Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Cross country runners compete in state qualifying meet
Jaela Anliker comes up behind an MMCRU competitor during the state qualifying meet at Holstein.
Lexi Croatt and a North Union runner battle for their final position near the finish line at the state qualifying meet.
Senior Connor Pasillas runs his final cross country race during the state qualifying meet on Oct. 22.
Mitchell Meyers maintains his position during the early stages of the Class 1A state qualifying meet at Holstein.
The Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn cross country teams have completed their 2020 seasons, running for the final time on Oct. 22 at the 1A state qualifying meet on a cold and rainy day in Holstein.
Junior Madison Otto was the top performer for the Hawks, finishing 23rd in the 5,000-meter race. Other finishers for the girls' varsity were freshman Alexis Croatt in 47th, sophomore Ashleigh Vermeer in 63rd, sophomore Jaela Anliker in 67th, sophomore Juliana Pasillas in 70th and senior Hailey Grotluschen in 71st.
On the boys' varsity side, sophomore Bryce Dodge finished 72nd, junior Mitchell Meyers was in 94th place, freshmen Gavin Faulkner and George Vargas were in 98th and 99th, respectively, and senior Connor Pasillas finished 100th.
Hawk coach Nicole Dorhout said the very young teams have made some good progress this year.
"We had several kids who had never run varsity or high school cross country before, which made for a steep learning curve," she said. "There were a lot of improvements made but we still have a lot of work to do in the offseason and the coming years. We'll lose a couple of seniors but the rest of the team will be back next year. I look forward to seeing what they can do."
1A STATE QUALIFYING MEET
Girls' Results: Madison Otto, 23rd, 23:25; Lexi Croatt, 47th, 25:39; Ashleigh Vermeer, 63rd, 27:22; Jaela Anliker, 67th, 29:08; Juliana Pasillas, 70th, 29:27; Hailey Grotluschen, 71st, 29:37.
Team Scores: St. Edmond 43, Manson Northwest Webster 49, Ridge View 114, Lawton-Bronson 120, Alta-Aurelia 128, South O'Brien 141, Gehlen Catholic 190, North Union 212, West Bend-Mallard 225, East Sac County 235, H-M-S 240.
Boys' Results: Bryce Dodge, 72nd, 22:54; Mitchell Meyers, 94th, 26:11; Gavin Faulkner, 98th, 29:10; George Vargas, 99th, 29:13; Connor Pasillas, 100th, 33:22.
Team Scores: St. Edmond 61, Siouxland Christian 87, Manson Northwest Webster 91, Trinity Christian 136, North Union 142, Lawton-Bronson 170, East Sac County 211, Gehlen Catholic 226, Ridge View 232, MMCRU 233, South O'Brien 286, Alta-Aurelia 286, GT/RA 305, Harris-Lake Park 306, H-M-S 434.
