Cross country teams compete in a snowy Section 8A meet

Submitted by
Sariina Kalli, Coach

Section 8A Cross Country Meet ~ Twin Pines Golf Course, Bagley
Friday, October 30, 2009

Girls Varsity 4000 meters
3rd Victoria Alexander 16:31
12th Emily Fraser 17:24
19th Saragh Fraser 17:51
37th Skylar Arpin 18:53
75th Katelyn Ericksen 20:40
76th Sara Achen 20:42
80th Katie Laugtug 20:55

Girls Varsity Team
1 Perham 48
2 Park Rapids Area 81
3 Warroad 106
4 Staples-Motley 113
5 Roseau 129
6 Lake of the Woods 137
7 Pequot Lakes 172
8 Thief River Falls 225
9 Pelican Rapids 254
10 East Grand Forks 288
11 Hawley/U-H 302
12 Pillager 344
13 Lake Park-Audubon 382
14 Pine River-Backus 397
15 Dilworth-G-F 408
16 Trek North 411
17 Frazee 486
18 United North Central 510

Boys Varsity 5000 meters
25th Bryan Hasbargen 19:32
73rd Dyson Dahl 21:40
95th Nolan Lapos 23:17
97th Nolan Short 23:22
105th Ben Washburn 24:06
107th Ryan Cooper 24:12
123rd Zach Lockner 29:01

Boys Varsity Team
1 Perham 28
2 Staples-Motley 68
3 Pequot Lakes 126
4 Thief River Falls 136
5 Warroad 144
6 Bagley-Fosston 170
7 Pelican Rapids 187
8 Roseau 196
9 Wadena-Deer Creek 274
10 Dilworth-G-F 316
11 Park Rapids Area 338
12 Pine River-Backus 352
13 Hawley-U-H 364
14 Lake of the Woods 369
15 Frazee 377
16 Pillager 406
17 Indus 455

Coach's Corner
The top two teams and the top ten individuals from each race advance to state on the St.Olaf campus in Northfield Nov. 6.
More than four inches of biting, blowing snow fell in the Bagley area Friday, Oct. 30, so conditions were less than ideal for fast times at the Section 8A meet. Nevertheless, Atikoken’s Victoria Alexander will make her second trip to the Minnesota State CC Meet after her third place finish in a field of 122 girls in the 4000-meter race. Rainy River’s Emily Fraser missed advancing by just two places, finishing 12th. The girls finished a respectable 6th in the 18-team field and will return all but two varsity runners next season.
The order of the boys’ varsity runners changed up a bit in Bagley, however, sophomore Bryan Hasbargen had one of his highest large-meet finishes of the season, placing 25th of 124 runners. He has found a racing style that works for him, and has continued to gain confidence in each race of the season. Senior Nolan Lapos finished off his CC career coming in third for the team – his highest team spot of the year. All but Lapos will be back for the 2010 season.