Cross country season has been in full swing across both Robbinsdale Armstrong and Robbinsdale Cooper, with both programs arriving at Elm Creek Parkway last week to take part in the 2026 Osseo Invitational.
Robbinsdale Armstrong
It has been an exciting fall so far for Armstrong cross country, with a number of boys and girls starting their seasons strong.
Benaiah Breker’s senior year has started strong, kicking off with a personal best time of 10:30.3 and sixth place in the Irish Invitational on Sept. 4. Breker took eighth at the Bauman-Rovn Invitational with a time of 16:43.3. Teammate Griffin Schmidt took 11th at 17:04.3.
Junior Naomi Dybvig, now a junior, has been an early star for Armstrong girls cross country. She began her season with an 11th place finish at St. Olaf, with a time of 19:32.7. Dybvig powered to fifth place on Sept. 10, earning a time of 19:21.1 at the Bauman-Rovn Invitational. Teammates Shiloh Woyke and Elise Ditty did well too, taking 45th and 48th place out of 111.
Naomi Dybvig shined at the Osseo Invitational with a sixth place finish.
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Dybvig was the top performing Falcon at Elm Creek Parkway, taking sixth in the girls race with a time of 19:13.1. Woyke took 36th with a time of 21:08.6 and Elise Ditty took 42nd with a time of 21:22.1. Jozy Doty (66th), Merrin Peterson (70th), Natalie Rowdon (72nd), and Anna Wilkinson (74th) also competed for Armstrong.
Zach Hrobak was Armstrong’s top boys finisher at the Osseo Invitational, taking 25th with a time of 17:22.3. Easton Woelfle took 37th with a time of 17:47.9, while Mack Saffert secured 39th with a time of 17:49.3. Isaiah Hanson (43rd), Ryan Thomas (77th), and Jacob Reed (101st) all also competed.
Robbinsdale Cooper
The Hawks have also been busy this fall. Cooper has taken part in a few other notable races this fall, including the Tri-Metro Jamboree Sept. 2 at Bassett Creek Park. Logan Munt had the best finish for the Cooper boys at the jamboree, earning a 13th-place finish in a tie with 12th-place Holy Angels runner Ryan Mortl. Teammate Zane Halstead also had a strong finish in 39th place with a time of 22:36. Sophomore girls runner Polly Omwoyo, who had an impressive freshman year, as she started her year with a 26th-place finish and time of 27:44.
The Hawks also took part in the prestigious Steve Hoag Invitational, hosted in Anoka, on Sept. 10. Munt was the top boys finisher in 83rd place (20:01.9). Omwoyo took 73rd in the girls race with a time of 25:38.1, while Monner and Olsen took 86th and 87th.
Cooper’s JJ DeGroot had a time of 20:00.4 at the Osseo Invite.
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Munt was the boys’ top finisher at Osseo, taking 95th with a personal best time of 18:54.8. DeGroot took 143th with a time of 20:00.4, while Zane Helstead took 150th, Raiden Sourthwell took 159th, and Augustine James 163rd.
The Cooper girls did not run in the varsity race, but some did compete in the JV race. Alma Olsen and Nora Monner took 94th and 97th, while Madeline Halupnick and Cali Lyons took 109th and 139th.