By Olivia Sulentic
On October 20, the boys and girls cross country teams traveled to Atlantic for the district meet. To qualify for state, the runners have to place in the top ten. Interstate 35 had two runners that were able to meet this requirement.
Senior, Maddie Beeler just nabbed the qualifying spot placing tenth. This is Beeler’s first year qualifying for the state meet.
Sophomore, Holly McKinney was also fortunate enough to qualify to run in Fort Dodge. She placed seventh in Atlantic. McKinney qualified as a freshman and hopes to make it all four years.
In Fort Dodge, on October 29, the two roadrunners ran at the state meet.
McKinney placed 27th out of 125 runners with a time of 15:51. She tied her own school record, running the exact same time as last year at the state meet.
“I was excited to make it back to state. It was especially great to be able to run with my best friend,” stated McKinney.
Beeler placed 83rd with a time of 16:36. This was her best time in her career.
“I was really glad that I got to go my senior year. I’ve worked really hard all season and making it to state was exciting for me,” said Beeler.
“It was my focus this year to get Maddie to state. She was so close last year and would have made it if she hadn’t gotten hurt. I knew Holly would make it, so I really wanted Maddie to get there her senior year,” state Coach LeMaster.
On October 20, the boys and girls cross country teams traveled to Atlantic for the district meet. To qualify for state, the runners have to place in the top ten. Interstate 35 had two runners that were able to meet this requirement.
Senior, Maddie Beeler just nabbed the qualifying spot placing tenth. This is Beeler’s first year qualifying for the state meet.
Sophomore, Holly McKinney was also fortunate enough to qualify to run in Fort Dodge. She placed seventh in Atlantic. McKinney qualified as a freshman and hopes to make it all four years.
In Fort Dodge, on October 29, the two roadrunners ran at the state meet.
McKinney placed 27th out of 125 runners with a time of 15:51. She tied her own school record, running the exact same time as last year at the state meet.
“I was excited to make it back to state. It was especially great to be able to run with my best friend,” stated McKinney.
Beeler placed 83rd with a time of 16:36. This was her best time in her career.
“I was really glad that I got to go my senior year. I’ve worked really hard all season and making it to state was exciting for me,” said Beeler.
“It was my focus this year to get Maddie to state. She was so close last year and would have made it if she hadn’t gotten hurt. I knew Holly would make it, so I really wanted Maddie to get there her senior year,” state Coach LeMaster.
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