As the Sandy Creek Girls and Boys Cross Country teams prepare this week for the D-4 District Meet at Camp
ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
Kateri near McCool Junction, the Cougars’ warmup meet for the post-season proved to be the Southern Nebraska Conference Meet, hosted this year at Fairbury High School.
The Cougar girls had a pair of runners entered during the Oct. 9 run, with Madison Shaw again leading the way, placing third overall in the field of 37 runners.
Shaw finished the 5000-meter course with a time of 21 minutes, 33.85 seconds.
Tri County’s Sage Holtmeier claimed individual gold for the girls with a time of 20:13.66. Milford’s Macie Carter finished second with a time of 20:41.1.
Rounding out the Sandy Creek girls’ race was Ava Hubl, placing 19th overall with a time of 25:38.83.
On the boys’ side of the SNC races, the field of 51 total runners would see Sandy Creek’s Embry Frazier place 41st overall with a time of 22:51.14, while Asher Eitzmann placed 44th with his time of 24:03.8.
Winning the boys’ race was Avery Carter of Milford with a time of 17:26.9. Carter edged out Tri County’s Drew Siems, who placed second with a time of 17:41.84.
The girls’ race at the D-4 meet south of McCool Junction will begin at 4 p.m., this Thursday, Oct. 16, with the boys’ race to follow. State cross country will once again be in Kearney on Friday, Oct. 24, with the girls’ Class D race set to start at 12 noon at the Kearney Country Club, while the Class D boys’ race is slated to start at 1 p.m.
Ava Hubl finished in the top 20 of the SNC Cross Country Meet in Fairbury, Oct. 9, finishing with a time of 25 minutes, 38.83 seconds. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
Sandy Creek’s Embry Frazier battles the field of runners taking part in the Southern Nebraska Conference Cross Country Meet in Fairbury Oct. 9. Frazier finished with a time of 22 minutes, 51.14 seconds to lead the Sandy Creek boys. ASHLEY D. SWANSON | CLAY COUNTY NEWS
