The Ranger cross country girls surprised themselves at the Class AA state meet on Saturday with a fourth-place finish, the best in Forest Lake school history.
The Forest Lake cross country girls secured third place behind No. 3 (Class AA) East Ridge and Roseville at the Suburban East Conference Meet last Tuesday afternoon.
The Forest Lake boys’ cross country team took seventh place at the Suburban East Conference meet last Tuesday.
The boys’ cross country team in Forest Lake keeps cruising along, this time taking third at Memorial Park last Tuesday for the Shakopee Invitational.
The Ranger girls’ cross country squad placed second out of 25 teams Saturday at the Swain Invitational in Duluth.
Forest Lake finished fifth out of 15 teams at the Blaine Invitational last Thursday at Majestic Oaks Golf Club.
The University of Minnesota Roy Griak Invitational is like the state fair for cross country runners, and this year the Forest Lake girls took home eighth place, fourth-best of all Minnesota teams.
Forest Lake’s cross country boys placed 36 out of 44 teams competing at the 2012 Roy Griak Invitational on Saturday.
Last Tuesday at the Hudson Cross Country Invite, the Forest Lake boys finished second out of nine teams.
On a day ideal for outdoor running, the Forest Lake girls’ cross country team kicked it into high gear to take fourth place at the Lakeville North Apple Jack Invitational on Saturday.