LEAVING A LEGACY

The girls team celebrates aftertheir first victory. Heath Fink (11) approaches the

finish line at Fairbury.

Bailey Linton (11), Maddy Reece (11), and Sydney Cottam(10) get off to a good start at the very windy conference meet.

C ross Country took a turn at Thayer Central. Instead of just a boys team, there was a girls team for the firsttime since 2002. With two full teams running at meets, both teams were able to leave their footprint in crosscountry history. Many things contributed to these imprints. With a new coach, Ms. Samantha Parolek, andreturning coach Mr. Andy Long in charge, the team got a lot accomplished every day. Along with the leadershipportrayed by many and the hard work put in by each runner, the Titans were able to really put in the miles. Buttheir season wasn't all about running. The team also created some great memories at their spaghetti suppers.The evening before each meet, they would all meet at the Activity Center downtown and eat spaghetti, dessert,and drink grape Kool-Aid. Sydney Cottam (10) said, "The spaghetti suppers were a lot of fun. We chill beforethe meet. It helps us be less nervous and get the jitters out." Caryn Friesen (11) added, "It is good teambonding and brings us all closer together." One big highlight of the year was at the SNC conference meet.

Rachel Heitmann (10), ShawnaTimmerman (9), and Sydney Cottam(10), cross the "finish line" at the peprally before the state meet.

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The girls celebrate after running a great race at the homemeet. Madison Reece (11) placed 2nd, Bailey Linton (11)9th, Rachel Heitmann (10) 11th, Shawna Timmerman (9)13th, and Sydney Cottam (10) 26th. These placings earnedthe girls team a first place finish.

The boys get ready as they wait for the gun to sound at the homemeet. Tanner Mumm (11) (75th), Elijah Keilwitz (9) (76th),Landon Schmitt (10) (12th), Ben Baden (10) (28th), RussellHeitmann (12) (9th), Heath Fink (11) (18th), and AdamHellbusch (10) (7th).

Tanner Mumm (11) gets support from fans atthe home meet where he finished in 24:42 Scoreboard/Results

Meet Superior Fairbury Fillmore Central Randall Smith UNK Syracuse SNC District State Overall

Boys4th4th4th3rd8th8th2nd5thX66-30

Girls2nd1st3rd1st3rd5th1st2nd7th73-16

MembersRussell HeitmannTyler EdwardsHeath FinkCaden MikkelsenTanner MummBenjamen BadenAdam HellbuschLandon SchmittElijah KeilwitzGarett GriffithBailey LintonMadison ReeceSydney CottamRachel HeitmannShawna Timmerman

Pusher Points83.7%52%65.3%20%27.2%55.9%86.4%75.4%17%X80.8%87.9%30.2%71.5%54.7%

Cross CountryBoth teams were able to battle the wind and competition as the girls pulled out a first place and the boysfinished second. As Coach Long said, "I was excited for both of our teams to accomplish something that hasn'tbeen done in awhile. I was hoping that all the hard work everyone had put in would pay off and give themconfidence as we headed into districts." At the district meet all five girls qualified for state as a team, along withAdam Hellbusch (10) and Russell Heitmann (12). The state meet came quickly for all the runners, but withoutschool that day there were many fans there cheering everyone on. "It was amazing to come around a cornerand hear so many people cheering you on!" said Maddy Reece (11). The girls team came out with a 7th placeteam finish; Adam placed 46th and Russell 35th. Along with their state placing, they were able to be proud ofthe total amount of miles they ran with the boys running a combined 1,876.3 miles and the girls running 1,155.5miles. By: Maddy Reece

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