I-FALLS— The Ely boys cross-country team finished seven runners in the top 12 spots during the Hial Pike meet held here Oct. 12, to finish first in the three-way contest with 23 points. Mesabi East finished second (44 points), while the host Broncos held up the rear (70 points). Mt. Iron-Buhl fielded only a partial team and didn’t factor into the team totals.
Ely senior Gabe Pointer finished fourth overall, with a time of 18:19.7. Junior Jake Cochran and freshman Caid Chittum finished fifth and sixth respectively with times of 18:22.4 and 19:00.30. Junior Ben Cavalier took the eighth position (19:03.8) while sophomore Leo Stalmer finished tenth (19:30.5), freshman Silas Solum took 11th (19:42.8), and senior Jon Hakala finished twelfth (19:43.9).
In the girls competition, Ely junior Zoe Devine finished third overall, with a time of 20:51.6, to help lift Ely to a second-place team finish in the competition. Fellow junior Phoebe Helms finished in sixth place with a time of 22:07.9. Freshman Anna Dunn finished in 11th place (23:15.8) while senior Gracie Pointer took 12th with a time of 24:23.9.
Mesabi East finished first in the team tally, with 30 points, to Ely’s 44 points. International Falls took up the rear with 47 points.