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Ely boys dominate at Pincushion

Olson tops field at Cook County meet

David Colburn
Posted 1/16/25

ELY- The Ely boys Nordic ski team dominated the competition at the Cook County Invitational at Pincushion on Tuesday, with Eli Olson winning the championship and the Wolves capturing six of the top …

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Ely boys dominate at Pincushion

Olson tops field at Cook County meet

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ELY- The Ely boys Nordic ski team dominated the competition at the Cook County Invitational at Pincushion on Tuesday, with Eli Olson winning the championship and the Wolves capturing six of the top nine spots in a solid team win.
Olson’s time of 15 minutes, 30 seconds on the 5K course was six seconds better than runner-up August Capps of Duluth East. Beginning with Aksel Skustad in fifth with a time of 15:56, a parade of five Wolves in a row crossed the finish line. Dylan Durkin was sixth with a time of 16:03; Otto Devine was seventh, 16:03; Wyatt Devine placed eighth, 16:05; and Oliver Hohenstein finished ninth, 16:08 in the field of 30. Ely edged Duluth East 478-475 for the team title.
The girls had three skiers place in the top half of the field, with Anna Larson leading the way with a time of 19:52, placing ninth. Mattie Lindsay finished 11th with a time of 20:32, and Anna Dunn placed 12th with a time of 20:47. Duluth East and Ely were the only two schools in the team competition, with Duluth East taking the crown.
Mesabi East
On Saturday the Wolves competed in the Mesabi East and Giants Ridge Invitational at Giants Ridge, where 47 schools had skiers entered in the freestyle/classic event, billed as the nation’s largest Nordic ski event.
The Ely boys captured third place overall, behind Brainerd and Wayzata. Durkin took sixth in classic with a time of 13:47.6, followed by Hohenstein in 30th in 14:58.8 and McClelland in 34th in 15:06.
In freestyle, Olson took sixth in 12:27.1, followed by Skustad in 17th in 12:54.6 and Otto Devine in 37th in 13:25.2.
The girls finished 18th in the team competition. Anna Dunn was the team’s top classic skier, placing 25th in 17:23.9. Rena Johnston placed 45th in 18:50.7, and Alla Harding finished 87th in 21:01.8. In freestyle, Larson took team honors, finishing 52nd in 16:42.9. June Nelson came in 62nd in 17:06.7, and Elsa Ellerbroek placed 73rd in 17:36.8.