From L-R, Autumn Smith, Maya McHugh, and Cedar Gordon run together in a recent home cross country meet. Smith finished 32nd at the Section 7A meet, while Gordon placed 33rd and McHugh came in 39th place. The North Shore Storm girls finished sixth out of 15 teams at the state-qualifying meet.
Jake Paron qualified for his third trip to the state cross country meet with a third-place finish at the Section 7A cross country meet held at Cloquet Country Club on Thursday, October 27.
Paron, a junior from Two Harbors, won the Section meet last year but he has suffered from leg injuries this season, missing training and missing several cross country meets which have slowed him down.
The North Shore Storm runner finished behind Moose Lake-Willow River’s Ethan Olson, who crossed the finish line far ahead of the field in 16 minutes and 18 seconds, and Greenway/ Nashwauk-Keewatin’s eighth-grade star Geno Urhom who finished less than two seconds ahead of Jake in 16 minutes and 52 seconds.
Paron heads into the state meet with a solid early season win over Olson. Statewide, Jake is currently ranked 12th while Olson is ranked 11th for Class A runners.
Noah Smith, a ninth-grade runner from Two Harbors, had his best race of the year and placed eighth to earn his first trip to the state meet. Smith finished with a time of 17 minutes and 11 seconds.
A talented and determined long distance runner, eighth-grade harrier Louise Ramberg has been the top North Shore Storm runner on the girls’ team in 2016. Louise placed 22nd at the Section 7A cross country meet held at the Cloquet Country Club.
Will Surbaugh, ninth grade, Grand Marais, placed 18th in 17 minutes 37 seconds, his best time of the year. Brenden Seipke, 9th grade, was the Storm’s fourth runner in 47th place; senior Mikael Overby placed 75th, Leif Anderson 86th and Sam Libby 88th to round out the boys’ team.
The North Shore Storm boys’ team finished fifth out of 16 teams. Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin placed first with a low score of 50 points. The top two teams and next eight individuals qualify for the state cross country meet.
While no one from the North Shore Storm’s girls’ team earned a trip to state, the young squad nevertheless had a stellar day at Cloquet.
Eight grade Grand Marais runner Louise Ramberg placed 22nd with a time of 21 minutes 25 seconds. Seventh-grade runner Autumn Smith was 32nd in 21 minutes and 49 seconds. Cedar Gordon, eighth grade, finished 33rd in 21 minutes and 54 seconds. Team Captain Maya McHugh, a junior, placed 39th in 22 minutes 11 seconds while eighth grader Isabel Schottenbauer was 54th overall in 22 minutes and 9 seconds. Seventh grader Ariana Poyirier placed 56th with a time of 23 minutes and 1 second.
The North Shore Storm girls’ team finished sixth at sections out of 15 teams.
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