Sprinting for the finish line are Olya Wright on the left, and Trinity Giddings on the right. Staff photos/Brian Larsen
North Shore Storm boys and girls both won the team competition for the second week in a row, and neither team competition was close.
And for the second week in a row, the cross country meet was held at Pincushion with competition from Carlton- Wrenshall and Cromwell. The meet was held Thursday, September 10.
Noah Foster of Cromwell took the top spot in the boys’ race, completing the hilly 5K course in 17:28.5. Foster, a sophomore, won by a whopping 42 seconds! Finishing in the next five places behind Foster were North Shore Storm runners Nate Bilben (18:10), Isaac Swanson (18:16), Jack Riley (18:19), Ian Thorpe (19:00), and Kevin Viren, 19:07). Tate Crawford was the sixth runner on the team to break into the top ten with a ninth-place finish. Tate completed the course in 19:52.
Cromwell ninth-grader Emaleigh Olesiak won the girls’ race by more than one minute, crossing the line in 20:51. The next nine finishers were North Shore Storm runners. Leading the team was Cedar Gordon (21:58), Louise Ramberg (22:08), Lamar Gordon (22:21), Emma Cid (22:25), Malin Anderson (22:47), Autumn Smith 22:56), Anna Hay (23:55), and Olya Wright (24:22).
One of the features of cross country running is to try to run together as a team. Here three North Shore Storm runners attempt to stick together as they get ready to run up a long hill on Pincushion. In front is Ben Obinger with Jacob Dorr right behind him and Jonah Schmidt is moving up to pass a runner to join his teammates.
The North Shore boys first five places added up to 20 points. They defeated Carlton-Wrenshall 20-55. Cromwell didn’t field a full team.
The North Shore Storm girls’ team also tallied 20 points to Carlton- Wrenshall’s 43.
Coached by April Wahlstrom, the North Shore Storm is made up of runners from Two Harbors, Silver Bay and Cook County.
Showing good form as she nears the finish line at a recent cross country meet is Lamar Gordon.
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