Cross Country Regionals

Both the boy's and girl's Cross Country teams are going to Sectionals this coming Saturday, October 31, which is Halloween. This means that both teams earned a top 5 finish at regionals.

The boys finished 4th, behind Robinson, Sullivan, and Shelbyville. All that matters though is that we made it and we also beat T-town. The girls managed to sneak in with a 5th place finish. Liz didn't win like usual, but she still made us all proud with a 2nd place finish. Ryan Hoelscher ran a good race for the boys. Ryan came in with a 16th place finish, I believe. The regional was at Robinson, and the conditions of the course were terrible. I saw at least 4 kids trip and fall while running because it was so muddy; there was also some pushing and shoving that helped them fall. Sectionals are at Decatur and I don't believe that anyone on the team has ever ran or been there.

The regionals were stacked with good runners, so there is going to be even greater competition at sectionals. Competition will be tough, but you never know, that's why you run the race. Now Liz, on the other hand, has a pretty good shot at making it to state as an individual. It should be a fun race and you never know about Andrew Grunloh and Drew Willenborg. This is most likely their last race so we'll see what they've got. If you have nothing better to do with your Saturday, come on up to Decatur and cheer on the cross country team.

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