Pequot Lakes freshman Calia Chaney finished 44th in 1:29.19 as the Brainerd Warrior alpine ski team finished sixth at the state downhill meet Wednesday, March 10, at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.
The Edina girls won the state title with 159 points as Orono was a close second with 157. Brainerd compiled 93 points.
“At the end of the first race our girls were sitting in third and it was anyone’s game,” said Warrior coach Jim Ruttger. “A couple of them had a harder time on the second run, but we will be back next year.”
Brainerd skiers Lauren Kalenberg, who finished 16th, and Brandon Neifert, who was 11th to help the Warrior boys place sixth as a team, each earned all-state honors for the second consecutive year.
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Girls team scores: 1-Edina 159, 2-Orono 157, 3-Hill Murray 140.5, 4-Stillwater 133.5, 5-Lakeville North 126, 6-Brainerd 122, 7-Duluth East 93, 8-East Ridge 51
Individual winner: Ava Pihlstrom (Blake) 1:15.54
Brainerd results: 16-Lauren Kalenberg 1:23.82, 34-Alli Krantz 1:28.17, 44-Calia Chaney 1:29.19, 57-Hannah Taylor 1:33.11, 60-Erin Hoelzel 1:33.58, 64-Carsyn Krassas 1:34.46
Boys team scores: 1-Lakeville South 165, 2-Stillwater 159, 3-Edina 138, 4-Hopkins 137, 5-Duluth East 114, 6-Brainerd 105, 7-Woodbury 93, 8-Hill Murray 90
Individual winner: Zach Trotto (Forest Lake) 1:12.04
Brainerd results: 11-Brandon Neifert 1:16.02, 42-Anthony Elsenpeter 1:23.05, 65-Parker Linn 1:30.02, 67-Esten Hiebert 1:31.91, 82-Sean Baumann 2:10.67, DQ-Gavin Hoelzel
