Card Nordic skiing: Redbirds ski to fifth, sixth at Brainerd

• Jimmy Lovrien

Contributed Jimmy Lovrien finished 15th for the Cardinals as they competed in the rain, slush and snow at the Brainerd Invitational Continuous Pursuit meet last week.

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There was rain, there was sleet and there was snow – a little bit of everything for a December Nordic ski meet last Thursday at the Northland Arboretum in Brainerd, where the Alexandria boys’ team finished fifth and the girls were sixth.

Todd Johnson led all Cardinal boys with an 11th place finish, while Julia Sieling’s 16th place paced the girls’ team.

Jimmy Lovrien was 15th, Tyler Johnson 18th and Cody Call 19th.

The rest of the Alexandria girls’ finishers were Melissa Gromatka in 20th, Katie Lovrien in 33rd and Lauren Hagstrom in 34th.

The meet, scheduled to host 13 teams, was down to just six due to the pending winter storm. Two hours of rain preceded the snow, turning the course into a slushy mess.

The event included 3.3 kilometers of classical skiing, followed by 3.3 kilometers of skating without a break.

The boys’ event was won by Ricky Devine of Little Falls, with Bailey Drewes of Bemidji winning the girls’ race.

BRAINERD INVITATIONAL

CONTINUOUS PURSUIT MEET

BOYS’ TEAM SCORES – 1. St. Cloud Tech 388, 2. Little Falls 356, 3. Bemidji 350, 4. Mora 342, 5. Alexandria 341, 6. Brainerd 331, 7. Buffalo 85.

INDIVIDUAL WINNER – Ricky Devine, Little Falls, 22:57.

ALEXANDRIA FINISHERS – 11. Todd Johnson 25:07, 15. Jimmy Lovrien 25:43, 18. Tyler Johnson 26:33, 19. Cody Call 26.38.

GIRLS’ TEAM SCORES – 1. Little Falls 386, 2. Brainerd and Mora 361, 4. Bemidji 343, 5. Buffalo 328, 6. Alexandria 301, 7. St. Cloud Tech 279.

INDIVIDUAL WINNER – Bailey Drewes, Bemidji, 27:51.

ALEXANDRIA FINISHERS – 16. Julia Sieling 31:55, 20. Melissa Gromatka 32:47, 33. Katie Lovrien 35:17, 34. Lauren Hagstrom 35:19.

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