eighth- through 11th-place finishers all were in their teens. Judah Allen, 14, took eighth, followed by Max Grabow, 15, Isaac Miller, 16, and Isaac Kalkbrenner, 13. There were 11 runners younger than 20 among the top 20 finishers.

Allison McGraw, 26, was the top women’s finisher, taking sixth-place overall with a time of 26:32.1.

WATERCADE 4-MILE RUN

Saturday

1. August Swenson (Litchfield) 23:40.2, 2. Andrew Johnson (Northfield) 24:51, 3. Michael Bredeson (Grove City) 25:39.6, 4. Samuel Jergens (Delano) 26:01.4, 5. Brett Penk (Watkins) 26:20.8, 6. Allison McGraw (Darwin) 26:32.1, 7. Annie Kopplin (Prior Lake) 27:01.9, 8. Judah Allen (Litchfield) 27:19.7, 9. Max Grabow (Litchfield) 28:20.1, 10. Isaac Miller (Delano) 28:32.3, 11. Isaac Kalkbrenner (Grove City) 28:38.9, 12. Amy Dettman (Waconia) 29:11.2, 13. Daniel Felt (Delano) 29:20, 14. Alexander Chvatal (Litchfield) 29:34.7, 15. Grant Solem (Litchfield) 29:52.1, 16. Michael Lawrence (Litchfield)29:53, 17. Owen Culbertson (Litchfield) 20:42.6, 18. William Carlson (Litchfield) 20:42.6, 19. Kirt Goetzke (Rogers) 20:49.9 20. Edwin Izazaga (Litchfield) 31:17.6,

21. Shelby Dengerud (Grove City) 31:27.9, 22. Stacy Stodeman (Glencoe) 31:34.1, 23. Amanda Marquardt (Litchfield) 31:43.8, 24. Kaity Johnson (Litchfield) 31:49.1, 25. Terry Driver (Litchfield) 31:56, 26. Lacy Hornsby (Phoenix) 32:09.9, 27. Levi Schmidt (Darwin) 32:11.9, 28. Asher Allen (Litchfield) 32:12.5, 29. Bryce Barka (Litchfield) 32:15.9, 30. Chad Johnson (Phoenix) 32:40, 31. Leslie Arnold (Kimball) 32:45, 32. Kathryn Anglin (Maple Lake) 32:46.5, 33. Brooks Helget (Cokato) 32:56.3, 34. Katherine Grabow (Litchfield) 32:56.9, 35. Kyle Bjorkman (Litchfield) 32:58.4, 36. Kyle Bjorkman (Litchfield) 32:58.4, 37. Eli Johnson (Eden Prairie) 34:18, 38. Cheri Hornsby (Phoenix) 34:41.8, 39. Riley Joyer (Litchfield) 34:46.8, 40. Scott Groehler (Litchfield) 34:54.7,

41. Angela Wanningman (Litchfield 35:09.6, 42. Manuel Jasson (Litchfield) 35:31.9, 43. Ty Johnson (Eden Prairie) 35:31.9, 44. Isabella Struck (Litchfield) 35:42.9, 45. Jennifer Siegle (Dellwood) 36:30.7, 46. Aaron Siegle (Dellwood) 36:31, 47. Joseph Carlson (Litchfield) 36:46.3, 48. Jill Sogge (Sauk Center) 36:56.3, 49. Johanna Bjorkman (Litchfield) 37:23.3, 50 Josie Bjorkman (Litchfield) 37:23.7, 51. Ridl Klapotz (Litchfield) 37:51, 52. Rachael Rusch (Grove City) 37:53.4, 53. Kennedy Penk (Watkins) 38:03.8, 54. Jay Johnson (Eden Prairie) 38:29.6, 55. Katie Okland (Willmar) 38:47.7, 56. Tyrisa Lara (Litchfield) 39:13, 57. Lia Caron (Litchfield) 39:20.9, 58. Cassandra Hagen (San Francisco) 39:40, 59. Kris Cervin (Darwin) 40:04, 60. Ben Blomberg (Litchfield) 40:14.5,

61. Iris Kiddij (Duluth) 40:35.3, 62. Aaron Sundmark (Duluth) 40:36.6, 63. Katelyn Cruze (Litchfield) 40:44.9, 64. Andy Letson (Hutchinson) 41:51.1, 65. Anna Felt (Litchfield) 42:06.9, 66. Charlie Benson (Sun City) 43:27, 67. Britney Koch (Litchfield) 43:56.4, 68. Nathan King (Litchfield) 44:19.9, 69. Steve Solem (Litchfield) 44:57.4, 70. Sally Hulbert (Litchfield) 45.24, 71. Chase Revermann (Litchfield) 45:30.4, 72. Adam Bernau (Pine Island) 45:30.9, 73. Jayme Revermann (Litchfield) 46:05.2, 74. Diane Her (Litchfield) 46:05.2, 75. Tamara Joyer (Litchfield) 46:25.2, 76. Deb Ludowese (Crystal) 46:32.5, 77. Jessica Bernau (Pine Island) 46:43.7, 78. Birch Duncomb (Litchfield) 48:06.8, 79. Jennifer Hovey (South Haven) 49:22.9, 80. Abbey Desens (South Haven) 49:23, 81. Barb Felt (Litchfield) 50:29.9, 82. Maria Balbo (Litchfield) 50:30.4, 83. John Mueller (Litchfield) 51:37.2, 84. Ralph Hallquist (Sacramento) 55:17.8, 85. Yogesh Garg (San Francisco) 56:08.9.

Swenson runs to first-place finish in Watercade 4-mile run

August Swenson set a fast pace and won with a big cushion in Saturday's 4-mile run.STAFF PHOTOS BY BRENT SCHACHERER

The crowd leaves the starting line at the beginning of the 4-mile run Saturday.

Levi Schmidt grabs a cup of water from race co-organizer Jim Watt at the hydration station on the west side of Lake Ripley.

Runners cast a long shadow as they make their way on the path on the west side of Lake Ripley Saturday.

Tynisa Lara and Lia Caron give a thumbs-up sign as they reach the halfway point of Saturday's 4-mile run.

Jim Watt reaches a cup of water toward one of the field of 85 runners in Saturday's 4-mile run.

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