Cross Country Season Wraps Up with Competitive Conference
by Coach Heidi Brandsma
The Verndale Pirate cross country team participated in the Park Region Conference meet hosted by Long Prairie on Tuesday, October 20. It was a great day for racing. Teams participating in this year’s conference meet were Long Prairie-Grey Eagle, Verndale, Pine River-Backus, Alexandria Community Christian School, Parkers Prairie, Bertha-Hewitt, Pillager, Ashby-Brandon-Evansville, Otter Tail Central, New York Mills, Wadena-Deer Creek, and United North Central.
Running during the Junior High/C-squad meet were Elliana Mathison and Sawyer Mayer. This was the last meet of the season for Junior High. Elliana Mathison completed the 2.8 k course in 15 min 10 sec, beating her previous time on the course by 1 min 25 sec. Sawyer Mayer finished in the top 10 with a completion time of 12 min 25 sec, beating his time on this course from earlier in the season by 36 sec...
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