Christenson claims fourth in conference meet
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MADELIA - The Martin County West/Butterfield-Odin boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams competed in the Tomahawk Valley Conference Meet on Thursday afternoon at the Madelia Golf Course. The Maverick girls finished fourth of four teams with 89 points. Martin County West boys also placed fourth, but out of seven teams in total. Here are all of the Maverick results from both 5,000-meter races.
Girls
Evelynn Christenson was the top finisher for Martin County West once again. The junior's time of 20:37.8 placed behind Riley Quigley from Loyola-Cleveland-St. Clair by five seconds, giving her the fourth spot at the finish line. Kate Swanson (25:32.2) got 21st, while Elena De La Torre (26:13.7) and Paige Hartwig (28:25.6) placed 25th and 28th.
Boys
All five Martin County West scorers placed inside the top 20 after a competitive race. Brody Cook (19:24.6) finished first in 11th place, followed by Marek Mulder (19:31.2), Elliot Reynolds (19:43.6) and Henry Fuller (19:55.2) finishing in 13th, 15th and 16th place. Conrad Gwin rounded out the group in 19th place with his time of 20:50.4.