Area Runners Storm at State

Cross country runners from Pequot Lakes and Brainerd came away with some pretty impressive hardware during the state boys championships in Northfield over the weekend.

Both Pequot Lakes and Brainerd finished third in Class A and Class AA respectively. The Patriots finished with 161 points, 11 points behind Adrian and four ahead of Pine City. Leading the team was Clayton Foster who finished 5Th overall and 2ND in team competition with a five thousand meter time of 16:23. Kellen Braren finished 2nd for the team, followed by Silas Lydeen, Adison Runberg, Jacob headlee, Jonas Dale and Jake Braam.

The future of the team looks bright. There are two juniors on the team, the balance is sophomores.

The Warriors racked up 147 points, well ahead of 4Th place Stillwater. The harriers were paced by Thomas Ruttger who finished 4Th with a time of 16:03. He was followed by Luke Delany, Tyler Rose, Jimmy Dean, Gunner Johnson, Mitch Lorenz, and Joey Doyscher