Grizzly boys improve on Section 2A Cross Country finish

The WEM/JWP boys cross country team improved their finish from a year ago at the Section 2A Cross Country meet which was held Thursday, Oct. 26 in Norwood.

The Grizzlies placed 13th last year with 308 points. This year they moved up to 11th place with 295 points.

Mountain Lake Area/ Comfrey won the boy’s race with 60 points, 10 less than runner-up St. James Area (70). Third through seventh were Loyola/Cleveland/St. Clair (81), Madelia-Truman/ GHEC/Martin Luther (127), Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet (134), Sibley East (178), and Norwood-Young America (239).

Only two Grizzly runners competed in the 2022 Section 2A Meet. Freshman Wyatt Jans improved to 23rd overall in a time of 18:02. He was 43rd in 19:05 last year. Junior Alexander Kleve placed 83rd overall in 20:43. He was 72nd in 2022.

Junior Gavin Brown placed...

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