Sports 21 October 2020

Baker earns All Conference in cross country

Blooming Prairie sophomore Hosea Baker earned first-team All Gopher Conference by finishing fifth overall in the Gopher Conference Cross Country Meet Saturday, Oct. 10.
Baker ran the 5000-meter course in 18:55.
The conference meet was held at the River Bend Nature Center in Faribault.
Senior Emily Miller placed 13th in her race to earn Honorable Mention All Conference. She ran the 5000-meter course in 25:10.
The Blooming Prairie boys finished sixth in a field of seven teams. Scores were: Medford, 31; Maple River, 50; NRHEG, 107; WEM/JWP, 110; Hayfield, 118; Blooming Prairie, 119 and USC, 154.
The Blooming Prairie girls finished fifth in a field of seven teams. Girls varsity scores were: WEM/JWP, 37; Maple River, 42; NRHEG, 78; USC, 89; Blooming Prairie, 102; Hayfield, incomplete and Medford, incomplete.
Following Baker were: Alex Miller, 24th in 20:46; Jesse Cardenas, 29th in 21:01; Ty Forystek, 30th in 21:09; Dylan Johnson, 36th in 21:49; Luke Larkoski, 39th in 21:53; Ethan Grant, 46th in 22:43; Boone Carlson, 47th in 22:44; Joe Pirkl, 48th in 22:45; Jaxon Harberts, 52nd in 23:36; Samuel Michaud, 68th in 29:42; Alex Riley, 69th in 31:29 and Tommy Donnelly, 70th in 33:54.
Following Miller in the girls varsity were: Chloe McCarthy 20th in 26:14; Megan Oswald, 27th in 27:28; Bobbie Bruns, 28th in 27:50; Abby Smith, 29th in 27:51; Ashleigh Alwes, 31st in 28:29; Haven Carlson, 32nd in 28:33; Asha Lighthizer, 38th in 30:01; Melanie Winzenburg, 43rd in 31:17; Lauren Schammel, 45th in 31:22; Anna Pauly, 48th in 32:17 and Rose Michaud, 49th in 32:32.
In the boys junior high/junior varsity race, the times were: Jacob Pauly, first in 10:38; Jack Bruns, 10th in 11:23; Tyler Anderson, 12th in 13:28 and Ben Riley, 13th in 13:55.
Girls junior high/junior varsity race results were: Lila Quail, first in 11:33; Rachel Winzenburg, eighth in 14:18; Anna Halverson, ninth in 14:19; Lily Schammel, 10th in 15:28; Shanna Halverson, 12th in 16:26 and Olivia Gonzales, 12th in 38:10.
Awesome Blossom boys competed in the Section 1A meet on Thursday and the girls ran in the Section 1A meet on Friday. The meets were held in Rochester.