10/12/2018 0 Comments XC Team or Power House?By Kenidy Cessna
On Tuesday the Jaguar Cross Country team traveled to Royalton to wrap up their regular season, they begin their post season this upcoming Tuesday. Mid-Thirty degree wind chill, a steady rain, and a muddy, twisting course through the woods greeted all competing runners. Regardless of the conditions, the Jags showed a competitive edge which brought home great results. At the sound of the gun the JH boys were off. Griffin Steil, Brody Froehling, and Devon Mulder all placed in the top 10. Steil to 10th, Froehling in 6th, and Mulder in 9th. The JV and Varsity Boys battled their way from the start to the finish. Cedric Lafave started in the lead and was later passed up by two pierz runners in the last quarter, pushing him into third place. Brock Bjerke finished 10th and earned a medal. Meanwhile Anders Prater was just a hop skip and a jump away came in 12th. Josey Olson decided the conditions wouldn’t stop his grind, he finished with a personal best, 19:46. Lucas Kreft representing the Jags finishing 9th overall for the JV boys. While the boys are running their hearts out, the girls get set to race for the gold. Seventh grader Reese Hartl took to the lead early. It took a gaggle of Howard Lake girls who where ranked the top 5 in state. Reese then finished with 9th place overall. Raechel Painovich continues a strong week by placing 19th overall. The Jags then featured a strong pack finish with Audrey Storlie (22nd), Abby Painovich (23rd), Hallie Rootkie (25th), and Sophie Hodena (28th). Killeen Prater and Isabella Bennett put the Jags on the podium in the girls JV race finishing 3rd and 4th overall. The Jaguar Girls sent a strong statement to conference competition East Central and Mille Lacs that we are going to be a force to reckon with next Tuesday. This past weekend the team traveled to Duluth and ran through the mud, cold, and rain. Despite the conditions the Jags were ready to run and came home with personal bests and one medal! Reese Hartl placed 3rd overall and was the top 7th grader in the 7-9 girls race. Raechel Painovich, Ava Anderson, Sophie Hodena, and Killeen Prater all took :30-1:30 off their times from last year. Howard Hodena, Jacob Barstad Abby Painovich, and Audrey Storlie ran their personal best. Anders Prater revisited the 18's finishing with 18:49, while Dylan Mans ran a 20:57. The XC team only has 2 meets left, come and watch the jags race before it’s too late!
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