Bulldogs PR in Oberlin

Every runner on the Golden Plains High School Cross Country team set a season PR at the Decatur Community Cross Country meet in Oberlin on September 29 where the girls team placed fourth overall.

“I thought it was a good meet to build confidence,” said junior Elizabeth Weiner. “It was beautiful weather and everyone set a season PR. I really like the changes they’ve made to the course.

On the boys’ team, two runners ran for the JV. Vincent Taylor placed sixth on JV with his PR time of 23:22.00—four minutes better than his previous season best run. Brandon Karnes improved his season best time by 6 minutes placing ninth on JV at 25:49.06.

Genesis Rios ran JV for the girls. She improved her time by 8 minutes to place sixth with a 31:29.94 run. Elizabeth Weiner set a season PR of 20:50.95 for fifth place on varsity. Adilyn Meier also set a season PR of 21:23.07 for ninth place. Kailee Wessel also set a season PR of 28:03.61.

All the other girls team members set both season and career PR’s. Wendy Garcia set a career/season PR of 24:42.24. Estrella Aguilar also set a career/season PR of 25:26.70. MaKenlea Focke’s ran a PR of 25:29.52 while Madison Focke’s PR was 25:36.57 and Brielle Karnes ran her PR of 28:03.68. The Bulldogs will run again at Ness City on October 3.