Last Thursday in British Columbia, Anna Sprague of New Sweden finished 37th out of 70 women in the 5K Classic race of the Merrill Lynch Continental Cup, finishing with a time of 19 minutes, 39.1 seconds.

The winner, Beckie Scott of the Canadian National Team, turned in a time of 16:18.6 at the international meet at Sovereign Lake Nordic Center in Silver Star, B.C.

According to Karin Lamberg, Sprague’s Nordic coach at the Maine Winter Sports Center in Fort Kent, Sprague was the top U.S. junior.

Sprague will remain in Silver Star until the end of December training and racing.