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Over the Hill and through the Mud RACE FACE ON Keeping his head up, Dillon Weichel '19 keeps an eye on the competition in front of him. Weichel ran one of his best times for the season on the course at Fillmore Central with a time of 23:07. Photo by E. Burkley DRINK UP Mikwena Lierman '21, alongside teammates Kacy Starck '21 and Josephine Blatny '20, makes sure to hydrate during the beginning 800 meters of her first district race. Lierman later went on to medal 8th, qualifying her for the state meet. Photo by H. Knigge Varsity girls "rain" again with their second conference title. Varsity boys run away with highest finish since 1999. 2017 Season Superior Invite Girls: 3rd -- Boys: 5th Fairbury Invite Girls: 3rd -- Boys: 6th Fillmore Central Invite Girls: 4th -- Boys: 11th Thayer Central Invite Girls: 1st -- Boys: 3rd UNK Invite Girls: 8th -- Boys: 18th Syracuse Invite Girls: 5th -- Boys: 9th SNC at Doane Girls: 1st -- Boys: 3rd Districts at Minden Girls: 3rd -- Boys: 7th State at Kearney Girls: 10th -- Boys: DNQ Head Coach: Kristi Peterson Assistant Coach: Drew Stone Junior High Coach: Logan Kats Volunteer Coach: Tiffany Ebke READY TO RACE As the gun goes off, the boys team is more than ready to compete at Fillmore Central. The team finished in 11th with 188 points. Photo by H. Knigge ALL SMILES Back to back champions of the Southern Nebraska Conference, Kacy Starck '21, Josephine Blatny '20, Emily Burkley '18, Autumn Branson '19, and Erica Mosher '21all take in the moment together. "It felt amazing to be conference champs. We worked so hard and did our best and it showed through. It was great!" Starck said. Photo by H. Knigge The 2017 Southern Nebraska Conference (SNC) cross country race was far from typical for runners. Weather conditions included rain, mud and impending lightning made it a day for everyone to remember. “It was ultimately up to the event coordinator which in this case was Wilber’s activities director. The conference didn’t want to just get the girls race in and not the boys, so the best option was to run them together even if the conditions were less than ideal,” activities director Derek Anderson said. This was something head coach Kristi Peterson hadn't seen in her eight years of coaching. She thought it was quite unusual for a varsity race, and it was by far the messiest race she had ever seen. But, for the athletes, it wasn't nearly as bad as some of them thought it would be. Some even found the experience to be fun, but what most view it as is one of the most memorable races they had ever run. "It was a definitely a race I will never forget, it was almost enjoyable,” Braden Graham ‘19 said. “Everybody falling down and laughing, I even fell three times myself!” The boys and girls running together also presented other problems. This decision led to mixed feelings all over the team, with the biggest concern being that it would be yet another obstacle the team had to overcome. “I feel like it was safer but part of me wishes we would’ve run separate because I felt like there was a lot of competition at the beginning plus there was a lot of falling down at the beginning in front of the girls,” Autumn Branson ‘19 said. However, the conditions and joint race proved to be no obstacle for both the girls and boys teams, as the girls walked away with their second conference championship, and the boys came away third with two medalists--the most since 2005. “It felt really good because it showed that all my hard work during the season was paying off," Isaac Robertson ‘19 said. "I was running close to my best time which was exciting because districts was right around the corner.” For many it was just a race, but for the cross country team it was more than that. The mud washed away, the rain and sweat dried, shoes, spikes and jerseys were cleaned, but the memories made that day are forever going to stick with the cross country team of 2017. 92 Cross Country Walsworth Yearbooks Online Design Proof - Copyright Walsworth Yearbooks - Only provided as a proof PDF - Printers other than Walsworth Yearbooks are explicitly restricted from printing this PDF or recreating it in any form. Job #: 8106950 Pages: 092-093 24-Jan-2018 (RequestID: c416073a-d0d7-4a9b-9b97-c87dd5dbda47 SpreadID: l6p3JqZ1n4HdDwsF69TixIbK Type: Preview PDC: https://sto.walsworthyearbooks.com.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf/Proof/c416073a-d0d7-4a9b-9b9
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Over the Hill and through the Mud
RACE FACE ON Keeping his head up, Dillon Weichel '19 keeps an eye on the competition infront of him. Weichel ran one of his best times for the season on the course at Fillmore Centralwith a time of 23:07. Photo by E. Burkley
DRINK UP Mikwena Lierman '21, alongside teammates Kacy Starck '21 and Josephine Blatny'20, makes sure to hydrate during the beginning 800 meters of her first district race. Liermanlater went on to medal 8th, qualifying her for the state meet. Photo by H. Knigge
Varsity girls "rain" again withtheir second conference title. Varsity boys run away with highest finish since 1999.
2017 SeasonSuperior Invite
Girls: 3rd -- Boys: 5thFairbury Invite
Girls: 3rd -- Boys: 6thFillmore Central InviteGirls: 4th -- Boys: 11thThayer Central Invite
Girls: 1st -- Boys: 3rdUNK Invite
Girls: 8th -- Boys: 18thSyracuse Invite
Girls: 5th -- Boys: 9thSNC at Doane
Girls: 1st -- Boys: 3rdDistricts at MindenGirls: 3rd -- Boys: 7thState at Kearney
Girls: 10th -- Boys: DNQ
Head Coach: Kristi PetersonAssistant Coach: Drew Stone
Junior High Coach: Logan KatsVolunteer Coach: Tiffany Ebke
READY TO RACE As the gungoes off, the boys team ismore than ready to competeat Fillmore Central. The teamfinished in 11th with 188points. Photo by H. Knigge
ALL SMILES Back to backchampions of the SouthernNebraska Conference, KacyStarck '21, Josephine Blatny '20, Emily Burkley '18,Autumn Branson '19, and EricaMosher '21all take in themoment together. "It feltamazing to be conferencechamps. We worked so hardand did our best and itshowed through. It was great!"Starck said. Photo by H. Knigge
The 2017 Southern Nebraska Conference (SNC) cross countryrace was far from typical for runners. Weather conditionsincluded rain, mud and impending lightning made it a day foreveryone to remember. “It was ultimately up to the event coordinator which in thiscase was Wilber’s activities director. The conference didn’t wantto just get the girls race in and not the boys, so the best optionwas to run them together even if the conditions were less thanideal,” activities director Derek Anderson said. This was something head coach Kristi Peterson hadn't seen inher eight years of coaching. She thought it was quite unusual fora varsity race, and it was by far the messiest race she had everseen. But, for the athletes, it wasn't nearly as bad as some ofthem thought it would be. Some even found the experience to befun, but what most view it as is one of the most memorable racesthey had ever run. "It was a definitely a race I will never forget, it was almostenjoyable,” Braden Graham ‘19 said. “Everybody falling downand laughing, I even fell three times myself!” The boys and girls running together also presented otherproblems. This decision led to mixed feelings all over the team,
with the biggest concern being that it would be yet anotherobstacle the team had to overcome. “I feel like it was safer but part of me wishes we would’verun separate because I felt like there was a lot of competitionat the beginning plus there was a lot of falling down at thebeginning in front of the girls,” Autumn Branson ‘19 said. However, the conditions and joint race proved to be noobstacle for both the girls and boys teams, as the girls walkedaway with their second conference championship, and theboys came away third with two medalists--the most since2005. “It felt really good because it showed that all my hard workduring the season was paying off," Isaac Robertson ‘19 said. "Iwas running close to my best time which was exciting becausedistricts was right around the corner.” For many it was just a race, but for the cross country teamit was more than that. The mud washed away, the rain andsweat dried, shoes, spikes and jerseys were cleaned, but thememories made that day are forever going to stick with thecross country team of 2017.
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TEARS OF JOY Overcome by emotionsat knowing they have one more racetogether... Blatny and Burkley share anemotional moment they're sure toremember forever. Photo by H. Knigge
WHAT WAS YOUR STATE EXPERIENCE LIKE?
314 "Well since it was my first time it was fun tosee how it all works and I made a lot of memoriesand grew closer with my team... it was a fun time,"first-time qualifier, Josephine Blatny '20 said.
FINISH STRONG Captain DevinHolliday '19 sprints to the finishduring the last 100 meters of hisrace at conference. "Conferencewas for sure one of the mostmemorable races in my career. It'salways a nice change to run in therain and mud rather than 90degrees," Holliday '19 said. Photo byH. Knigge
HUDDLE UP In a turn of events thatlead to the boys and girls competingtogether, the team took theopportunity to come together. Theynot only spread positivity amongsteach other, but joined in prayerbefore their race. "I thought it was funfor the girls and guys to run together,so it was fair for everyone," BradenGraham '19 said. Photo by H. Knigge
319 "It was scary... there was a lot of people and itwas packed. I almost got kicked a couple times, andit was a lot crazier than the first UNK meet which Ididn't expect... so I was very surprised," first-timequalifier, Mikwena Lierman '21 said.
381 "I think it was awesome. It's a lot bigger than what I ever expected it to be... I had been therebefore to watch but I had never ran myself and it was a lot different. It made me so nervous,"first-time qualifier, Isaac Robertson '19 said.
324 "It was really awesome and I had a blast with all my XC family. I think it was so amazingthat we made it as a team and it was hard but we all worked together and made it and that'spretty awesome. It was a great season," first-time qualifier, Kacy Starck '21 said.
21 "I knew what to expect and I think for thefirst time in my running career I just wantedto have fun racing, so that's what I did. Iwent out happy... as a whole it waseverything and more that I could've askedfor to end my season," three-time qualifier,Emily Burkley '18 said.
320 "I enjoyed it a lot and it was something I'llalways remember. Definitely something I want toexperience again and hopefully I will... it was superfun," first-time qualifier, Erica Mosher '21 said.
20 "Very exciting and nerve-racking. I lovedrunning it minus my hip problem," two-timequalifier, Autumn Branson '19 said.
WAIT FOR IT Teammates JosephineBlatny '20, Emily Burkley '18, and IsaacRobertson '19 wait anxiously for theannouncer to report the teamfinishes. Photo by: H. KniggeWAIT, WHAT?! After hearing the fourthteam finish was Milford, Burkley andRobertson celebrate at the realizationthat the girls team will head to state. Photo by H. Knigge
ALL SMILES Back to backchampions of the SouthernNebraska Conference, KacyStarck '21, Josephine Blatny '20, Emily Burkley '18,Autumn Branson '19, and EricaMosher '21all take in themoment together. "It feltamazing to be conferencechamps. We worked so hardand did our best and itshowed through. It was great!"Starck said. Photo by H. Knigge
with the biggest concern being that it would be yet anotherobstacle the team had to overcome. “I feel like it was safer but part of me wishes we would’verun separate because I felt like there was a lot of competitionat the beginning plus there was a lot of falling down at thebeginning in front of the girls,” Autumn Branson ‘19 said. However, the conditions and joint race proved to be noobstacle for both the girls and boys teams, as the girls walkedaway with their second conference championship, and theboys came away third with two medalists--the most since2005. “It felt really good because it showed that all my hard workduring the season was paying off," Isaac Robertson ‘19 said. "Iwas running close to my best time which was exciting becausedistricts was right around the corner.” For many it was just a race, but for the cross country teamit was more than that. The mud washed away, the rain andsweat dried, shoes, spikes and jerseys were cleaned, but thememories made that day are forever going to stick with thecross country team of 2017.
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