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Ely runners find their stride at IR Conference final
Girls finish second, boys third among seven-team field
HOYT LAKES – Timberwolves runners got an extra day of practice when snow prompted the postponement of the Iron Range Conference Championship meet last week. The event, originally scheduled for …
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Ely runners find their stride at IR Conference final
Girls finish second, boys third among seven-team field
HOYT LAKES – Timberwolves runners got an extra day of practice when snow prompted the postponement of the Iron Range Conference Championship meet last week. The event, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 18, was moved to the following day. The extra practice paid off for the Ely varsity girls who finished runners up to conference champion Rock Ridge, while the Ely boys’ varsity came in third overall behind conference champion Rock Ridge and runner up GNK in a field of seven teams competing.
Rock Ridge senior, Cam Stocke took the lead in the boys’ 5K, with a first-place finish of 15:59. Ely sophomore Caid Chittum’s 17:39 finish was Ely’s best time, and was good enough to secure ninth place. Senior Ben Cavalier cracked the top 15 with a time of 18:16, narrowly beating out Silas Solum who finished 16th with a time of 18:20.
For the varsity girls 5K, Rock Ridge freshman, Maija Lamppa, grabbed the top spot with a time of 19:56. Ely eighth-grader, Molly Brophy led the way for Ely, with a time of 20:26. Ely senior Zoe Devine finished four seconds later, good for seventh-place. Claire Blauch also finished in the top 15, with a time of 21:50, good for 13th place.
The future of Ely Cross Country dominated the top 10 in both the boys’ and girls’ races. Ely’s junior high boys claimed five of the top 10 places in the 2.8K race with Oliver Hohenstein coming in first with a time of 10:58. Brooks Brenny came next to grab second with a time of 11:06. Grant Chittum placed sixth with his 12:16 finish. Mason Molden secured seventh with a time of 12:17 and Oren Solum finished ninth in a time of 12:56.
Ely’s junior high girls also ruled the top 10 with Mattie Lindsay taking first place with a time of 11:47, while Katy Brophy snatched fourth place with her time of 13:29. Julia Zgonc snagged an eighth-place finish with a time of 13:56 and Lucy Dunn rounded out the top 10 with a time of 14:19.
The Timberwolves traveled to Duluth (after presstime) on Thursday, Oct. 27 to compete in the Class A Section meet at Lester Park Golf Course. Be sure to see the full story in next week’s edition of the Timberjay.
