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August Swenson runs ahead of a pack during the Litchfield Invitational Thursday. Swenson, a sophomore, finished 14th in the boys race.
Litchfield eighth-grader Elsa Helstrom runs on the back stretch of the 5,000-meter course at Litchfield Golf Course.
Litchfield freshman Judah Allen runs in a long line of competitors on the back stretch of the Litchfield Invitational course.
Litchfield freshman Xander Chvatal runs at the head of a pack that includes teammate Ethan Knudsen.
Litchfield senior Shelby Dengerud and sophomore Abby Thoma push through the 5,000-meter Litchfield Invitational course.
Litchfield senior Abby Woelfel in a crowd during Thursday's meet.
A talented field and a couple runners not feeling in top form meant a ninth-place finish for Litchfield during its own Litchfield Invitational Thursday.
The Dragons finished with 237 points in the 15-team meet, which was won by Delano with 56 points. Dassel-Cokato finished just ahead of Litchfield with 201 points, while Eden Valley-Watkins was two spots back with 284 points.
As she has for much of this season, eighth-grader Elsa Helstrom led the way for Litchfield, earning a 14th-place finish with a time of 20:07.9. Hutchinson’s Isabelle Schmitz, runner-up in last year’s Class AA state meet and champion in 2021, won the meet in 18:11.7.
Seniors Shelby Dengerud and Camryn Iverson, running in the last meet on a home course, had big finishes for the Dragons. Dengerud finished 53rd overall in 22:07.9, while Iverson was 59th in 22:25.6.
Sophomore Abby Thoma added a 64th-place finish in 22:43.1 for the Dragons, and senior Abby Woelfel rounded out the scoring in 80th (23:18.2). Kimberlyn Case (83rd, 23:22.1) and Katelyn Guggemos (84th, 23:23.9) also competed for Litchfield.
BOYS NINTH, TOO
Sophomore August Swenson’s 14th place finish helped Litchfield take ninth place in its own invitational meet Thursday at Litchfield Golf Course.
Orono won the 18-team meet with 49 points, while Litchfield had 257. Dassel-Cokato finished third with 76 points, and Eden Valley-Watkins was 13th with 340.
Swenson’s time of 17:14.6 over the 5,000-meter course put in about a minute and a half behind Annandale junior Salvador Wirth, who finished fourth in the Class AA state meet last season and third in 2021. With’s time of 15:43.2 put him nearly 15 seconds ahead of the runner-up finisher.
Freshmen Judah Allen and Xander Chvatal finished 49th and 57th, respectively, for Litchfield. Allen turned in a time of 18:14.7, while Chvatal finished in 18:32.
Senior Ethan Knudsen was next for the Dragons, finished in 66th place with a time of 18:51.6. Sophomore Gideon Boerema rounded out the scoring with a 79th place place finish.
Sophomore Lincoln Dille was 86th in 19:26, and junior William Carlson took 108th in 20:11.7.
