The Garretson Cross Country team showed up for Homecoming and represented the Blue Dragons by participating in two meets at Sioux Valley (Volga) and Lennox.
In Volga on Tuesday, September 27, Garretson ran one male and one female in Varsity, sophomore Noah Schotzko and 7th grader Emma Hanson. Schotzko placed 36th overall with a run time of 21:11.47 on the 5,000-meter course, and Hanson placed 44th with a time of 24:36.11. In JV, Sebastian Deyoung medaled in 8th place with a run time of 16:25.39. Nate Roberts was 15th with a personal best of 17:02.59, Eliza Potter was 19th with a season record of 21:09.2, and Talon Miller was 21st overall with a personal best of 17:38.3.
Next, the team headed south on Thursday for the Lennox Invite. All members of the team ran junior varsity, with Schotzko, Deyong, and Hanson placing in the top twenty. Schotzko received 16th place with a run time of 15:57.56, Deyong ran a personal best and was awarded 18th with a run time of 15:59.77, and Hanson was 19th with a personal best time of 18:59.50.
