Hopkins’ Jakob Ellingson Takes Nordic Skiing Championship
Both boys and girls teams finished sixth in team competition.
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Hopkins High School’s Jakob Ellingson capped off his final year of high school Nordic skiing by winning Tuesday’s state championship at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.
Ellingson edged out Eden Prairie’s Thomas Bye by 1.2 seconds—finishing with a total time 29:24.4 total. The performance is 38.3 seconds faster than his time last year, when he finished seventh overall.
The senior’s performance helped the Royals boys to a sixth-place team finish. Hopkins finished with 325 points—53 points behind the team champion Eden Prairie.
Harris Dirnberger, who won the section championship, suffered a spate of bad luck that slowed him down. He was recovering from the flu and skiing with a fever—then his binding broke during the second race and he lost a ski. A spectator gave him a ski, which allowed him to finish 76th.
Senior Sarah Benton led the way for the girls’ team with an eighth-place finish and a time of 35:03.7 total. Last year, Benton finished 13th overall.
Like the boys, the Royals girls also placed sixth in team competition, scoring 324 points.
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Results
Boys Team Results
| Place | School | Points |
| 1 | Eden Prairie | 378 |
| 2 | Ely | 358 |
| 3 | Forest Lake | 345 |
| 4 | St. Cloud Tech | 342 |
| 5 | Irondale, New Brighton | 341 |
| 6 | Hopkins | 325 |
| 7 | Eagan | 304 |
| 8 | St. Paul Central | 258 |
Hopkins Boys Individual Results
| Place | Athlete | Grade | Overall Time |
| 1 | Jakob Ellingson | 12 | 29:24.4 |
| 55 | Matthew Lavanger | 11 | 32:51.3 |
| 73 | Bjorn Leach | 12 | 33:27.9 |
| 76 | Harris Dirnberger | 12 | 33:37.2 |
| 85 | Will Jones | 12 | 33:57.5 |
| 95 | Erik Craemer | 12 | 34:42.9 |
| 101 | Will Chizek | 12 | 35:00.1 |
Girls Team Results
| Place | School | Points |
| 1 |
Wayzata |
365 |
| 2 | Duluth East | 362 |
| 3 | Roseville Area | 351 |
| 4 | Stillwater Area | 331 |
| 5 | Little Falls | 326 |
| 6 | Hopkins | 324 |
| 7 | Burnsville | 313 |
| 8 | Lakeville North | 230 |
Hopkins Girls Individual Results
| Place | Athlete | Grade | Overall Time |
| 8 | Sarah Benton | 12 | 35:03.7 |
| 16 | Siena Ellingson | 10 | 35:52.2 |
| 62 | Claire Benton | 9 | 38:42.1 |
| 92 | Katie Craemer | 10 | 40:27.4 |
| 98 | Renae Anderson | 8 | 40:47.3 |
| 101 | Madeline Hinck | 12 | 40:55.4 |
| 105 | Kaelynn Heiberg | 11 | 41:33.6 |
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