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Rush City concluded a solid year of cross country competition on Oct. 27 in Cloquet, where the girls team placed 5th and the boys placed 9th at the section 7A meet.
Senior captain Becky Kemen led the girls team with a strong time of 17:05, placing 21st. Laura Hestbeck hung on to Kemenís pace, finishing right behind her at 22nd. Amber Hoffman ran her best race of the year, finishing in 17:48.
ìWe were happy with our results. Only a few places could have put us in 4th place,î said Coach Kevin Smith.
Josh Dahl led the boys at 17:29, good for 12th place. The top 10 runners qualified for state.
ìThis was a good year with a nice group of kids. We could not have had better attitudesójust terrific. Next year we need more people to create competition within the team,î said Coach Kevin Smith.
Smith said the team will miss its two seniors, Lance Peterson and Matt Wuorinen. ìThey are very hard workers and great teammates for the underclassmen,î he said.
Top 10 team scores, girls: Intíl Falls 58, Esko 60, Ely 68, Carlton-Wrenshall 158, Rush City 165, Proctor 169, Chisholm 176, Pine City 194, Mesabi East 217, Marshall 253.
Individual scores, girls (medalist time 15:30): Becky Kemen 17:05; Hestbeck 17:07; Hoffman 17:48; Michelle Stenger 18:19; Kasey Fleming 18:23.
Top 10 team scores, boys: Eveleth-Gilbert 74, Pine City 84, Hinckley-Finlayson 93, Carlton-Wrenshall 102, Marshall 156, Esko 157, Intíl Falls 175, Cromwell-Floodwood 255, Rush City 266, Proctor 281.
Individual scores, boys (medalist time 16:42): Dahl 17:29; Peterson 18:47; Sean Karvonen 19:90; Matt Wuorinen 19:16; Zach Johnson 19:44; Jon Meis 21:26.
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