The cross country team competed in the section 6a meet Thursday, Oct. 29. The weather was cold and very wet.
The EV-W-K girls’ team finished a very solid fifth out of 14 complete teams. The individaul finishers were: Tanya Maciejewski 11th in a time of 16.45, Molly Hesse 13th-16:49, Kelsey Vigoren 36th-17:50, Larissa Anthofer 37th-17:50.9, Raelyn Callander 38th-17:51, Renee Berg 48th-18:14 and Jennifer Notch 66th-19:09. Tanya was 16 seconds and Molly was 20 seconds from going to the state meet.
Head Coach Holly Hansen said “WOW! WE had an awesome night! Our team has held steady at fifth place for the past three years. I must say that as much as I would like to see that closer to the number one spot, I am quite pleased at how my team holds their own. We also had two girls narrowly miss state, which is bittersweet because although they missed it, they are sophomores and have two years to accomplish this goal. Lots of hills on this course and lots of rain.”
The teams finished in this order
1. Albany 74
2. NLS 77
3. Sauk Centre 95
4. LQPVDB 110
5. EV-W-K 121
6. Paynesville 159
7. West Central Area 212
8. Benson/KMS 216
9. Litchfield 221
10. Minnewaska Area 240
11.Breckenridge/Cam/T 227
12. Morris Area 274
13 Ortonville 354
14. Ottertail Central 358
St. Johns Prep, Wheaton, Hill Crest Lutheran and Long Prairie/ Grey Eagle were incomplete teams.
In the boys’ race Jacob Asfeld placed 76th in a time of 21:32 and Bret Mattice 80th in a time of 21:45.
Great job everyone!