BROOKINGS Jackson Prouty, of Elk Point, showed flashes of his high school prominence in winning Prairie Striders Arbor Day 5K on April 25.
Prouty, a varsity cross country runner for the Huskies in his 2022 senior season, won the 5K in 18:19.5, beating Tim Fryer, 46, of Hendricks, Minn., by five seconds. Third place went to Colton Trooien, of Toronto, in 18:55.4.
The first-place female was Ivy Fasching, of Brookings, with a time of 22:01, finishing 15th overall. Second-place female was Kati Merkley, of Brookings, with a time of 22:42.5. Third-place female was Heidi Ostrem, of Volga, with a time of 23:08.5.
There were 111 participants.


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