Every girl new her job and pushed herself to the limit in pursuit of Belle Plaine cross-country history. Freshmen Emily Berger led the way with a 12th place finish in 20:09. She was followed closely by 8th grader Lizzy Schmidt in 17th place with a time of 20:20. Senior Haley Leger sprinted across the line in 20th place just in front of LCWM's number 2 runner finishing with a PR of 20:29. Cassie Stolt, sophomore was next with another strong performance in 25th place, with 8th grader Jordyn Williams just behind in 30th place to round out the scoring. 7th grader Malina Koepp and freshmen McKenna Herrmann nearly placed in front of LCWM's 5th runner finishing in 34th and 36th. In the past 17 years we have never had a girls team that had their top 7 girls so close to one another. This years team has the strength of pack running which is very affective in big races.
The boys division on Thursday was incredibly competitive with two very tough teams tied for 1st place. The boys finished in 6th place led by junior Kyle Siemon in 20th place finishing the 5000 meter course in 17:32. Freshmen Drew Hastings was close behind in 22nd place running a 17:38. Senior captain Kellen Bergs capped off his outstanding career with a 33rd place finish in 17:54. Sophomore Elliot Rudd and freshmen Ben Hunsader rounded out the scoring for the Tigers in 44th and 52nd place respectively. Sophomores Mikkel Schmidt and Tristan Cruz finished the course in 56th and 67th place. The boys competed very well. It is nice to be able to go to the section meet and be in the conversation for the state meet. They are on the right path and their turn will come, hopefully sooner than later.
The state meet will be held at St. Olaf college in Northfield Saturday November 5th. We will be running at 11:00 am and will start in lane 10. A fan bus is available sign up in the office. The team will be busy preparing this week you are all welcome to come out and join us. See you Saturday!
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