The Pawnee City Cross Country team defied the heat Thursday, Oct. 8, at the final regular-season meet held at Camp Kateri in McCool Junction. Once again most of the runners set personal records.
With temperatures well past 80 degrees, varsity runners Colin Fender and Kailyn Jensen pushed through and finished the race strong. Colin placed 16th with a time of 20:26, and Kailyn refused to back down and powered through to finish.
The junior high runners excelled and recorded new personal records at their final meet. Some of the runners took another minute off of their time! Here are the boys results: Tim Hoffman, 6:49, fourth place medal; Alex Hall, 6:51, fifth place medal; Charlie Arnold, 8:24, 23rd; and Case Gyhra, 9:25, 33rd. The girls received medals with Alana Gyhra coming in tenth with a time of 8:37, and Lisa Holthus placing 12th with a time of 8:42. Fourth grader, Eli Hoffman went along to watch his brother run, and was able to participate in the Fun Run and finished with a time of 8:33.
The junior high runners ended the season on a high note, with all runners recording new PRs. The varsity team is gearing up for Districts on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Camp Kateri, McCool Junction.
