KIMBALL — Brainerd’s Gavin Hoelzel won the boys race and the Warriors girls placed all four scorers in the top six to capture the girls' team title in the Tri-Meet Tuesday, Feb 2, at Powder Ridge.
Hoelzel was second after the first run with a 23.58. He earned the top of the podium when he clocked a 23.54 on his second run.
“We were happy for Gavin today,” Warrior head coach Jim Ruttger said. “He was fun to watch. Gavin’s only a sophomore, but this was his second varsity win. He won at Detroit Mountain last year.”
Brainerd finished second as a team with Brandon Neifert placing fourth, Sean Baumann seventh and Emmet Johnson 12th.
Lauren Kalenberg led the Warrior girls with a combined 51.38 that placed her third individually. Erin Hoelzel was next in fourth followed by Alli Krantz fifth and Calia Chaney sixth.
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“It was a solid night for the girls,” Ruttger said. “On any given night, any one of the four could lead the pack. Last week it was Calia.”
Boys team scores: 1-Annandale 138, 2-Brainerd 136, 3-St. Cloud Breakaways 128
Individual winner: Gavin Hoelzel (Brd) 47.12
Brainerd results: 1-Hoelzel 47.12, 4-Brandon Neifert 49.09, 7-Sean Baumann 51.30, 12-Emmet Johnson 55.68, 13-Garrett Krantz 56.48, 16-Logan Omberg 59.28, 18-Parker Linn 59.76, 21-Jaggar Klecatsky 1:02.88, 22-Derek Halbur 1:02.97, 25-Peter Breitbach 1:04.92, 26-Micah Wood 1:05.38
