Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
H-M-S runners battle heat to earn pair of 3rd-place finishes
Senior George Vargas nears the finish line to place fourth at the Deb Hankens meet hosted by Cherokee.
Runners competing at Cherokee, including H-M-S's Kamryn Ebel, took advantage of water being offered along the race route.
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn runners battled the heat at Cherokee on Aug. 24 to earn two third-place team finishes at the Deb Hankens Cross Country Meet.
Two Hawks placed in the Top 10 during the girls' varsity race. Lexi Croatt finished ninth in a time of 25:35.95 and Gracie Knobloch was right behind to place 10th in 25:35.98.
Other varsity competitors were Clara Funk, 18th, 29:15.66; Kamryn Ebel, 19th, 29:16.79; and Jocelyn Abonce, 25th, 32:05.42. Kamrynn Visser finished 20th in the JV race with a time of 35:05.19.
Cherokee won the varsity girls' team title with 23 points. Ridge View finished second with 47 and H-M-S was third with 61.
George Vargas led H-M-S with a fourth-place finish in the varsity boys' race. He ran a time of 19:35.34. Ryan Grotluschen placed 13th, 20:44.52; Aiden Bush was 17th, 21:11.63; Damian Dodge came in 19th, 21:24.68; and Blaine Finster placed 25th, 22:47.87.
H-M-S also finished third in the boys' team standings. MVAOCOU won the title with 32 points, Cherokee was second with 48 and H-M-S was third with 67. Ridge View finished fourth with 81 points and South O'Brien was fifth with 107.
Easton Teal was runner-up in the boys' JV race, running a time of 23:35.96. Parker Salton placed 12th, 28:23.18; Carter Dolphin was 13th, 30:50.17; and Moises Gonzalez came in 14th, 30:59.93.
The H-M-S teams will compete on Aug. 31 in the Okoboji Invitational. The meet will be held at the Emerald Hills Golf Club at Arnolds Park.
