On Tuesday, the Garretson Cross Country team hosted the Jesse James Invite at River Ridge Golf Course. As of press time, Carter Siemonsma (pictured) placed third in the boys varsity meet with a time of 18:02.86, while his fellow teammates, Sebastian Deyoung and Noah Schotzko, placed 23rd and 53rd, respectively.
Eliza Potter placed 18th with a time of 21:58.08 in the girls' JV meet. In JV boys, Michael Hanisch and Cooper Smith placed 20 and 23 with times of 17:11.53 and 17:23.36. Teammates Bence Bonte (29th), Cooper Danforth (33th), Blake Benson (39th), Lukas Ludewig (48th), and Isaiah Coburn (66th) gave it their all.
Last Saturday, the team headed to Luverne for the Bruce Gluff Invitational. There, Siemonsma garnered 6th place with a time of 17:52.17. Deyoung and Schotzko competed in JV, medaling with teammate Nate Roberts. Deyoung was 4th with a time of 15:34.86, Schotzko placed 6th in 16:15.73, and Roberts was 8th with a time of 16:26.72. Potter ran in JV girls, placing 21st.
