By Pat Garry, Staff Writer
EV-W/K runners competed at the Section 6A Meet on Thursday, Oct. 25. “Great meet yesterday! We had a great race with everyone getting their season’s best time. There is nothing more that I could ask for. I am very proud of these athletes!” Coach Holly Hansen exclaimed.
Staples-Motley has historically had three or four strong runners on the girls’ team, but this year they were able to pull in the fifth one. West Central has always been a deep team. This year their first two girls ran under twenty minutes and their next two ran under 20:23. “That depth at the top of the race was the determining factor. If we could use all seven times, we would definitely have won, as we have a small gap between our runners; but that is not how it works,” added Coach Hansen. Libby Yozamp and Olivia Kuechle qualified for state meet as individuals.
Results: Boys: 105 Gregory Gathje, 19.25; 132 Jake Blommer, 20.24; 134 Neal Wertish, 20.27; 150 Jawnathan Lane, 21.36; Girls: 10 Libby Yozamp, 20.05; 13 Olivia Kuechle, 20.20; 18 Brookelyn Kuechle, 20.38; 19 Zya Lueders, 20.45; 26 Amaya Lyrek, 21.02; 28 Cailyn Kuechle, 21.05; 34 Jenna Andersen, 21.18.
Team: 1 Staples, 54; 2 West Central, 56; 3 EV-W/K, 86; 4 Albany, 113; 5 Morris Area, 201; 6 Pierz, 217; 7 Sauk Centre, 22; 8 Paynesville, 262; 9 New London Spicer, 291; 10 Breckenridge-Wahpeton, 305; 11 LPGE, 319; 12 Otter Tail Central, 341; 13 Minnewaska, 348; 14 Royalton, 359; 15 Osakis, 360; 16 Melrose, 385; 17 Pillager, 386; 18 Benson/KMS, 392; 19 Litchfield, 479; 20 Brandon-Evansville, 570; 21 Border West, 577.
There will be a send-off for the girls at
8 a.m. Friday morning at EV-W JP Gym.
The girls will run at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov.3, at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minn.