Laker runner Marin Johnson turns on the booster down the home stretch at the 2022 Central Minnesota River Run in Staples on August 29th (Photo: Zeke Fuhrman)
STAPLES, MN (KDLM) – The Laker Cross Country teams opened up the 2022 season at the Central Minnesota River Run in Staples on Monday, with the girls finishing fourth and the boys seventh.
Senior Julia Steffl paced the girls’ team with a fifth-place finish overall and a time of 21:17.3. Senior Maria Foltz finished 21st overall with a 23:51.4. Sophomore Karlie Skarie was 25th (24.03.0), seventh-grader Marin Johnson was 29th (24:27.9). Senior Kira Wolfe (25:01.3) and freshman Natalie Mohr (25:01.6) finished within a second of each other for 36th and 37th place. Senior Lily Baethke (25:20.5) finished 43rd in the 83-runner field. Staples-Motley, the defending Class A State Champions, won the meet with a team score of 32. Junior Kiana Burton won the meet with a time of 19:33.0.
Senior runner Julia Steffl approaches the finish line at the 2022 Central Minnesota River Run at the Vintage Golf Club in Staples on August 29th. (Photo: Zeke Fuhrman)
The Laker Boys finished seventh out of eleven teams to start the year. Junior Braydon Francis was the first Laker in with a 29th place finish and a time of 20:02.06, followed closely by junior Micah Barberg with a 20:05.2 and a 31st place finish. Senior Hunter Hanson (21:01.7) finished 43rd overall, and senior Mark Carlson (21:04.5), sophomore Hunter Olson (21:04.6), and senior Xander Jessen (21:04.9) finished in a clump for 45th, 46th, and 47th place, respectively. Freshman Peyton Malecka (21:53.5) was the 57th runner in the 86-runner field. Bertha-Hewitt freshman Brady Rach won the race with a time of 17:16.0 with Park Rapids winning the meet as a team after placing five runners in the top eight.
Braydon Francis (left) and Micah Barberg race in the 2022 Central Minnesota River Run at The Vintage in Staples on August 29th (Photo: Zeke Fuhrman)
The Lakers are off until Thursday, September 8th when they host a nine-team meet at the Lakeview Golf Course at 4:30.
2022 Central Minnesota River Run Results:
Detroit Lakes Girls individual results:
5 Julia Steffl 21:17.3
17 Maria Foltz 23:51.4
21 Karli Skarie 24:03.0
24 Marin Johnson 24:27.9
31 Kira Wolf 25:01.3 6
(32) Natalie Mohr 25:01.6
(36) Lilly Baethke 25:20.5
Girls TEAM Results
- Staples-Motley, 32
- Park Rapids, 83
- Fergus Falls, 96
- DETROIT LAKES, 98
- West Central Area, 103
- Crosby-Ironton, 131
- New York Mills, 176
- Sauk Centre, 202
- Pine River-Backus, 268
Detroit Lakes Boys individual results:
28 Braydon Francis 20:02.6
30 Micah Barberg 20:05.2
40 Hunter Hanson 21:01.7
42 Mark Carlson 21:04.6
43 Hunter Olson 21:04.9 6
(44) Xander Jessen 21:11.9
(53) Peyton Malecka 21:53.5
Boys TEAM Results:
- Park Rapids, 28
- Staples-Motley, 63
- Fergus Falls, 75
- Bertha-Hewitt, 79
- Sauk Centre, 155
- West Central Area, 168
- DETROIT LAKES, 183
- Ottertail Central, 185
- Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, 281
- Brandon-Evansville, 323
- New York Mills, 323
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