Cardinals Win John Hermes Girls CC Meet, Otters Place 3rd
Alexandria won the John Hermes Girls Cross Country Invitational on Thursday with a score of 25 points. Moorhead was second with 46 and Fergus Falls took third with 84 points. “The Otter girls had an amazing third place finish, coming together as a team,” said Fergus Falls Head Coach Niki Welde. “Cassie Wellman led us as she continues to grow stronger in the section and conference. She was this week’s CLC Cross Country Athlete of the Week and it was well deserved.”
Wellman faced a back-and-forth battle with Apollo’s Zili Lenzner and Alexandria’a Brooklyn Jurchenko, splitting the different with them in the end. “Cassie’s determining during a race does not fail her,” added Coach Welde.
Full Results can be found at https://www.mtecresults.com/event/show/4571/2022_John_Hermes_Invite
Naomi Dummer, Savannah Lee and Sara Grotberg finished closely in the next three Otter spots. Lee posted a season best on a tough Otter course. Julia Anderson ran a season best by over a minute. “This is a challenging course,” noted Welde. “We go into this meet knowing that we will have improvements to our season, but it may not show up in times due to the challenging nature of the course. To run more than a minute off her season best is amazing. Her hard work is paying off. Becca Schindler and Hannah Scharnberg both ran near their best times this season. Each ran strong and helped in our finish.”
“The Mighty Otter Pep Band warmed up the runners today, the weather was pleasantly cool, and the competition was fantastic,” summarized Coach Welde. “All this led to a great Otter Homecoming event held on the perfectly groomed, Pebble Lake Golf Course. Thank you to the Kiwanis for sending volunteers to help make this event a success. Thank you to the staff at the Pebble Lake Golf Course for providing the support and a beautiful course, and thank you to all the parent volunteers who help make this all come together.”
Girls Varsity Team Results
1. Alexandria 25, 2. Moorhead 46, 3. Fergus Falls 84, 4. Fargo North 120, 5. West Central Area 153, 6. Breckenridge/Wahpeton 164, 7. Detroit Lakes 171, 8. Fargo South 197
Top Individual Results
1. Citori Halbe (AL) 19:46.0, 2. Zili Lenzner (SCA) 20:12.2, 3, Cassie Wellman (FF) 20:18.5, 4. Brooklyn Jurchenko (AL) 20:20.4, 5. Katie Holzner (HLA) 20:33.5
Fergus Falls
3. Cassie Wellman 20:18.5, 18. Naomi Dummer 21:36.1, 20. Savannah Lee 21:46.3, 21. Sarah Grotberg 21:49.7, 37. Julia Anderson 23:18.9, 51. Rebecca Schindler 23:49.5, 60. Hannah Scharnberg 24:51.9
Alexandria
1. Citori Halbe 19:46.0, 4. Brooklyn Jurchenko 20:20.4, 8. Jaelyn Miller 20:47.1, 9. Giselle Jahner 20:49.2, 10. Bobbi Nichols 20:49.5, 13. Quinn Hills 21:02.7, 14. Brynn Kosters 21:04.4
West Central Area
26. Kyra Beyer 22:20.2, 29. Taylor Bennett 22:36.1, 36. Alexa Blume 23:18.4, 40. Skylar Larue 23:23.0, 45. Brooklyn Strobel 23:34.4, 49. Terina Blascyk 23:44.7, 55. Blaire Reuter 23:58.8, 61. Cassidy Reuter 25:03.2
Breckenridge/Wahpeton
22. Lucie Comstock 21:51.5, 24. Kiera Wiertzema 22:01.0, 43. Gracie Falck 23:27.1, 48. Jasmyn Benedict 23:42.7, 54. Ali Hoerer 23:56.1, 56. Aubrey Boesen 24:15.2, 65. Sierra Valintine 26:03.5
Hillcrest Lutheran Academy
5. Katie Holzner 20:33.5, 15. Judit Moller 21:07.2
Ashby/Brandon-Evansville
35. Ashley Paulson 23:05.4
Otter runner Cassie Wellman placed 3rd overall. PHOTO by CHRISTY HAIRE
Hillcrest runner Katie Holzner finished 5th at the John Hermes Invite. PHOTO by CHRISTY HAIRE
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