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
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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