Team-high 13th place finish at New Prague
The Tigers didn't have anyone in the top 10 but all seven varsity runners ranked among the top 40 as they finished third in a 12-team field at the New Prague Invitational held Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the New Prague Golf Course. Final team points totals were not available.
"Overall the boys ran well," coach Lisa Lippold said. "This course was a lot tougher than others we've run this year.
"It was nice to have two of our runners finish in the top 20 and it was also good to run on this course because it is where the conference meet will be held."
Sophomore Dan Block and junior Jordan Lugowski paced the Farmington effort, placing 13th and 15th overall with respective finishing times of 18:14 and 18:18 over the 5000-meter route.
Sophomore Tanner Grubb (18:31) and junior Adam Wallenta (18:38) finished within a seven-second span in 22nd and 25th place.
Junior Tyler Lerbakken ranked 36th in 18:53; Jake Rudeen 38th in 18:55 and Caleb Eiffert 40th in 18:59.
Farmington also fared well in other races at the meet. Four Tiger runners cracked the top 10 in the junior varsity race with senior Patrick Sunderman the overall winner in 18:45. Sophomore Sean Dougherty placed fourth; junior Ben Olson fifth and sophomore Santana Perdomo 10th.
The Tigers also won the boys middle school team title with a meet-low 37 points. Eighth-graders Alex Hart (1st), Lucas Berg (5th), Luke Mikiska (7th) and Ryan Newton (10th) all finished in the top ten.
The Tigers now have over a week to get ready for their next meet, an appearance at the Waseca Invitational slated for Thursday, Oct. 6, at the Waseca Lakeside Golf Course.
