For the girls’ varsity race, Alexis Wellman and Ali Bredenberg teamed up for the relay race. They qualified for the final race and placed 5th overall. Those two worked super hard and more than likely would have finished in the third, but Alexis took a fall in the last corner after getting tangled up with a Brainerd skier. Nevertheless, she got up and finished strong and we're proud of them. Estee VerSteeg placed 7th overall with Sarah Grotberg and Naomi Dummer also scoring for the Otters.
For the boys’ varsity, Jaden Miller and Jackson Lysne also qualified for the final round in the relay race placing 6th overall. In the pursuit, David Ronnevik finished in 7th. Tommy Erickson placed 19th followed by Oliver Thorson and Micah Mouser who also scored for the Otter boys. Overall, the boys finished in 5th overall.
Leila Nasri finishing her last race as an Otter senior. PHOTO PROVIDED
Jaden Miller in the 1.3K relay. PHOTO PROVIDED
Our girls JV finished in third place as a team with Cassie Wellman finishing in 2nd and Violet McConn just behind in fourth place. Brynn Blondeau, Jenna Thorson and Leila Nasri also scored for the JV Otter girls. The boys’ team placed 2nd overall. Noah Schlosser and Eric Swanson also finished in the top 10 in 3rd and 8th places. Clayton Peppel finished 15th and Braden Bucher and Reno Scheirer also scored for the boys.
Finally, our JH girls also finished in 2nd place. Havilah McConn won the race outright edging out Brainerd's Maev Storbakken by .3 seconds. Maura Rogness placed 7th. Evie VerSteeg placed 14th. Olivia Budke and Lydia Uggerud also scored for the girls.
All said, it was another successful ski day for the Otters. There's a couple pictures attached if you can use them.
Next Thursday is the CLC Championship for Nordic Ski. The meet will be hosted by Brainerd and held at the Brainerd Arboretum.
Full results: www.pickleevents.com
