COLERAINE- North Woods/South Ridge cross country runner Alex Burckhardt nabbed his first big win of the season on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the GNK Titan Invitational in Coleraine.
Racing in a field of 83 runners representing 11 different schools, junior Burckhardt eclipsed them all by touring the Eagle Ridge Golf Course 5K circuit in 17 minutes, 8.1 seconds, 14 seconds faster than runner-up Levi Danielson of Greenway. South Ridge teammate Sawyer FierkeLepp wasn’t far behind in fifth with a time of 17:27.1.
Grizzly sophomore Lincoln Antikainen placed 46th for the Panthers with a time of 19:20.2, and North Woods seventh grader Kahlil Spears placed 47th in the varsity race in 19:23.1.
In the girls varsity 5K, North Woods senior Evelyn Brodeen clocked a time of 19:51.1 for sixth place to lead the Panthers. Eighth grader Zoey Burckhardt nailed down 14th with a time of 20:43.1, and junior Addison Burckhardt finished 16th with a time of 20:52.1. North Woods runner Rory Bundy also competed, running a 27:20.2 and finishing 76th.