PERHAM – The Wadena-Deer Creek cross country season kicked off on Friday at the third annual Brave Like Gabe invitational in Perham at Arvig Park.
The WDC girls took third place with a team score of 132. The Wolverines were led by Britta Sweeney, who took 18th place with a time of 21:41.234. Amber Collins (21:52.209, 19th) and Karly Haverkamp (21:53.245, 20th) finished right behind Sweeney.
Ally Pavek took 40th place with a time of 22:57.350, while Lydia Oldakowski rounded out the varsity point scorers at 23:02.203 in 42nd place. Cambrie Geiger (26:42.738) and Noelle Spicer (27:06.187) also finished for the Wolverines.
Perham took home the top spot with a team score of 41. Moorhead edged out WDC with a score of 78 for second place. Pequot Lakes' Calia Chaney ran the fastest time in 19:26.135, followed by Bemidji's Mia Hoffman (19:29.164) and United North Central's Anjalie Aho (20:27.156).
The WDC boys took eighth place with a score of 203. Fargo North claimed the top spot with 56 points, followed by Bemidji (69) and Perham (103).
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Bjorn Bunsberg turned in the fastest time for the Wolverines at 17:54.479, which put him in 17th place. Lane Hoefs wasn't far behind in 20th place with a time of 18:03.131.
Phillip Ross (19:41.140, 45th), Grant Nelson (19:48.164, 50th), Diego Shaw (23:54.209, 90th) and Tayton Lehmann (23:55.116, 91st) also clocked varsity times.
Fargo North's Owen Sondag ran the fastest time at 16:34.351, followed by Bemidjis's Carson Maish at 16:40.112.
BRAVE LIKE GABE INVITATIONAL BOYS TEAM SCORES- 1- Fargo North 56, 2- Bemidji 69, 3- Perham 102, 4- Moorhead 135, 5- Lake Park-Audubon 135, 6- Little Falls 159, 7- Hawley 190, 8- Wadena-Deer Creek 203, 9- Thief River Falls 233, 10- Pequot Lakes 258, 11- Fargo-Shanley 286, 12- Pelican Rapids 288, 13- Ada-Borup-NCW 336, 14- Bagley-Fosston 410
BRAVE LIKE GABE INVITATIONAL GIRLS TEAM SCORES- 1- Perham 41, 2- Moorhead 78, 3- Wadena-Deer Creek 132, 4- Fargo-Shanley 132, 5- Little Falls 134, 7- Fargo North 161, 8- Hawley 204, 9- Pequot Lakes 208, 10- Thief River Falls 230, 11- Pelican Rapids 298
WADENA-DEER CREEK BOYS VARSITY FINISHERS- 17- Bjorn Brunsberg 17:54.479, 20- Lane Hoefs 18:03.131, 45- Phillip Ross 19:41.140, 50- Grant Nelson 19:48.164, 90- Diego Shaw 23:54.209, 91- Tayton Lehmann 23:55.116
WADENA-DEER CREEK GIRLS VARSITY FINISHERS- 18- Britta Sweeney 21:41.234, 19- Amber Collins 21:52.209, 20- Karly Haverkamp 21:53.245, 40- Ally Pavek 22:57.350, 42- Lydia Oldakowski 23:02.203, 80- Cambrie Geiger 26:42.738, 82- Noelle Spicer 27:06.187
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