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Running in windy and rainy conditions, the Dogs ran in the top 40 percent at the meet, which featured six teams rated in the top ten in the state in Class A.

Adrian, rated sixth in Class A, won the meet with 156 points, followed by tenth-rated Eveleth-Gilbert (175), fifth-rated Fairmont (188), and eighth-rated St. Cloud Cathedral (227).

The Dogs finished in 19th place, between Kingsland (441) in 18th and Pierz (506) in 20th.

Senior Dugan Flanders led the Dogs by running in 67th place, improving his time at the mega meet by over one minute.

Eighth grader Tanner Wendroth was next for the Dogs, finishing in 74th place. He was the highest finishing eighth grader in the Class A varsity race, beating an eighth grader from Cathedral by a half second.

Sophomore Josh Sturtz (106th), sophomore Ezra Thompson (112th), and ninth grader Kohl Nehowig (125th) completed the Dogs' team score. Nearly 250 runners competed in the Class A boys' varsity race.

"The boys' average time of 18:51 is a good move upward," said coach Darrel Carstens. "We had some personal bests and overall an improvement for the team. We are progressing."

Ninth graders David Ruprecht (100th), Donald Neu (124th), and Mark Anderson (142nd) ran in the 4,000-meter ninth grade race, which featured more than 160 runners.

Eighth graders Trevor Spanier (89th) and Devon Koerner (142nd) ran in the 3,200-meter eighth grade race, with over 170 runners.

Seventh graders Patrick Hoeft (13th) and Donovan Lura (97th) ran in the 3,200-meter seventh grade race with over 150 runners.

This week, the Dogs will host a home meet at Koronis Hills Golf Course on Thursday. The meet starts at 4:30 p.m. with the junior high boys; at 4:45 p.m. the junior high girls will run; at 5 p.m. the varsity boys will run; at 5:25 p.m. the junior varsity boys will run; at 5:55 p.m. the varsity girls will run; and at 6:20 p.m. the junior varsity girls will run.

Team Scores
1. Adrian 156
2. Eveleth-Gilbert 175
3. Fairmont 188
4. St. Cloud Cathedral 227
5. Mora 230
6. Pine City 231
7. Concordia Academy 272
8. Holy Family Catholic 279
9. Blue Earth 284
10. Bowman (N.D.) 322
11. Redwood Valley 334
12. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 344
13. Cook County/Silver Bay 363
14. Sauk Centre 366
15. St. James 373
16. Lake City 381
17. Byron 396
18. Kingsland 441
19. Paynesville 484
20. Pierz 506
21. Delano 520
22. Duluth Marshall 524
23. Trinity 557
24. East Grand Forks 559
25. St. Croix Lutheran 572
26. Sleepy Eye/St. Mary's 600
27. Mayer Lutheran 618
28. AlBrook 657
29. Royalton 676
30. Pequot Lakes 724
31. Maple River 760
(17 teams incomplete)

Individual Results
67. Dugan Flanders 18:10.5
74. Tanner Wendroth 18:16.5
106. Josh Sturtz 19:03.7
112. Ezra Thompson 19:15.7
125. Kohl Nehowig 19:32.0
128. Elliott Wall 19:34.9

Pierz Meet
The Bulldogs finished 12th out of 25 teams at a meet at Pierz on Monday, Sept. 18. Pierz will host the Section 5A meet again this year.

Senior Dugan Flanders led the Dogs by finishing 26th, followed by eighth grader Tanner Wendroth in 41st. Sophomore Ezra Thompson (65th), sophomore Josh Sturtz (89th), and senior Elliott Wall (95th) - returning to the varsity lineup - completed the Dogs' team score.

"The boys at the top had decent times and some personal bests, but the pack following them has to move up," said coach Darrel Carstens. "Five of the teams ahead of us have been state ranked, so the competition was tough, but we have to do better to get towards the top."

A highlight for the Dogs was their junior varsity team finishing seventh out of 26 teams.

Team Scores
1. Brainerd 42
2. Mora 112
3. LPGE 143
4. Pine City 157
5. St. Cloud Cathedral 173
6. Annandale 176
7. Staples-Motley 199
8. Albany 210
9. Rockford 282
10. Milaca 284
11. Pierz 302
12. Paynesville 316
13. Little Falls 345
14. Litchfield 357
15. St. John's Prep 379
16. Wadena-Deer Creek 410
17. Royalton 473
18. Princeton 496
19. Maple Lake 561
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Individual Results
26. Dugan Flanders 17:59
41. Tanner Wendroth 18:29
65. Ezra Thompson 19:03
89. Josh Sturtz 19:47
95. Elliott Wall 20:05
98. Kohl Nehowig 20:07

Junior Varsity Results
37. Trevor Spanier 21:01
64. Patrick Hoeft 21:49
71. David Ruprecht 22:05
72. Donald Neu 22:06
126. Mark Anderson 25:11