September 20, 2017 at 2:08 p.m.
RNC riders take 8th at Nordic Mountain
RNC riders take 8th at Nordic Mountain
Four riders competed under the Rhinelander High School banner, led by junior Alexis Pyrchalla, who placed seventh in the junior varsity girls' division. She covered a 13-mile course in 1 hour, 21 minutes, 47.5 seconds. Teammate Emma Hjelle finished 10th in the junior varsity girls' division (1:21:04.8) and Freddy Wisner was 28th in the junior varsity Division 2 class with a time of 1:13:09.7.
Gwyneth Lowry placed eighth in the freshman girls' division with two-lap, nine-mile time of 1:00:59.8.
Lakeland's Johanna Craig, running under the Rhinelander Northwoods Composite banner, backed up a win in the opener at Minooka Park in Waukesha with a runner-up finish Sunday in the sophomore girls' division. Her time of 49:52.3 was 56.3 seconds off the pace set by race winner Madelyn Anderson of South Eau Claire.
RNC riders swept the top spots in the eight-grade divisions. Jakob Craig won the boys' race (22:22.9) and Megan Lester won the girls' race (28:16.4). Sage Flory finished third in the girls' eight-grade class, less than a minute behind Lester (29:08.3). The third race of the season takes place Oct. 1 on Trek Trails near Waterloo.
Jeremy Mayo may be reached at [email protected].
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