B-T boys third at Mel-Min meet

With two runners finishing inside the top six, the Blair-Taylor boys cross country team finished third at the Wendell Williams Invitational hosted by Melrose-Mindoro last Tuesday.

Landen Kidd finished fifth (20:18), and Caiden Lien was sixth (20:22) out of 36 runners to lead the B-T boys team, which scored 64 points. B-T finished behind Eleva-Strum by two points, while Mel-Min won the competition with 34 points. Bangor was fourth with 77 points, and Whitehall took fifth with 116. 

Robbie Brandt finished 14th for B-T (21:33), one spot better than Aaron Pabst (21:44). They were followed by Wyatt Schrock (25th, 24:39), Jeremiah Oestreich (26th, 24:40), and Harley Sweet (29th, 25:31). 

Christopher Mann led Whitehall, finishing ninth overall with a time of 20:35. He was followed by Alam Sandoval (22nd, 23:32), Finn Anderson (27th, 25:11), Naymar Maldonado (30th, 27:22), Colby Santos (32nd, 27:36), Raul Guzman Ferio (34th, 32:38), Eli Moats (35th, 34:02) and Devon Anderegg (36th, 39:29). 

The Whitehall girls finished behind Bangor, as there were only two schools with enough runners to compete in the team standings. Bangor finished with 19 points, and Whitehall had 39.

Lexi Kurth finished 11th overall with a time of 24:51 to lead Whitehall. Anna Kurth was second on the team (14th, 28:27), followed by Natalie Herber (17th, 30:56), Marisol Guzman (23rd, 35:03), Sophia Knutson (25th, 36:26), and Smith Cryslynn (26th, 42:49). 

Blair-Taylor’s Jadrean Borreson finished seventh overall with a time of 23:29. The Wildcats had three runners compete as Allie Jorgenson finished 16th (29:12), and Aleah Plege was 24th (35:30).