Minneota cross country runners are: (left to right) Meghan Travis, Sariah Cheadle, Sofia Rabaey, Jenna Anundson and Jack Anundson.

By Byron Higgin

Mascot Sports Editor

Back in the track season Coach Beth Jessen was watching Minneota seventh grader Sariah Cheadle run for the Canby-Minneota squad.

“She’s the missing piece we need,” Jessen said at the time. But Cheadle was a volleyball player.
She’s now an eighth grader, did report for cross country and finished third at the Morris Invitational in 16:38, just 19 seconds behind last year’s state entrant and teammate Leah Jessen, who was second in 16:29.
“Sariah will be a huge asset to the girls’ team this year,” said Jessen. “She’s a great asset and I’m very excited to have her on the team.
It wasn’t enough to give Canby-Minneota-Lincoln HI the team win as Lac qui Parle Valley-Dawson-Boyd  scored just 50 points to 55 for Jessen’s squad. But second place was a good start.
Dana Kraus, who ran strong last year was 13th, then it fell off to Erin Kamrath in 24th and Haily Citrowske in 35th place.
MINNEOTA runners included Sofia Rabaey taking 13th in 9:26 for the Girls JV team; Meghan Travis sixth in the eighth grade race at 9:55 and Jenna Anundson eighth in the eighth grade race at 10:31.
NICK STOKS was far and away the best for the fifth place boys’ squad.
He ran a 17:40 for fourth. After Stoks, the Canby-Minneota-Lincoln HI squad got a 22nd from Terrence Lacek; 23rd from Luke Jessen and 34th from Whyatt Johansen.
MINNEOTA’s Jack Anundson was 78th in 24:32.
OTHER FINISHES: The girls’ JV won their event with 20 points, beating Montevideo with 35. The boys JV was third with 70, after Montevideo with 36 and Marshall with 45.
The seventh grade boys’ meet was won by Montevideo with 15 points.

Results
Monday, August 30
At Morris
Varsity Girls’ Meet
1. Lac qui Parle Valley/DB    50
2. Canby/Minneota/Lin. HI    55
3. Montevideo        73
4. Marshall        97
5. New London-Spicer    117
6. Benson/Kerk.-Murd.-Sun.    122
7. Morris Area        170
Canby-Minneota-Lincoln HI: (5,000 meters) 2. Leah Jessen, 16:29; 3. Sariah Cheadle, 16:48; 13. Dana Krause 17:35; 24. Erin Kamrath 24; 35. Haily Citrowske 19:27. Others: 42. Morgan Crowser 19:51; 52. Angela Full 20:31; 59. Brittany Merritt 21:23; 66. Amber Grothem 23:46.

Girls’ JV: (2000 meters) 4. Caitlin Slaba, 8:43; 9. Ricki Kallhoff, 9:12; 13. Sofia Rabaey, 9:26; 19. Sami Jo VanDerostyne, 9:59; 23. Becca Saltee, 10:40; 30. Maria Sanchez, 11:21.

Eighth Grade Girls (2000 meters) 5. Brandi Merritt, 9:34; 6. Meghan Travis, 9:55; 8. Jenna Anundson, 10:31.
Seventh Grade Girls: (2000 mete
rs) 3. Ashley Grengs, 8:12; 24. Selena Kramer, 11:30.

Varsity Boys’ Meet
1. Marshall        53
2. Sauk Centre        78
3. Long Prairie/Grey Eagle    85
4. Morris Area        95
6. Canby/Minneota/Linc. HI    112
7. West Central Area    155
8. Montevideo        183
9. Paynesville        188
10. New London-Spicer    224
11. Ortonville        247
12. Breckenridge/C-T    294

Canby-Minneota-Lincoln HI:  (5,000 meters) 4. Nick Stoks, 17:40; 22. Terrence Lacek, 19:52; 23. Luke Jessen, 20:00; 34. Wyatt Johansen, 20:38; 43. Nathan Pavek 21:26. Others: 46. John Deslauriers, 21:34; 77. Ben Kamrath, 23:34; 78. Jack Anundson, :24.32.

Boys JV:  (2000 meters) 3. McKinley Johansen, 7:12; 5. Mitchel Johansen, 7:14; 22. Quentin Beiningen, 8:04; 27. Christian Full, 8:18; 51. Riley Full, 9:45.

Seventh Grade Boys: (2000 meters) 2. Billy Deslauriers, 7:36; 3. Braeden Full, 8:00; 7. Joseph Bach, 8:16; 11. Brad Gingles, 8:36.