Thorson led the Otter boys’ in points on Friday, finishing third overall in the varsity race at the Otters home invitational at Spidahl’s Ski Gaard.  Thorson helped the Otters to a runner-up finish to Bemidji in the team competition as the Lumberjacks had only four more points than the Otters.  His time in the 5K event was 17:55.62.