COLERAINE- Cross country runners from Ely and North Woods tackled the circuit at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Coleraine last Thursday for the Titan Invitational meet.
Grizzlies runners helped pace the South Ridge Panthers squad to a fourth-place finish in the boys 5K competition, led by Alex Burckhardt’s fourth-place finish in a time of 16:59.1. Kahlil Lightfeather-Spears was the other North Woods runner finishing in the top half of the field, placing 16th with a time of 17:52.8.
The Ely boys finished seventh, paced by Caid Chittum in 25th place with a time of 18:10.1. Silas Slocum came in 39th with a time of 18:33.1, and Brooks Brenny placed 40th with a time of 18:35.7.
Girls
The Panthers finished fifth on the girls’ side, with Ely right on their heels in sixth.
North Woods’ Zoey Burckhardt topped the South Ridge contingent with a time of 20:07.2, placing 11th. Addison Burckhardt came in 21st with a time of 21:25.9.
Ely placed three runners in the top half of the field, led by Molly Brophy who finished 14th with a time of 20:38.1 Mattie Lindsay ran the course in 21:35.6, placing 24th, and Isabella Macho came in 42nd with a time of 23:11.1.
The Panthers had another meet scheduled for Tuesday at Mora, and both schools will be back in action on Sept. 17 in Grand Rapids.