Drietz easily wins at Granite Falls

 Canby/Minneota and Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd swept the top two spots in each race, with C/M winning the girls race and LQPV/DB winning the boys race.

Grace Drietz won the girls race with a time of 19:23.00, over a minute ahead of the next-fastest finish. Her teammate Braelyn Merritt came in second at 20:32.00, while McKenzie Ruether added a fourth-place time of 21:21.00. Faith Traen completed the race in 21:54.00 for eighth place, while Nohemi Diaz came in 18th at 23:11.00.

LQPV/DB was led by Anika Fernholz, who placed third at 21:16.00. Annika Trygestad added a fifth-place time of 21:25.00, while Taylor Shellstad came in 10th at 22:26.00. Josie Shurb placed 21st at 23:15, while Georgia Will crossed the finish line at 23:21.00 for 22nd place.