BP seventh grader wins Gopher Meet

Published 7:55 am Wednesday, October 20, 2021

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The Blooming Prairie girls cross country team crowned its first conference champ since 1999 as the BP boys took second and the BP girls finished third at the seven-team Gopher Conference Meet in New Richland Tuesday.

BP seventh grader Gloria Hernandez made history when she took first place with a time of 21:37. She is BP’s first conference is BP’s first girl champ since Serena Schewe.

Hosea Baker took fourth and Jesse Cardenas took sixth for the BP boys.

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GIRLS RESULTS

Team standings: 1. WEM/JWP 50; 2. NRHEG 50; 3. BP 56; 4. Maple River 89; 5. Medford 90

BP: Gloria Hernandez (first, 21:37); Chloe McCarthy (eighth, 23:50); Emily Miller (13th, 25:11); Emily Anderson (18th, 26:40); Abby Smith (20th, 26:55)

BOYS RESULTS

Team standings: 1. WEM/JWP 30; 2. BP 79; 3. NRHEG 83; 4. Medford 83; 5. Maple River 103; 6. Hayfield 132

BP: Hosea Baker (fourth, 18:44); Jesse Cardenas (sixth, 19:10); Tyler Forystek (16th, 19:59); Stephen Fennell (28th, 21:14); Jaxon Harberts (30th, 21:27)