Leading the pack of dogs was captain Clayton Lang. Out of a field of approximately 140 runners, Clayton finished ninth with a time of 18:38. Paynesville's next runner was Adam Utsch, who came in 13th with a time of 19:09.
Freshman Riley Flanders had an all-star performance, finishing 17th in 19:17. Eric Korman and Dan Pearson filled in the team's key fourth and fifth positions, placing 23rd and 24th, respectively.
A good minute or so behind them were Ryan Flanders and Eric Rausch, who finished 45th and 46th. Travis Flanders finished in 21:43, and Andrew Jones finished in 22:04.
The Bulldogs had an excellent overall team performance. Each individual runner still has room for improvement, and if that can happen then the season looks bright for Paynesville!
Varsity team standings
Individual results
Junior varsity
1. Marshall - 64
2. Montevideo - 79
3. Paynesville - 86
4. New London-Spicer - 125
5. Sauk Centre - 201
6. Lac qui Parle/D-B -209
7. CML - 227
8. Morris - 227
9. Maccray - 228
10. LPGE - 235
11. Perham - 268
20. Clayton Lang - 18:38
27. Adam Utsch - 19:09
39. Riley Flanders - 19:17
42. Eric Korman - 19:49
44. Dan Pearson - 19:54
55. Ryan Flanders - 20:56
61. Eric Rausch - 21:07
Freddie Stock ran well in the junior varsity race, finishing in ninth place. Tom Flannigan was nippin' at his heels, and finished 15th.
Junior high
Jason Wendroth had an impressive junior high performance, finishing third overall. Matt Mehr also ran strong and finished 12th. Chris Utsch ran well and came in 17th.