After an exciting year, the cross country season is finally coming to a close.
“I’m excited about [State],” coach Brooke Roe said. “I think it’s possible [to win], everyone just has to run their best race.”

Cross Country districts were held Oct. 25 at McNair Park, and sectionals were held Nov. 1 at Forest Park. On both occasions, the girls team started at 11 a.m. and the boys team started at 11:30 a.m.

Both girls and boys teams qualified for sectionals, but Roe had a bigger goal in mind.

“I want both teams to qualify [for State],” Roe said.

However, Roe’s hopes fell slightly short. While the boys team placed third at sectionals, qualifying for State, the girls team placed sixth and were therefore ineligible. Leading the boys team, Nick Happe placed first and Jordan Summers placed 18th. Two girls qualified individually: sophomore Coleen Grone who placed 17th, and junior Dianna Prost who placed 24th.

“I definitely wanted to get to State and possibly qualify as a team,” Prost said. “I also want to remain dedicated so next year I can definitely place at State.”