route at the New Prague Golf Course.
The Tigers placed two runners among the top 10 and three in the top 20 to finish third in the 12-team New Prague Invitational run Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the New Prague Golf Course.
Missota Conference rival Red Wing claimed the team title with 56 points, six fewer than the New Prague Red team. The Tigers scored 104 points, followed by Belle Plaine 138, Faribault 148, Cannon Falls 187, New Prague Black 195, Mankato Loyola 199, Montgomery Lonsdale 214, Jordan 221, LeSueur-Henderson 290 and St. Peter 333.
For the third week in a row, Tiger freshman Sofia Chadwick finished the testy 4000-meter course under 16 minutes, placing sixth overall in 15:55. Junior Maria Kiminski was right behind in eighth place in 16:01. Sophomore Maricia Pacheco also cracked the top 20, ranking 14th in 16:25.
Freshman Alexis Johnson took 31st in 17:09; freshman Tori Jacoby 45th in 17:39: freshman Sarah Cummings 49th in 17:55 and eighth-grader Maricella Pacheco 54th in 18:12.
"Our team goal was to have three runners in the top 20 and we achieved that," coach Heidi Revels said. "Some of the girls are getting more confident and aggressive in their racing and are proud of their results...We're right on track for the conference and section meets coming up in a few weeks."
Thursday, Oct. 6, the Tigers travel to Waseca for their first appearance at the Waseca Invitational to be run at the Waseca Lakeside Golf Course.
