Local Runner Margaret Duffy Wins State Cross Country Title

FALCON HEIGHTS (WJON News) -- A local runner is the state cross country champion. Margaret Duffy of St. John's Prep won the state Class A Cross Country Championship today with a time of 17:55:5. Royalton's Chloe Reedy finished in 6th with a time of 18:45:9. On the Team side, St. Cloud Cathedral took 2nd place in Class A with a score of 97. Cathedral tied New London-Spicer for first but fell on a tie-breaker. Loyola-Cleveland took 3rd with a score of 104.

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In boys Class A, Erik Semling of Cotter-Hope took first place, and LA-RP-H brought home first in teams with a score of 67. Sauk Centre's Logan Wiehoff took 5th. In Class AA, St. Paul Como Park took first in team with a score of 75, while Becker took 5th. Charlie Loth of St. Paul-Como is the individual champion, with Dassel-Cokato's Charlie Bortnem taking 3rd. The Girls AA, AAA, and Boys AAA will wrap up later on Saturday.

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