Julia Steffl and Isla Pender set the tone for the Detroit Lakes girls cross country team to end the season on a high note with an eighth-place finish at the Section 8AA championships.
Steffl (20:48) and Pender (20:49) finished one second apart in 22nd and 23rd place in the field. They gave the Lakers the boost they needed to climb inside the top eight with a team score of 208.
Lilly Baethke and Sadie Jordan did their best Steffl and Pender impressions by also finishing one second apart. Baethke clocked in at 23:04, which was good enough for 53rd place. Johnson’s time of 23:05 earned her 54th.
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Kira Wolf completed the top five with a time of 23:21. Marin Johnson (23:34) and Karli Skarie (23:56) both finished under the 24-minute mark.
Senior Cole Weber notched a top 20 finish in his final race as a Laker to lead the boys team to a 12th-place team score of 306. Webber clocked in at 18:09, which was two minutes faster than the next Laker.
Micah Barberg finished in 67th with a time of 20:09. Joe Skinner (20:20), Xander Jessen (21:08) and Hunter Olson (22:00) rounded out the top five. Avery Browen (22:21) and Declan Jessen (23:14) took 80th and 83rd.
SECTION 8AA TEAM SCORES
GIRLS TEAM SCORES - Willmar - 45; Alexandria - 55; Rocori - 62; Pequot Lakes - 134; Little Falls - 160; Albany - 185; Fergus Falls - 187; Detroit Lakes - 208; New London-Spicer - 232; Thief River Falls - 245; Melrose Area - 269; East Grand Forks - 314
BOYS TEAM SCORES- Willmar - 71; Pequot Lakes - 90; Alexandria - 95; Fergus Falls - 96; Rocori - 127; Little Falls - 132; East Grand Forks - 140; Albany - 219; New London-Spicer - 234; Melrose Area - 277; Thief River Falls - 285; Detroit Lakes - 306
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