“We raced in really hot conditions tonight,” said Fergus Falls Girls’ Head Coach Niki Welde. “This was some of the hottest weather we have even trained in.  This fall has been pretty mild for training and competing, so tonight’s conditions made racing tough.” 

Emily Nuss placed in the top 10 for the Otters with a 6th place finish. Ainsley Hansen was the second Fergus Falls runner to cross the finish line.  Sierra Hatlewick, Julia Anderson and Rebecca Schindler rounded out our top 5. 

“Willmar is a top team in the conference,” noted Welde.  “They stood out as the top team tonight. The Otter ladies bested St. Cloud Tech for second place.  I’m proud of how our Otters raced in tough conditions with great attitudes.”

Here are the individual varsity girls’ results by team:
Willmar
1. Erin Eilers 19:52.7, 2. Lauren Eilers 20:33.4, 3. Nina Dawson 21:11.7, 5. Kendall Hanson 21:37.6, 7. Hannah Quinn 22:04.7, 8. Lyndi Koosman 22:21.8, 9. Becca Dawson 22:23.3

Fergus Falls
6. Emily Nuss 21:49.6, 11. Ainsley Hansen 23:55.5, 12. Sierra Hatlewick 24:08.1, 13. Julia Anderson 24:39.6, 14. Rebecca Schindler 25:06.0, 15. Naomi Dummer 25:08.2, 16. Ellia Soydara 25:11.3

St. Cloud Tech
4. Stella Rusch 21:20.1, 10. Wren Scott-Lumbar 22:55.9, 17. Hailey Peltz 25:21.3, 18. Sarah Grossback 25:37.0, 19. Nancy Ramirez-Rojas 26:04.7, 20. Eva Gay 29:10.4, 21. Hannah Calabro 29:13.9

Willmar runners Colin O’Farrell (17:48.93) and Sully Anez (18:07.13) finished 1-2 individually, while Kory Behm (19:25.39) was fifth and Ryan Kuhlman (19:37.09) seventh.

Fergus Falls junior Conrad Lobb was third overall, but first in the team competition which included only the Fergus Falls and St. Cloud Tech times.  Luke Schroeder was sixth overall, but third individually in the team competition.  Jaden Miller, Logan Bredenberg and Tommy Erickson rounded out the top five for the Otters.

Here are the other individual varsity boys’ results by team.

St. Cloud Tech
2. Kallen Murphy 19:15.6, 4. Joe Anderson 19:42.8, 5. Sean Pickle 19:49.8, 6. Ridge Hagemeister 20:46.2, 7. Amado Sandoval 21:01.3, 8. Curran Zak 21:07.8, 14. Oliver Schoenrock 23:26.9

Fergus Falls
1. Conrad Lobb 19:08.8, 3. Luke Schroeder 19:36.3, 9. Jaden Miller 21:10.3, 10. Logen Bredenberg 21:18.1, 11. Tommy Erickson 21:57.0, 12. Kolsen Papon 22:09.3, 13. Aiden Lindgren 22:25.4