LIONS & LADY LIONS CROSS COUNTRY

Aug 19: Killdeer Invite
Not only the first meet of the year, but also a lot of firsts as far as the athletes go. We had three runners compete, two running in their first varsity or first-ever cross country race. Kaitlyn Klein ran through some pain to finish her first race. Grypen Leier-Wangler got a taste of varsity and was the highest-placing seventh grader in the race at 21st place. Unquestionably, the star of the day was Emily Plessas; her hard work over the summer paid off as she cut 1:33 off of her personal best.
Proud of the effort, and excited to see what we can do adding another five runners for the next meet.

Aug 23: Velva
Our first 5K is in the books for the season and I can’t think of a better way to start it off!
Christopher McMahon ran a personal best of 17:25 which just happened to be good enough not only to win the race in Velva, but also put him top-three in the state early in the season. Mikel Green ran a huge personal best and dropped about three minutes to finish 19th, and Gryphen Leier-Wangler finished 24th in his first 5K ever.
The girls were paced by Katherine Castaneda, with Emily Plessas and Kaitlyn Klein both running well and setting personal bests today.