Card Nordic skiing: Alexandria second, fourth at Willmar

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Cody Call finished 12th as the boys came in second.
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ulia Sieling (right) jumped to the front of the pack early on in the Nordic ski race at Willmar last week, finishing third overall for the Cardinals.

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The Cardinal Nordic ski teams put together one of their best finishes of the season at the Willmar Invite last Tuesday.

The Alexandria boys finished second as a team, while the girls took fourth. The Cardinal boys had three top-10 individual finishes. Jimmy Lovrien paved the way, finishing sixth overall in a time of 19:09 on the 5K course. Tyler Johnson was right behind him in seventh (19:22), while Todd Johnson was ninth (20:15). Cody Call also raced varsity for Alex, finishing 12th in a time of 20:37.

The girls were led by Julia Sieling’s third-place individual finish. She completed the 5K course in 21:51. Melissa Gromatka was seventh (22:41), Leah Stinson finished in 14th place (25:01) and Katie Lovrien was 21st (26:17).

WILLMAR INVITE

BOYS TEAM RESULTS – 5K Freestyle – 1. St. Cloud Tech – 18; 2. Alexandria – 34; 3. Mora – 43; 4. St. Cloud Apollo – 62; 5. Willmar – 76

GIRLS TEAM RESULTS – 5K Freestyle – 1. St. Cloud Cathedral – 36; 2. St. Cloud Apollo – 43; 3. Mora – 46; 4. Alexandria – 55; 5. St. Cloud Tech – 75; 6. Willmar – 91

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