HAM LAKE — The Alexandria boys cross country team closed its season with a 15th-place finish at the Class AAA state meet on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Competing at Majestic Oaks Golf Course, the Cardinals scored 283 points in the 16-team field. Cohen Lussenden led Alexandria in the boys’ 5,000 meters, placing 51st with a time of 16 minutes, 12 seconds.
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Kyle Jahner finished 79th at 16:30.9, followed by Tyler Jahner in 80th in 16:31.1, while Jakin Miller came in 92nd at 16:39.6.
Matty Soderholm completed Alexandria’s scoring group in 108th with a 16:46.0. Carson Bumgarner followed in 112th at 16:50.9, and Joren Dahl placed 135th with a 17:09.4.
The Cardinals’ five scoring runners averaged 16:32.0 and finished within 33.9 seconds of one another.
Lussenden, Kyle Jahner and Tyler Jahner finished in the upper half of the 160-runner field. Six of Alexandria’s seven runners finished under 17 minutes. The Cardinals’ lineup included three seniors, two juniors and two sophomores.
Minneapolis Washburn won the boys’ team championship with 127 points, edging Wayzata by one point. Rosemount finished third with 130, followed by Maple Grove (144) and Brainerd (171).
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