GRAND RAPIDS— Ely runners finished in third place among nine teams at the Sept. 19 Paul Bauer Invitational here. Freshman Molly Brophy led the way for Ely with a 13th-place finish in a field of 78 runners with a time of 20:57.6. Ely freshman Mattie Lindsay was close behind in 16th place with a time of 21:34.1. Senior Claire Blauch came in at 25th place with a time of 22:17.2.
Senior Grace LaTourell and sophomore Elsa Ellerbroek came in 37th and 38th respectively with times of 24:05.2 and 24:07.
For the boys, junior Caid Chittum dominated for Ely, finishing in tenth place in a field of 101 racers with a time of 17:46.2. Freshman Brooks Brenny finished in the 43rd spot with a time of 19:36. Other Ely runners finished in the middle of the pack as Ely boys took eighth-place as a team among 13 teams.
Ely runners were set to compete Thursday in Hibbing.