Macy Hanson

BLUE EARTH — Fairmont junior standout Macy Hanson is settling into her long-distance running rhythm and continued her winning ways on Tuesday.

Only five days after defending her I-90 Invitational individual championship at Cedar Park in Fairmont, Hanson crossed the finish line first in the Buc Invitational’s 5,000-meter race with a gold-medal time of 19:46.4.

Hanson paced Fairmont’s runner-up team showing of 54 to finish only 15 positional points behind Buc Invite girls champion Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey.

Kendra Blomster continued her top-10 performances for the Cardinals by capturing ninth place overall with a time of 22:47.6 to pack solid scoring punch to complement Hanson’s effort.

Carys Gudahl contributed a 12th-place time of 23:20.9 to Fairmont’s performance, Gwyneth Schultz netted 15th in 23:47.5, while Brooklyn Stone completed the counting marks in 17th place in 24:24.3.

Paige DeBoer (30th in 26:59.2), Rylee Maday (33rd in 28:10.6) and Elizabeth Hart (35th in 28:35.3 completed the Cardinals’ overall effort.

Aubrey Woodwick nailed down fifth place overall with a time of 21:53.7 to top host BEA’s fourth-place team total of 93, while teammate Sidney Eitzmann contributed a 10th-place showing of 22:48.2.

In the boys division, Kody Wassman and Zach Klassen produced a respective 1-3 showing in 16:27.9 and 17:18.6 to power MLAC to a 35-53 victory over Fairmont.

Gavin Artner and Brier Lenort generated top-10 performances for Fairmont, with Artner claiming fifth overall in 17:29.2, while Lenort captured the 10th spot with a time of 18:16.9.

The Cardinals then displayed their traditional ‘pack-running’ style as Cooper Gudahl, Braydon Lindsay, Jaydon Putney and Andrew Haugen crossed the finish line in 11th, 13th, 14th and 15th places, respectively. Gudahl posted a time of 18:27.5, Lindsay checked his watch at 18:42.2, Putney followed in the scoring order with an 18:44.7, while Haugen netted an 18:45.4.

Landon Weber (23rd, 19:28.22), Will Niestrath (24th, 19:35.8) and Isaac Stone (20:38.4) completed the Cardinals’ effort.

Brady Lorenz captured 22nd place overall by crossing the wire in 19:21.9 to top host BEA’s fifth-place boys’ team showing of 148.

Fairmont and Blue Earth Area compete in the Big South Conference Meet next Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Marshall Country Club.

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BUC INVITE (5K Race)

At Riverside Town &

Country Club

Girls Division

Team Standings: 1. Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 39; 2. Fairmont 54; 3. St. James Area 71; 4. Blue Earth Area 93; 5. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 101.

Individual Results (Top 10): 1. Macy Hanson (Fairmont) 19:46.4; 2. Katelyn Friesen (SJA) 20:55.4; 3. America Trejo (SJA) 21:14.0; 4. Meghan Johnson (MLAC) 21:37.1; 5. Aubrey Woodwick (BEA) 21:53.7; 6. Julia Brinkman (MLAC) 22:09.7; 7. Lydia Rete (MLAC) 22:27.7; 8. Hannah Beyer (MLAC) 22:42.9; 9. Kendra Blomster (Fairmont) 22:47.6; 10. Sidney Eitzmann (BEA) 22:48.2.

Other Fairmont Results: 12. Carys Gudahl 23:20.9; 15. Gwyneth Schultz 23:47.5; 17. Brooklyn Stone 24:24.3; 30. Paige DeBoer 26:59.2; 33. Rylee Maday 28:10.6; 35. Elizabeth Hart 28:35.3.

Other Blue Earth Area Results: 13. Natalie Griffey 23:24.3; 34. Leah Becker 28:12.8; 38. Makayla Ankeny 31:13.1; 39. Myla Eastman 32:49.4.

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Boys Division

Team Standings: 1. MLAC 35; 2. Fairmont 53; 3. St. James Area 54; 4. LCWM/Nicollet 78; 5. BEA 148.

Individual Results (Top 10): 1. Kody Wassman (MLAC) 16:27.9; 2. Levi Miest (SJA) 16:41.4; 3. Zach Klassen (MLAC) 17:18.6; 4. Tyrone Stout (MLAC) 17:23.3; 5. Gavin Artner (Fairmont) 17:29.2; 6. Jacob Friesen (SJA) 17:38.1; 7. Ethan Schroeder (MLAC) 17:46.2; 8. Charlie Gengler (LCWMN) 18:04.4; 9. Mason Anderson (LCWMN) 18:14.3; 10. Brier Lenort (Fairmont) 18:16.9.

Other Fairmont Results: 11. Cooper Gudahl 18:27.5; 13. Braydon Lindsay 18:42.2; 14. Jaydon Putney 18:44.7; 15. Andrew Haugen 18:45.4; 23. Landon Weber 19:28.2; 24. Will Niestrath 19:35.8; 32. Isaac Stone 20:38.4.

BEA Results: 22. Brady Lorenz 19:21.9; 34. Devin Haase 21:00.0; 39. Marcus Eckles 22:21.9; 40. Aiden Donahue 22:25.5; 41. Seth Mathews 22:26.8; 42. Owen Jahnke 23:14.3; 43. Oliver Ankeny 23:39.7; 44. Jason Casey 24:41.5; 45. Gibson Haase 25:22.7.