By Chad Koenen

Publisher

Drew Robinson took fifth place and Jude Hagemeister finished in ninth as the Otter Tail Central Bulldogs completed at the Bertha-Hewitt cross country Invite on Tuesday afternoon.

Robinson finished with a time of 17:54.8 and Hagemeister finished with a time of 18:47.5 to lead the charge for the Bulldogs. 

Oren Brackin finished in 18th place with a time of 20:35.5, Jack Robinson finished in 46th place with a time of 22:22.7, Ethan Sonju finished in 51st place with a time of 23:00.8, Carson Wicklund finished in 57th place with a time of 25:50.2 and Stone Spanswick finished in 60th place with a time of 28:04.3.

As a team, the Bulldogs placed fourth overall with a score of 119. Wadena-Deer Creek won the meet with a near-perfect score of 18, while Ashby/Brandon-Evansville took second with 107 points and Staples-Motley finished in third with 107 points as well. 

On the girls side, the team finished in second place with a team score of 61. United North Central won the meet with a score of 55, while Staples-Motley finished in third place with 73 points and Wadena-Deer Creek finished in fourth place with 93 points. 

Claire Mansker led the way for the girls team as the freshman finished in seventh place with a time of 21:23.1. Brielle Malone finished in 10th place with a time of 21:41.7, Belle Scholten finished in 16th place with a time of 22:05.8, Tegan Brandon finished in 22nd place with a time of 22:48.6, Quinn Hagemeister 23rd place with a time of 22:52.8, Trinity Baker finished in 25th place with a time of 23:10.9 and Delia Trebugge finished in 30th place with a time of 23:51.8.

On Thursday the Bulldogs will host a home meet at Balmoral Golf Course in Battle Lake for their lone meet of the week.