Alpine boys take 1st at Koo Koo Invite Jan. 26

The Cook County High School Alpine ski team had a successful day of racing at Lutsen Mountains on January 26. After the meet, Alpine Coach Charles Lamb shared the final results for the day.

In the girls’ competition, Brainerd tied Marshall with 166 points. In the event of a tie, the time of each team’s 5^th fastest racer’s time is used (instead of the usual top four). Adding in that additional racer, the Brainerd girls took 1^st place and Marshall was 2^nd.

 Hermantown was 3rd with 163 points.

The Cook County girls finished with 158 points for 4^th in a very close race, reports Coach Lamb.
Reilly Wahlers came in 4^th. Sela Backstrom was 8th, Halle Lamb 18th, and Hanna Borson was 24^th.

The Cook County boys captured 1^st place with 146 points.  East was in 2nd place with 120 points and Hibbing finished 3rd with 112 points.

For the Cook County boys, Will Lamb finished 1^st.  Logan Backstrom was 4^th.  Will Surbaugh was 7^th and Masen McKeever, 10^th.

Next up for the Alpine Vikings is a Cloquet-Esko-Carlton (CEC) Invite at Spirit Mountain on Thursday, February 2 and then Sections at Giants Ridge on Thursday, February 7. Both meets start at 10 a.m.

WTIP’s Rhonda Silence caught up with some of the skiers as they waited for their second run during the Koo Koo Invite at at Lutsen Mountains.