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Conference rival St. Cloud Cathedral, now ranked #1 in the state, won the Class A meet. Six state-rated teams finished in the top ten at the meet, formerly held in Princeton and then Milaca.

The Dogs placed 18th, 40 points behind conference rival Sauk Centre in 14th.

The Dogs ran in three packs on Saturday. Junior Dugan Flanders (58th) and ninth grader Jonathan Kerzman (61st) finished three seconds apart; ninth graders Jamison Wall (113th) and Josh Sturtz (118th) finished five seconds apart; and junior Peder Thompson (140th) and ninth grader Nathan Friederichs (149th) finished 11 seconds apart, with sophomore Chris Block (157th) another ten seconds back.

A highlight for the Dogs was their seventh-grade team taking fifth place out of more than 100 schools. Tanner Wendroth led the way with a third-place finish, earning a trophy, followed by Trevor Spanier (14th), Zach Friederichs (29th), Mitchell Meed (30th), Devon Koerner (49th), Brandon Blonigen (50th), Donovan Lura (57th), and Joachim Speldrich (58th) in team scoring.

In other races, ninth grader Ezra Thompson finished 51st out of 156 ninth grade runners. And, among 175 eighth-grade runners, Kohl Nehowig was 29th, Donald Neu 64th, David Ruprecht 90th, and Mark Anderson 152nd.

This week, the Dogs will host their only home meet of the season on Thursday at Koronis Hills. Thirteen teams are expected, with the schedule as follows: boys junior high at 4:30 p.m.; girls junior high at 4:35 p.m.; boys varsity at 4:50 p.m.; boys junior varsity at 5:15 p.m.; girls varsity at 5:40 p.m.; and girls junior varsity at 6 p.m.

Team Scores
1. Cathedral 93
2. Blue Earth 108
3. Fairmont 128
4. Esko 172
5. Byron 180
6. Eveleth-Gilbert 183
7. Redwood Valley 221
8. Adrian 226
9. United South Central 269
10. Minnehaha Academy 270
11. Pierz 326
12. Kingsland 418
13. Duluth Marshall 420
14. Sauk Centre 449
15. Rush City 465
16. Canby-Minnota-Lincoln-HI 467
17. Delano 467
18. Paynesville 490
19. Lake City 503
20. Concordia Academy 507
21. Mayer Lutheran 547
22. Blooming Prairie 590
23. St. Croix Lutheran 624
24. Maple River 647
25. East Grand Forks 675
26. Pequot Lakes 682
27. Minnesota Valley Lutheran 684
28. Sleepy Eye-St. Mary's 710
29. Mankato Loyola 740
30. Royalton 751
31. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 826
(Plus 25 incomplete teams.)

Individual Results
58. Dugan Flanders 18:26
61. Jonathan Kerzman 18:29
113. Jamison Wall 19:16
118. Josh Sturtz 19:21
140. Peder Thompson 19:54
149. Nathan Friederichs 20:05
157. Chris Block 20:15

Pierz Stampede
The Bulldogs placed 14th, out of 22 teams, at the Pierz Stampede on Monday, Sept. 19. The Dogs added this meet to their schedule this year because Pierz will host the section meet in October.

Coach Darrel Carstens said the Dogs were not pleased with their overall performance at this meet but ran a lot better on Saturday.

Flanders and Kerzman finished one place apart, in 46th and 47th, to lead the Dogs again.

Peder Thompson, Wall, and Sturtz completed the Dogs' team score by finishing consecutively (80th, 81st, and 82nd respectively). Only one second separated the trio of runners.

Team Scores
1. Cathedral 70
2. Brainerd 75
3. Annandale 93
4. Pine City 169
5. Crosby-Ironton 175
6. LPGE 206
7. Hinckley-Finlayson 225
8. Wadena-Deer Creek 229
9. Mora 229
10. Milaca 233
11. Pierz 239
12. Litchfield 285
13. Albany 299
14. Paynesville 325
15. Rockford 339
(Plus seven incomplete teams.)

Individual Results
46. Dugan Flanders 18:36
47. Jonathan Kerzman 18:43
80. Peder Thompson 19:34
81. Jamison Wall 19:34
82. Josh Sturtz 19:35
98. Tanner Wendroth 20:30
Nathan Friederichs 21:12