Tri for Health Invite
The Windom Eagle boys cross country team turned in a dominant performance Thursday, cruising to a victory at the Tri for Health Invitational, held in Jackson.
The Eagle boys had each of its top five runners finish in the top 11 of the meet for a team score of 36 points. Fairmont was a distant second with 86 points.
The Eagle girls finished sixth in the team standings with 158 points. Luverne won a tight battle for the meet title with 45 points.
The Eagle boys had a tight pack near the top of the standings, with Bryce Green and Nolan Tjentland finishing side-by-side with identical times of 18:24. Green crossed the finish a fraction of a second ahead of Tjentland to finish fourth, individually, with Tjentland fifth. Braylen Lyons was close behind in sixth place (18:31), followed by Caelen Ralston in 10th (19:08) and Isaac Bordewyk in 11th (19:12).
For the girls, Ava Bordewyk led the way for a shorthanded Eagle team, finishing with a 15th-place time of 24:03. Penelope Roberts was 39th (26:49), followed by Brynnley Pletcher in 44th (27:15), Jocelyn Frank in 51st (28:46) and Jesselle Sosa in 59th (30:01).
Next meets: Check for updates after each meet.
Windom: at RV Invite (Redwood Falls), Oct. 1
MLA: at Warrior Invite (Slayton), Sept. 29
