C-G-D cross country teams compete at qualifier

The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows/CAL varsity cross country team ventured to Garner last Thursday for a Class 2A state qualifier hosted by the Cardinals. South Winneshiek of Calmar took the girls team title with 39 points, followed by Osage at 67 and Emmetsburg at 72. The Cowgirls were 12th with 358.

For the boys side, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura won with 46 points followed by Clear Lake with 54 and South Winn with 61. The Cowboys were ninth out of 14 teams with 234.

"I was so proud of our varsity runners and the way they ended their season,” stated head coach Missy Springsteen-Haupt. “Every single one of them hit their season best time, with many of them setting a career best. That kind of performance tells me that each and every one of them left everything they had on the course. It’s any coaches hope that runners will perform their best at the end of the season, and these runners did not disappoint. We had phenomenal growth, on both the girls and boys side, this season."

For individual finishing times, see the October 27 edition of the Monitor.