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Burckhardt continues to stand out
GRAND RAPIDS- North Woods cross country runner Alex Burckhardt continued his string of top-level finishes this past week in races at Grand Rapids and Mora. On Tuesday, Burckhardt finished third in …
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Burckhardt continues to stand out
GRAND RAPIDS- North Woods cross country runner Alex Burckhardt continued his string of top-level finishes this past week in races at Grand Rapids and Mora.
On Tuesday, Burckhardt finished third in the Paul Bauer Invitational 5K held at the Grand Rapids Sports Complex behind a pair of runners from Duluth East. Burckhardt turned in a time of 16:59.2 as the first South Ridge Panther to cross the finish line. The Grizzlies’ Lincoln Antikainen ran the course in 19:51.1, good enough for 49th place in the 99-man field.
Among the 13 schools entered in the meet, South Ridge placed fifth.
Last Thursday, Sept. 14, Burckhardt outraced 127 of the 129 runners competing in the Mora invitational 5K race, but another runner took away the top prize in the 18-team competition.
Burckhardt’s time of 16:52.4 on the Spring Brook Golf Course circuit was the second-fastest of the day behind winner Mark Swanson of the Hanover Northwest Nighthawks, who clocked a 16:34.5. Burckhardt was the highest-finishing South Ridge Panther on the day, placing five spots about teammate Sawyer FierkeLepp.
North Woods’ Lincoln Antikainen finished 68th in the race with a time of 19:24.1, and fellow Grizzly Kahlil Spears came in 84th with a time of 19:45.3. The Panthers placed eighth in the team standings.
Girls
With North Woods’ speedster Evelyn Brodeen apparently sitting out the Grand Rapids meet it was up to the Burckhardt sisters to set the pace for South Ridge on Tuesday. Zoey Burckhardt crossed the line in 20:54.4 for 12th, and Addison Burckhardt clocked a 21:18.20 for 14th. Tatum Barto had one of her better finishes of the season, placing 20th with a time of 22:05.2. The Panthers finished second among the nine teams entered.
At Mora, Brodeen was the top finisher for the Panthers girls, crossing the line in fifth place in a field of 109 runners with a time of 19:44.4. Zoey Burckhardt circuited the course in 20:37.6, good enough for 11th, and Addison Burckhardt timed in with a 20:56.3 to finish 15th. Tatum Barto finished 40th with a time of 22:15.6. As a team, the Panthers finished fifth.
