Taking on the Hills

By Stella H.

The Roland-Story Norsemen cross-country teams took on the Ballard hills on Monday, Sept. 16. The cross-country meet was good for the girls and boys, despite many sicknesses that day. 

The past two meets the girls team have taken 1st but in this meet the girls took 6th. Senior Claire Truesdell finished 13th with a time of 21:52 and sophomore Kara Patterson placed 19th with a time of 22:59. Junior Brinley Carlson placed 29th with a time of 24:01.0. Freshmen Gracey Haberl, Sophie Bates, and Hadley Carlson placed 30th, 34th, 35th with times of 24:01, 24:26.2, and 24:26.8. RSHS German exchange student Andrea Ziegler placed 36th with a time of 24:33. 

The boys' team placed in the top 10 for the first two meets, but in this meet, the boys took 4th. Seniors Evan Voga, Owen Johnson, Caleb Danielson, and Luccas Hart placed 19th, 31st, 39th, and 51st with times of 19:21, 20:03, 20:28, and 21:43. Sophomores Corben Lucchesi and Caden Burres placed 7th and 62nd with times of 18:16 and 23:54. 

Both Roland-Story cross-country teams are having a great season this year so far. The boys and girls teams have their home meet coming up as well as Nevada, Perry, Jewell, Conference, and State qualifiers coming up. Everyone on the boys and girls team is working hard and can’t wait for the upcoming meets. 

Location: Ballard Community School District, IA, USA

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