The Nemaha Central Middle School cross country team competed at Jackson Heights on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. The competition teams at the meet were Cornerstone, Jackson Heights, Northeast Kansas, Riverside, Flint Hills, Nemaha Central, and Veritas Christian.
Nemaha Central had a few runners at this meet. In the eighth grade girls division of ten runners, Cora Langill finished fourth with a time of 15:05, Anna Jost finished sixth with a time of 17:07, and Claire Sourk, placed eighth with a time of 18:56. Aubrey Wood was the only seventh grade girl from NC and she placed fifth out of ten runners with a time of 16:24. Ethan Jost was the only seventh grade boy to compete and he placed sixth out of nineteen runners with a time of 15.11.
Aubrey Wood said, "We all worked hard and placed pretty good.”
The Nemaha Central team had a great final run around the curvy trail and over the wooden bridge. Congratulations to all the runners on a fantastic season.