Blue Dragon runners take a dash over to Luverne

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            On Saturday, September 9, the Garretson Cross Country team headed to Luverne to participate in the Bruce Gluf Invitational.

two female cross country runners, one in left in blue and one on right in black and green
Emma Hanson //Garrick A Moritz, Gazette

            There, four Garretson harriers placed in the top twenty in JV, with Sebastian Deyoung again cracking the top five with a fifth-place run. He finished at 16:09.03 in the 4,000-meter run.

male cross country runner crossing finish line with big smile
Sebastian DeYoung at the Jesse James Invitational. //photo by G. Moritz

            Emma Hanson placed ninth in womens JV with a time of 19:24.44.

            Noah Schotzko crossed the finish line at a respectable 10th place with a time of 16:36.55, and Nate Roberts wasn't far behind in 12th place with a time of 16:40.12.

            On Thursday, September 14, the team headed to Chamberlain for the Chamberlain/Big Dakota Invite, where the challenging course again saw Deyoung break into the top five in JV. He placed fourth with a time of 17:24.

            Hanson again placed ninth, finishing with a time of 20:46, and Schotzko was tenth with a time of 18:16. Roberts and Eliza Potter both came in 17th with a time of 19:03 and 23:36, respectively.

            On Monday, the harriers headed to Dell Rapids for their next race.

            "Emma Hanson and Sebastian Deyoung came away with medals," said Head Coach Jason Bohl.

            In Dells, Hanson edged out Deyoung in placement, taking home seventh place to Deyoung's ninth. She crossed the finish line with a time of 18:30.49. Deyoung had a finishing time of 16:02.19.

            "The next action for the harriers will be next Tuesday when we travel to Volga," said Bohl.

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