The Wildcats ran at River Valley on Saturday and had some great results for both high school and middle school teams!

Girls Varsity was led by Alora Spiegel, who medaled with her 15th overall place. She ran a career best of 21:45. She was followed by Lainey Winkers with a season best of 23:13 and Maddie Miller with a career best of 28:18. Well done girls!

On the boy's side, Carter Scholey won the Small Schools Division race with a career best of 16:35. The Varsity was rounded out by stellar performances from Angelo Dohm who also ran a career best of 19:17, Matt Loshaw (19:44), Aiden Campbell tying his career best of 20:11, Jordan Wilder with a season best of 20:30, Niles Monroe with a career best of 21:33, and freshman Blake Johnson also with a career best of 21:40. The Varsity boys placed competitively in the 7th spot of 16 teams.

Junior Varsity teams also did well. The girl's teams finishers were sophomores Allison Dyrhaug finishing with a career best of 30:11, and Ruby Gustafson with a career best of 30:43, and senior Lauren Bartels finishing in 30:46. The boy's teams top finishers were senior Carson Heller (24:48) and sophomore William Booth (25:55). Well done, teams!

Our top middle school runners were Jackson Scholey, who placed 15th with a time of 10:05, followed by Carson Biermeier (11:50) in 62nd in a field of 165 runners. Meara Allen ran a time of 12:32 (78th) followed by Sophie Howard at 13:31(106th) in a race of 191 girls. This was a 1.5 mile race for the middle school team.

On a personal note, I have been so proud of our athletes and families this year. We have been complimented on our sportsmanship and supportive environment. Every athlete deserves that clap, that cheer, so let's keep the spirit of integrity which is the basis of cross country running. Our home meet is on Saturday at the high school, and starts at 9:00 a.m.! We would love to see you there!