Ruttger takes eighth, Warriors 10th in Alexandria

Brainerd's Jimmy Dean placed 16th with a time of 16:41.

The Brainerd girls' team was paced by Megan Holmes' 40th-place time of 15:59 to lead the team to 13th.

Noami Landecker's time of 14:57 was good for fifth. Natasha Wenzel finished 25th and Emily Pogreba 31st to lead the Staples-Motley girls' team to 10th.

The Cardinal boys finished 15th behind Jordan Bendson and Gunner Johnson, who finished 20th and 30th.

The Little Falls girls' team was paced by Manon Gammon-Deering's 27th place time of 15:44.

The Flyer boys were led by Eli Ploof who took 42nd.

Boys' team scores: (22 teams) 1-Moorhead 99, 2-Stillwater 105, 3-Chaska 117, 4-Roseville 139, 5-Alexandria 148, 10-Brainerd 288, 15-Staples-Motley 359, 18-Little Falls 519

Individual winner: Mahad Hassan (Willmar) 15:45

Brainerd results: 8-Thomas Ruttger 16:18, 16-Jimmy Dean 16:41, 73-Aaron Thompson 17:55, 88-Chris Knutson 18:15, 103-Brad Wolhart 18:30, 123-Jeff Emery 18:59

Little Falls results: 42-Eli Ploof 17:23, 81-Ricky Devine 18:08, 131-Sam Marcus 19:19, 132-Austin Gessell 19:22, 133-Isaac Thoma 19:30, 140-William Marvin 19:57, 145-Brandon Waldoch 20:23

Staples-Motley results: 20-Jordan Bendson 16:45, 30-Gunner Johnson 16:55, 92-Josh Freese 18:19, 107-Tyler Jenniges 18:35, 110-Brandon Sterriker 18:37, 116-Isaac Fuhrman 18:47, 135-Brent Sterriker 19:45

Girls' team scores: (25 teams) 1-White Bear Lake 142, 2-Eastview 152, 3-Monticello 156, 4-Chaska 167, 5-Moorhead 171, 10-Staples-Motley, 13-Brainerd, 14-Little Falls

Individual winner: Jamie Piepenberg (Alexandria) 14:30

Brainerd results: 40-Megan Holmes 15:59, 53-Anna Gessel 16:11, 68-Hannah McAllister 16:25, 73-Rebecca Yeh 16:29, 107-Gretchen Kletscher 17:02, 152-Courtney Wing 18:12

Little Falls results: 27-Manon Gammon-Deering 15:44, 44-Beth Hauer, 89-Chelsea Rutz 16:46, 92-Kayla Meyer 16:50, 118-Maria Hauer 17:18, 119-Mattia Hendrickson 17:19, 121-Nicole Maleski 17:20

Staples-Motley results: 5-Naomi Landecker 14:57, 25-Natasha Wenzel 15:39, 31-Emily Pogreba 15:50, 108-Emily Fuhrman 17:03, 111-Catherine Johnson 17:09, 130-MacKenzie Holst 17:38, 155-Kaytlin Roth 18:31

Next: Brainerd, Little Falls at St. Cloud Tech Invite Tuesday 4 p.m., Staples-Motley in Mid-State Conference Meet at Detroit Lakes Thursday 4 p.m.