The Tiger girls ranked 14th in the 17-team AppleJack Invitational held Friday afternoon, Sept. 16, at Aronson Park in Lakeville.
Lakeville South placed four runners in the top 20 to win the meet with 62 points. Eagan totaled 89 points to finish a distant second. Edina (115), Prior Lake (117) and Forest Lake (139) rounded out the top five. Farmington finished with a point total of 403.
"We had some fantastic races today," coach Heidi Revels said. "Sofia Chadwick was our top runner and she dropped 1:23 from her time here last year.
"Maria Kiminksi continued to run steady and Maricia Pacheco raced strong after coming back from a leg injury."
Chadwick clocked 15:58.8 over the 4000-meter course to finish 51st in the 120-runner field. Kiminski ranked 66th in 16:15.5; Pacheco 76th in 16:27.2; Alexis Johnson 102nd in 17:29.2; Marciella Pacheco 108th in 18:16.7; Marissa Stewart 110th in 18:24.2 and Natlaia Sitzman 112th in 18:59.2.
Tori Jacoby and Sarah Cummings each ran well enough in the junior varsity race to earn spots in the varsity lineup for next week's meet. Cummings knocked three minutes off last year's time at the AppleJack.
"She couldn't wipe the smile off her face after the race," Revels said. "It was well-deserved as she has been training very hard since last fall."
Thursday, Sept. 22, the girls travel outside the metro for an appearance in the Pine Island Invitational.
