Alexandria and Willmar Finish 1-2 in 8AA Girls CC Meet, Otters Place 5th
The Alexandria Cardinals won the Section 8AA Girls Cross Country title on their home course Thursday, scoring 48 points. The Willmar Cardinals placed second with 57 points. Both teams will compete at the State Meet at St. Olaf College in Northfield on Saturday, November 5. The Fergus Falls Girls improved as a team from last season by 2 places, taking fifth place in the section.
“This was a hard earned finish that involved a great deal of sweat and dedication,” commented Head Coach Niki Welde of the Otters. “Cassie Wellman fell short of a state qualification by one place. She ran a smart, tough race that came up just short of her goal for the season. She ran a strong race all the way to the line today. As an 8th grader she is such a thoughtful athlete. As with our young team we have eyes upon next season.”
Savannah Lee (33), Naomi Dummer (39) and Sarah Grotberg (46) finished next for the Otters with another successful group effort. Julia Anderson finished with a season best time, senior Becca Schindler ran just off a season best time and Hannah Scharnberg ran with a nagging injury that hindered her from reaching her end of season goals, but her determination and dedication to her team was apparent.
“Looking ahead at next year I have great expectations for this team,” added Coach Welde. “We are graduating a hard-working, memorable senior class while welcoming a hard working group of 8th graders to our High School team next year.”
Full results at https://gsetiming.com/results/cc_rslts/adv_rslts.asp?meet_id=1057&race_id=5675&sport=Cross-Country
Naomi Dummer and Savannah Lee. PHOTO by RACHEL TUEL
Cassie Wellman just missed qualifying for the state meet, finishing 13th. PHOTO by RACHEL TUEL
Girls Team Results
1. Alexandria 48, 2. Willmar 57, 3. Rocori 62, 4. Little Falls 122, 5. Fergus Falls 178, 6. Pequot Lakes 188, 7. Melrose 201, 8. Detroit Lakes 211, 9. New London-Spicer 217, 10. Albany 280, 11. Thief River Falls 282, 12. East Grand Forks 299
Alexandria
3. Citori Halbe 19:04.4, 6. Jaelyn Miller 19:37.1, 10. Brooklyn Jurchenko 20:00.7, 14. Quinn Hills 20:12.8, 15. Bobbi Nichols 20:14.7, 16. Brynn Kosters 20:19.4, 17. Giselle Jahner 20:24.9
Willmar
2. Lauren Eilers 18:40.9, 5. Erin Eilers 19:24.4, 11. Sophia Negen 20:01.4, 19. Madi Engstrom 20:39.9, 10. Hannah Quinn 20:42.6, 25. Jaidyn Flolo 21:05.2, 32. Leah Eystad 21:22.3
Fergus Falls
13. Cassie Wellman 20:09.4, 33. Savannah Lee 21:30.8, 39. Naomi Dummer 21:47.7, 46. Sarah Grotberg 22:10.2, 47. Julia Anderson 22:12.2, 51. Rebecca Schindler 22:28.2, 80. Hannah Scharnberg 26:03.7
Individual State Qualifiers
1. Calia Chaney (Pequot Lakes) 18:35.4, 4. Elise Hofer (Rocori) 19:14.6, 7. Paige Larsen (Rocori) 19:54.2, 8. Grace Leclair (Little Falls) 19:56.4, 9. Isabel Kraemer (Rocori) 19:57.4, 12. Malin Youngberg (Little Falls) 20:04.2
