Otter Boys Claim 3rd Place at Rocori Cross Country Invitational
The Fergus Falls boys’ cross country team was third at the Rocori Invitational on Thursday with 79 points. Stillwater Area won the event with 29 points and Wayzata took Second with 71 points. Ten teams participated in the event with Willmar placing 4th and Alexandria 5th. Sully Anez of Willmar was the individual winner with a time of 16:02.20 and Dylan Riniker of Stillwater Area was runner-up with a time of 16:31.10.
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“The Otter boys took advantage of the opportunity to get out and race today,” said Fergus Falls Head Coach Derek Meyer. “Time was not our strongest showing, but our racing and grit placed our team 3rd, behind Stillwater and Wayzata. Conditions were not prime for personal bests for most of our guys, but they came out with great focus and good mental attitude.”
Henry Greenagel took the top honors for the Otters, placing 7th overall. Jaden Miller came in 9th, running 2nd for the Otters, Matthew Tuel was 14th overall, Michael Schmidt was 26th and Logan Bredenberg rounded out the scoring in 28th place.
“Henry is making great strides this season and gaining his fitness each and every week,” stated Coach Meyer. “Jaden had an impressive race not being 100% and showing up for his teammates. Matthew paced a nice race. He wasn’t in the best position through the first mile, but stuck with it and made a good push after the second mile, finishing strong. Michael pushed past runners the whole race and it was great to have him back. Logan made a move early and he stuck with his race and didn’t give up. I applaud him for his grit and determination to finish with all he had. Micah Mouser and Landon Votava rounded out our top seven, pushing our team past our section competition. Landon also made his varsity debut. It was an honor he earned and he was excited for the opportunity.”
The Otters will host the John Hermes Invite on Thursday, September 28 at the Pebble Lake Golf Course.
Jaden Miller was 9th at Rocori. PHOTO by RACHEL TUEL
Michael Schmidt placed 26th. PHOTO by RACHEL TUEL
Henry Greenagel led the Otters with a 7th Place Finish. PHOTO by RACHEL TUEL
Varsity Boys Team Results
1. Stillwater Area 29, 2. Wayzata 71, 3. Fergus Falls 79, 4. Willmar 93, 5. Alexandria 126, 6. Big Lake 156, 7. Little Falls 214, 8. Foley 215, 9. Princeton 219, 10. St. Cloud Tech 231
Top 5 Individuals
1. Sully Anez (Willmar) 16:02.20, 3. Dylan Riniker (Stillwater) 16:31.10, 3. Ethan Foote (Stillwater) 16:36.00, 4. Fathi Dubet (Willmar) 16:49.00, 5. Tom Wilmesmeier (Alexandria (17:02.30)
Fergus Falls
7. Henry Greenagel 17:11.10, 9. Jaden Miller 17:15.80, 14. Matthew Tuel 17:53.90, 26. Michael Schmidt 18:16.80, 28. Logan Bredenberg 18:25.10, 34. Micah Mouser 18:51.80, 56. Landon Votava 20:11.60
Alexandria
5. Tom Wilmesmeier 17:02.30, 22. Landon Runge 18:11.30, 35. Throck Lehmann 18:56.90, 36. Karl Franson 18:56.90, 44. Kyle Jahner 19:14.80, 52. Nick Meyers 19:59.30, 61. Micah Walswick 20:21.20
Matthew Tuel was the 3rd Otter across the finish line, placing 14th. PHOTO by RACHEL TUEL
Logan Bredenberg came in 28th. PHOTO by RACHEL TUEL
