Colfax girls’ Cross Country goes the distance for second at Fall Creek, boys finish fifth

By Cara L. Dempski

FALL CREEK — The Vikings girls’ cross country team ran without Erica Kallstrom at Fall Creek last weekend, but still held its own.

Colfax’s ladies brought home a second-place team finish out of eight teams at the September 9 Knudtson Invitational with just five runners, all of whom finished between 13th and 21st.

The boys’ team nabbed fifth place against a field of eight at the meet.

Hailey Prince led the Viking girls to the finish with a 24:35.2 race to take 13th. Addisyn Olson and Juelia Berger were 17th and 18th with times of 24:55.9 and 25:11.5, and Mackenzie Jensen and Jayna Bowe completed the girls’ team with times of 25:22.1 and 25:32.7 for 20th and 21st.

The Lady Vikings reeled in 79 points in the meet for second place, but were bested by Tomahawk in the girls’ team standings after the Hatchets tallied just 33 points. Kari Herman of Osseo-Fairchild won the individual race with a time of 20:21.4.

On the boys’ team, Luke Heidorn was first to cross the finish line, which he did in 19:29.1 to take 16th place. Trey Hovde, fresh off a football game the night before, ran a 19:32.2 race to take 18th place overall.

Noah Heidorn placed 22nd with a time of 19:55.6, Brady Lawrence finished in 20:07.0 for 25th, and Cole Seehaver was 29th after his 20:24.9 race. Sawyer Best rounded out the team with a 21:13.4 run for 40th place.

Durand took top team honors in the boys’ race after accruing just 36 points to Colfax’s 101. Dan Lau of Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran High School won the individual race with a 17:23.0 finish.

The Vikings’ cross country teams traveled to Rice Lake Tuesday night to test their mettle on the UW-Barron County course before running their first Dunn-St. Croix conference meet at Mondovi next Tuesday, September 19.

GIRLS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 13. Hailey Prince 24:35.2, 17. Addisyn Olson 24:55.9, 18. Juelia Berger 25:11.5, 20. Mackenzie Jensen 25:22.1, 21. Jayna Bowe 25:32.7.

GIRLS’ TEAM RESULTS: 1. Tomahawk 22, 2. Colfax 79, 3. Fall Creek 88, 4. Boyceville 103, 5. Durand 118, 6. Spring Valley 126, 7. Osseo-Fairchild 135, 8. Bloomer 165.

BOYS’ INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 16. Luke Heidorn 19:29.1, 18. Trey Hovde 19:32.2, 22. Noah Heidorn 19:55.6, 25. Brady Lawrence 20:07.0, 29. Cole Seehaver 20:24.9, 40. Sawyer Best 21:13.4.

BOYS’ TEAM RESULTS: 1. Durand 36, 2. Tomahawk 69, 3. EC Immanuel 84, 4. Bloomer 87, 5. Colfax 101, 6. Spring Valley 163, 7. Boyceville 163, 8. Fall Creek 180.