By Jake Hasenauer - NPHS CC Head Coach
It was a fun day at the Gothenburg Invitational. Both teams ran hard for their team! For some it was a very quick turnaround after racing Monday, but the Bulldogs were hungry and ready to compete.
The girls started off the day by winning the team championship. This was a great week for the girls and capping it off with a victory with runners from 24 schools in attendance was great for each of them! I was very proud of how all of them battled and many set all time personal records today. Zarah won her first ever individual championship today. She has gotten second so many times this season, so seeing her get over that hump, beat a girl she hasn't beaten all season, and run her fastest 5K of all time was awesome! In addition to Zarah Blaesi finishing first the girls, we also had every varsity girl medal. (Nelia Rivas 5th, Evelyn Blaesi 8th, Lexi Hoatson 9th, Baylee Evarts 14th, and Marissa Holm 17th).
The boys competed very well today! Our Varsity boys stayed home and trained, which gave our JV runners a chance to step up and run with the "big dogs". They were determined and were ready to compete with any team's varsity! In an all varsity meet, the JV boys finished 4th overall in the varsity division! I was very proud of how they came together and represented their team so well! Lots of boys that had never ran a varsity race before had a chance to step up and go make it happen! Leading the way for the boys 4th place team finish was Trenton Golter (13th), followed by Ben Steele (16th), Rayce Moerke (18th), and Ainsley Schroeder (20th).
Next Thursday we will be in Sidney at the Sidney Invitational.