Cross Country sends runner's to state

     The district cross country meets took place at Ogalalla on October 17 and earned 8 members of the Chadron cross country team a place at state on October 25.

     The whole Chadron cross country varsity girls' team qualified for state. They got first in their class. "The girls cleaned house," said Mr. Wille Uhing, the Chadron cross country coach.

     Mackenzie Butts came in first with a time of 19:49:8. Makinley Fuller finished in 7th, with a time of 21:19: 59. Micaiah Fuller finished 8th and had a time of 21:44:9. Leila Tewahade came in 17th, with a 22:53:5 time. Savanna Sayaloune placed 26th and had a time of 23:56:59. Emma Witte finished 30th, with a time of 24:05:9.

     The girls' team all together placed 1st in their class with a score of 28 points.

     The boys' team had 2 runners qualify for state. Nathan Burch, and Carter Ryan. 

     Nathan Burch placed 10th with a time of 17:58:8. Carter Ryan came in 13th and had a time of 18:06:29.

     The overall team score for the boys' team was 74 points. They were 1 point from qualifying for state. Coach Uhing said, "I always say, every place counts!"

      The runners achieved these accomplishments by training hard during their summer, and school practices said Uhing.

     They also achieved their goals because according to Uhing, "They had fantastic upperclassmen leadership on the ladies' side, and 'I am not gonna settle' attitude on the guys' side."

     At the cross country meet there were two classes running. The C-4 class, and the B-4 class. In the C-4 class there were 11 teams competing. In the B-4 class there were 7 teams competing. Overall, there were 120 runners in total.

    The assistant coaches/coach and the student helpers that came along also helped in the race process. Their jobs ranged from reviewing and matching up racing bibs, to walking the course. They also walked the course with the team, talked with them about team strategy, and they made necessary changes. During the race they supported the runners, took times at mile and K marks. They also provided the runners with water and logged places for scoring.