COLERAINE—Ely cross country runners made a solid impression at last Thursday’s Titan Invitational at the Eagle Ridge golf course. The Ely girls finished in fifth place among 11 mostly much larger schools, while the boy finished in eighth place.
Ely freshman Molly Brophy posted the highest finish among individual racers from Ely, scoring a time of 20:09.1, good for eighth place in a field of 85 runners. Ely senior Claire Blauch finished in 37th place with a time of 22:26.2, while fellow senior Grace LaTourell finished 44th with a time of 23:24.2.
For the boys, junior Caid Chittum led the way for Ely, finishing in 26th place with a time of 18:19.2. Junior Silas Solum finished in 34th with time of 18:35.2.
“This was a good meet,” said longtime Ely Head Coach Jayne Dusich. “Everyone improved in their times from the first meet. I think they are getting more comfortable with how they should race and how to push themselves so yes it does hurt sometimes.”
Dusich noted that the Coleraine course will be the site for the Oct. 26 section meet. “So it was good to be able to race it before then,” she said.
The Wolves runners head to a meet in Grand Rapids on Tuesday.