REGIONAL- The Ely boys Nordic ski team put up one of its most impressive performances of the season so far, as Dylan Durkin and Eli Olson finished first and second overall while four more Wolves placed in the top 15 at the Marshall Sprints at Spirit Mountain in Duluth on Friday. Duluth East skiers filled four of the other top-ten finishes.
Durkin set a blistering pace as he mastered the 1.4K course in 3:02.5 to get the win, finishing two-and-a-half seconds ahead of runner-up Olson. Aksel Skustad slotted in fourth with a time of 3:09.7, Oliver Hohenstein came in sixth in 3:13, and Otto Devine was the fifth Ely skier in the top ten, placing tenth with a time of 3:20.2. Rounding out the group of Wolves who finished in the top third of the field were Wyatt Devine, 14th, 3:23.2, and Tory Hughley, 20th, 3:34.8.
The Ely girls finished three skiers into the top third of the 74-girl field. Anna Larson had the best finish for the Wolves, placing 21st with a time of 4:03.5. Mattie Lindsay came in 24th with a time of 4:07.7, and Anna Dunn finished 25th in 4.08.1.
Team results were not available as of press time.