Sports

Nordic Skiing: Boys Finish 2nd, Girls Finish 3rd

Juniors Harris Dirnberger and Sarah Benton set the pace for the Royals.

Hopkins Nordic skiers proved again that the Royals program is among the strongest in the state.

The boys took second place in Thursday’s state meet—missing the championship by just three points. Juniors Harris Dirnberger and Jakob Ellingson led the way for the Royals with back-to-back pursuit finishes of sixth and seventh place, respectively. Their success bodes well for next season as Dirnberger and Ellingson were the fastest racers who won’t be graduating this year.

The girls edged out Stillwater to place third in their meet. Junior Sarah Benton set the pace for the Royals with a 13th-place pursuit finish. Ninth grader Siena Ellingson and senior Julia Lavanger kept the race close with 19th- and 20th-place finishes, respectively.  

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Results

 

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Boys team

Place Team Points 1 Roseville Area 370 2 Hopkins 367 3 Duluth East 362 4 Forest Lake 351 5 Minnetonka 342 6 Brainerd/Pequot Lakes 285 7 Eagan 282 8 St. Paul Central 264

 

 

Boys individual

Name Place Freestyle Classic Pursuit Harris Dirnberger 6 14:34 15:18.9 29:52.9 Jakob Ellingson 7 14:34 15:28.7 30:02.7 Jordan Taylor 42 15:36 15:55.9 31:31.9 Bjorn Leach 59 15:49 16:47.2 32:36.2 Matt Lavanger 82 16:09 17:20.6 33:29.6 Aaron Blaser 89 16:33 17:30.5 34:03.5 John Narum 99 16:49 17:54.4 34:43.4

 

 

Girls team

Place Team Points 1 Duluth East 372 2

Wayzata

371 3

Hopkins

351 4 Stillwater Area 350 5 Roseville Area 317 6 Burnsville 282 7 Little Falls 279 8 Winona/Cotter 261

 

Girls individual

Name Place Freestyle Classic Pursuit Sarah Benton 13 17:15 18:01.1 35:16.1 Siena Ellingson 19 17:23 18:54.8 36:17.8 Julia Lavanger 20 17:29 18:48.7 36:17.7 Kim Lidstone 48 18:22 20:06.8 38:28.8 Katie Craemer 66 18:53 22:09.8 41:02.8 Claire Benton 91 19:29 20:53.4 40:22.4 Kaelynn Heiberg 101 19:39
22:35.8 42:14.8


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