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| Sami Hyytinen won a medal for her 10th place finish |
That meant some changes in the lineup with several girls running their first varsity race, but the newcomers performed well, finishing sixth in an 11-team field.
Red Wing took team honors with a 42-point total. Host New Prague was a distant second at 74, followed by Norwood-Young America 113, Faribault 119, Cannon Falls 170, Farmington 172, St. Peter 184, Mankato Loyola/Cleveland 192, Jordan 194, Tri-City United 201 and LeSueur-Henderson 236.
"This was a new course this year, Revels said. "Much tougher than the old one at the golf course. There were some pretty nasty hills."
Sami Hyytinen, a varsity regular all season, led the Farmington effort with a 10th place finish in 16:57 (4000 meters) and earned a medal for her effort.
"Sami's goal was to break 17:00 and she did it," Revels said.
Maricella Pacheco, another varsity regular all year, finished 25th in 17:55. Alexis Johnson ranked 38th in 18:49; Abby Bollig 47th in 19:10; Sarah Cummings 52nd in 19:36 and Hannah Morgan 55th in 19:57.
The varsity runners not competing at New Prague made the trip anyway to get a look at the new course that will serve as the site of the 2013 Missota Conference Championships on October 15.
Saturday's Griak Invitational will be run at the University of Minnesota's Les Bolstad Golf Course. Next Tuesday the Tigers compete in the Chaska Invitational at the Chaska Par 30 Golf Course.
