Chloe Derby, Caleb Knott and Tanner Johnson qualify for state at Section 8-3A meet

Bemidji students compete Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, during the Section 8-3A final at Forestview Middle 歪歪漫画 in Baxter.

By Pioneer Staff Report

October 24, 2024 at 8:09 PM

BRAINERD 鈥� Three runners from the Bemidji High 歪歪漫画 cross country team have officially punched their tickets to next weekend鈥檚 Class 3A state meet at the University of Minnesota.

Chloe Derby, Caleb Knott and Tanner Johnson all qualified as individuals at the Section 8-3A championship Thursday afternoon.

Bemidji's Chloe Derby competes Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, during the Section 8-3A final at Forestview Middle 歪歪漫画 in Baxter.

The trio will compete on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Les Bolstad Golf Course.

Derby led the sixth-place Bemidji girls team with a time of 19:19.4, good for seventh place overall. The BHS girls finished with 179 points as a team, trailing fifth-place Buffalo by 55 points.

Bemidji's Chloe Derby crosses the finish line Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, during the Section 8-3A final at Forestview Middle 歪歪漫画 in Baxter.

Raya Nordlund (20:47.8, 33rd), Adeline Runnigen (21:41.2, 40th), Brenalen Fredriksen-Holm (22:04.5, 48th) and Claire Story (22:06.7, 51st) rounded out the Jacks鈥� top-five race times. Sydney Beise (23:00.3, 57th) and Anika Sneide (23:08.0, 58th) also competed for Bemidji.

On the boys side, Knott finished in 12th place with a time of 16:53.0 to lead Bemidji runners. Johnson wound up just a few spots behind at 14th with a time of 16:54.6.

Bemidji's Caleb Knott and Moorhead's Wes Brouillard cross the finish line on Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, during the Section 8-3A final at Forestview Middle 歪歪漫画 in Baxter.

The Lumberjack boys notched fifth-place score of 107, just two points shy of fourth-place Moorhead. Blake DeWitt (17:17.2, 22nd), William Ames (17:17.4, 23rd) and Kyle Millar (17:52.8, 36th) were Bemidji鈥檚 other three scoring runners.

Daniel Scherling (17:53.5, 38th) and Deven Bentler (18:22.3, 44th) also competed.

Boys Team Results

1-Buffalo 33; 2-St. Michael Albertville 69; 3-Brainerd 83; 4-Moorhead 105; 5-Bemidji 107; 6-Sartell 117; 7-Elk River 230; 8-Rogers 235; 9-Sauk Rapids-Rice 295.

Girls Team Results

1-St. Michael-Albertville 23; 2-Brainerd 65; 3-Moorhead 80; 4-Rogers 85; 5-Buffalo 124; 6-Bemidji 179; 7-Elk River 189; 8-Sartell 192; 9-Sauk Rapids-Rice 256.

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