By Chad Koenen

Publisher

The Otter Tail Central Bulldogs made the trek to Perham on Tuesday afternoon for one of the final regular season cross country meets of the season.

Brielle Malone led the way for the girls team as the senior finished in 63rd place with a time of 21:26.3. Claire Mansker finished in 66th place with a time of 21:28.4, Bella Scholten finished in 82nd place with a time of 21:49.3, Quinn Hagemeister finished in 91st place with a time of 22:20.8, Tegan Brandon finished in 102nd place with a time of 23:04.7, Trinity Baker finished in 104th place with a time of 23:05.7 and Delia Tebrugge finished in 118th place with a time of 23:39.6. A total of 159 girls competed in the varsity race.

As a team the Bulldogs finished in 14th place with 399 points. Perham won the meet with 65 points, while Moorhead finished in second place with 128 points. 

On the boys side, OTC was led by Drew Robinson as he finished in 68th place with a time of 18:14.4. Jude Hagemeister finished in 77th place with a time of 18:28.3, Oren Brackin finished in 110th place with a time of 19:51.5, Fred Scott finished in 112th place with a time of 19:58.2, Benjamin Sanmoogan finished in 126th place with a time of 21:14.8, Jack Robinson finished in 129th place with a time of 21:45.2 and Ethan Sonju finished in 142nd place with a time of 23:16.9. 

The Bulldogs finished in 18th place overall with 488 points. Perham won the meet with 43 points, while Brainerd finished in second place with 52 points. There were a total of 22 teams in the boys race. 

The Bulldogs will return to action on Tuesday as they travel to Long Prairie for the Park Region Conference meet.