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New Glarus/Monticello Cross Country Teams Are State Tournament Bound!
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Photo courtesy of Karen Guenther
Both the NGM Girls and Boys Cross Country teams will compete at the State Meet on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. A passel of happy athletes celebrate double invitations to the Cross Country State Meet. Front Row (L-R): Ruthie Zuber, Tenley Faber, Emma Martinson, Anya Brenkman, Lily Maynard, Dayna Karls, Lucy Melvin, Melanie Fink, Camryn Arnett and Annika Ziperski. Back Row (L-R): Tanner Gardner, Linden Lounsbury, Grayson Rodefeld, Braylon Hoesly, Tom Nelson, Brayden Ryan, Ian Schwartzlow, Evan Guenther and Beckett Malaise.
An ideal Wisconsin fall day occurred this Saturday. Cool, sunny, calm, with trees at their colorful peak. To improve on perfection, imagine standing on an immaculately groomed golf course covering bluffs overlooking the Wisconsin River. We arrive at the Prairie du Chien Country Club as the fog lifts like a curtain to reveal a rolling landscape. From the north end to the south, the course drops 100 feet and our athletes must run down and back three times to complete their 5 kilometer (3.1 miles) race. The first mile includes some ups and downs, the second mile more hills and the third i...
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