Cross country: Lakers compete in Mid-State Conference championships

1.DSC_4308.Hunter Hanson (Detroit Lakes) and Ben Sundby.JPG — Hunter Hanson and Ben Sundby run in the 49th Alexandria Lions Meet on Oct, 8, 2022 at Arrowwood Resort. The Lakers ran in the Mid-State Championships on Oct. 18, 2022.

By Jared Rubado

October 20, 2022 at 1:35 PM

LONG PRAIRIE – The Detroit Lakes cross country teams competed at the Mid-State Conference meet on Tuesday in Long Prairie.

Both the boys and girls teams took fourth place. Julia Steffl paced the Laker girls with a ninth-place finish with a time of 20:34.33. Sadie Johnson finished inside the top 15 with a 13th-place finish at 21:07.44.

Natalie Mohr (21:49.67, 24th), Marin Johnson (22:16.59, 26th) and Lila Kallstrom (22:21.47) rounded out the top five for Detroit Lakes. Maria Foltz (22:25.92, 28th) and Karli Skarie (22:45.16, 31st) also finished with varsity times.

Brayden Francis clocked in the fastest boys time for Detroit Lakes. He finished in 13th place at 17:43.48. Micah Barberg wasn’t far behind in 20th place with a time of 18:53.58.

Hunter Hanson (19:31.30, 24th), Xander Jessen (19:57.27, 27th) and Payton Malecka (20:21.77, 29th) completed the Lakers’ top five. Declan Jessen (21:13.12, 30th) and Avery Brown (21:48.23) also finished with varsity times.

Staples-Motley cruised to a Mid-State Conference girls title with a score of 29. Park Rapids took second (65), while Pequot Lakes finished third (80). The Lakers tallied 99 points in fourth. Pequot Lakes’ Calia Chaney won the Mid-State Conference individual championship.

Park Rapids won the boys title with a team score of 29. Staples-Motley took second (40), while Pequot took third (70). The Lakers finished fourth with a score of 104. Pequot Lakes’ Eli Hall had the fastest overall time at 15:41.82.

MID-STATE CONFERENCE BOYS TEAM SCORES- 1 Park Rapids 29, 2- Staples-Motley 40, 3- Pequot Lakes 70, 4- Detroit Lakes 104, 5- Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 135

MID-STATE CONFERENCE GIRLS TEAM SCORES- 1- Staples-Motley 28, 2- Park Rapids 65, 3- Pequot Lakes 80, 4- Detroit Lakes 99, 5- Crosby-Ironton 123, 6- Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 133

DETROIT LAKES BOYS VARSITY FINISHERS- 13- Brayden Francis 17:43.48, 20- Micah Barberg 18:53.58, 24- Hunter Hanson 19:31.30, 27- Xander Jessen 19:57.27, 29- Payton Malecka 20:21.77, 30- Declan Jessen 21:13.12, 33- Avery Browen 21:48.23

DETROIT LAKES GIRLS VARSITY FINISHERS- 9- Julia Steffl 20:34.33, 13- Sadie Johnson 21:07.44, 24- Natalie Mohr 21:49.67, 26- Marin Johnson 22:16.59, 27- Lila Kallstrom 22:21.47, 28- Maria Foltz 22:25.92, 31- Karli Skarie 22:45.16