Sachs, Toms win cross country openers for area teams

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A lot of work during the summer months paid off in the first cross country meet of the season for Minnewaska’s Madi Sachs on Monday.

Sachs won the Morris Area Invitational with her time of 15:25.05. That was more than 13 seconds ahead of second-place finisher Maren Greenwaldt of Sauk Centre.

That first-place finish for Sachs was not quite enough to help her squad in the team standings. The Lakers finished last out of nine teams with 152 points. Canby finished first with 75 points.

GIRLS’ MORRIS

INVITATIONAL RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS – 1. Canby – 75 points; 2. Marshall – 95 points; 3. Paynesville Area – 99 points; 4. New London-Spicer – 100 points; 5. Lac qui Parle Valley – 121 points; 6. Sauk Centre – 123 points; 7. Breckenridge – 136 points; 8. Benson-KMS – 151 points; 9. Minnewaska – 152 points

MINNEWASKA GIRLS' RESULTS - 1. Sachs 15:25, 17. Halle Christianson 17:05, 44. Britta Lundblad 18:25, 53. Haley Sachs 19:33, 62. Leah Henrickson 20:58.

MINNEWASKA BOYS' RESULTS - 7. Gage Sachs 17:22.

WCA results

Kyle Toms led West Central Area to a fifth-place finish at the Morris Cross Country Invitational on Monday.

Toms won the race with his time of 16:48.86. He crossed the finish line just in front of Marshall’s Grant VanKeulen, who finished in 16:52.31.

MORRIS CROSS COUNTRY INVITE

TEAM RESULTS – 1. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle – 43 points; 2. Sauk Centre – 96 points; 3. New London-Spicer – 111 points; 4. Marshall – 122 points; 5. WCA – 127 points; 6. Canby Area – 160 points; 7. Wadena-Deer Creek – 192 points; 8. Benson-KMS – 204 points; 9. Morris Area – 211 points; 10. Ortonville – 212 points; 11. Paynesville Area – 248 points

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