It was another 1-2 finish for Spirit Lake boys cross country runners Keith Byers and Will Norris at the Estherville-Lincoln Central meet on Tuesday. Byers crossed the finish line first in 16:42, with Norris taking the silver in 17:10. Teammate Kyle Anderson finished fifth (18:09) helping the Indians to a first place team title with 48 points. Spencer wound up second at 54 points. Okoboji tallied 100 points to grab the fourth spot. The Pioneers were led by Joe Hilsabeck’s time of 18:03, good for fourth overall. Emmetsburg notched 153 team points to take sixth.
On the girls side it was the Spencer Tigers taking top honors with a team score of 65 points. Estherville-Lincoln Central/Armstrong-Ringsted defended their home track with a second place finish and 71 points. Spirit Lake was sixth (134), Okoboji seventh (162), and Emmetsburg eighth (201). Dondi Schmidt paced the Indians, taking fifth place in 16:24, and the Pioneers’ Clare Eckard was right behind in sixth, running a time of 16:32.