Staples-Motley runners 2nd at Bloomington

BLOOMINGTON -- Paced by Chad Brever and Isaac Landecker's fourth and fifth place finishes, the No. 1 ranked Class 1A Staples-Motley Cardinals boys' cross country team finished second at the Bloomington Jefferson Invitational Tuesday.

The Cardinals girls' team, who are also ranked first in Class 1A, were without top runner Brittany Brenny and finished third. They were led by Hannah Landecker's sixth place finish and time of 15:43.

Boys' team scores -- 1-Eastview 43, 2-Staples-Motley 46, 3-Minnetonka 66, 4-White Bear Lake 107, 5-Park of Cottage Grove 129, 6-Bloomington Jefferson 137.

Staples-Motley results -- 4-Chad Brever 16:54, 5-Isaac Landecker 17:03, 9-Charlie Farber 17:25, 11-David Reichel 17:30, 17-Buddy Anderson 17:47, 19-Dan Huebsch 17:53, 23-Dan Freeman 18:09, 28-Dan Sveom 18:26, 29-Josh Smith 18:32.

Girls' team scores -- 1-White Bear Lake 45, 2-Roseville Area 52, 3-Staples-Motley 72, 4-Bloomington Jefferson 97, Edina 110, 6-Minnetonka 185, 7-Bloomington Kennedy 191, 8-Park of Cottage Grove 218.

Staples-Motley results -- 6-Hannah Landecker 15:43, 10-Liza Milless 16:07, 14-Amanda Reichel 16:14, 17-Steph Jares 16:21, 25-Courtney Robinson 16:40, 33-Kayla Smith 17:48, 43-Alissa Jordan 18:56, 66-Amy Bernstrom 20:07, 73-Samantha Lenk 20:57.

Next meet -- S-M at Sauk Centre Oct. 1 4 p.m..