Lake Mills 2023

Necedah XC athletes traveled to Lake Mills to compete in the last night meet of the year. The atmosphere was electrifying, with string lights, loud music, and the bright full moon lighting the course. This was the most challenging course we have faced this season. There was never a break in the hills, and they were massive. Our athletes were either going up or down with no straightaway to help them regain their strength. The dew that settled on the grass made the down hills grueling. Many struggled to breathe because of the humid air, so much so that other teams had runners passing out. The D3 boys race had 226 runners, and the girls had 181 runners. We left Lake Mills with a medal in the girl's race, which was a tremendous accomplishment. There was fierce competition in the D3 races, many of our athletes felt discouraged by their time and place. I believe with time, our athletes will appreciate the challenge of this course, and it will make them more resilient for Conference, Sectionals, and possibly State. 

HS Boys Varsity-

Team Place - 12th out of 23 teams

Total Runners - 226 D3 runners

Max Vogele - Time: 18:38.75, Place: 29th. *Top 30 out of 226 runners*

Jake Hite - Time:18:54.71, Place: 33rd.  *Top 40 out of 226 runners*

Spencer Cernika - Time: 20:36.34, Place: 98th

Aiden Noth -  Time: 20:55.91, Place: 109th

Kenney Nixon-  Time: 22:27.34, Place: 156th

Alex Hite - Time: 30:09.65, Place: 223rd

HS Girls Varsity-

Team Place - N/A we did not have a complete team 

Total Runners - 181 D3 runners

Delilah Hedden - Time: 21:05.09, Place: 17th MEDAL *Top 20 out of 181 runners*

Abby Christensen - Time: 24:36.21, Place: 87th

Chloe Bell - Time: 26:11.29, Place: 122nd

Angelina McNally - Time: 27:39.00, Place: 149th

MEDALISTS