Region 2A Meet Results in a 2nd Place Finish for Girls’ Varsity

The GHS Cross Country team hosted the Region 2A meet at River Ridge Golf Course on Thursday, October 17. With a home team advantage, the Girls’ Varsity team nearly took home a first-place finish, narrowly placing behind Sioux Falls Christian with 31 points to their 26 points.

The Girls’ Varsity harriers ran very well and qualified for the State meet, with McKayla Heesch finishing the 5k in 5^th place with a time of 20:48.90, Payton Campbell placing 10^th with a time of 20:59.98, Kylie Christensen placing 12^th with a time of 21:02.90, Tayler Benson placing 15^th with a time of 21:13.14, Jordyn Williams placing 21^st with a time of 21:45.96, and Adair Hanisch placing 35^th with a time of 23:33.53.

The Boys’ Varsity team placed 7^th overall, with Preston Bohl qualifying for the State meet with a 7^th place finish and a time of 17:39.05. Sam Schleuter, Evan DeBates, Matthew Gilbert, and Sam Konechne all placed in the first 50 harriers.

Coach Jason Bohl was grateful to all the supporters. “Thanks to everyone that helped us put on a top notch meet and to all people that came out to support our harriers,” he wrote to the Gazette.

The State A Meet will be held on Saturday, October 26 at the Broadland Creek Golf Course in Huron.  The Boys Class A race will be at 12:00 p.m. and the Girls Class A race will be at 1:30 p.m.