Fairmont teams place second at I-90 Invite
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FAIRMONT - Both Fairmont boys and girls cross country teams earned second place during Thursday afternoon's I-90 Invite held at Cedar Creek Park. Luverne took home first in both races, beating the Fairmont boys (78 points) and girls (59 points), respectively. Here are some results from Fairmont's second home competition of the season.
Boys
Cole Hanson won his fifth race of the season after another strong showing at Cedar Creek Park, finishing with a time of 17:08.8 and outpacing Luverne's Marcus Papik by 17 seconds. Devin Hanson wasn't far behind in his eighth-place position and ran for a season-best time of 18:20.1. Michael Hamlet (18:51.4) notched 12th, and Isaac Laidig (20:31.5) got 26th. Seventh graders Nolan Harris (21:06.0) and Asher Oskerson (21:22.2) placed 31st and 32nd, respectively.
Girls
Sophia Streit and Brooklyn Stone once again led the charge for the Fairmont girls. After running together for most of the race, it was Streit (20:55.4) who edged Stone (20:56.4) to secure second place. Martin County West's Evelynn Christenson took home first place after an impressive time of 20:40.7. Ellie Drever was the third-highest Fairmont scorer. Drever (22:15.2) outpaced Luverne's Emary Zwaan for ninth. Nallely Ortiz Hernandez (23:46.0) and Addison Lintelman (23:46.5) rounded off the Cardinals’ top five finishers after placing 22nd and 23rd.