The Nemaha Central Middle School had three athletes participate in the cross country meet at Jackson Heights on Monday, September 16. The teams that attended the meet were Atchison, Hiawatha, Holton, Jefferson West, Nemaha Central, St. Benedict, Riley County, Troy, St. Marys, and Doniphan West. The part of the course that the teams competed on was two miles long
The athletes on the NC team all medaled. Cora Langill finished in third place out of 42 girls with a time of 15:16, while Claire Sourk placed eleventh with a time of 17:55. Ethan Jost finished in twelfth out of 52 middle school boys with a time of 14:53.
Ethan said, “There were a lot of racers and good competition.”
The NC team raced hard on a very hilly course but they all finished well at the meet.
Article By: Luke Ganstrom