Gjevre finishes 12th at state meet; Alama is 35th

Annandale’s Connor Gjevre ran to his second 12th-place finish in the Boys Class A State Cross Country Meet at St. Olaf College on Saturday, Nov. 3.  In the girls race, Taylor Alama finished 35th.  Gjevre, a sophomore, ran 16:41.1 for the 5,000 meter race. Alama, an eighth-grader, ran 15:53.5 for 4,000 meters.  Gjevre started the race fast, then fell as far back as the mid-30s before rallying to 12th place. He battled through a lactic acid buildup and overcame it, he said afterwards.  Alama, in her first state meet, ran more consistently.  Look for more on the meet in the Wednesday, Nov. 7, Advocate and on this web site.