TRACY – Jenna Pavich established a new course record to capture top individual honors in powering the Class A No. 2-ranked Fairmont Cardinal girls cross country lineup to a first-place finish at the Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Invitational on Thursday in Tracy.

While Iliana Ramon and Molly Hawkins joined the Class A 10th-ranked Pavich in the competition’s top 10 tier, Andrew Moeller pocketed seventh place overall to steer the Fairmont boys team to a third-place showing.

“We’re just thankful that Tracy-Milroy-Balaton let us compete in the race at the last minute,” Fairmont head coach Bob Bonk said in reference to the invite’s late addition after the Cardinals’ originally-scheduled competition – the Tri-City United Invite in Montgomery – was cancelled on Wednesday due to the course’s soggy conditions.

Pavich covered the 5,000-meter distance in 20 minutes, 25 seconds to earn first place in pacing the Cardinals’ 34-97 margin of victory over runner-up Canby.

“Jenna ran extremely well again, while I thought our girls, overall, really packed it in tightly and that’s the key to having success as a team,” said Bonk.

Iliana Ramon produced a fifth-place overall time of 21:27 to pack scoring punch for Fairmont, while Molly Hawkins claimed ninth place overall by crossing the finish line in 21:46.

Seventh-grader Laura Thompson made her varsity cross country debut by netting fourth on the Cardinals’ squad en route to a 13th-place showing with a 5K time of 22:01.

Sarah Krumholz took 14th overall with a time of 22:04 for Fairmont, while Tabitha Thatcher garnered 15th by finishing the race in 22:08.

Emily Haugen generated a time of 22:38 to pocket 23rd overall for the red-and-white, Lizzy Subbert captured the next spot with a mark of 22:50, Megan Hawkins produced a time of 23:14 to net 27th place, while Anna Sundblad rounded out the Cardinals’ 10 varsity runners with a 42nd-place showing of 24:13.

Windom Area tallied 55 points to win the boys’ team crown, Murray County Central merited runner-up honors with 79, while Fairmont claimed third at 87.

“I thought our boys did a nice job of placing third out of 13 complete teams today,” said Bonk. “It was a hilly course, but it was great viewing for the spectators, and the meet was well-organized.”

Moeller crossed the 5K finish line in 18:19 to break into the top 10 individual placers at seventh, while teammates Nathan Willett and Darrian Kueker each posted top-20 times.

Willett covered the distance in 18:55 to take 16th place overall, while Kueker turned in a time of 19:09 to pocket 19th place for the Cardinals.

Dayton Pasch netted a time of 19:33 to place 24th for Fairmont, Ben Huinker compiled a mark of 19:48 to collect 31st place, while Dylan Kennedy ran a 19:58 to garner 36th overall.

Brandon Williams merited 47th overall by crossing the finish line in 20:30, Cody Lane claimed 51st in 20:46, Jacob Lueth finished in 21:29 to take 66th, while Charles Garbers turned in a time of 21:52 to net 75th overall for the Cardinals.

Central Minnesota Christian’s Matthew VanEps ran a time of 17:29 to win the invite’s boys’ individual championship.

Fairmont competes in the 49th edition of the Turkey Trot Invite at 4:30 p.m. next Thursday in Worthington.

Tracy-Milroy-Balaton

Cross Country Invite

At Tracy

Girls Division (5K)

Team Standings: 1. Fairmont 34; 2. Canby 97; 3. Redwood Valley 134; 4. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 144; 5. Murray County Central 157; 6. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 165; 7. Worthington 183; 8. Heron Lake-Okabena 192; 9. Windom Area 204; 10. Adrian Area 222; 11. Springfield 235; 12. BOLD 285.

Incomplete: Pipestone Area; Southwest Minnesota Christian; Central Minnesota Christian; Lakeview.

Individual Results (Top 10): 1. Jenna Pavich (Fairmont) 20:25; 2. Lauren Karnitz (Redwood Valley) 20:29; 3. Morgan Gehl (MCC) 20:41; 4. Livia Wallace (Pipestone) 21:21; 5. Iliana Ramon (Fairmont) 21:27; 6. Rachel Salentiny (Heron Lake-Okabena) 21:28; 7. Christianna Green (Windom) 21:30; 8. Moriah Bullerman (Adrian) 21:33; 9. Molly Hawkins (F) 21:46; 10. Sena Uli (Worthington) 21:48.

Other Fairmont Results: 13. Laura Thompson 22:01; 14. Sarah Krumholz 22:04; 15. Tabitha Thatcher 22:08; 23. Emily Haugen 22:38; 24. Lizzy Subbert 22:50; 27. Megan Hawkins 23:14; 42. Anna Sundblad 24:13.

Boys Division (5K)

Team Standings: 1. Windom Area 55; 2. Murray County Central 79; 3. Fairmont 87; 4. Redwood Valley 132; 5. Canby 139; 6. Worthington 139; 7. Pipestone 176; 8. Springfield 238; 9. BOLD 264; 10. HLO 265; 11. Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s 278; 12. MACCRAY 311; 13. Lakeview 317.

Incomplete: Central Minnesota Christian, TMB and Adrian Area.

Individual Results (Top 10): 1. Matthew VanEps (Central Minnesota Christian) 17:29; 2. Carter Menz (Redwood Valley) 17:36; 3. Anthony Wollum (Canby) 17;38; 4. John Irwin (Windom) 17:41; 5. Logan Knutson (HLO) 17:47; 6. Nickolas Green (Windom) 18:11; 7. Andrew Moeller (F) 18:19; 8. isaiah Olsem (MCC) 18:31; 9. Isaac Tade (Windom) 18:33; 10. Justin Clarke (MCC) 18:34.

Other Fairmont Results: 16. Nathan Willett 18:55; 19. Darrian Kueker 19:09; 24. Dayton Pasch 19:33; 31. Ben Huinker 19:48; 36. Dylan Kennedy 19:58; 47. Brandon Williams 20:30; 51. Cody Lane 20:46; 66. Jacob Lueth 21:29; 75. Charles Garbers 21:52.

Junior Varsity Results

Girls Division (5K)

Team Standings: 1. Pipestone 32; 2. Southwest Minnesota Christian 53; 3. Canby 54; 4. Fairmont 109; 5. Redwood Valley 126; 6. Worthington 151.

Incomplete: Tracy-Milroy-Balaton; Adrian Area; Wabasso; Lakeview; BOLD; Heron Lake-Okabena; MACCRAY; Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s.

Individual Results (Top 5): 1 Jori Strasser (Pipestone) 19:00; 2. Makayla Johnson (SWMC) 19:11; 3. Elora Ramon (Fairmont) 19:38; 4. Jonna Strasser (Pipestone) 19:51; 5. Zoe Velde (Pipestone) 20:07.

Other Fairmont Results: 22. Kobi Malo 21:40; 34. Annie Mittelstadt 22:59; 39. Yatzi Balderas 23:19; 51. Alyse Schwebke 25:19; 57. Emily Kerekes 26:40.

Boys Division (5K)

Team Standings: 1. Worthington 27; 2. Pipestone 37; 3. Redwood Valley 72; 4. Fairmont 95; 5. Canby 139; 6. Heron Lake-Okabena 156.

Incomplete: Wabasso; MACCRAY; Windom; Lakeview; Tracy-Milroy-Balaton; Adrian Area; Southwest Minnesota Christian.

Individual Results (Top 5): 1. Seth Lingen (Pipestone) 16:15; 2. Alex Magana (Worthington) 16:16; 3. Colin Smidt (Worthington) 16:32; 4. Xole Zephier (Pipestone) 16:36; 5. New Bu (Worthington) 16:42.

Fairmont Results: 11. Jack Rosenberg 17:26; 13. Blake Haugen 17:27; 17. Tyrell Zieske 17:35; 24. Jaxon Jurgens 18:06; 55. Martin Mittelstadt 21:17.

Junior High Results

Girls Division (2 Miles)

Team Standings: 1. Canby 26; 2. Fairmont 39; 3. Redwood Valley 65; 4. Wabasso 107; 5. Lakeview 129.

Incomplete: Adrian Area; Central Minnesota Christian; Springfield; Windom; Worthington; Tracy-Milroy-Balaton; BOLD; Murray County Central; Pipestone; Southwest Minnesota Christian; Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s.

Individual Results: 1. McKenzie Ruether (Canby) 8:04; 2. Hannah Jelen (Canby) 8:19; 3. Jordan Munson (TMB) 8:43; 4. Catherine Buffie (RV) 8:45; 5. Hannah Neusch (Fairmont) 8:46.

Other Fairmont Results: 8. Tessa Fowler 9:01; 9. Sara Sundblad 9:06; 10. Emma Gudahl 9:10; 17. Hannah Linse 9:33; 26. Taylor Shumski 9:55; 34. Tabitha Willner 10:14; 37. Angelica Kerekes 10:25.

Boys Division (2 Miles)

Team Standings: 1. Worthington 55; 2. BOLD 65; 3. Windom 68; 4. Pipestone 85; 5. Murray County Central 124; 6. Canby 141; 7. Redwood Valley 156; 8. S.E. St. Mary’s 203.

Incomplete: Wabasso; Lakeview; Southwest Minnesota Christian; Adrian Area; MACCRAY; Fairmont; Tracy-Milroy Balaton; Heron Lake-Okabena; Springfield.

Individual Results (Top 5): 1. Maverick Beckman (MCC) 7:26; 2. Connor Artner (Fairmont) 7:32; 3. Jayson Peyerl (RV) 7:36; 4. Jose Reveles (Worthington) 7:42; 5. Aaron Lingen (Pipestone) 7:43.

Other Fairmont Result: 6. William Saari 7:47.