Hoheisel paces Pioneer girls

MAPLE LAKE - Mariah Hoheisel clocked a time of 16:51 to take first place and lead the Pierz girls' cross country team to a first-place finish in the Central Minnesota Conference meet Tuesday.

All five Pioneer runners recorded top-10 times. Sonya Theis finished second with a time of 17:00 while Tracy Wimmer was fourth, Rachel Detschman ninth and Megan Hoheisel 10th.

The Pierz boys' team took fourth and was led by Jake Poster's 11th-place finish.

Boys' team scores: 1-Rockford 58, 2-Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 60, 3-Royalton 63, 4-Pierz 72, 5-Maple Lake 83, St. John's Prep INC, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa INC, Eden Valley-Watkins INC

Pierz results: 11-Jake Poster 19:05, 15-Ian Engen 19:26, 16-Eden Hanson 19:27, 17-Nathan Welle 19:57, 22-Kyle Becker 20:13

Girls' team scores: 1-Pierz 23, 2-Maple Lake 47, 3-Eden Valley-Watkins 50, 4-Rockford 97, St. John's Prep INC, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa INC, Royalton INC, Howard Lake-Waverly-Winstad INC

Individual winner: Mariah Hoheisel (Pierz) 16:51

Pierz results: 1-Hoheisel, 2- Sonya Theis 17:00, 4-Tracy Wimmer 17:04, 9-Rachel Detschman 17:15, 10-Megan Hoheisel 17:19

Next: Pierz in Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted Invite at Howard Lake 4 p.m. Oct. 22.