Runners fall off pace at BIG Adrian meet

GIRLS-1. Marshall 27; 2. Murray Co. Central/Fulda 67; 3. Luverne 81; 4. Canby-Minneota 97; 5. Redwood Valley 162; 6. Pipestone Area 164; 7. Southwest Minnesota Christian/Edgerton 165; 8. Springfield 89 9. Worthington 246; 10. Adrian 267; 11. Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey 270; 11. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 343.
Medalist: Morgan Gehl, MCC- Fulda, 19:05.5.
Canby-Minneota: 4. Grace Drietz, 19:57.6; 18. Braelyn Merritt, 21:30.4; 24. McKenzie Ruether, 22:09.9; 28. Claire Stoks, 22:34; 30. Faith Traen, 22:58.9.

BOYS: 1. Worthington, 35; 2. Marshall 96;3. Redwood Valley 113; 4. Pipestone Area 126; 5. Luverne 152; 6. Canby-Minneota 176; 7. Windom Area 182; 8. Jackson County Central 200; 9. Mountain Lake/Comfrey 211; 10. Murray County Central-Fulda; 11. Heron Lake-Okabena 270; 12. Ortonville 292; 13. Springfield 319.
Medalist: Worthington.
Canby-Minneota: 14. Blake Stoks, 18:27; 27. Colton Duis, 19:06.4; 39. Eric Carrasco, 19:27.9; 49. Alexander Full, 19:52.3; 53. Tristan Biershenk, 19:58.5.

It was a big meet in Adrian on Tuesday and the bigger teams figured heavily, with Marshall and Worthington winning the girls and boys meets.
Minneota’s top runner Grace Drietz was fourth in the girls race with Blake Stokes finishing 14th as Canby-Minneota’s top runner in the boys’ race.
Drietz was just 50 seconds behind the meet winner Morgan Gehl of Murray County Central/Fulda.
The C-M girls finished in fourth place and the boys in sixth place.
On the positive side, former junior high runner Colton Duis has been moving up for the boys’ squad and Tuesday he was the second Canby-Minneota runner, finishing in 27th place overall.