Albert Lea fares well at Fairmont
Published 12:27 am Tuesday, September 17, 2013
![Haley Harms of Albert Lea runs Monday during a cross country meet hosted by Fairmont at Cedar Creek Park. Harms was the third Albert Lea runner to cross the finish line. She completed the course in 16 minutes, 17 seconds. — Lon Nelson/For the Albert Lea Tribune](https://www.albertleatribune.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2013/09/0916.al_.girls_.xc_.1.jpg)
Haley Harms of Albert Lea runs Monday during a cross country meet hosted by Fairmont at Cedar Creek Park. Harms was the third Albert Lea runner to cross the finish line. She completed the course in 16 minutes, 17 seconds. — Lon Nelson/For the Albert Lea Tribune
The Albert Lea boys’ cross country team won the five-team Fairmont Invitational Monday with six top-10 finishes, while the girls’ team took second place, just four points out of first.
Jackson Goodell won the boys’ race, and Caleb Troe crossed the finish line 13 seconds later to take second.
Logan Callahan, Blair Bonnerup, Brandon Bonnerup and Corde Purdie finished in the top 10. Jay Skaar finished six seconds behind Purdie to take 12th.
“It was an outstanding and dominating performance for our boys,” Albert Lea cross country coach Jim Haney said. “They should feel proud of their effort and use this race as a stepping stone for the future.”
In the girls’ race, the Tigers earned three top-10 finishes.
Anna Englin led Albert Lea in third place, and she was followed by Emma Behling in fourth and Haley Harms in eighth.
Morgan Haney and Brianna Himerich also finished in the top 20.
“Just like last year, confidence and speed are coming,” Haney said. “The times keep coming down, and I’m very happy with the attitude and effort these young women have.”
Next, Albert Lea will compete in a meet hosted by Winona at St. Mary’s University. The starting gun will fire at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.