GRAND MARAIS- The South Ridge Panthers cross country team, again bolstered by top runners from North Woods School, place third in both the boys and girls divisions of the North Shore Challenge meet at Pincushion Trails in Grand Marais on Thursday, Aug. 29.
The Grizzlies’ Alex Burckhardt got off to a good start to his senior campaign with a second place finish in a time of 17:18.4 for the five-kilometer course, finishing five seconds behind winner Mark Goettel of Duluth East. Eighth-grader Kahlil Lightfeather-Spears came in 17th in the 63-man field with a time of 18:36.6. Lincoln Antikainen finished 29th with a time of 19:56.9.
North Woods’ ninth-grader Zoey Burckhardt paced the girls’ effort with a fifth-place finish in a time of 20:51.1. Senior Addison Burckhardt toured the course in 21:45.4, placing 14th.
The Panthers were scheduled to compete on Thursday in a meet hosted by Nashwauk-Keewatin.