Cross country: West Central Area runners fifth, eighth

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An eighth place finish from Abby VanKempen and a ninth place finish from Alex Toms paced the West Central Area Knights as they competed at the Little Crow Invitational in New London-Spicer last Thursday.

As a team, the West Central Area boys were fifth, while the girls turned in an eighth place finish.

LITTLE CROW CROSS COUNTRY

NEW LONDON-SPICER

BOYS’ TEAM SCORES – 1. Holdingford 57, 2. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 81, 3. Albany 88, 4. Litchfield 145, 5. West Central Area 168, 6. Sauk Centre 190, 7. Ottertail Central 201, 8. New London-Spicer 190, 9. BOLD 235, 10. Morris/CA 246, 11. Community Christian of Willmar 247, 12. Benson/KMS 269, 13. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 285, 14. Maccray/RCW 289.

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION – 1. Ben Burgett, CCS, 16:35.34.

WEST CENTRAL AREA RESULTS – 8. Abby VanKempen 16:00, 12. Kylee Fernolz 16:16, 24. Tyler Schill, 42. Devin Nelson, 45. Ryley Nelson, 48. Ethan Olson.

GIRLS’ TEAM SCORES – 1. Holdingford 62, 2. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 71, 3. Albany 82, 4. Benson/KMS 129, 5. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 149, 6. Litchfield 149, 7. Eden Valley-Watkins/Kimball 160, 8. West Central Area 160, 9. Morris Area 165.

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPION — 1. Emily Wolter, Hol, 15:04.

WEST CENTRAL AREA RESULTS – 9. Alex Toms 17:58.38, 46. Hannah Frisch, 65. Ashton Blair, 69. Stephanie Toms, 72. Megan McClain, 76. Katie Poyzer.

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