Albert Lea boys take 1st at Austin

Published 3:41 am Wednesday, October 9, 2013

A trio of Albert Lea cross country runners compete Tuesday at River Oaks Golf Course in Austin. From left are Albert Lea’s Caleb Troe, Jackson Goodell and Blair Bonnerup. All three runners finished in the top 10. — Lon Nelson/For the Albert Lea Tribune

A trio of Albert Lea cross country runners compete Tuesday at River Oaks Golf Course in Austin. From left are Albert Lea’s Caleb Troe, Jackson Goodell and Blair Bonnerup. All three runners finished in the top 10. — Lon Nelson/For the Albert Lea Tribune

The Albert Lea cross country team had an impressive showing Tuesday at River Oaks Golf Course in Austin.

The Albert Lea boys’ team took first place out of six teams and had three top 10 finishers, and the girls’ team finished second out of eight teams.

Jackson Goodell, Blair Bonnerup and Caleb Troe led the Tiger boys. Goodell took second place in 16 minutes and 35 seconds. Bonnerup finished in seventh place 48 seconds later, and Troe took eighth.

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In the girls’ race, Haley Harms led the way in seventh place with a time of 15 minutes, 45 seconds. She was followed by Emma Behling in 11th and Rachel Kennis in 12th.

Next, Albert Lea competes at the Big Nine Conference race at Brooktree Golf Course in Owatonna at 4 p.m. Tuesday.

See results in the Scoreboard: Oct. 8 post.