Class A State Cross Country Championships

  

Blake's Clare Flanagan lived up to her #1 ranking with a phenomenal performance in the Class A 4k race this afternoon.  Flanagan finished the course in a time of 14:21.7, 13 seconds faster than runner up Emi Trost (Cannon Falls).  2010 champion Marisa Shady (Esko) finished in 3rd place with a time of 14:45.5.  The St. Cloud Cathedral girls won the team title in with a 24 point victory over Annandale, teams that went 1-2 in Section 5A the previous week.  Cathedral's Elena Danielson (ranked #5 in the final Class A poll) was unable to run due to an injury.

 

Byron Schuldt (Nevis) pulled off a surprise victory over Class A #1 ranked Brandon Clark (The Blake School), completing the 5k course in 15:55.3 to Clark's 15:59.4.  St. Cloud Cathedral won the boy's team title by just 1 point over last year's championship team from Perham.  Cathedral's Nick Golebiowski was the team's top finisher, coming in at 8th with a time of 16:27.6.  Check back for full results, photos and video footage.