Albert Lea's Elle Schulz races to the finish during the first cross country meet of the season on Monday. Schulz was the team's top girls varsity runner and finished the 5,000-meter course in 23:51. Photo courtesy Laura Mae Murtaugh

Andrew Tscholl ran the Bancroft Bay course at Monday's meet in Albert Lea with a time of 18:10 and was the team's top boys runner. Photo courtesy Laura Mae Murtaugh