Pierz girls finish 4th, boys 6th at Big Lake

BIG LAKE -- The Pierz Pioneers girls' cross country team ran to a fourth place finish while the Pioneers boys finished sixth at the Big Lake-Becker Invitational Cross Country meet held Monday.

Stacy Britz forged ahead of her competitors to lead the efforts of the Pierz girls and finish third overall with a time of 16:17. Pioneer Kaley Jensen turned in a time of 17:10 to finish in 11 place.

In the boys' competition, Pioneer Scott Fischer finished ninth, touring the course in 18:17. Brett Meyer's time of 19:11 was good enough for a 20 place finish.

Boys' team scores -- Albany 41, Delano 54, Holdingford 79, Big Lake 88, Becker 110, Pierz 143

Individual winner --

Pierz results -- 9-Scott Fischer 18:17, 20-Brett Meyer 19:11, 36-Keith Johnson 21:22, 37-Ben Andres 21:27, 41-Ben Durheim 22:28

Girls' team scores -- St. Cloud Cathedral 54, Big Lake 54, Albany 99, Pierz 106, Delano 133, Becker 155

Individual winner --

Pierz results -- 3-Stacy Britz 16:17, 11-Kaley Jensen 17:10, 23-Kaitlyn Jenen 17:56, 33-Kristine Gruber 19:18, 36-Heather Boser 19:40

Next meet -- Pierz at Central MN Conference in Becker, Tuesday 4:00 Tuesday.