Three runners medal at Eagle Grove as girls place sixth

     The North Iowa cross country team competed in the Dick Bell Invitational at Eagle Grove last Tuesday, Oct. 4. Eight schools fielded runners in Class B, where the Lady Bison took sixth place with a score of 179, and the boys’ squad was incomplete.

     The Lady Bison team was led by medalist Amelia Blodgett, who took 15th place.

     “The girls’ team got an excellent preview of what district competition will be like,” said North Iowa Head Coach Jonathan Potter. “They faced three ranked 1A schools and some other quality programs. Mia led the way again with her 15th place finish. She has been extremely consistent in her first year of high school racing. Faith posted her best race of the season by rough one minute, while the number 3-5 runners all posted personal records or near personal records, which allowed us to finish in sixth place ahead of two other schools.”

     The boys picked up two medals, as Sam Hassebroek placed 16th and Jordan Boekelman placed 27th.

     “Having two boy runners medal today is nice,” said Potter. “It was a quality field. Sam has been very steady in his racing this season – what you’d expect with his experience in cross country. Jordan posted his best time ever by roughly one minute and really competed down the stretch; which is what you want to see as his first season in cross country progresses.

     “With the conference and state qualifying meets fast approaching, the cross country team would like to encourage as many people as possible to come out and support us in our most important meets of the year. The conference meet is held at NIACC and starts at 3:30 p.m. on October 13, while the state qualifier will be held with a start time of 3:00 p.m. on October 20 in Cedar Falls.”

     See results in this week's Tribune.