Bronco boys, girls third at TRF meet

In the girls competition, Warroad finished first with 54 points, followed by Roseau with 85 and the Broncos with 89.

Falls’ best individual finish came from eighth-grader Lexi Erickson, who finished the 4,000-meter course in 17 minutes, 51 seconds with a third-place finish for team points. Amber Harms was the only other Bronco girls runner to finish in under 20 minutes in 19:37 for 14th place.

In the boys competition, host Thief River Falls won the meet with the top score of 42 points, followed by Roseau (55), the Falls (73) and Bagley/Fosston (87).

Two Bronco boys runners completed the 5,000-meter course in under 20 minutes to place in the top 10 for team points. Seniors Marco Griffith and Cade MacKay finished sixth and eighth, respectively, in 19:28 and 19:40.

Falls’ junior high teams also competed Monday at Thief River Falls with the girls placing fourth and boys coming in fifth on the 3,200-meter course.

Thief River Falls Cross Country Invitational

Girls

Team scores: Warroad 54, Roseau 85, International Falls 89, Bagley/Fosston (Inc.), Lake of the Woods (Inc.), Trek-North (Inc.), East Grand Forks, (Inc.)

I. Falls runners: 3. Lexi Erickson, 17:51; 14. Amber Harms, 19:37; 17. Rachel Foss, 21:03; 23. Shelby Wolden, 22:30; 32. Megan Schwartz, 26:42.

Boys

Team scores: Thief River Falls 42, Roseau 55, I. Falls 73, Bagley/Fosston 87. Lake of the Woods (Inc.) Trek-North (Inc.), East Grand Forks (Inc.)

I. Falls runners: 6. Marco Griffith, 19:28; 8. Cade MacKay, 19:40; 13. Logan Veillieux, 20:21; 21. Corin Wenger, 22:02; 25. Eric Mathews, 22:17; 28. Ian Ducharme, 22:26; 29. Wyatt Ulrich, 23:00.