Good showing for Alpine team at Cook County Invite

Alpine Ski Coach Charles Lamb said KooKoo at Lutsen Mountains was in great shape for the opening meet, the Cook County Invite on Friday, December 14. Eight teams gathered at Lutsen Mountains for a total of 124 athletes competing.

Coach Lamb said he was greatly impressed with his JV skiers, many who were racing for the first time at the high school level. The boys' JV team swept the podium, with Elijah Blanck in 3rd, Ray Dressley in 2nd and Cy Oberholtzer taking the top of the podium with 1st.

In JV girls, Kalina Dimitrova had a strong race day to claim 2nd.

For varsity boys, Will Surbaugh had a great first run, but faced some challenges on the second for a 5th place finish.

The girls varsity team did exceedingly well against the tough Brainerd and Duluth East teams. The Cook County Alpine team had three girls in the top 10. Elsa Lunde finished in 12th; Halle Lamb, 10th and Sela Backstrom 7th. Reilly Wahlers was the overall girls’ winner, taking 1st place on the podium.

The Cook County Alpine team takes to the hills again on Friday, December 21 at the Virginia Invite. WTIP will have more on that race for later, but click below to hear Coach Lamb’s thoughts on the Cook County Invite. Here’s Rhonda Silence with more.