Article By Steven Hendrixson
On Saturday the boys’ and girls’ XC teams traveled to St. Joe to compete in their sectional meet. Both teams came into the meet on their A-games as the top three teams in each race and top 7 individuals not on a qualifying team would go to Peoria for the state meet Next Saturday. The boys were locked in, not only winning the meet by 48 points, but also having five of their seven starters finishing within the top ten.
Griffin Thompson, Grayson Edwards, Chase Paulson, and Cooper Morey paved the way for the Cubs, finishing in the 2, 3, 4, and 5 spots for the Cubs in 11:26.9, 11:42.4, 11:48, and 12:10. Emmet Maurer was not far behind them, as he finished 7th in 12:10.7. Owen Ockerman finished 46th in 14:27, Sam Wernz finished 50th in 14:54.5.
With their sectional title, this squad once again punches their ticket to Peoria!
Brynna Farrell qualified as an individual on the girls’ side, finishing 3rd out of 57 competitors with a personal best 13:03 time. Teammates Caroline Nave, Carrigan Crumrin, and Molly Cooper also had great times, with Nave finishing 28th in 15:43.9, Crumrin 29th in 15:53.3, and Cooper in 40th with a 16:59.9.
The Cubs will travel to Peoria next Saturday to try their luck at the State Championship!