CALLAWAY, Minn. — Zaine Braaten captured the top spot Thursday at the Detroit Lakes Invite at Maplelag Resort to headline the Moorhead Nordic skiing team's performance.
Braaten completed the course in 28 minutes, 14.6 seconds for first place in the boys race. Teammate Max Rogers finished 10th in 30:56.7 and Nate Helgeson was 22nd in 32:41.9. The Spuds boys finished third as a team with 346 points. Brainerd was first with 382.
A trio of Spuds finished 4-5-6 to lead the team on the girls side. Abbie Ishaug clinched fourth place with a time of 34:39.6 and Kennedy Olson followed with a fifth-place finish in 34:43.0. Ava Nelson finished sixth in 35:15.4. The Spuds girls took the runner-up spot with 374 points, seven behind first-place Brainerd (381).
1. Brainerd 382; 2. Little Falls 373; 3. Moorhead 346; 4. Bemidji 343; 5. Fergus Falls 268; 6. Alexandria 251; 7. Detroit Lakes 153; 8. Wadena-Deer Creek 56
Top 10 individuals; Moorhead individuals
1. Braaten, MHD, 28:14.6; 2. Yorek, LF, 28:38.9; 3. E. Knapp, BR, 29:12.4; 4. Grant, LF, 29:35.9; 5. Neumann, BR, 29:40.7; 6. Cady, BR, 30:09.5; 7. Morrissey, BEM, 30:51.3; 8. Karlgaard, BR, 30:51.6; 9. T. Knapp, BR, 30:53.3; 10. Rogers, MHD, 30:56.7
Additional Spuds: 22. Helgeson 32:41.9; 25. Rux 33:31.9; 32. Hauge 34:56.53; 34. Kupitz 35:16.2; 36. Mickelson 35:26.3; 38. Darling 35:41.3; 51. Greiff 38:48.5
1. Brainerd 381; 2. Moorhead 374; 3. Bemidji 371; 4. Alexandria 331; 5. Little Falls 314; 6. Detroit Lakes 266; 7. Fergus Falls 240; 8. Wadena-Deer Creek 42
Top 10 individuals; Moorhead individuals
1. Schaeffer, BR, 31:58.2; 2. Baird, BR, 33:53.6; 3. Mathews, BEM, 34:02.9; 4. Ishaug, MHD, 34:39.6; 5. Olson, MHD, 34:43.0; 6. Nelson, MHD, 35:15.4; 7. Dewitt, BEM, 35:15.6; 8. Rice, BR, 35:38.6; 9. Miller, AL, 35:47.0; 10. Simula, BEM, 35:55.9
Additional Spuds: 15. Overturf 37:04.8; 16. Smithmeyer 37:07.6; 19. Pesek 37:25.1; 26. Raske 38:10.2; 35. Kupitz 39:40.0; 36. Johnson 39:46.9; 47. Waldron 42:08.0; 64. Biby 47:52.9; 65. Geraghty 48:44.5; 66. Tooz 54:45.4
