Area Cross-Country: Pillager girls 5th behind Reeder

By Brainerd Dispatch, Conrad Engstrom

September 13, 2021 08:45 PM

LONG PRAIRIE — Emma Reeder finished fifth for the Pillager girls in 21:27.4 as the Huskies finished fifth as a team Monday, Sept. 13, in the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Invite.

Lindy Cordes also had a top-10 finish for the Huskies with an eighth-place finish in 22:00.3.

Verndale’s Olivia Stanley turned in a 14th place performance in 22:56.1.

Braden Hoffer led the Pillager boys in 22:00.6 while Michael Uselman led the Verndale boys in 21:36.6.

Boys results

Team scores: 1-West Central 36, 2-St. John’s Prep 72, 3-Sauk Centre 117, 4-Holdingford 117, 5-Melrose 165, 6-Brandon Evansville 168, 7-Royalton 207, 8-Osakis 208, 9-Border West 210, 10-Morris 231, 11-Frazee 278, 12-Parkers Prairie 335, 13-Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 362, 14-Pillager 401

Individual winner: Alex Salwasser (West Central) 16:48.6

Pillager results: 82-Braden Hoffer 22:00.6, 94-Jakeb Hooge 22:36.8, 122-Micah Moyer 23:32.6, 130-Ian Dickinson 23:44.5, 131-Gunnar Casuse 23:48.5, 150-Brenden Brichacek 25:17.9, 155-Jayde Jordahl 25:47.8

Verndale results: 74-Michael Uselman 21:36.6, 104-Diego Shaw 22:58.4

Girls results

Team scores: 1-West Central 54, 2-Holdingford 90, 3-St. John’s Prep 90, 4-Melrose 100, 5-Pillager 127, 6-Paynesville 166, 7-Sauk Centre 194, 8-Frazee 202, 9-Border West 210, 10-Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 210

Individual winner: Lexi Bright (West Central) 20:33.5

Pillager results: 5-Emma Reeder 21:27.4, 8-Lindy Cordes 22:00.3, 44-Sienna Swanberg 25:11.0, 50-Kylee Wilson 25:30.3, 51-Allie Watson 25:30.9, 52-Elsie Turner 25:45.4, 57-Juliana Ewald 26:41.1, 64-Zoe Adams 28:06.9, 65-Jenna Woidyla 28:08.2, 70-Hunter Woidyla 28:25.3, 90-Hannah Christle 34:27.7, 95-Jaelyn Jordahl 39:24.6, 96-Emma Schmit 39:33.4, 97-Laci Gibbs 39:33.4

Verndale results: 14-Olivia Stanley 22:56.1, 38-Mia Arroyo 24:46.2

Next: Pillager at Pine River-Backus Invite 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16; Verndale in Pillager Invite at Madden’s Resort 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23; Staples-Motley in Lucky Lindy Invite at Little Falls 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16.