Detroit Lakes competes in first meet at Detroit Mountain

1 Nordi Ski 1 AD7C1852.JPG — The team of Lexi and Madi Gerdes takes 16th in the girls sprint relay with a time of 26:43.7 at Detroit Mountain on Nov. 30, 2021. Jared Rubado / Detroit Lakes Tribune

By Jared Rubado

December 02, 2021 at 12:11 PM

Detroit Lakes competed in its first of two home meets in the early part of the 2021-22 season on Tuesday morning at Detroit Mountain.

The Lakers took sixth in both the boys and girls sprint relay team scores. Evan Thomas and Casey Parks paced the Detroit Lakes boys with a time of 23:07.9, while Hunter Zehnacker and Zac Carlson finished in 23:44.4.

Lexi and Madi Gerdes finished in 18th in the girls field with a time of 26:4.7. Siri Vagle and Kira Wolf weren't too far behind in 19th (28:47.7), while Julia Steffl and Anna Askelson finished in 30:25.8.

TEAM SCORES- GIRLS- 1- Brainerd 420, 1- Moorhead 420, 3- Alexandria 301, 4- Little Falls 263, 5- Fergus Falls 256, Detroit Lakes 155; BOYS- 1- Brainerd- 432, 2- Little Falls 400, 3- Moorhead 370, 4- Fergus Falls 338, 5- Alexandria- 226, 6- Detroit Lakes 90

2 Nordic Ski AD7C1682.JPG — The team of Evan Thomas and Casey Parks finishes the boys spring relay with a time of 23:07.9 at Detroit Mountain on Nov. 20, 2021. Jared Rubado / Detroit Lakes Tribune

By Jared Rubado

Jared Rubado is the sports editor for the Detroit Lakes Tribune and the Perham Focus. He moved to the area in September of 2021 after covering sports for the Alexandria Echo Press for nearly three years. Jared graduated from the University of Augustana in 2018 with degrees in journalism and sports managment.

Detroit Lakes competes in first meet at Detroit Mountain

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